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Fang Yu, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN, is a Professor and Edson Chair in Dementia Translational Nursing Science at Arizona State University Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. She received her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She completed a John A. Hartford Claire M. Fagin Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Pennsylvania State University. She was a Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, held Long-Term Care Professorship, and was the Chair of the Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative. Dr. Yu is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of the America and the American Academy of Nursing. Her proliferative research focus on developing exercise and cognitive interventions to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Her research findings have led to many peer-reviewed papers, a book titled Alzheimer's Rx: Aerobic Exercise, and the FIT-AD™ Certificate Program to increase exercise access for people with AD.