CURRICULUM VITAE. JESSICA ALBER, PhD

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE JESSICA ALBER, PhD Business Address: 345 Blackstone Blvd Providence, RI Phone: (401) Home Address: 41 South Angell, Apt 3R Providence, RI Phone: (401) (preferred) (preferred) EDUCATION Brock University, BSc. (Hons) Neuroscience (Neuropsychology stream) University of Edinburgh, MSc. (with academic distinction) Human Cognitive Neuropsychology University of Edinburgh,, PhD Human Cognitive Neuroscience POSTGRADUATE TRAINING Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Neuropsychology CURRENT POSITION Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University HONORS AND AWARDS Canadian Millenium Excellence Award Federal Government of Canada Dr. William McGregor Health Sciences Award Exeter Medical Associates Brock University Leaders Award Brock University 2010 Dissertation Distinction Medal University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Principal s Career University of Edinburgh Development Award 2012 Academic Excellence Award British Neuropsychological Society 2012 National Travel Award British Psychological Society 2013 Excellence in Research Award University of Edinburgh 2013 PhD Research Support Award University of Edinburgh 2016 Brown Neuroscience Excellence Award Brown University 2017 Alzheimer s Association International Conference Travel Award Alzheimer s Association 1

2 SOCIETIES, COMMITTEES, AND CONSORTIA Member, British Psychological Graduate Student Society Member, British Neuropsychological Society Member, International Society to Advance Alzheimer s Research and Treatment, Alzheimer s Association Associate Site PI, Alzheimer s Clinical Trials Consortium, National Institute on Aging Rhode Island State Plan for Alzheimer s Committee PUBLICATION LIST ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS 1. Dewar, M., Alber, J., Butler, C., Cowan, N., & Della Sala, S. (2012). Brief wakeful rest boosts new memories over the long term. Psychological Science, 23, doi: / Alber, J., Della Sala, S., & Dewar, M. (2014). Minimizing interference with early consolidation boosts 7-day retention in amnesic patients. Neuropsychology, 28(5), Dewar, M.*, Alber, J.*, Cowan, N., & Della Sala, S. (2014). Boosting long-term memory via wakeful rest: Intentional rehearsal is not necessary, automatic consolidation is sufficient. PLOS One, 9(10), e (* = equal contribution) 4. Snyder, P.J., Johnson, L.N., Lim, Y.Y., Santos, C.Y., Alber, J., Maruff, P., & Fernandez, B. (2016). Nonvascular retinal imaging markers of preclinical Alzheimer s disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, & Disease Monitoring, 4, Santos, C.Y., Snyder, P.J., Wu, W., Zhang, M., Echeverria, A., & Alber, J. (2017). Pathophysiologic relationship between Alzheimer s disease, cerebrovascular disease, and cardiovascular risk: A review and synthesis. Alzheimer s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, & Disease Monitoring, 7, Alber, J., Lee, A.K.W., Menard, W., Monast, D., & Salloway, S.P. (2017). Recruitment of at-risk participants for clinical trials: A major paradigm shift for Alzheimer s disease prevention. Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease, 4, /jpad Alber, J., McGarry, K., Noto, R.B., & Snyder, P.J. Use of eflornithine (DFMO) in the treatment of early Alzheimer s disease: A compassionate use, single case study (2018). Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 10:60. doi: /fnagi PUBLICATIONS SUBMITTED OR IN PREPARATION 1. Alber, J., Dewar, M., & Baddeley, A. (under review). Exploring long-term forgetting in healthy young people. Cortex. 2

3 2. Snyder, P.J., Maruff, P., Santos, C.Y., Ott, B.R., Salloway, S.P., Yoo, D.C., Noto, R.B., Alber, J., Thompson, L.I., Goldfarb, D., & Song, A. Disruption of cholinergic neurotransmission within cognitive challenge paradigms is predictive of Aβ-related cognitive impairment in preclinical Alzheimer s disease after a 27-month delay interval (submitted). Archives of Neurology. 3. Alber, J., Goldfarb, D., Silver, B., Ott, B.R., Boxerman, J., & Snyder, P.J. Relationships between cerebral and retinal abnormalities in cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA): Potential retinal biomarkers (in preparation). 4. Alber, J., Goldfarb, D., Thompson, L.I., Cheng, D., Hernandez, K., den Haan, J., & Snyder, P.J. Retinal biomarkers of preclinical Alzheimer s disease: Knowledge gained and targets for biomarker development (in preparation). ABSTRACTS 1. Alber, J., Dewar, M., Butler, C., Cowan, N., & Della Sala, S. Improving 7-day memory via a brief wakeful rest. Conference of the British Neuropsychological Society, London, UK, March Alber, J., Finotto, S., Dewar, M., Clerici, F., & Della Sala, S. Improving memory retention of face/name pairs in amci patients via minimal interference: A pilot investigation. C4AR International Conference, Ageing: Moving Beyond Boundaries, Lancaster, UK, September Alber, J., Dewar, M., & Della Sala, S. Minimizing sensory stimulation boosts memories over 7 days in patients with MCI and mild Alzheimer s Disease. Meeting of the Federation of the European Societies of Neuropsychology, Berlin, Germany, September Alber, J., Silver, B., Ott, B.R., & Snyder, P.J. A potential retinal biomarker for cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, London, UK, July Alber, J., McGarry, K., Noto, R.B., & Snyder, P.J. Use of eflornithine (DFMO) in the treatment of mild Alzheimer s disease: A compassionate use, single case study. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, London, UK, July Lee, A.K.W., Alber, J., Monast, D., Menard, W., Tang, T., Bodge, C., Malloy, P., & Salloway, S.P. The Butler Alzheimer s Prevention Registry: Recruitment and Interim Outcome. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, London, UK, July Alber, J., Collier, M.K., Goldfarb, D., Thompson, L.I., Dawson, B., Salloway, S., & Lee, A.K.W. Safety, Tolerability, and Lifestyle Changes Associated with APOE Disclosure in the Butler Alzheimer s Prevention Registry: Implications for Clinical Trials. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, Chicago, USA, July Alber, J., Goldfarb, D., Drake, J., Boxerman, J., Silver, B., Ott, B.R., & Snyder, P.J. Retinal Changes in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: Relationship to Cerebral Pathology. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, Chicago, USA, July

4 9. Cheng, D., Santos, C.Y., Thompson, L.I., Hernandez, K.A., Alber, J. & Snyder, P.J. Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning and Subjective Memory Impairment Changes in Preclinical Alzheimer s Disease Patients. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, Chicago, USA, July Thompson, L.I., Alber, J., Hernandez, K.A., & Snyder, P.J. DCTclock Versus Manual 10-point Scoring Method in Predicting Amyloid Burden and Memory Performance in Healthy Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Complaints. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, Chicago, USA, July Goldfarb, D., Snyder, P.J., Schindler, R., Santos, C.Y., Ott, B.R., Salloway, S., Yoo, D.C., Noto, R.B., Alber, J., Thompson, L.I., & Song, A. Disruption of Cholinergic Neurotransmission, Within A Cognitive Challenge Paradigm, Predicts Aβ Related Cognitive Impairment in Preclinical Alzheimer s Disease After a 27-Month Delay Interval. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, Chicago, USA, July Lee, A.K.W., Thompson, L.I., Collier, M.K., Goldfarb, D., Dawson, B., Salloway, S., & Alber, J. The Effects of Subjective Cognitive Decline on APOE Genotype Disclosure in the Butler Alzheimer s Prevention Registry. Alzheimer s Association International Conference, Chicago, USA, July INVITED PRESENTATIONS PREVIOUS 1. Alber, J., Butler, C., Cowan, N., Dewar, M., & Della Sala, S. Improving 7-day memory via a brief wakeful rest. Researching into Ageing National Conference, Nottingham, UK, February Alber, J., Butler, C., Cowan, N., Dewar, M., & Della Sala, S. Improving 7-day memory via a brief wakeful rest. University of Edinburgh Neuroscience Day, Edinburgh, UK, March Alber, J., Dewar, M., & Della Sala, S. Wakeful rest benefits 7-day memory in healthy older adults. University of Edinburgh Psychology Department seminar series, Edinburgh, UK, February Alber, J., Dewar, M., & Della Sala, S. Improving 7-day memory via a brief wakeful rest. Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology Research Day, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, February Alber, J., Butler, C., Cowan, N., Dewar, M., & Della Sala, S. Improving 7-day memory via a brief wakeful rest. National Conference of the British Neuropsychological Society, London, UK, March Alber, J., Finotto, S., Dewar, M., Clerici, F., & Della Sala, S. Improving memory retention of face/name pairs in amci patients via minimal interference: A pilot investigation. C4AR International Conference, Ageing: Moving Beyond Boundaries, Lancaster, UK, September Alber, J., Butler, C., Cowan, N., Dewar, M., & Della Sala, S. Improving 7-day memory via a brief wakeful rest. National British Psychological Society - Division of Neuropsychology Scotland Research Day, Glasgow, UK, September

5 8. Alber, J., Della Sala, S., & Dewar, M. Minimizing sensory stimulation boosts memories over 7 days in patients with amnestic MCI and early Alzheimer s Disease. University of Edinburgh Neuroscience Day, Edinburgh, UK, March Alber, J., Della Sala, S., & Dewar, M. Minimizing sensory stimulation boosts memories over 7 days in patients with MCI and mild Alzheimer s Disease. International Meeting of the Federation of the European Societies of Neuropsychology, Berlin, Germany, September Alber, J., Dewar, M., & Baddeley, A. The Crimes Test: Piloting and future directions. National Meeting of the accelerated long-term forgetting group, York, UK, November Santos, C.Y., Johnson, L.N., Alber, J., Fernandez, B., Lim, Y.Y., & Snyder, P.J. Nonvascular retinal imaging markers of preclinical Alzheimer s disease. Annual Meeting, The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Seattle, WA, May Alber, J., & Lee, A. Aging and Memory Loss: What s normal, what s not, and how to make a difference. The Lighthouse at Lincoln, Lincoln, RI, May Alber, J., Santos, C.Y., & Snyder, P.J. Disruption of cholinergic neurotransmission unmasks Aβrelated cognitive impairment in preclinical Alzheimer s disease. Alpert Medical School of Brown University Neuropsychology Rounds, Providence, RI, October Alber, J., Santos C.Y., & Snyder, P.J. Retinal imaging of structural changes specific to the cholinergic-rich region of the retina in preclinical Alzheimer s disease. Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Providence, RI, October Alber, J., Santos, C.Y., & Snyder, P.J. PET Imaging for β-amyloid and tau in preclinical Alzheimer s disease. Rhode Island Hospital, Neurology Seminar Series, Providence, RI, February Alber, J., Snyder P.J., Santos, C.Y., & Johnson, L.N. Retinal biomarkers of preclinical Alzheimer s disease: A longitudinal study. Rhode Island Hospital, Neurology Grand Rounds, Providence, RI, March Alber, J., Silver, B., Ott, B.R., Salloway, S.P., Saad, A., & Snyder, P.J. A retinal biomarker for cerebral amyloid angiopathy? Rhode Island Alzheimer s disease research conference. Warwick, RI, April Snyder, P.J., Alber, J., Schindler, R., Santos, C.Y., & Getter, C. Cholinergic degeneration in preclinical Alzheimer s disease. The 13 th International Conference on Alzheimer s & Parkinson s Disease. Vienna, Austria, April Snyder, P.J., & Alber, J. The evidence that we may have sensitive biomarkers of Alzheimer s disease burden in the retina: What we know and what we don t. Heidelberg Engineering, Franklin, MA, January Alber, J., Collier, M.K., Goldfarb, D., Thompson, L.I., Dawson, B., Salloway, S., & Lee, A.K.W. Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of APOE disclosure in the Butler Alzheimer s Prevention Registry: Implications for recruitment into clinical trials. Global Alzheimer s Platform National Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February,

6 PENDING 1. Alber, J. & Lee, A.K.W. Invited Symposium: Disclosure of Alzheimer s risk biomarkers to cognitively normal older adults. Clinical Trials in Alzheimer s Disease, Barcelona, Spain, October Alber, J., Goldfarb, D., Drake, J., Boxerman, J., Silver, B., Ott, B.R., & Snyder, P.J. Cerebral and retinal correlates of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. COBRE Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Providence, RI, December GRANTS PREVIOUS 1. Research into Aging PhD Studentship Grant 355 PI: Sergio Della Sala, Michaela Dewar, , 70,500 PENDING 1. Atlas of Retinal Imaging in Alzheimer s Study Co-Investigator. St. Anthony s Hospital Foundation, , $4.3 million 2. Alzheimer s Disease Discovery Foundation Co-PI, , $1.5 million UNIVERSITY TEACHING ROLES University of Edinburgh First year cognitive psychology teaching assistant, 350 students Second year psychology research methods teaching assistant, 200 students Designed and graded neuroanatomy brain quiz for third year neuropsychology course, 150 students Third year psychology research methods course designer and lecturer, 150 students 2013 Continuing education cognitive psychology course designer and lecturer, 27 students Supervisor to research assistants, undergraduate students, trainees in neuropsychology, 5 students per year EDITORIAL BOARDS Alzheimer s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring AD HOC REVIEWER Cortex Alzheimer s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Neurology NeuroImage: Clinical 6