REGISTER NOW: Wednesday, 5/25 @ 12:30 p.m.: Alzheimer’s disease: The Effects of Symptoms on Everyday Functioning
“Alzheimer’s Disease: The Effects of Symptoms on Everyday Functioning” with
Dr. Sandra Neargarder.
Aluminar set for Wednesday, May 25, 2022 @ 12:30 p.m.
Dr. Sandra Neargarder will take a closer look at the symptoms, brain pathology and cognitive deficits that underlie Alzheimer’s Disease and talk about how these things impact a patient’s everyday functioning.
Register to get the Zoom link for the Wednesday, May 25, 2022 @ 12:30 p.m. discussion
Did you know that more than 5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease? And that this number may increase to 13.8 million by the year 2050?
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, which refers to a group of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills that interfere with a person’s daily functioning. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, it accounts for 60 to 80% of all cases.
May is Brain Awareness Month and we are proud to welcome Dr. Sandra Neargarder to speak on Alzheimer’s Disease: The Effects of Symptoms on Everyday Functioning. She will take a closer look at the symptoms, brain pathology and cognitive deficits that underlie Alzheimer’s Disease and talk about how these things impact a patient’s everyday functioning.
Register to get the Zoom link for the Wednesday, May 25, 2022 @ 12:30
Aluminar Registration: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 @ 12:30 p.m.
About Dr. Neargarder
Dr. Sandra Neargarder is a Professor of Psychology at Bridgewater State University, where she has taught since 1999. She graduated with a B.S. in honors in Psychology from Wright State University in Ohio in 1991. She received her Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1997.
Following graduation, she served a two-year term as a postdoctoral research fellow at Boston University and has continued her involvement there as a research scientist in the Vision and Cognition Laboratory mentoring both graduate and undergraduate students on a variety of research projects. Moreover, she served a 6½ year term as the Director of the Honors Program at Bridgewater State University and a 9-year-term as the Chairperson of the Psychology Department.
Professor Neargarder has published extensively in research examining Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and mitochondrial disorders. She has investigated a variety of neuropsychological, cognitive and vision abilities in these populations examining how specific deficits relate to underlying brain pathology and how they affect everyday living. Her research has been published in a wide variety of peer-reviewed journals including Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical Nutrition, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Cortex, Neurology, Neuropsychology, Parkinson’s Disease, Perception and Vision Research, to name a few.
In 2008, she was the recipient of the Presidential Award for Distinguished Teaching and in 2007 was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Education Honors Society, Kappa Delta Pi. She teaches a variety of courses to undergraduate students including Biopsychology, Neuropsychology, Statistics and Research Methods, and she has actively engaged students in her research endeavors.