Dr. Scott Sperling is Associate Staff in the Center for Neurological Restoration at the Cleveland Clinic. He completed his doctoral training at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA and his clinical internship at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago. He is a productive clinical-scientist with a history of funded research in multiple arenas, including investigations related to evidence-based dementia care and cholinergic denervation in Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Sperling is also an active educator and mentor who is dedicated to the advancement of students and early career psychologists. He is Chair-Elect of APA’s Early Career Psychologist Committee, Legislative Advisor on APA’s Caucus for the Optimal Utilization of New Talent, and Co-Chair of SCN’s Strategic Planning Committee.