Emory University · School of Nursing
The Emory Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery funds and supports behavioral intervention research that builds the competence and confidence of family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses.
How we support investigators
One to two awards each cycle for clinical-trial research that develops or enhances a specific area of caregiver mastery, framed by the NIH Stage Model.
Call for proposalsCollaborative sessions with industrial design researchers to shape intervention concepts before they reach the field.
About the studioTalk through study design, measurement and the Stage Model with Center directors and methodologists before you submit.
Request a consultationFunded research
Investigators from across the country test interventions in the specific contexts where caregiving actually happens.
2024–2026
Advancing dementia care through nurse-led intervention models.
2024–2026
Culturally grounded support for Latino caregiving families.
2023–2024
Caregiver mastery in assisted living and residential care transitions.
The Center
Center Co-Director
Educational lead for Emory’s Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
Center Co-Director
Co-directs the Scientific Working Group on HIV and Aging at Emory.
Assistant Director
Coordinates operations, proposal consultations and investigator support.
Letters of intent for the 2026/2027 cycle are due November 16, 2026. We encourage a consultation with a Center Director first.
