Nicole Pinakidis is a research assistant II with the epidemiologic studies of the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center. In this role, she collects neuropsychological, physical, and lifestyle data from participants of various epidemiologic studies of the RADC, including the Rush Religious Study and the Rush Memory and Aging Project. Nicole began work as a research assistant with the RADC in 2017. Before working with the RADC, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign and has worked as a teacher in the Evanston school system.