Alexa E Walter, PhD

Research Associate of Neurology
Department: Neurology
Contact information
3535 Market St.
Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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.
Permanent linkBS (Biology: Neuroscience)
Pennsylvania State University, 2015.
MS (Kinesiology)
Pennsylvania State University, 2017.
PhD (Kinesiology)
Pennsylvania State University, 2020.
Selected Publications
Law CA, Elser H, Walter AE, Mosley TH, Walker K, Gottesman RF, Schneider ALC.: Traumatic brain injury and anger proneness: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Frontiers in Psychology 16: 1546443, Jun 2025.Walter, A. E., Gugger, J. J., Law, C. A., Brennan, D. J., Mosley, T. H., Reid, R. I., Jack, C. R., Gottesman, R. F., Diaz-Arrastia, R., & Schneider, A. L. C. : Neuroimaging Correlates of Traumatic Brain Injury in an Older Community-Dwelling Population: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Neurology 104(8): e213506, Apr 2025.
Griffith, O., Bai, X., Walter, A.E., Gay, M., R., Kelly, J.T., Sebastianelli, W.J., Papa, L., Slobounov, S.: Association of player position and functional connectivity alterations in collegiate American football players: an fMRI study. Frontiers in Neurology 15(1511915), Jan 2025 Notes: doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1511915.
Walter A.E., Pike J.R., Coresh J., Diaz-Arrastia R., Menon D., Gottesman R.F., Palta P., Schneider, A.L.C. : Traumatic Brain Injury, Changes in Plasma Amyloid, Tau, and Neurodegenerative Biomarkers, and Dementia Risk. Alzheimer’s and Dementia 2025.
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 11(2): 342-354, Feb 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 32(1): 122-131, Jan-Jun 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 6(1): 32-38, Jan 2024.