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PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTION IN LATE LIFE (PILL) PROJECT Background The transition from hospital to home is a critical time complicated by numerous medicines, drug toxicities, regimen changes, and discrepancies. The Pharmacological Intervention in Late Life (PILL) project was developed to enhance...

Heart and Brain Health (CIRCA)

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Cerebrovascular Risk, Aging, and Their Effects on the Brain Changes in memory, thinking, and organizational skills occur in the course of normal aging, but can sometimes indicate an underlying disease. These changes in thinking ability can occur as a result of medical conditions (such as high blood...

Catherine Fortier, Ph.D.

Person: Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Psychologist, VA Boston Healthcare System, Deputy Director and Principal Investigator, TRACTS/GRECC
I serve as Deputy Director of the RR&D TBI Center of Excellence at VA Boston Healthcare System (the Translational Center for TBI and Stress Disorders, TRACTS). Our Center is conducting state-of-the-art research studies that aim to understand how mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and related stress...

Jennifer R. Fonda, Ph.D., M.A.

Person: Epidemiologist, TRACTS
I am the epidemiologist for the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders Center (TRACTS) at the VA Boston Healthcare System. I play a central role in the study design and data management of TRACTS. I have 14 years of research experience, with expertise in all aspects of observation...

Colleen B. Hursh, M.S., CRS

Person: Rehabilitation Specialist and Project Coordinator, TRACTS
Colleen has been working for the VA Boston Healthcare System since 2004. She began as a research assistant, after which she became a project coordinator. In 2010, she earned her Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from UMass Boston, and since then, she has been working with the TRACTS...

Laura J. Grande, Ph.D.

Person: Director of Clinical Neuropsychology, Psychology Service at the VA Boston Healthcare System, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology (Psychiatry), Harvard Medical School
Laura Grande completed graduate training in Clinical Psychology at the University of Florida. Currently employed as the Director of Clinical Neuropsychology for VABHS. Research interests include neuropsychology of aging, with a specific interest in selective attention and development of clinical...