Richard C. Gershon, PhD

Dr. Richard Gershon is Division Chief of Outcome and Measurement Science in the department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. He is PI for the NIH Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function (NIHTB), where he created and oversaw a team of over 200 researchers from around the world to create a large battery of instruments for clinical-investigators to assess various areas within cognitive, motor, sensory and emotional health, for longitudinal, clinical and comparative effectiveness research. He served as MPI for the Advancing Reliable Measurement in Alzheimer’s Disease and cognitive Aging (ARMADA) project, which aimed to validate the NIHTB among individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment, AD, and older adult normal controls age 65-85, and among the oldest of the old normal controls, aged 86+. Additionally, Dr. Gershon is working to expand these assessments to children ages 1 to 42 months with his role as PI on the NIH Infant and Toddler “Baby” Toolbox. He is also MPI for the current project ARMCADA: Advancing Reliable Measurement in Cognitive Aging and Decision-making Ability.  Dr. Gershon is the contact MPI for the Mobile Toolbox for Monitoring Cognitive Function, and MPI for ToolBox Detect: Low Cost Detection of Cognitive Decline in Primary Care Settings. He also served as MPI of MyCog: Rapid detection of cognitive impairment in everyday clinical settings, and was formerly the PI for the NIH RoadmapPatient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Technical Center. Dr. Gershon’s background is further augmented by his role as a co-investigator and consultant on over 100 assessment development projects in health care, education, and certification.