Sharnita Midgett is a clinical research coordinator at the Penn Memory Center and a current Master’s in Public Health candidate at La Salle University. She has a Bachelor’s in English and concentration in creative writing from Temple University and was a recipient of the Gates Millennium Scholars Award in 2013. Prior to her current role, she worked as an editorial intern for the Penn Memory Center, where she worked on editorial assignments and outreach efforts. She is passionate about diversity in research and storytelling in medicine, and she aspires to use her position in outreach and research to help participants share their stories.