DaTecha is a healthcare research assistant with the epidemiologic studies of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center. In this role, she collects, processes, tracks, and ships biological specimen from participants of various epidemiologic studies of the RADC, including the Rush Religious Study, Rush Memory and Aging Project, Minority Aging Research Study, Rush Clinical Core, the Center of Excellence for Disparities in HIV and Aging and the Rush Latino Core. DaTecha began work with the RADC in 2017. Before working with the RADC, she gained phlebotomy experience with several healthcare organizations in the Chicagoland area.