Annie Barz, MS, is currently the Research Administrator at the Rush Alzheimer’s DiseaseCenter. Her primary responsibilities include working with faculty members on grant submissions, managing the RADC's active grants and overall departmental budgeting. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from NorthwesternUniversity in 2001 and her master’s degree in health systems management from RushUniversity in 2005. Prior to earning her master’s degree she worked as a research assistant and then as an assistant coordinator in the Rush Memory Clinic.