Elizabeth A. Boots, Ph.D., L.P.

  1. Neuropsychologist
  1. Boots EA, Frank RD, Fan WZ, Christianson TJ, Kremers WK, Stricker JL, Machulda MM, Fields JA, Hassenstab J, Graff-Radford J, Vemuri P, Jack CR, Knopman DS, Petersen RC, Stricker NH. Continuous Associations between Remote Self-Administered Cognitive Measures and Imaging Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease. 2024.
  2. Boots EA, Feinstein DL, Leurgans S, Aiken-Morgan AT, Fleischman DA, Lamar M, Barnes LL. Acute versus chronic inflammatory markers and cognition in older black adults: Results from the Minority Aging Research Study. Brain Behav Immun. 2022 Jul; 103:163-170 Epub 2022 Apr 16
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  3. Boots EA, Zhan L, Castellanos KJ, Barnes LL, Tussing-Humphreys L, Lamar M. Inflammatory markers and tract-based structural connectomics in older adults with a preliminary exploration of associations by race. Brain Imaging Behav. 2022 Feb; 16 (1):130-140 Epub 2021 July 16
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  4. Boullerne AI, Wallin MT, Culpepper WJ, Maloni H, Boots EA, Sweeney DM, Feinstein DL. Liver kinase B1 rs9282860 polymorphism and risk for multiple sclerosis in White and Black Americans. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2021 Oct; 55:103185 Epub 2021 Aug 02
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  5. Ruiz LD, Brown M, Li Y, Boots EA, Barnes LL, Jason L, Zenk S, Clarke P, Lamar M. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Resources and Crime-Related Psychosocial Hazards, Stroke Risk, and Cognition in Older Adults. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 May 12; 18 (10)
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  6. Lamar M, Drabick D, Boots EA, Agarwal P, Emrani S, Delano-Wood L, Bondi MW, Barnes LL, Libon DJ. Latent Profile Analysis of Cognition in a Non-Demented Diverse Cohort: A Focus on Modifiable Cardiovascular and Lifestyle Factors. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021; 82 (4):1833-1846
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  7. Lamar M, Boots EA, Arfanakis K, Barnes LL, Schneider JA. Common Brain Structural Alterations Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Alzheimer's Dementia: Future Directions and Implications. Neuropsychol Rev. 2020 Dec; 30 (4):546-557 Epub 2020 Oct 03
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  8. Dougherty RJ, Boots EA, Lindheimer JB, Stegner AJ, Van Riper S, Edwards DF, Gallagher CL, Carlsson CM, Rowley HA, Bendlin BB, Asthana S, Hermann BP, Sager MA, Johnson SC, Okonkwo OC, Cook DB. Fitness, independent of physical activity is associated with cerebral blood flow in adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Brain Imaging Behav. 2020 Aug; 14 (4):1154-1163
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  9. Gaitan JM, Boots EA, Dougherty RJ, Ma Y, Edwards DF, Mitchell CC, Christian BT, Cook DB, Okonkwo OC. Protocol of Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Health (REACH): A Pilot Study. J Alzheimers Dis Rep. 2020 May 2; 4 (1):107-121 Epub 2020 May 02
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  10. Boots EA, Castellanos KJ, Zhan L, Barnes LL, Tussing-Humphreys L, Deoni SCL, Lamar M. Inflammation, Cognition, and White Matter in Older Adults: An Examination by Race. Front Aging Neurosci. 2020; 12:553998 Epub 2020 Oct 30
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  11. Gaitan JM, Boots EA, Dougherty RJ, Oh JM, Ma Y, Edwards DF, Christian BT, Cook DB, Okonkwo OC. Brain Glucose Metabolism, Cognition, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Following Exercise Training in Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease. Brain Plast. 2019 Dec 26; 5 (1):83-95
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  12. Peven JC, Chen Y, Guo L, Zhan L, Boots EA, Dion C, Libon DJ, Heilman KM, Lamar M. The oblique effect: The relationship between profiles of visuospatial preference, cognition, and brain connectomics in older adults. Neuropsychologia. 2019 Dec; 135:107236. Epub 2019 Oct 22.
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  13. Boots EA, Zhan L, Dion C, Karstens AJ, Peven JC, Ajilore O, Lamar M. Cardiovascular disease risk factors, tract-based structural connectomics, and cognition in older adults. Neuroimage. 2019 Aug 01; 196:152-160. Epub 2019 Apr 10.
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  14. Bronas UG, Steffen A, Dion C, Boots EA, Arfanakis K, Marquez DX, Lamar M. Sedentary Time and White Matter Hyperintensity Volume in Older Adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 Aug; 51(8):1613-1618.
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  15. Vesperman CJ, Pozorski V, Dougherty RJ, Law LL, Boots E, Oh JM, Gallagher CL, Carlsson CM, Rowley HA, Ma Y, Bendlin BB, Asthana S, Sager MA, Hermann BP, Johnson SC, Cook DB, Okonkwo OC. Cardiorespiratory fitness attenuates age-associated aggregation of white matter hyperintensities in an at-risk cohort. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2018 Sep 24; 10 (1):97 Epub 2018 Sept 24
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  16. Boots EA, Schultz SA, Clark LR, Racine AM, Darst BF, Koscik RL, Carlsson CM, Gallagher CL, Hogan KJ, Bendlin BB, Asthana S, Sager MA, Hermann BP, Christian BT, Dubal DB, Engelman CD, Johnson SC, Okonkwo OC. BDNF Val66Met predicts cognitive decline in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention. Neurology. 2017 May 30; 88 (22):2098-2106 Epub 2017 May 03
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  17. Schultz SA, Boots EA, Darst BF, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Edwards DF, Koscik RL, Carlsson CM, Gallagher CL, Bendlin BB, Asthana S, Sager MA, Hogan KJ, Hermann BP, Cook DB, Johnson SC, Engelman CD, Okonkwo OC. Cardiorespiratory fitness alters the influence of a polygenic risk score on biomarkers of AD. Neurology. 2017 Apr 25; 88 (17):1650-1658 Epub 2017 Mar 24
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  18. Dougherty RJ, Schultz SA, Boots EA, Ellingson LD, Meyer JD, Van Riper S, Stegner AJ, Edwards DF, Oh JM, Einerson J, Korcarz CE, Koscik RL, Dowling MN, Gallagher CL, Carlsson CM, Rowley HA, Bendlin BB, Asthana S, Hermann BP, Sager MA, Stein JH, Johnson SC, Okonkwo OC, Cook DB. Relationships between cardiorespiratory fitness, hippocampal volume, and episodic memory in a population at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Brain Behav. 2017 Mar; 7 (3):e00625 Epub 2017 Feb 17
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  19. Dougherty RJ, Schultz SA, Kirby TK, Boots EA, Oh JM, Edwards D, Gallagher CL, Carlsson CM, Bendlin BB, Asthana S, Sager MA, Hermann BP, Christian BT, Johnson SC, Cook DB, Okonkwo OC. Moderate Physical Activity is Associated with Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2017; 58 (4):1089-1097
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  20. Law LL, Schultz SA, Boots EA, Einerson JA, Dougherty RJ, Oh JM, Korcarz CE, Edwards DF, Koscik RL, Dowling NM, Gallagher CL, Bendlin BB, Carlsson CM, Asthana S, Hermann BP, Sager MA, Johnson SC, Cook DB, Stein JH, Okonkwo OC. Chronotropic Response and Cognitive Function in a Cohort at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2017; 56 (1):351-359
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  21. Dougherty RJ, Ellingson LD, Schultz SA, Boots EA, Meyer JD, Lindheimer JB, Van Riper S, Stegner AJ, Edwards DF, Oh JM, Koscik RL, Dowling MN, Gallagher CL, Carlsson CM, Rowley HA, Bendlin BB, Asthana S, Hermann BP, Sager MA, Johnson SC, Okonkwo OC, Cook DB. Meeting physical activity recommendations may be protective against temporal lobe atrophy in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2016; 4:14-7 Epub 2016 Apr 09
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  22. Schultz SA, Boots EA, Almeida RP, Oh JM, Einerson J, Korcarz CE, Edwards DF, Koscik RL, Dowling MN, Gallagher CL, Bendlin BB, Christian BT, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Carlsson CM, Asthana S, Hermann BP, Sager MA, Johnson SC, Stein JH, Okonkwo OC. Cardiorespiratory Fitness Attenuates the Influence of Amyloid on Cognition. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2015 Nov; 21 (10):841-50
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  23. Boots EA, Schultz SA, Almeida RP, Oh JM, Koscik RL, Dowling MN, Gallagher CL, Carlsson CM, Rowley HA, Bendlin BB, Asthana S, Sager MA, Hermann BP, Johnson SC, Okonkwo OC. Occupational Complexity and Cognitive Reserve in a Middle-Aged Cohort at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2015 Nov; 30 (7):634-42 Epub 2015 July 08
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  24. Boots EA, Schultz SA, Oh JM, Larson J, Edwards D, Cook D, Koscik RL, Dowling MN, Gallagher CL, Carlsson CM, Rowley HA, Bendlin BB, LaRue A, Asthana S, Hermann BP, Sager MA, Johnson SC, Okonkwo OC. Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with brain structure, cognition, and mood in a middle-aged cohort at risk for Alzheimer's disease. Brain Imaging Behav. 2015 Sep; 9 (3):639-49
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  25. Almeida RP, Schultz SA, Austin BP, Boots EA, Dowling NM, Gleason CE, Bendlin BB, Sager MA, Hermann BP, Zetterberg H, Carlsson CM, Johnson SC, Asthana S, Okonkwo OC. Effect of Cognitive Reserve on Age-Related Changes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Neurol. 2015 Jun; 72 (6):699-706
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