Area of research
Psychiatry and Mental health · Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Health disparities and outcomes, and Sleep and related disorders.
Association of Cardiovascular Health With Brain Volume and White Matter Integrity
Associations between anxious-depression and cognitive change and mild cognitive impairment: HCHS/SOL Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging
Multimodal Associations of Modifiable Risk Factors on White Matter Injury: The SOL-INCA-MRI Study (HCHS/SOL)
Hearing Loss and Associated 7-Year Cognitive Outcomes Among Hispanic and Latino Adults
Hypertension, Cognitive Decline, and Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Diverse Hispanics/Latinos: Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging Results (SOL-INCA)
Glycemic Control, Cognitive Aging, and Impairment Among Diverse Hispanic/Latino Individuals: Study of Latinos– Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos)
Subjective cognitive decline and cognitive change among diverse middle‐aged and older Hispanic/Latino adults: Results from the Study of Latinos–Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL‐INCA)
Evolving Science on Cardiovascular Disease Among Hispanic/Latino Adults
A polygenic risk score for Alzheimer’s disease constructed using APOE-region variants has stronger association than APOE alleles with mild cognitive impairment in Hispanic/Latino adults in the U.S.
Characterizing age- and sex-related differences in brain structure among middle-aged and older Hispanic/Latino adults in the study of Latinos- investigation of neurocognitive aging magnetic resonance imaging (SOL-INCA MRI)
Connections between reproductive health and cognitive aging among women enrolled in the HCHS/SOL and SOL‐INCA
Psychosocial factors associated with 7‐year change in cognition among middle‐aged and older Hispanics/Latinos: The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos‐Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL‐INCA) and Sociocultural ancillary studies
Neurocognitive test performance following cancer among <scp>middle‐aged</scp> and older adults in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (<scp>HCHS</scp>/<scp>SOL</scp>) and the <scp>SOL‐Investigation</scp> of Neurocognitive Aging Ancillary Study
Association of Mediterranean Diet With Cognitive Decline Among Diverse Hispanic or Latino Adults From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
Blood metabolites predicting mild cognitive impairment in the study of Latinos‐investigation of neurocognitive aging (HCHS/SOL)
Cardiovascular correlates of sleep apnea phenotypes: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
Plasma phosphorylated-tau181 as a predictive biomarker for Alzheimer’s amyloid, tau and FDG PET status
Subjective cognitive decline and objective cognition among diverse U.S. Hispanics/Latinos: Results from the Study of Latinos‐Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL‐INCA)
Modifying pathways by age and sex for the association between combined sleep disordered breathing and long sleep duration with neurocognitive decline in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
Testing measurement equivalence of neurocognitive assessments across language in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): A report from the 2018 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Workshop
<i>APOE</i> alleles’ association with cognitive function differs across Hispanic/Latino groups and genetic ancestry in the study of Latinos‐investigation of neurocognitive aging (HCHS/SOL)
Diabetes, Cognitive Decline, and Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Diverse Hispanics/Latinos: Study of Latinos–Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging Results (HCHS/SOL)
Cognition and Daily Functioning: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (SOL) and Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL-INCA)
Vascular dysfunction—The disregarded partner of Alzheimer's disease
A research framework for cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease among diverse US Latinos: Design and implementation of the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos—Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL‐INCA)
Cardiovascular disease risk factor burden and cognition: Implications of ethnic diversity within the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos
Stress Is Associated With Neurocognitive Function in Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results From HCHS/SOL Socio-Cultural Ancillary Study
Associations of Lipid Levels and Cognition: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos