Laura D. Baker, PhD
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Laura D. Baker, PhD
Research Interests
- Aging
- Alzheimer's Disease and Other Related Disorders
- Non-Pharmacological Clinical Trials
- Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Impairment
- Education
- BA, Rice University, 1983
- MA, Saint Mary's University, 1986
- PhD, Washington University, 1995
- Internship
- Neuropsychology, San Antonio State Hospital, 1984
- Neuropsychology, University Texas - San Antonio Teaching Hospitals, 1986
- Residency
- Clinical Neuropsychology, St John's Mercy Medical Center, 1990
- Fellowship
- Psychiatry, University of Washington, 2002
- Memberships
- Neurosciences Society
- American Diabetes Association
- Positions
- Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
- Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention
- Departments and Affiliations
- Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
- Social Sciences and Health Policy
- Epidemiology and Prevention
- Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
- Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research
- Higher amounts of sedentary time are associated with short sleep duration and poor sleep quality in postmenopausal women. Creasy SA, Crane TE, Garcia DO, Thomson CA, Kohler LN, Wertheim BC, Baker LD, Coday M, Hale L, Womack CR, Wright KP, Melanson EL. Sleep. 2019 07; 42(7)
- Design and baseline characteristics of the cocoa supplement and multivitamin outcomes study for the Mind: COSMOS-Mind. Baker LD, Rapp SR, Shumaker SA, Manson JE, Sesso HD, Gaussoin SA, Harris D, Caudle B, Pleasants D, Espeland MA. . 2019 08; 83:57-63.
- Cognitive Effects of Adding Caloric Restriction to Aerobic Exercise Training in Older Adults with Obesity. Hugenschmidt CE, Leng X, Lyles M, Michael L, Dougherty A, Babcock P, Baker LD, Brinkley TE, Nicklas BJ. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 08; 27(8):1266-1274.
- Type 2 diabetes and later cognitive function in older American Indians: The Strong Heart Study. Cholerton B, Omidpanah A, Verney SP, Nelson LA, Baker LD, Suchy-Dicey A, Longstreth WT, Howard BV, Henderson JA, Montine TJ, Buchwald D. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2019 07; 34(7):1050-1057.
- Using Varying Diagnostic Criteria to Examine Mild Cognitive Impairment Prevalence and Predict Dementia Incidence in a Community-Based Sample. Robertson K, Larson EB, Crane PK, Cholerton B, Craft S, McCormick WC, McCurry SM, Bowen JD, Baker LD, Trittschuh EH. J. Alzheimers Dis. 2019; 68(4):1439-1451.