A member of the Center for BrainHealth team since its inception in 1999, Audette Rackley is Assistant Director of Strength-Based Programs. Her current focus is providing a research-based intervention for individuals with early stage Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. She co-authored I Can Still Laugh, a book outlining a BrainHealth-developed strength-based approach to working with patients with dementia. Audette teaches a graduate level class on dementia, directs a dementia practicum, and has spoken at State and National Conferences on the importance of discourse processing in the early detection of progressive brain disease.