Current Appointments & Affiliations
Statistician II
Social Science Research Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Statistician II
Duke Population Research Institute,
Social Science Research Institute
Statistician II
Center for Population Health & Aging,
Duke Population Research Institute
Recent Publications
Patterns of Aging Changes in Bodyweight May Predict Alzheimer's Disease.
Journal Article J Alzheimers Dis · 2024 Relationships between patterns of aging-changes in bodyweight and AD are not fully understood. We compared mean age-trajectories of weight between those who did and did not develop late-onset-AD, and evaluated impact of age at maximum weight (AgeMax), and ... Full text Link to item CiteVaccination Against Pneumonia May Provide Genotype-Specific Protection Against Alzheimer's Disease.
Journal Article J Alzheimers Dis · 2023 Vaccine repurposing that considers individual genotype may aid personalized prevention of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this retrospective cohort study, we used Cardiovascular Health Study data to estimate associations of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine ... Full text Link to item CitePATTERNS OF AGING CHANGES IN BODY WEIGHT AND BMI MAY PREDICT CHANCES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND LONGEVITY
Conference Innovation in Aging · December 20, 2022 AbstractBackgroundLower bodyweight/BMI was previously linked to AD and frailty; however, the role of long-term changes in the bodyweig ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Understanding Alzheimer's Disease in the Context of the Aging
ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025Genetics of aging, health and longevity: focus on regulatory mechanisms and functional variants connecting aging and Alzheimer's disease"
ResearchStatistician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025View All Grants