Elizabeth Gould

Elizabeth Gould, a member of RTI’s Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care Program, specializes in technical assistance to support the care of individuals with dementia. As co-director of the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center funded by the Administration for Community Living, she co-leads a team providing technical assistance for state governments and community organizations who manage dementia-specific programming.

A licensed clinical social worker, Ms. Gould has worked in geriatric psychiatry, primary care, home health, residential care, nursing homes, adult day centers, geriatric sub-acute care, and hospice. Her experience translates into expert technical assistance for our clients.

Ms. Gould joined RTI in 2014. She previously held leadership positions at the national headquarters of the Alzheimer’s Association, serving as director of quality care and of state programs. She also directed a large internship program in geriatrics for social work graduate students at the University of California Los Angeles, and the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. She has served as graduate field instructor and advisor to schools of social work in Southern and Northern California and Chicago, IL. She is a longstanding member of the National Association of Social Workers.

Ms. Gould has over 30 years of experience in dementia care and has been both lead author and co-author for several topic papers on services to individuals who live alone, models of dementia care, translation of evidence-based dementia interventions to the community, dementia-capable states and communities, and the dementia specialist workforce.