Virginia Gallagher

Virginia Gallagher, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Virginia (UVA) Health. She specializes in the characterization and treatment of cognitive, psychological, and sleep health effects in adults with neurological conditions, particularly Alzheimer’s disease and its caregivers.

• Education: University of Virginia (BA), Northwestern University (PhD in Clinical Psychology).
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: UVA in clinical neuropsychology and the Virginia Alzheimer’s Disease Center Scholars program.

Her research focuses on developing scalable interventions for dementia caregivers, emphasizing underrepresented populations (rural, Black/African American, Millennials, Gen Z). Key areas include Alzheimer's disease, dementia care, and caregiver sleep health.
Articles highlight her work on caregiver interventions (ICECaP), abbreviated neuropsychological assessments, and sleep disturbances in caregiving populations. Awards include the NINDS F31 award for her doctoral research on oculomotor testing post-concussion.

She leads longitudinal studies at the UVA Memory and Aging Care Clinic, integrating neuropsychological, neuroimaging, and biomarker assessments. Her work bridges clinical neuropsychology with health disparities research, aiming to optimize caregiver support systems.