FHS News: Dr. Katherine Gifford promoted to Associate Professor

Katherine Gifford, PsyD, Anatomy & Neurobiology, is a clinical neuropsychologist who comes to BU from Vanderbilt University. Her work focuses on early detection of unhealthy brain aging, with a focus on brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). She developed a tool to index subjective cognitive decline and evaluates other clinical tools and biomarkers of AD. Beyond her independent research, she has collaborated on >15 NIH-funded studies as an expert neuropsychologist. Dr. Gifford is an associate editor for Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, chaired an International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment special interest group, and serves as a reviewer for multiple NIA grant panels.