Charon Cannon is a community engagement coordinator with the epidemiologic studies of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center. In this role, serves as a retention specialist and engages participants of studies at the RADC, including the Minority Aging Research Study (MARS) and the African American Core (AACOR). Charon began work as a social work intern with the RADC in 2017. While volunteering with the RADC, she completed a Masters in Social Work from Dominican University in River Forest, IL.