This is a skills-based program developed by researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital.

About Us

Who are we?

Resilient Together for Dementia is a program that formed through a collaboration of clinicians and scientists at the Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR) at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brain Injury Research Center at Mount Sinai Hospital.

What are we trying to do?

Resilient Together for Dementia is a 6-session program that includes topics and skills practice to help each person cope with daily challenges, and to work together as a team. It includes a combination of “core” skills to help manage stress and has some sessions that are focused on specific challenges that come up after dementia diagnosis.

How to participate?

Contact the study coordinator: sydney.mccage@mountsinai.org. You can also reach out to our team using the “Contact Us” button at the top of the page.

Meet the Team

The People Who Made This Possible!

Dr. Sarah Bannon, PhD

Principal Investigator

Dr. Bradford Dickerson, MD

Project Leadership

Talia Lustiger-Thaler

Study Coach

Faye Linker, LCSW, CADDCT, CDP

Sydney McCage, MA

Study Coordinator

Jenna Pennella, MS

Study Coordinator

Dr. Kristen Dams-O’Connor, PhD

Project Leadership

Dr. Keret Ophir, MD

Dr. Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD

Project Leadership

Ellen Park

Study Coach

Aida Aminpour

Study Coach

Dr. Georges Naasan, MD

Alison Pietras, PA-C

Dr. Christine Ritchie, MD

Project Leadership

Courteney Rae Koo

Study Coach

Sarah Wilkins, NP

Dr. Eileen Callahan, MD

Renata Elizalde Carrillo

Study Coordinator

Publications

Where we’ve been:

"We can do this. That I learned.": A nonrandomized open pilot of Resilient Together for Dementia, a post-diagnosis dyadic intervention

Allison, G. O., McCage, S., Brandt, S., Presciutti, M., Walker, K., Cornelius, T., Parker, R. A., Dams-O'Connor, K., Dickerson, B., Ritchie, C., Vranceanu, A. M., & Bannon, S. M. (2026). BMC geriatrics.

A Live Video Resiliency Dyadic Intervention for Persons With Dementia and Their Care-Partners Early After Diagnosis: Protocol for Open Pilot of Resilient Together for Dementia

McCage, S., Walker, K., Cornelius, T., Parker, R. A., Dams-O'Connor, K., Dickerson, B., Ritchie, C., Vranceanu, A. M., & Bannon, S. (2025). JMIR research protocols.

Resilient together for dementia: A qualitative study of couples' treatment preferences to address distress early after diagnosis

Bannon, S. M., McCage, S., Walker, K., Brewer, J., Ahmad, N., Cornelius, T., Parker, R. A., Dams-O'Connor, K., Dickerson, B., Ritchie, C. S., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2025). Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD.

Dementia Care Specialists Perspectives of Diagnosis and Early Psychosocial Care: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Groups in Two Large Academic Medical Centers

Hicks, A. J., Brewer, J., Ahmad, N., Cornelius, T., Parker, R. A., Dams-O'Connor, K., Dickerson, B., Ritchie, C., Vranceanu, A. M., & Bannon, S. M. (2025). Journal of aging research.

A Live Video Dyadic Resiliency Intervention to Prevent Chronic Emotional Distress Early After Dementia Diagnoses: Protocol for a Dyadic Mixed Methods Study

Bannon, S., Brewer, J., Ahmad, N., Cornelius, T., Jackson, J., Parker, R. A., Dams-O'Connor, K., Dickerson, B. C., Ritchie, C., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2023). JMIR research protocols

Focus Group Study of Medical Stakeholders to Inform the Development of Resilient Together for Dementia: Protocol for a Postdiagnosis Live Video Dyadic Resiliency Intervention

Bannon, S., Brewer, J., Cornelius, T., Jackson, J., Parker, R. A., Dams-O'Connor, K., Dickerson, B., Ritchie, C., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2023). JMIR research protocols.

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