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Lilah M. Besser

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h-index: 36
Works: 177
Citations: 7,141

Most-cited papers

Genome sequencing analysis identifies new loci associated with Lewy body dementia and provides insights into its genetic architecture
R. Chia, M. Sabir, S. Bandres-Ciga, S. Saez-Atienzar +151 more
2021Nature Genetics373 citations Open access
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The structural and social determinants of Alzheimer’s disease related dementias
Paris B. Adkins-Jackson, Kristen M. George, Lilah M. Besser, Jinshil Hyun +21 more
2023Alzheimer's & Dementia233 citations Open access
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Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: State of the science
L. Wiese, A. Gibson, M. Aaron Guest, Amy R. Nelson +41 more
2023Alzheimer's & Dementia94 citations Open access
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Outdoor green space exposure and brain health measures related to Alzheimer’s disease: a rapid review
Lilah M. Besser
2021BMJ Open81 citations Open access
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Cognitive trajectory in mild cognitive impairment due to primary age-related tauopathy.
Merilee A. Teylan, Charles N. Mock, Kathryn M. Gauthreaux, Yen-Chi Chen +5 more
2020Brain : a journal of neurology60 citations Open access
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Methods to Address Self-Selection and Reverse Causation in Studies of Neighborhood Environments and Brain Health
Lilah M. Besser, W. Brenowitz, Oanh L. Meyer, Serena Hoermann +1 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health52 citations Open access
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Neighborhood Racial/Ethnic Segregation and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Oanh L. Meyer, Lilah M. Besser, Diana Mitsova, Michael Booker +6 more
2021Social Science & Medicine (1967)36 citations Open access
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Associations between neighborhood park access and longitudinal change in cognition in older adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Lilah M. Besser, L. Chang, K. Evenson, J. Hirsch +7 more
2021Journal of Alzheimer's Disease35 citations Open access
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Associations between neighborhood greenspace and brain imaging measures in non-demented older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Lilah M. Besser, G. Lovasi, Y. Michael, P. Garg +7 more
2021Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology32 citations Open access
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The utility of the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center’s database for the rapid assessment of evolving neuropathologic conditions
Charles N. Mock, Merilee A. Teylan, G. Beecham, Lilah M. Besser +5 more
2020Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders30 citations Open access
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Neighborhood greenspace and cognition: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Sara L. Godina, Andrea L. Rosso, Jana A. Hirsch, Lilah M. Besser +8 more
2023Health and Place29 citations Open access
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Longitudinal Associations between the Neighborhood Built Environment and Cognition in US Older Adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Lilah M. Besser, L. Chang, J. Hirsch, Daniel A. Rodríguez +6 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health28 citations Open access
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Neighborhood Green Land Cover and Neighborhood-Based Walking in U.S. Older Adults
Lilah M. Besser, Diana Mitsova
2021American Journal of Preventive Medicine24 citations Open access
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Diagnostic experience reported by caregivers of patients with frontotemporal degeneration.
Lilah M. Besser, J. Galvin
2020Neurology Clinical Practice23 citations Open access
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Neighborhood segregation and cognitive change: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Lilah M. Besser, Oanh L. Meyer, Miranda R. Jones, Duyen T. P. Tran +7 more
2022Alzheimer's & Dementia22 citations Open access
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Operationalizing Social Environments in Cognitive Aging and Dementia Research: A Scoping Review
R. Peterson, Kristen M. George, Duyen T. P. Tran, Pallavi Malladi +5 more
2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health22 citations Open access
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Associations between neighborhood park space and cognition in older adults vary by US location: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Lilah M. Besser, J. Hirsch, J. Galvin, John L. Renne +4 more
2020Health and Place21 citations Open access
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Clinician-judged hearing impairment and associations with neuropathologic burden
W. Brenowitz, Lilah M. Besser, W. Kukull, C. D. Keene +2 more
2020Neurology20 citations Open access
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Neighborhood socioeconomic status and segregation linked to cognitive decline
Oanh L. Meyer, Lilah M. Besser, M. Tobias, Kristen M. George +6 more
2023Alzheimer's & Dementia19 citations Open access
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APOE ε4 carrier status moderates the effect of lifestyle factors on cognitive reserve
Deirdre M. O'Shea, Andrea S. Zhang, Katana Rader, Rebecca L Shakour +2 more
2024Alzheimer's & Dementia18 citations Open access
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Riding the merry-go-round of racial disparities in ADRD research
Paris B. Adkins-Jackson, A. Kraal, T. Hill-Jarrett, Kristen M. George +5 more
2023Alzheimer's & Dementia18 citations
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Longitudinal neighbourhood determinants with cognitive health and dementia disparities: protocol of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Neighborhoods and Aging prospective cohort study
J. Hirsch, Yvonne L. Michael, Kari A. Moore, S. Melly +8 more
2022BMJ Open18 citations Open access
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Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence and Methodologies for Research on Neighborhood Characteristics and Brain Health
Yvonne L. Michael, A. Senerat, Channa Buxbaum, Ugonwa Ezeanyagu +6 more
2024Public Health Reviews17 citations Open access
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The Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI): A prospective cohort study protocol
Lilah M. Besser, Stephanie Chrisphonte, M. Kleiman, Deirdre M. O'Shea +3 more
2023PLoS ONE17 citations Open access
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Social Determinants of Health, Risk and Resilience against Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: The Healthy Brain Initiative
Lilah M. Besser, Kyle A. Edwards, Nina‐Simone Lobban, M. Tolea +1 more
2024Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports15 citations Open access
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Neighborhood greenspace and neighborhood income associated with white matter grade worsening: Cardiovascular Health Study
Lilah M. Besser, Gina S. Lovasi, Joyce Jimenez Zambrano, Simone Camacho +10 more
2023Alzheimer's & Dementia14 citations Open access
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Diversity of Studies on Neighborhood Greenspace and Brain Health by Racialized/Ethnic Group and Geographic Region: A Rapid Review
Lilah M. Besser, Marcia P. Jimenez, Cameron J. Reimer, Oanh L. Meyer +4 more
2023International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health13 citations Open access
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Redlining and Neighborhood Walking in Older Adults: The 2017 National Household Travel Survey
Lilah M. Besser, Diana Mitsova, Christine L. Williams, Lisa Wiese
2022American Journal of Preventive Medicine11 citations Open access
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Estimating associations between antidepressant use and incident mild cognitive impairment in older adults with depression
Fang Han, Tyler Bonnett, W. Brenowitz, Merilee A. Teylan +6 more
2020PLoS ONE11 citations Open access
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Individual and neighborhood characteristics associated with neighborhood walking among US older adults
Lilah M. Besser, L. Chang, Jessica Kluttz
2020Preventive medicine reports11 citations Open access
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Perceptions of greenspace and social determinants of health across the life course: The Life Course Sociodemographics and Neighborhood Questionnaire (LSNEQ)
Lilah M. Besser, Oanh L. Meyer, Marissa L. Streitz, S. Farias +3 more
2023Health and Place10 citations Open access
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Intersectionality of gender with social determinants of health and asymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology
Lilah M. Besser, A. J. Fuentes, Jessica Zhang, Deirdre M. O'Shea +1 more
2024Journal of Alzheimer's Disease9 citations
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Community-Based Strategies to Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Incidence Among Rural, Racially/Ethnically Diverse Older Adults
L. Wiese, Beth A Pratt, Katherine Heinze, Lilah M. Besser +2 more
2023Current Geriatrics Reports9 citations
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Gait, balance, and physical performance as markers of early Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia risk
M. Tolea, A. Rosenfeld, S. Van Roy, Lilah M. Besser +2 more
2025Journal of Alzheimer's Disease8 citations Open access
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Intention to Be Screened for Alzheimer’s Disease in Nondemented Older Adults: Integrated Behavioral Model and Self-Efficacy as Mediation Effect
Juyoung Park, M. Tolea, Lilah M. Besser, J. Galvin
2020Journal of Human Behavior in The Social Environment8 citations Open access
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Living in a 20-min neighborhood and brain health and resilience in older adults: The Healthy Brain Initiative
Lilah M. Besser, Elaine T. Le, Madeleine Tourelle, Deirdre M. O'Shea +2 more
2025Health and Place4 citations Open access
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Spatial scale effects on associations between built environment and cognitive function: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Jingjing Li, Jana A. Hirsch, Yvonne L. Michael, Lilah M. Besser +3 more
2024Health and Place4 citations Open access
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Evaluating Racial/Ethnic Equity in Planning-Related U.S. Health Impact Assessments Involving Parks and Greenspaces: A Review
Lilah M. Besser, Cherilyn Bean, Amanda Foor, Serena Hoermann +1 more
2022Journal of the American Planning Association. American Planning Association4 citations Open access
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Rural versus non-rural residence and psychosocial outcomes among caregivers of patients with dementia and related disorders
Lilah M. Besser, J. Galvin
2021Journal of Alzheimer's Disease4 citations Open access
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Intention to Screen for Alzheimer’s Disease by Residential Locale
Lilah M. Besser, W. Brenowitz, Juyoung Park, M. Tolea +1 more
2020International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health4 citations Open access
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Neighborhood social cohesion and Alzheimer’s disease dementia risk in South Asians in the United States
Lilah M. Besser, Preeti P. Zanwar, Oanh L. Meyer, Elisabeth K. Sohn +3 more
2025Alzheimer's & dementia. Behavior & socioeconomics of aging3 citations Open access
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Structural and social determinants of health: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis
Lilah M. Besser, Sarah N. Forrester, Milla E. Arabadjian, M. Bancks +5 more
2024PLoS ONE3 citations Open access
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Summer Heat, Historic Redlining, and Neighborhood Walking among Older Adults: 2017 National Household Travel Survey
Diana Mitsova, Lilah M. Besser, Elaine T. Le
2024Journal of urban health3 citations Open access
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The Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI): A prospective cohort study protocol
Lilah M. Besser, Stephanie Chrisphonte, M. Kleiman, Deirdre M. O'Shea +3 more
2023medRxiv3 citations Open access
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Neighborhood Greenspace and Cognition: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Sara L. Godina, Andrea L. Rosso, Gina S. Lovasi, Lilah M. Besser +4 more
2021Innovation in aging3 citations Open access
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Midlife exposure to neighborhood greenness and later-life cognitive decline: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Lilah M. Besser, Lun-Ching Chang, K. Evenson, James E. Galvin +11 more
2026Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology2 citations Open access
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Associations between self-reported change in lifestyle behaviors and brain health: Findings from the Healthy Brain Initiative
Magdalena I. Tolea, Lilah M. Besser, Deirdre M. O'Shea, Ketlyne Sol +5 more
2026Journal of Alzheimer's Disease2 citations Open access
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Disparate household recovery outcomes in rural communities: a longitudinal analysis of Hurricane Michael's impact on the Florida Panhandle
Diana Mitsova, A. Esnard, Monica P. Escaleras, Alka Sapat +1 more
2025Natural Hazards2 citations
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Rural Roads to cognitive Resilience (RRR): A prospective cohort study protocol
Lilah M. Besser, L. Wiese, Diane J. Cook, Janet Holt +7 more
2025PLoS ONE2 citations Open access
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Urban greenspace and dementia: Measures, mechanisms, and methodological guidance
I. Jarvis, Lilah M. Besser, Jessica Finlay, P. Hystad +12 more
2026Alzheimer's & Dementia1 citations Open access
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