Area of research
Cognitive Neuroscience · Psychiatry and Mental health
Research interest
Research interests include Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Reading and Literacy Development, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.
Informing etiological heterogeneity of mild cognitive impairment and risk for progression to dementia with plasma p-tau217
Semantic intrusion errors differentiate between amnestic MCI who are plasma p-tau217+ from p-tau217- after adjusting for initial learning strength
Moderating effects of plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein along the Alzheimer's disease continuum
The 2022 symposium on dementia and brain aging in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Highlights on research, diagnosis, care, and impact
Plasma p‐tau217 concordance with amyloid PET among ethnically diverse older adults
Different aspects of failing to recover from proactive semantic interference predicts rate of progression from amnestic mild cognitive impairment to dementia
Persons living with dementia and caregivers' communication preferences for receiving a dementia diagnosis
Failure to recover from proactive semantic interference predicts trajectory of decline in everyday function among older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment
The Nairobi Declaration—Reducing the burden of dementia in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs): Declaration of the 2022 Symposium on Dementia and Brain Aging in LMICs
Plasma Alzheimer's biomarkers and brain amyloid in Hispanic and non‐Hispanic older adults
Best Practices for Communicating a Diagnosis of Dementia
Semantic intrusion errors are associated with plasma Ptau-181 among persons with amnestic mild cognitive impairment who are amyloid positive
Stability in cognitive classification as a function of severity of impairment and ethnicity: A longitudinal analysis
Addressing the disparities in dementia risk, early detection and care in Latino populations: Highlights from the second Latinos & Alzheimer's Symposium
Barriers and Best Practices in Disclosing a Dementia Diagnosis: A Clinician Interview Study
Clinician approaches to communicating a dementia diagnosis: An interview study
Baseline Neuroimaging Predicts Decline to Dementia From Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Contribution of Bilingualism to Cognitive Functioning and Regional Brain Volume in Normal and Abnormal Aging
The effect of acculturation on cognitive performance among older Hispanics in the United States
A novel method of evaluating semantic intrusion errors to distinguish between amyloid positive and negative groups on the Alzheimer's disease continuum
Utility of Plasma Neurofilament Light in the 1Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC)
Cultural factors related to neuropsychological performance and brain atrophy among Hispanic older adults with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI): A pilot study
The Association Between Functional Assessment and Structural Brain Biomarkers in an Ethnically Diverse Sample With Normal Cognition, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia
Effect of age, ethnicity, sex, cognitive status and APOE genotype on amyloid load and the threshold for amyloid positivity
A cognitive stress test for prodromal Alzheimer's disease: Multiethnic generalizability
Visual Object Discrimination Impairment as an Early Predictor of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease
Utilizing semantic intrusions to identify amyloid positivity in mild cognitive impairment
Effects of Bilingualism on Verbal and Nonverbal Memory Measures in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Semantic Intrusions and Failure to Recover From Semantic Interference in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relationship to Amyloid and Cortical Thickness
Recovery from Proactive Semantic Interference and MRI Volume: A Replication and Extension Study