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Bonnie Colleen Sachs, PhD, ABPP

Bonnie Colleen Sachs, PhD, ABPP

  • Professor, Neurology (Winston-Salem)

Research Interests

  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Movement Disorders
  • Epilepsy
  • Dementia
  • Mild Cognitive Impairments and Parkinson's Disease
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Education
PhD, University of Florida, 2009
Internship
Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory Healthcare, 2009
Fellowship
Psychology, Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville, 2011
Board Certifications
American Board of Professional Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology
Positions
Professor, Neurology (Winston-Salem)
Professor, Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Departments and Affiliations
Neurology (Winston-Salem)
Gerontology and Geriatrics, Internal Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Social Sciences and Health Policy, Public Health Sciences (Winston-Salem)
Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention (CHAAP)

Research

  • Publications
  • Effect of intensive blood pressure control on subtypes of mild cognitive impairment and risk of progression from SPRINT study. Gaussoin SA, Pajewski NM, Chelune G, Cleveland ML, Crowe MG, Launer LJ, Lerner AJ, Martindale-Adams J, Nichols LO, Ogrocki PK, Sachs BC, Sink KM, Supiano MA, Wadley VG, Wilson VM, Wright CB, Williamson JD, Reboussin DM, Rapp SR. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Nov;
  • Investigating Predictors of Preserved Cognitive Function in Older Women Using Machine Learning: Women's Health Initiative Memory Study. Casanova R, Gaussoin SA, Wallace R, Baker L, Chen JC, Manson JE, Henderson VW, Sachs BC, Justice J, Whitsel EA, Hayden KM, Rapp SR. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021 Oct;
  • 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;
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Research Interests

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