Our new paper in Cortex led by Dr. Lukic showed that automated speech analysis can discriminate nonfluent from logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia, incl. neuroanatomical correlates. The results address a key challenge in differential diagnosis sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We did it 🧠Thank you to Raina, discussant for her thoughtful comments and centering Black women’s cognitive health

What a great WFN Neurology meeting in Nara, incl stellar talks by Adolfo García, Boon Lead, and Jessica de Leon in the symposium I organized--and after my talk about my group's latest work on automated speech analysis in #dementia UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center, we celebrated with matcha ice cream!

Our new paper in The Clinical Neuropsychologist led by Dr. Palak Lunia, Psy.D. explored available neuropsych tests for Asian Indians in US, highlighting a critical need for culturally tailored assessments. We offer practical clinical advice & research directions. tandfonline.com/eprint/ZANJQWU…

Congratulations Dr. Simone, excellent job!

Enthusiastic to become the new Communications Chair of the Design and Data Analytics PIA Executive Committee of the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) Design and Data Analytics PIA. You’ll be hearing from me, starting after #AAIC!

Congratulations to our new Executive Committee!🥳 Chair - Lars Lau Raket Vice Chair - Heather Allore Programs Chair - Maude W Communications Chair - Jet M.J. Vonk, PhD PhD Student/Postdoc Member - Nicolás Student/Postdoc Member - Natalia Goncalves Immediate Past Chair - Ana Capuano

Upcoming Tuesday I’ll talk about the influence of dementia on language at an “Alzheimer Cafe” in the Netherlands, which is a social gathering for people living with dementia and their loved ones in a community space Alzheimer Nederland. More info (in Dutch): alzheimer-nederland.nl/regios/midden-…

🎉BIG NEWS! I'm joining NIH The National Institute on Aging (NIA) as an Earl Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigator! Grateful for support from my mentors & network. I'm excited to continue the fight of addressing inequalities in brain aging thru mentorship & research #BHEunit #BlackBrainsMatter #BlackScientist

#dementia #outreach #Netherlands I was interviewed by the Dutch magazine “Margriet” for an online article about language and dementia: margriet.nl/gezondheid/alz…

#AAIC2024 is around the corner! Join us for the Design and Data Analytics PIA Day session July 27th 8:30am in Grand Ballroom IJ. With innovative presentations and insightful discussions on Comorbidity in Dementia w/Ana Capuano Dr. Vidyani Suryadevara Paresh Malhotra. Don't miss out! ISTAART

📢 Reserve your spot for our Dec 6 webinar 9AM CT, hosted jointly by #ISTAART Design and Data Analytics PIA and Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors PIA! Hear from top experts Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD (she/her) and Emily Rogalski on how SuperAgers may hold keys to Alzheimer's resistance🧠 📍 Register: alz.org/research-webin… #Alzheimers #Dementia

🚨Already excited for the first two #ISTAART joint webinars with Reserve, Resilience and Protective Factors PIA? Good news—we have a 3rd lined up!📢Join us on Dec 11 10AM CT on functional connectivity🧠with @RoreBole and Dr. Habeck, moderated by Eider Arenaza-Urquijo & Maude W. Register now: alz.org/research-webin…

Our new paper in Neuropsychology led by Dr. Beran explored how age, education & sex/gender influence semantic fluency across diverse cohorts (demographics/recruitment). We highlight effects on item-level metrics & provide insight into task generalizability psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2025-…

Our Alzheimer's & Dementia paper Alzheimer's Association led by Eider Arenaza-Urquijo examines how sex & gender impact cognitive resilience to #Alzheimer. We review risk factors, genetics, and pathology, urging the field to adopt a sex/gender-aware approach to resilience doi.org/10.1002/alz.13…

Our new JCEN paper led by Dr Grebe reviewed 13 studies of cognitive reserve in frontotemporal #dementia, highlighting variability in results & recommending longitudinal designs, in-depth neuropsych, consistent measures, and transparant output reporting doi.org/10.1080/138033…

Our work on sociocultural influences on semantic fluency metrics gets a spotlight on the Meet the Authors podcast! Magdalena Beran and I had a great conversation with the hosts about the findings. Give it a listen!🎙️ sites.libsyn.com/486387/the-ass…

On Dec 17, I defended my second PhD at Utrecht University. This doctorate in Epidemiology complements my first in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences. Grateful to my promotors and lifelong mentors, Mirjam Geerlings & @ManlyEpic, for their unwavering support. Book: researchinformation.umcutrecht.nl/files/51684342…

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When in the middle of discussing automated speech analyses in dementia research with Adolfo García, you find out you both play basketball, and Global Brain Health Institute Kiggundu Rodney 🇺🇬 is up for shooting hoops too