762 - Interview With a Graduate: A New Doctor of Epidemiology Connects Physical Activity to Cognitive Health
Public Health On Call · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Show Notes
It's graduation time at the Bloomberg School! Doctoral candidate Francesca Marino joins the podcast to talk about how her interest in neuroscience led her to pursue a degree in epidemiology, and about her research looking into whether and how daily patterns of physical activity tracked through a wearable device could indicate cognitive health or decline.
Guest: Dr. Francesca Marino is a recent graduate of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health whose research focuses on the epidemiology of aging.
Host: Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.
Show links:
- Associations of Physical Activity and Heart Rate Variability from a Two-Week ECG Monitor with Cognitive Function and Dementia: the ARIC Neurocognitive Study—PubMed
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Activity, Sleep & Dementia—Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
- Get the transcript for this episode (PDF)
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