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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Prof. Sharon Sanz Simon, Ph.D.<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Prof. Sharon Sanz Simon, Ph.D<\/strong>., is a clinical psychologist, neuropsychologist and researcher in aging, neuroscience, and mental health. She is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University (Newark), in the Department of Psychiatry, New Jersey Medical School. She is also a core member of the Krieger Klein Alzheimer’s Research Center at the Brain Health Institute, Rutgers University. <\/span><\/h5>\n
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Dr. Simon earned her Ph.D. from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (Brazil), a Research Fellowship in Neuropsychiatry at Harvard University (Brigham and Women’s Hospital), and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Columbia University.<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Dr. Simon is passionate about empowering communities through science, understanding risk and resilience\/protective factors for cognitive aging and dementia. Also, she dedicates her time to developing effective interventions (e.g., cognitive training and exercise) to improve mental & brain health in older adults, including vulnerable and underrepresented populations.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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Furthermore, Dr. Sanz Simon is interested in better understanding the role of reproductive life history and menopause on cognition and brain health, contributing to Advancing women’s health care in aging.<\/span><\/h5>\n
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Currently, she is a member of the US Consortium of Aging, Dementia & Latino Studies (CADLAS). Her research is funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Alzheimer’s Association, and the Brazilian Government (CNPQ).<\/span><\/h5>\n
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She is the principal investigator of the BRAINY-NJ Study<\/a> (Brazilian Aging in New York-New Jersey Study), which investigate risk and resilience factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia among U.S.-Brazilian communities. She is also the principal investigator of the MUST Study (MUltitasking Strategy Training Study), a digital clinical trial investigating the effects a multitasking ability training in older adults (K99\/R00 Award NIH), and is the PI of the ACTIVE-BrainWoMen (Aerobic-Resistance ExerCise Trial Investigating Vital Effects on Brain in Women at Menopause), funded by Applebaum Foundation.<\/span><\/h5>\n

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Before moving to the USA, Dr. Sharon Sanz Simon received her undergraduate degree from Pontifical Catholic University of S\u00e3o Paulo (PUC-SP) in Brazil (2010), and completed internship programs in clinical psychology at the Clinique of La Borde (France – 2006) and in neuropsychology at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (2007-2008). In additional, she received clinical training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies in the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (2010-2012) and provided clinical care to adults and older adults in Brazil.<\/h5>\n

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Publications<\/a><\/h4>\n
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Honors & Awards<\/strong><\/h6>\n