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Bonnie Colleen Sachs, PhD, ABPP
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Bonnie Colleen Sachs, PhD, ABPP

Bonnie Colleen Sachs, PhD, ABPP

  • Associate Professor, Neuropsychology

Research Interests

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Movement Disorders
  • Epilepsy
  • Dementia
  • Mild Cognitive Impairments and Parkinson's Disease
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Education
BS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 2000
MA, American University, 2002
MS, University of Florida, 2005
PhD, University of Florida, 2009
Internship
Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 2009
Fellowship
Psychology, Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville, 2011
Board Certifications
American Board of Professional Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology
Positions
Associate Professor, Neuropsychology
Associate Professor, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
Departments and Affiliations
Neuropsychology
Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Social Sciences and Health Policy
Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention

Research

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  • Associations among vascular risk factors, neuroimaging biomarkers, and cognition: Preliminary analyses from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Lockhart SN, Schaich CL, Craft S, Sachs BC, Rapp SR, Jung Y, Whitlow CT, Solingapuram Sai KK, Cleveland M, Williams BJ, Burke GL, Bertoni A, Hayden KM, Hughes TM. Alzheimers Dement. 2021 Sep;
  • Robust demographically-adjusted normative data for the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): Results from the systolic blood pressure intervention trial. Sachs BC, Chelune GJ, Rapp SR, Couto AM, Willard JJ, Williamson JD, Sink KM, Coker LH, Gaussoin SA, Gure TR, Lerner AJ, Nichols LO, Still CH, Wadley VG, Pajewski NM. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 Sep; :1-16.
  • Association of Vascular Risk Scores and Cognitive Performance in a Diverse Cohort: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Schaich CL, Yeboah J, Espeland MA, Baker LD, Ding J, Hayden KM, Sachs BC, Craft S, Rapp SR, Luchsinger JA, Fitzpatrick AL, Heckbert SR, Post WS, Burke GL, Allen NB, Hughes TM. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2021 Jul;
  • Relation of Atrial Fibrillation to Cognitive Decline (from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke [REGARDS] Study). Bailey MJ, Soliman EZ, McClure LA, Howard G, Howard VJ, Judd SE, Unverzagt FW, Wadley V, Sachs BC, Hughes TM. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Jun; 148:60-68.
  • Differentiating among stages of cognitive impairment in aging: Version 3 of the Uniform Data Set (UDS) neuropsychological test battery and MoCA index scores. Dodge HH, Goldstein FC, Wakim NI, Gefen T, Teylan M, Chan KCG, Kukull WA, Barnes LL, Giordani B, Hughes TM, Kramer JH, Loewenstein DA, Marson DC, Mungas DM, Mattek N, Sachs BC, Salmon DP, Willis-Parker M, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Wild KV, Morris JC, Weintraub S. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2020; 6(1):e12103.
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Research Interests

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Dementia
  • Epilepsy
  • Mild Cognitive Impairments and Parkinson's Disease
  • Movement Disorders
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