Maggie Kengott, Associate Research Specialist

Position

Associate Research Specialist, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute

Education

Bachelor of Science – Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Certificate of Gerontology, University of Wisconsin – Madison
Master’s of Gerontological Studies – Miami University (OH)

Role at the WAI

Ms. Kengott is responsible for neuropsychological testing of participants in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) study.

Current WAI Projects

Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention

Background

Prior to joining the WAI, Ms. Kengott was a graduate student at Miami University in Ohio. Her thesis work involved the study of the effects of social support on perceived health of Spanish elders. She had a graduate assistantship with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University where she worked on a project called the Intergero Program. It is an interdisciplinary, international study abroad program in gerontology which compares social services and health for older people in 4 countries (U.S., Germany, Spain and the Netherlands).

Ms. Kengott’s past research experience also includes being a research assistant with the Institute on Aging, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she collected longitudinal data on the health and well-being of a sample of older women in Wisconsin.