Jennifer J. Manly, Ph.D. is a Professor of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her research focuses on mechanisms of disparities in cognitive aging and Alzheimer’s Disease, specifically investigations of social forces across the lifecourse, such as educational opportunities, racism and discrimination, and socioeconomic status, and how these factors relate to cognition and brain health later in life. Dr. Manly’s research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Alzheimer’s Association. She has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and 10 chapters. She was the 2014 recipient of the Tony Wong Diversity Award for Outstanding Mentorship, and was the recipient of the Paul Satz-International Neuropsychological Society Career Mentoring Award in 2020. Dr. Manly was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2021.
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