Sarah is a doctoral candidate and study coordinator at the University of Edinburgh. She has previously completed a Psychology BSc at University of Bath and Mental Health Science Research MSc at University College London. Sarah currently coordinates the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Dementia (EPAD) and PREVENT Dementia studies at the Edinburgh Dementia Prevention centre, which are large mid-life studies aimed at understanding and developing interventions for Alzheimer’s disease dementia. Previously she was Deputy Manager of the West London Mental Health Trust Clinical Research Facility. Her PhD topic is looking at stress and stress biomarkers as a mid-life risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Sarah is also a lay member of the South East Scotland Research Ethics Committee 2, having previously sat on the Queens Square Research Ethics Committee, and is passionate about medical research ethics.