Alexa E Walter, PhD

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Research Associate of Neurology
Research Associate, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Neurology

Contact information
3535 Market St.
Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Education:
BS (Biology: Neuroscience)
Pennsylvania State University, 2015.
MS (Kinesiology)
Pennsylvania State University, 2017.
PhD (Kinesiology)
Pennsylvania State University, 2020.
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Selected Publications

Griffith O, Fornini R, Walter AE, Wilkes J, Bai X, Slobounov SM.: Comorbidity of concussion and depression alters brain functional connectivity in collegiate student-athletes. Brain Res 1845: 149200, Dec 2024.

Walter AE, Savalia K, Yoon J, Morrison J, Schneider ALC, Diaz-Arrastia R, Sandsmark DK.: Change in Enlarged Perivascular Spaces over Time and Associations with Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma Rep 5: 738-748, Jul 2024.

Hunzinger KJ, Walter AE, Rosenthal KA, Windham BG, Palta P, Juraschek SP, Hicks CW, Gottesman RF, Schneider ALC.: Associations Between Prior Head Injury, Physical Functioning, and Frailty in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 79: glae032, Apr 2024.

Gugger JJ, Walter AE, Diaz-Arrastia R, Huang J, Jack CR, Reid R, Kucharska-Newton AM, Gottesman RF, Schneider ALC, Johnson EL.: Association between structural brain MRI abnormalities and epilepsy in older adults. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2024.

Shaik, N., Law, C., Walter, A.E., Stulberg, E., Schneider, A.L.C. : Correlations Between County-Level Social Determinants of Health and Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Mortality in the United States. Neurotrauma reports Page: online, 2024.

Walter AE, Wilkes JR, Scaramuzzo M, Johns-Bostick T, Lynch S, Sebastianelli W, Seidenberg P, Bream T, Slobounov SM.: Head acceleration event exposure and cognitive and functional outcomes: a comparison of multiple football seasons. Res Sports Med 2024.

Hunzinger KJ, Law CA, Elser H, Walter AE, Windham BG, Palta P, Juraschek SP, Hicks CW, Gottesman RF, Schneider ALC.: Associations Between Head Injury and Subsequent Risk of Falls: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study. Neurology 101: e2234-e2242, Nov 2023.

Walter AE, Bai X, Wilkes J, Neuberger T, Sebastianelli W, Slobounov SM.: Selective head cooling in the acute phase of concussive injury: a neuroimaging study. Front Neurol 14: 1272374, Oct 2023.

Walter AE, Sandsmark DK.: The Importance of Social Contact on Brain Atrophy Among Older Individuals. Neurology 101: 459-460, Sep 2023.

Elser H, Gottesman RF, Walter AE, Coresh J, Diaz-Arrastia R, Mosley TH, Schneider ALC.: Head Injury and Long-term Mortality Risk in Community-Dwelling Adults. JAMA Neurol 80: 260-269, Mar 2023.

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