Alexa Beiser

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Alexa S. Beiser is an American professor of biostatistics and public health researcher.

Biography

Beiser did her PhD in mathematics at Boston University, following her M.A. at the University of California, San Diego in Applied Mathematics and B.A. in Biology and Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/sph/profile/alexa-beiser/|title=Alexa Beiser | SPH|website=www.bu.edu}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/profile/alexa-beiser/|title=Alexa Beiser | School of Medicine|website=www.bumc.bu.edu}}

She has worked at the Boston University School of Public Health since 1985, currently in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) neurology group. Beiser co-developed the biostatistics doctoral program at Boston University.{{Cite web |title=Alexa Beiser {{!}} SPH |url=https://www.bu.edu/sph/profile/alexa-beiser/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=www.bu.edu}}

Research

She has worked on areas such as risk factors for dementia,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2017/dementia-studies-indicate-rates-are-leveling-off-despite-aging-population/|title=Dementia Rates Leveling Off, Despite Aging Population | SPH|website=www.bu.edu}} how stress affects memory,{{Cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2018/stress-associated-with-impaired-memory-lower-brain-volumes/|title=Stress Associated with Impaired Memory, Lower Brain Volumes | SPH|website=www.bu.edu}} and how physical activity can improve health for people with diabetes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2019/physical-activity-improves-cognitive-and-vascular-health-in-older-people-with-diabetes/|title=Physical Activity Improves Cognitive and Vascular Health in Older People with Diabetes | SPH|website=www.bu.edu}} She currently leads the FHS neurology group data management team, with a focus of analysing data relating to dementia.

Selected papers

Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, N Engl J Med 2002; 346:476-483, {{doi|10.1056/NEJMoa011613}}
Lifetime Risk for Development of Atrial Fibrillation, Circulation. 2004;110:1042–1046, {{doi|10.1161/01.CIR.0000140263.20897.42}}
Residual Lifetime Risk for Developing Hypertension in Middle-aged Women and Men, JAMA. 2002;287(8):1003-1010, {{doi|10.1001/jama.287.8.1003}}