Rachel Whitmer

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Rachel A. Whitmer
Alma mater
Known forAlzheimer's and dementia research
Scientific career
Fields Epidemiology
Institutions Kaiser Permanente

Rachel A. Whitmer is an epidemiologist at the University of California, Davis. [1] Whitmer is a professor in the UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences and chief of the UC Davis Division of Epidemiology. [2] She also works with Kaiser Permanente. [3] Whitmer received her undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and her PhD from UC Davis. [4]

Whitmer's research centers on the differing effects of dementia upon racial groups and age cohorts. [2] [5] Whitmer's findings have included a correlation between a woman's reproductive history and her chance of developing dementia. [5] [6] Another study led by Whitmer suggested a correlation between racism-related stress in African-American women and a higher risk of developing dementia. [7] [8] She is a primary investigator in the ongoing U.S. POINTER trial study of Alzheimer's led by the Alzheimer's Association. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ Bahrampour, Tara. "Women's reproductive history may predict Alzheimer's risk". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 Staff (30 August 2018). "Healthy Brain Aging and Dementia Prevention". Rocklin and Roseville Today. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Rapaport, Lisa (10 March 2016). "African Americans at higher dementia risk than other racial groups". Reuters. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Rachel Anne Whitmer, Ph.D. for UC Davis Health". health.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 Fox, Maggie (10 February 2016). "Rates of Dementia Might Be Going Down". NBC News. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "How Pregnancy May Affect the Risk of Alzheimer's". Time. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Research Suggests Racism Could Put Black People At Higher Risk Of Dementia". www.wbur.org. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Rabbitt, Meghan (24 June 2020). "Why Black Americans Are At Higher Risk For Alzheimer's". Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Seniors keep decades-long Mahjong fun alive amid pandemic". Davis Enterprise. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  10. ↑ Alzheimer's Association. "Who We Are". U.S. POINTER. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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