Dr. Priyanka Shrestha is a tenure-track assistant professor of nursing and geriatric nursing researcher at George Washington University School of Nursing. Her program of research focuses on improving detection and management of delirium superimposed on dementia in older adults and alleviating the burden of their family care partners and supporting their health and well-being. She has been a part of multiple NIH funded research projects and has been actively involved in the dissemination of this work through several co-authored publications, national and international conference presentations. Dr. Shrestha was previously a Heather M. Young Post-doctoral fellow at Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing (UCDAVIS) and is board-certified as a gerontological registered nurse.