About Me
Jon has investigated the cognitive and sleep impairments associated with REM sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson’s disease. He also collaborated on randomized control trials evaluating metformin for frailty prevention and atorvastatin for primary prevention of dementia and disability. He is passionate about medical education and developed and implemented several medical school curricula, including sessions on improving self-efficacy in caring for older adults and a workshop to improve medical students’ neurological exam skills. He has also held several teaching and mentoring roles during medical school. He is a husband, a father of two, and speaks three languages. In his free time, he loves to read fantasy novels and listen to audiobooks and podcasts. He also enjoys playing games on the Switch, cooking, and visiting parks with his family.
