Stephen Dickinson, PhD is a project manager supporting the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Neighborhoods project, specifically the MESA Neighborhoods grant that focuses on social, natural, and built environment features related to Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias. They have also received a pilot grant from the Medical Cannabis Research Center at Drexel to study the distribution effects of cannabis dispensaries in the US. Stephen received their PhD from Temple University in Geography and Urban Studies researching parks and neighborhood change in Philadelphia.