Directors & Faculty
Directors
Jennifer J. Manly, PhD
- Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurology in the Taub Institute for Research in Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University
JENNIFER J. MANLY, PhD, is a Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurology in the Taub Institute for Research in Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University. She completed her graduate training in neuropsychology at the San Diego State University / University of California at San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, a clinical internship at Brown University, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University. Her research focuses on mechanisms of disparities in cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s Disease. Her research has been funded by the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the Alzheimer’s Association. She has authored over 220 peer-reviewed publications and 10 chapters. She received Early Career Awards from both Division 40 of the American Psychological Association and from the National Academy of Neuropsychology, was the 2014 recipient of the Tony Wong Diversity Award for Outstanding Mentorship, is a Fellow of APA, and in 2020 was the recipient of the Paul Satz-International Neuropsychological Society Career Mentoring Award. She served on the US Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care and Services from 2011–2015 and is currently a member of the National Advisory Council on Aging.
Adam M. Brickman, PhD
- Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurology in the Taub Institute for Research in Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University
ADAM M. BRICKMAN, PhD, is a Professor of Neuropsychology at Columbia University Department of Neurology, the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center.
Dr. Brickman is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society and Neuropsychology Review. Dr. Brickman uses advanced neuroimaging techniques to understand cognitive aging and dementia. He is particularly interested in white matter abnormalities and the intersection between vascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Brickman completed his undergraduate training in neuroscience and psychology at Oberlin College, his doctoral work in neuropsychology at City University of New York, his clinical/research internship at Brown Medical School, and post-doctoral training in neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.
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Faculty
Rafael Lantigua, MD
- Associate Director of the Admin Core
RAFAEL LANTIGUA, MD, is the Associate Director of the Admin Core. He received his MD degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo in 1972. Dr. Lantigua completed his residency in internal medicine at Lincoln Hospital. He has been actively involved in research on issues that affect the quality of life in minority population. Since 1999, he has served as Deputy Director of the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University. Dr. Lantigua has published more than 60 medical articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Jeanne Teresi, EdD, PhD
- Co-PI of the Analysis Core
JEANNE TERESI, EdD, PhD, is the Co-PI of the Analysis Core. She is the Administrator and Director of the Research Division of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale and a senior research scientist at the Columbia University Stroud Center and Faculty of Medicine, at New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Teresi has over 30 years of experience in medical and social research.
Sarah E. Tom, PhD, MPH
- Co-PI of the Analysis Core
Sarah Tom, MPH, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Epidemiology in Neurology at the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center at Columbia University. Dr. Tom's primary area of research focuses on how social and health experiences from early life through older adulthood influence dementia and cognitive decline in older adults. Dr. Tom received her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Public Health and PhD from the University of California, Berkely.
Allison Aiello, Ph.D.
- Co-PI of the Research Education Core
Dr. Aiello is the James S. Jackson Healthy Longevity Professor of Epidemiology (in the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center) and the Director of the Program on Biosocial Aging and Health Equity, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Desiree Byrd, Ph.D.
- Co-PI of the Research Education Core
Dr. Byrd is Professor of Psychology at Queens College and at the Gradiate Center, City University of New York (CUNY.)