Dr. Bouges is a faculty member in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology within the Department of Medicine. Dr. Bouges is a member of the American Geriatric Society, the Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment, and the American College of Physicians. She has previously volunteered with the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Hospice Care of America and the Mustard Seed Community, providing aid to children living with HIV in Kingston, Jamaica. Dr. Bouges is also a recipient of the 2020-2021 UW-Madison Outstanding Woman of Color Award.
Dr. Bouges specializes in memory assessments, dementia and geriatric medicine.
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Dr. Bouges’ research interests include the impact of metabolic syndrome risk factors on cognition, assessing trust in medical researchers and an individual’s willingness to participate in research studies using two community outreach interventions. Her ultimate goal is finding alternative recruitment strategies to increase the participation rate of under-represented populations in dementia research studies.