Amanda DeWitt, MLIS

Amanda is a doctoral student under the mentorship of Dr. Kimberly Mueller. She holds a BS in Communication Sciences and Disorders and an MA-LIS with a concentration in Data Management and Analytics, both earned from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to doctoral study, Amanda served as academic staff on multiple interdisciplinary research teams focused on investigating the relationships between behavioral, biological, and social-contextual factors and cognitive and neuropathologic outcomes in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Her research interests include speech and language change in the context of ADRD, robust and accessible speech-language based cognitive assessment techniques, and the relationship between social determinants of health and cognitive outcomes.