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Dr. Leigh Johnson is an Associate Professor in Pharmacology and Neuroscience and Director in the Institute for Translational Research. She is an MPI of the National Institute on Aging–funded Health and Aging Brain Study: Health Disparities (HABS-HD) project, which examines biological, social, and environmental drivers of brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. She leads the HABS-HD Disparities and Outreach Core, overseeing advisory boards, focus groups, and community engagement, and is PI of HABS-HD Project 3, studying exposome and sociocultural influences on Alzheimer’s biomarkers across the lifespan. Over her career, she has recruited more than 10,000 participants into aging research studies. She has over a decade of leadership in regulatory and compliance, including service as IRB and Research Compliance Chair. She has authored over 80 publications on Alzheimer’s disease, brain aging, biomarkers, depression, health disparities, social determinants of health, clinical trials, and community-engaged research.
Education/Academic qualification
BSW in Psychology, Louisiana State University
MSW, Louisiana State University
PhD in Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Phase II randomized controlled
Johnson, L. (PI)
University of California, San Diego
1/07/23 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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Health & Aging Brain Study - H
O'Bryant, S. (PI), Hall, J. (CoI), Johnson, L. (CoI), Mason, D. (CoI), Large, S. (CoI) & Petersen, M. (CoI)
NIA: National Institute on Aging
1/09/22 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Health & Aging Brain Study - H
O'Bryant, S. (PI) & Johnson, L. (CoI)
NIA: National Institute on Aging
1/09/22 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Health & Aging Brain Study - H
O'Bryant, S. (PI), Johnson, L. (CoI) & Barber, R. (CoI)
NIA: National Institute on Aging
1/09/22 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Health & Aging Brain Study - H
O'Bryant, S. (PI) & Johnson, L. (CoI)
NIA: National Institute on Aging
1/09/22 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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On the executive clock drawing task in a multi-ethnic bilingual cohort: A project FRONTIER tudy
Menon, C., Hall, J., Hobson, V., Johnson, L. & O'Bryant, S. E., Sep 2012, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 27, 9, p. 959-966 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Executive functioning mediates the link between other neuropsychological domains and daily functioning: A Project FRONTIER study
O'Bryant, S. E., Falkowski, J., Hobson, V., Johnson, L., Hall, J., Schrimsher, G. W., Win, O., Ngo, B. & Dentino, A., Feb 2011, In: International Psychogeriatrics. 23, 1, p. 107-113 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of APOE status on relationship of biomarkers of vascular risk and systemic inflammation to neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease
Hall, J. R., Wiechmann, A. R., Johnson, L. A., Edwards, M., Barber, R. C., Cunningham, R., Singh, M. & O'Bryant, S. E., 2014, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 40, 4, p. 887-896 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A blood screening test for Alzheimer's disease
O'Bryant, S. E., Edwards, M., Johnson, L., Hall, J., Villarreal, A. E., Britton, G. B., Quiceno, M., Cullum, C. M. & Graff-Radford, N. R., 2016, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring. 3, p. 83-90 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A depressive endophenotype for predicting cognitive decline among mexican American adults and elders
Johnson, L. A., Gamboa, A., Vintimilla, R., Edwards, M., Hall, J., Weiser, B., Yadav, M., Dickensheets, T. & O'Bryant, S. E., 23 Aug 2016, In: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 54, 1, p. 201-206 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review