Joyful Reflections: Duke Health and the Nasher Museum’s Dementia Program

5:00 – 5:30 PM Reflections Demo in the Galleries

5:30 – 6:30 PM Talk in the Lecture Hall

6:30 – 7:00 PM Reception

As part of the Nasher’s 20th Anniversary celebration, we are highlighting one of our signature programs: Reflections. Since 2013 the Nasher’s Reflections Program has been providing engaging museum experiences for people with memory loss and their care partners. This evening will include gallery demonstrations, highlights from the Reflections program and an opportunity to hear from leading experts in dementia research from Duke’s Memory Disorders Clinic in the Department of Neurology and from the Duke Dementia Family Support Program.

This evening’s talk will include a welcome and introduction to the Reflections program, a presentation on its history and impact, and a panel discussion featuring Natalie Leary, Director of Duke Dementia Family Support Group and Dr. Kim Johnson, Division Chief, Memory Disorders and Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry. The program will conclude with remarks from Reflections participants and a Q&A session with the audience.

Natalie Leary is the director of the Duke Dementia Family Support Program. She received her master’s in social work from UNC Chapel Hill. At the Duke Dementia Family Support Program, Natalie and her team serve clients impacted by memory and thinking changes through support groups, individual consultations, supportive counseling, and home visits through North Carolina’s Project CARE.

Kim G. Johnson, MD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Neurology at Duke, the Division Chief of Memory Disorders in the Department of Neurology since 2019 and a memory clinician fellowship-trained in geriatric psychiatry. She is the Director of Clinical Trials in the Memory Division. She completed medical school at the University of Pittsburgh, adult psychiatry residency at Duke and geriatric psychiatry fellowship at Yale. She is also the Co-Leader of the Clinical Core in the Duke/UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center where she coordinates research and regulatory staff, oversees study administration, recruitment and retention of research participants. She enjoys research and clinical care.

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