CURRICULUM VITAE
JoAnn T. Tschanz, Ph.D.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Work Address:
UMC 2810 UMC 4440
Department of Psychology Center for Epidemiologic Studies
Utah State University Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-2810 Logan, UT 84322-4440
435-797-1457 435-797-1583
Joann.tschanz@.usu.edu
Current Employment
2005 to present Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Utah State University
1999 to 2005 Assistant Professor
2002 to present USU Associate Director and Neuropsychologist
1994 to 2002 Clinical Director and Neuropsychologist
Cache County Study on Memory in Aging
Utah State University
Educational Background
1991 – 1993 Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology
1989 – 1990 University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Predoctoral Clinical Psychology Intern
1985 – 1991 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Minor: Behavioral Neuroscience
1981 - 1985 Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID
B.S. with High Honors, Major: Psychology
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Professional Experience
Clinical Experience
1993 – 1994 Clinical Psychologist/Neuropsychologist
Pathways Clinic
St. Benedict’s Hospital/Ogden Regional Medical Center
1993 – 1994 Neuropsychology Consultant
Rehabilitation Medicine
Holy Cross Hospital
1991 – 1993 Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow
Neuropsychology Laboratory, Inpatient/Outpatient Psychiatry,
Inpatient/Outpatient Rehabilitation
1989 – 1991 Geriatric Case Manager
Whatcom Counseling Clinic
Bellingham, Washington
Professional Honors and Affiliations
2007 – present Brain Institute, University of Utah
2002 Nominated for College of Education Researcher of the Year, Utah State
University
1988 – 1989 National Institute of Mental Health U.S. Public Health Service Fellowship,
Indiana University
1985 – 1987 CIC Minority Graduate Fellowship, Indiana University
1991 to present International Neuropsychological Society, Member
1991 to present National Academy of Neuropsychology, Member
1991 to present American Psychological Association, Member
Psychology Licensure
1994 to present State of Utah: Active
1991 – 1993 State of Washington: Inactive
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RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Research Awards/Recognition (Astericks denote student authors)
Blue Ribbon Award for Division 40, Neuropsychology
Lensegrav-Benson, T.*, Tschanz, J., Masters, K.S., Carlson, M.C., Corcoran, C., Lykestos, C.,
Heath, E., Leslie, C., Munger, R.A., Ostbye, T., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Norton, M., & Hayden, K.
Sedentary Lifestyle Increases Dementia Risk: The Cache County Study. Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, July, 2004.
First Prize Excellence - Poster
Norton, M., Skoog, I., Toone, L., Tschanz, J., Corcoran, C., Zandi, P., Hart, A., Breitner ,J.,
Welsh-Bohmer, K., and Steffens, D. Improving Assessment of Incidence of First-Onset Geriatric
Depression in Population-Based Studies. Presented at the Society of Epidemiological Research,
Salt Lake City, UT, June, 2004.
Meritorious Citation - Poster
Garrett K., Tschanz J, Skoog I., Khachaturian A., Hayden K., Zandi P., Munger R., Pfister R.,
Welsh-Bohmer K., Breitner J. The chronicity of treated cardiovascular conditions and cognition:
the Cache County Study. Presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Conference, March,
2003.
First Prize Junior Investigator - Poster
Steffens, D.C., Norton, M.C., Plassman, B.L., Tschanz, J.T., Wyse, B.W., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A.,
Anthony, J.C., Breitner, J.C.S. Enhanced Cognitive Performance With Estrogen Use In Non-
Demented Community-Dwelling Older Women. Poster given at the Third Annual Women’s
Cognitive Health Conference, Bowman Gray Medical School.
Award - Student Research Presentation
Hart AH*, Sorensen S, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Wyse BW & Breitner JCS. Social support in
relation to mortality in the elderly. Presented at the Southwestern Association of Research in
Human Development, Galveston, TX, April 1998.
Peer-Reviewed Publications (Asterisks denote students authors)
1. Buckley T*, Norton MC, Deberard MS, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Tschanz JT. A Brief
Metacognition Questionnaire for the Elderly: Comparison with Cognitive Performance
and Informant Ratings. The Cache County Study. Int. J Geriatric Psychiatry, e pub Oct.
2009.
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2. Norton MC, Piercy KW, Rabins PV, Green RC, Breitner JC, Ostbye T, Corcoran C,
Welsh-Bohmer KA, Lyketsos CG, Tschanz JT. Caregiver-recipient closeness and
symptom progression in Alzheimer’s Disease. The Cache County Dementia Progression
Study. J Gerontology B Psychological Sci Social Sci. 2009;64:560-8.
3. Rao V, Rosenberg P, Miles QS, Patadia D, Treiber K*, Bertrand M, Norton M, Steinberg
M, Tschanz J, Lyketsos C. A population-based study of neuropsychiatric symptoms in
dementia patients with and without a history of traumatic brain injury. J
Neuropsychiatry and Clin Neurosci, in press.
4. Norton MC, Ostbye T, Smith KR, Munger RG, Tschanz JT. Early parental death and
Late-life dementia risk. Findings from the Cache County Study. Age and Aging 2009;1-
4.
5. Welsh-Bohmer KA, Ostbye T, Sanders L, Pieper CF, Hayden KM, Tschanz JT, Norton
MC. Neuropsychological performance in advanced age: Influences of demographic
factors and Apolipoprotein E: Findings from the Cache County Memory Study. Clin
Neuropsychol 2009;23:77-99.
6. Treiber KA*, Lyketsos CG, Corcoran C, Steinberg M, Norton M, Green RC, Rabins P,
Stein DM, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Breitner JCS, Tschanz JT. Vascular factors and risk for
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease: the Cache County Study.
International Psychogeriatrics, 2008;20:538-53.
7. Rosenberg, PB, Mielke MM, Tschanz J, Cook L, Corcoran C, Hayden KM, Norton M,
Rabins PV, Green RC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Breitner JCS, Munger R, Lyketsos CG.
Effects of cardiovascular medications on rate of functional decline in Alzheimer’s
disease. Am J Geriatric Psychiatry 2008:16:883-92.
8. Fotuhi M, Zandi PP, Hayden KM, Khachaturian AS, Szekely CA, Wengreen H, Munger
RG, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Lyketsos CG, Breitner JC, Welsh-Bohmer K. Better
cognitive performance in elderly taking antioxidant vitamins E and C supplements in
combination with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: the Cache County Study.
Alzheimers Dement. 2008;4:223-7.
9. Norton, M.C., Singh, A., Skoog, I., Corcoran, C., Tschanz, J.T., Zandi, P.P., Breitner,
J.C.S., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A., & Steffens, D.C. Church Attendance and New Episodes of
Major Depression in a Community Study of Older Adults. The Cache County Study.
Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 2008; 63:129-137
10. Hallam BJ, Brown WS, Ross C, Buckwalter JG, Bigler ED, Tschanz JT, Norton MC,
Welsh-Bohmer KA, Breitner JC. Regional atrophy of the corpus callosum in dementia. J
Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2009; 14:414-23.
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11. Steinberg M, Shao H, Zandi P, Lyketsos CG, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Norton MC, Breitner
JCS, Steffens DC, Tschanz JT. Point and Five-year Period Prevalence of
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia: The Cache County Study. Int J Geriatr
Psychiatry, 2008;23:170-7.
12. Mielke MM, Rosenberg PB, Tschanz J, Cook L, Corcoran C, Hayden KM, Norton M,
Rabins PV, Green RC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Breitner JCS, Munger R, Lyketsos CG.
Vascular factors predict rate of functional decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Neurology,
2007; 69: 1850-8.
13. Hayden KM, Zandi PP, Khachaturian AS, Szekely CA, Fotuhi M, Norton MC, Tschanz
JT, Pieper CF, Corcoan C, Lyketsos CG, Breitner JCS, Welsh-Bohmer KA. Does
NSAID use modify cognitive trajectories in the elderly? The Cache County Study.
Neurology, 2007;69:275-82.
14. Fearing MA, Bigler ED, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Hulette C, Leslie C, Welsh-Bohmer
KA. Autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer’s disease versus clinically-diagnosed Alzheimer’s
disease in the Cache County Study on Memory, Health and Aging: A comparison of
quantitative MRI and Neuropsychological Findings. Journal of Clinical and Experimental
Neuropsychology 2007;29:553-60.
15. Onyike CU, Sheppard JME, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Green RC, Steinberg M, Welsh-
Bohmer KA, Breitner JC, Lyketsos CG. Epidemiology of Apathy in Older Adults. The
Cache County study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2007;15: 365-375.
16. Wengreen HJ, Munger RG, Corcoran CD, Zandi P, Hayden KM, Fotuhi M, Skoog I,
Norton MC, Tschanz J, Breitner JC, Welsh-Bohmer KA. Antioxidant intake and
cognitive function of elderly men and women: the Cache County Study. J Nutr Health
Aging. 2007;11:230-7.
17. Tschanz JT, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Lyketsos CG, Corcoran C, Green RC, Hayden K,
Norton MC, Zandi PP, Toone L, West NA, Breitner JCS. Conversion to Dementia from
Mild Cognitive Disorder. The Cache County Study. Neurology 2006;67;229-234.
18. Welsh-Bohmer KA, Breitner JCS, Hayden KM, Lyketsos C, Zandi PP, Tschanz JT,
Norton MC, Munger R. Modifying dementia risk and trajectories of cognitive decline in
aging: The Cache County Memory Study. Alzheimer’s & Dementia 2006;2:257-260.
19. Steinberg M, Corcoran C, Tschanz JT, Huber C, Welsh-Bohmer K, Norton MC, Zandi
P, Breitner JCS, Steffens DC, Lyketsos CG. Risk factors for neuropsychiatric symptoms
in dementia: The Cache County Study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2006 Sep;21(9):824-
830.
20. Lyketsos CG, Toone L, Tschanz J, Corcoran C, Norton M, Zandi P, Munger R, Breitner
JCS, Welsh-Bohmer K and the Cache County Study Group. A population-based study of
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the association between coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and cognitive
decline. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry,2006;21:509-518.
21. Norton, M.C., Skoog, I., Franklin, L.M.*, Corcoran, C., Tschanz, J.T., Zandi, P.P.,
Breitner, J.C.S., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A., & Steffens, D.C. Gender Differences in the
Association between Religious Involvement and Depression: The Cache County (Utah)
Study. Journals of Gerontology B: Psychological Sciences, 2006; 61: 129-136.
22. Hayden KM, Zandi PP, Lyketsos CG, Khachaturian AS, Bastian LA, Charoonruk G,
Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Pieper CF, Munger RG, Breitner JC, Welsh-Bohmer KA;
Cache County Investigators. Vascular risk factors for incident Alzheimer disease and
vascular dementia: the Cache County Study. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord., 2006;20:93-
100.
23. Norton MC, Skoog I, Toone L, Corcoran C, Tschanz JT, Lisota RD*, Hart AD, Zandi
PP, Breitner JCS, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Steffens DC. Three-year Incidence of First-Onset
Depressive Illness in a Population Sample of Older Adults. The Cache County Study.
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2006;14:237-245.
24. Plassman BL, Khachaturian AS, Townsend JJ, Ball MJ, Steffens DC, Leslie CE,
Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Burke JR, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Tyrey M, and Breitner J.C.S.
Comparison of clinical and neuropathological diagnoses of AD in three community-based
samples. Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, 2006;2:2-11.
25. Khachaturian AS, Zandi PP, Lyketsos CG, Hayden KM, Skoog I, Norton MC, Tschanz
JT, Mayer LS, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Breitner JCS. Anti-Hypertensive Medication Use and
Incident Alzheimer's Disease. The Cache County Study. Archives of Neurology, 2006;
63(5):686-92.
26. Østbye T, Krause KM, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Sanders L, Hayden K, Pieper C, Welsh-
Bohmer KA. Ten Dimensions of Health and Their Relationships With Overall Self-
Reported Health and Survival Among the Elderly in Utah: The Cache County Memory
Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2006:54: 199-209.
27. Tschanz JT, Treiber K*, Norton MC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Zandi PP, Szekely CA, Toone
L, Munger RG, Lyketsos C, Breitner JCS, and the Cache County Study Group. A
Population Study of Alzheimer's disease: Findings from the Cache County study on
Memory, Health and Aging. Care Management Journal, 2005:6:107-114.
28. Lyketsos CG, Toone L, Tschanz J, Rabins PV, Steinberg M, Onyike CU, Corcoran C,
Norton M, Zandi P, Breitner JCS, Welsh-Bohmer K, and the Cache County Study Group.
A Population-based Study of Medical Co-morbidity in Early dementia and “Cognitive
Impairment No Dementia” (CIND): Association with Functional and Cognitive
Impairment. The Cache County Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
2005:13:656–664.
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29. Hayden KM, Warren LH, Pieper CF, Østbye T, Tschanz JT, Norton M, Breitner JCS,
Welsh-Bohmer KA. Identification and differentiation of prodromal VaD. The Cache
County Study. Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia 2005;1:19-29.
30. Hayden KM, Zandi PP, Lyketsos CG, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Khachaturian AS, Pieper
CF, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Breitner JCS, and the Cache County Investigators. Apolipoprotien E
Genotype and Mortality: Findings From The Cache County Study. Journal of the American
Geriatrics Society 2005;53:935-942.
31. Zandi, PP, Sparks, DL, Khachaturian, AS, Tschanz, JT, Norton, MC, Steinberg, M,
Welsh-Bohmer, KA, Breitner, JCS. Do Statins Reduce Risk of Incident Dementia and
Alzheimer’s disease? The Cache County Study. Archives of General Psychiatry
2005;62(2):217-24.
32. Tschanz JT, Corcoran C, Skoog I, Khachaturian AS, Heath J*, Hayden KM*, Welsh-
Bohmer KA, Calvert T, Norton MC, Zandi P, Breitner JCS on behalf of the Cache
County Memory Study Group. Dementia: The Leading Predictor of Death after age 85.
The Cache County Study. Neurology 2004;62:1156 - 1162.
33. Steinberg M, Tschanz JT, Corcoran C, Steffens DC, Norton MC, Lyketsos CG, Breitner
JCS. The Persistence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia: The Cache County
Study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2004;19:19-26.
34. Zandi PP, Anthony JC, Khachaturian AS, Stone SV, Gustafson D, Tschanz JT, Norton
MC, Breitner JCS. Reduced risk of AD in Users of Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements.
The Cache County Study. Archives of Neurology 2004;61: 82-88.
35. Bigler ED, Neeley ES, Miller MJ, Tate DF, Rice SA, Cleavinger H, Wolfson L, Tschanz
J, Welsh-Bohmer K. Cerebral volume loss, cognitive deficit and neuropsychological
performance: comparative measures of brain atrophy: I. Dementia. Journal of the
International Neuropsychological Society 2004;10:442-52.
36. Bigler ED, Lowry C, Kerr B, Tate D, Hessel C, Earl H, Miller M, Smith K, Tschanz JT,
Welsh-Bohmer K, Plassman B, Victoroff J. Role of white matter lesions, cerebral atrophy
and APOE on cognition in Older Persons with and without dementia: The Cache County,
Utah Study of Memory and Aging. Neuropsychology 2003;17: 339-352.
37. Hayden KM*, Khachaturian AS, Tschanz JT, Corcoran C, Norton M, Breitner JCS.
Characteristics of a Two-Stage Screen in a Population Survey of Incident Dementia.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2003;56 (11):1038-1045.
38. Steinberg M, Sheppard JME, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Steffens DC, Breitner JCS,
Lyketsos CG. The incidence of mental and behavioral disturbances in dementia: The
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Cache County Study. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
2003;15(3):340-5.
39. Bigler ED, Tate DF, Miller MJ, Rice SA, Hessel CD, Earl HD, Tschanz JT, Plassman B,
Welsh-Bohmer KA. Dementia, asymmetry of temporal lobe structures, and
Apolipoprotein E genotype: Relationships to cerebral atrophy and neuropsychological
impairment. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 2002;8: 925-933.
40. Tschanz JT, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Plassman BL, Norton MC*, Wyse BW, Breitner JCS.
An adaptation of the Modified Mini-Mental State Examination: Analysis of demographic
influences and normative data. The Cache County Study. Neuropsychiatry,
Neuropsychology, Behavioral Neurology 2002;15: 28-38.
41. Carlson MC, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Martin B, Greene J, Breitner
JCS. H2 Histamine Receptor Blockade in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: A
Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of Nizatidine. Alzheimer's Disease
and Associated Disorders 2002; 16: 24-30.
42. Carlson MC, Zandi PA, Plassman BL, Tschanz JT, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Steffens DC,
Bastian L, Mehta KM, Breitner JCS. Hormone replacement therapy predicts improved
cognition in older women. The Cache County Study. Neurology 2001;57: 2210-6.
43. Lyketsos CG, Sheppard JME, Steinberg M, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Steffens DC,
Breitner JCS. Neuropsychiatric disturbance in Alzheimer Disease clusters into three
groups. The Cache County Study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2001;16:
1043-1053.
44. Steffens DC, Skoog I, Norton MC, Hart AD, Tschanz JT, Plassman BL, Wyse BW,
Welsh-Bohmer KA, Breitner JCS. Prevalence of depression and its treatment in an
elderly population. The Cache County Study. Archives of General Psychiatry 2000;57:
601- 607.
45. Lyketsos CG, Steinberg M, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Steffens DC, Breitner JCS. Mental
and Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia. Findings from the Cache County Study on
Memory in Aging. American Journal of Psychiatry 2000;157: 708-714.
46. Tschanz JT, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Skoog I, West N, Norton MC, Wyse BW, Nickles R*,
Breitner JCS. Dementia diagnoses from clinical and neuropsychological data compared:
The Cache County Study. Neurology 2000;54: 1290-1296.
47. Norton MC*, Tschanz JT, Fan X, Plassman BL, Welsh-Bohmer KA, West N, Wyse
BW, Breitner JCS. Telephone Adaptation of the Modified Mini-Mental State Exam
(3MS). The Cache County Study. (1999). Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and
Behavioral Neurology 1999;12: 270-276.
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48. Steffens DC, Norton MC, Plassman BL, Tschanz JT, Wyse BW, Welsh-Bohmer KA,
Anthony JC, Breitner JCS. Enhanced cognitive performance with estrogen use in non-
demented community-dwelling older women. Journal of the American Geriatric Society
1999;47: 1171-1175.
49. Breitner JCS, Wyse BW, Anthony JC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Steffens DC, Norton MC,
Tschanz JT, Plassman BL, Meyer MR, Skoog I & Khachaturian A. APOE-e4 count
predicts age when prevalence of AD increases, then declines. The Cache County Study.
Neurology 1999; 53:321-331.
50. Meyer MR, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Steffens DC, Wyse BW, &
Breitner JCS. APOE genotype predicts when-not whether-one is predisposed to develop
Alzheimer disease. Nature Genetics 1998;19: 321-322.
51. Haracz JL, Tschanz JT, Wang Z, Griffith KE, Rebec GV. Amphetamine effects on
striatal neurons: implications for models of dopamine function. Neuroscience and
Biobehavioral Reviews 1998;22:613-622.
52. Pavlin DJ, Coda B, Shen DD, Tschanz J, Nguyen Q, Schaffer R, Donaldson G, Jacobson
RC, Chapman CR. Effects of combining propofol and alfentanil on ventilation, analgesia,
sedation and emesis in human volunteers. Anesthesiology 1996;84: 23-37.
53. Tschanz JT, Griffith KE, Haracz JL & Rebec GV. Cortical lesions attenuate the
opposing effects of amphetamine and haloperidol on neostriatal neurons in freely moving
rats. European Journal of Pharmacology 1994;257: 161-167.
54. Haracz JL, Tschanz JT, Wang Z, White IM & Rebec GV. Striatal single-unit responses
to amphetamine and neuroleptics in freely moving rats. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral
Reviews 1993;17: 1-12.
55. Tschanz JT, Haracz JL, Griffith KE & Rebec GV Bilateral cortical ablations attenuate
amphetamine-induced excitations of neostriatal motor-related neurons in freely moving
rats. Neuroscience Letters, 1991;134: 127-130.
56. Haracz JL, Tschanz JT, Greenberg J & Rebec GV. Amphetamine-induced excitations
predominate in single neostriatal neurons showing motor-related activity. Brain Research
1989;489: 365-368.
57. Tschanz JT & Rebec GV. Atypical antipsychotic drugs block selective components of
amphetamine-induced stereotypy. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, & Behavior 1988;31:
519-522.
Manuscripts – Submitted or In Preparation
1. Tschanz, J.T., Corcoran, C., Schwartz, S., Treiber, K.*, Norton, M.N, Green, R.C.,
Mielke, M.M, Piercy, K., Steinberg, M., Rabins, P.V., Leoutsakos, J.M., Lyketsos C.G.
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Progression in Cognitive, Functional and Neuropsychiatric Symptom Trajectories in a
Population Cohort with Alzheimer’s Disease. The Cache County Dementia Progression
Study. (To be submitted to Am J Geriat Psychiatry).
Invited Articles/Book Chapters
1. Tschanz JT and Breitner JCS. Chapter 56. Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors and
Preventive Strategies in Mohammed Abou-Saleh, Cornelius Katona, Anand Kumar (eds.)
Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry (3 ed). Expected publication date: 2010.
2. Caplan, Bruce; DeLuca, John; Kreutzer, Jeffrey S. (Eds.) Encyclopedia of Clinical
Neuropsychology. Contributor for Alzheimer’s dementia and related terms. Expected
publication date: 2010.
3. Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Calvert T. Need for assistance in daily living activities and
caregiver stress: Results from a community survey of over 5,000 individuals in Cache
County, Utah. Intermountain Aging Review 2001, 3:15-17.
4. Rebec GV, JL Haracz JL, Tschanz JT, Wang Z & White IW (1991). Responses of
Motor-and nonmotor-related neostriatal neurons to amphetamine and neuroleptic drugs.
In G. Bernardi's (Ed.) Basal Ganglia III. NY: Plenum Press.
Conference Presentations and Abstracts (Asterisks denote student authors)
1. Tschanz, J.T., Corcoran, C., Green, R.C., Munger, R.M., Mielke, M.M., Norton, M.C.,
Rabins, P.V., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A., Buckley, T.*, Breitner, J.C., Lyketsos, C.G.
Interaction between C-Reactive Protein level and APOE genotype in predicting rate of
progression in Alzheimer’s disease. The Cache County Dementia Progression Study.
Presented for poster presentation at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease,
2009, Vienna, Austria.
2. Norton, M.C., Smith, K.R., Ostbye, T., Tschanz, J.T., Corcoran, C., Schwartz, S.,
Piercy, K.W., Rabins, P.V., Steffens, D.C., Breitner, J.C., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A. Spousal
dementia caregiving as a risk factor for incident dementia. Presented for poster
presentation at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, 2009, Vienna,
Austria.
3. Tschanz, J., Corcoran, C., Shao, H., Zandi, P., Norton, M., Mielke, M., Green, R.,
Rabins, P., Steinberg, M., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Breitner, J., Lyketsos, C. Neuropsychiatric
Symptoms and Mortality in a Population-based Sample of Incident Alzheimer’s Disease
and other Dementias: The Cache County Dementia Progression Study. Paper presentation
at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, 2008, Chicago, IL.
4. Treiber, K.*, Shao, H., Zandi, P., Steinberg, M., Corcoran, C., Cook, L., Norton, M.,
Green, R., Piercy, K., Rabins, P., Breitner, J., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Lyketsos, C., Tschanz,
J. Neuropsychiatric Syndromes in Alzheimer’s disease: Relationship to Cognitive and
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Functional Progression. The Cache County Dementia Progression Study. Poster
presentation at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, 2008, Chicago, IL.
5. Corcoran, C., Pieper, C., Zandi, P., Norton, M., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Breitner, J.,
Lyketsos, C., Tschanz, J. Modeling dementia trajectories: An application of dynamical
correlations to age-related traits: The Cache County Dementia Progression Study. Poster
presentation at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, 2008, Chicago, IL.
6. Buckley, T.*, Norton, M., Deberard, M., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Lyketsos, C., Tschanz, J.
Assessment of awareness of cognitive change in individuals with and without dementia:
The Cache County Study. Poster presentation at the International Conference on
Alzheimer’s Disease, 2008, Chicago, IL.
7. Tschanz, J, Steinberg, M, Norton, M, Lyketsos, C. The Natural History of Alzheimer’s
disease: Findings from the Cache County Dementia Progression Study. Symposium
presentation at the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry Conference, March,
2008.
8. Tschanz, J, Cook, L, Corcoran, C, Norton, M, Mielke, M, Rabins, P, Welsh-Bohmer,
KA, Treiber, K*, Buckley, T*, Breitner, JCS, Lyketsos, C. Gender Differences in the
Trajectory of Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease in the Cache County Population.
Presentation at the 36th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society,
Waikola Hawaii, Feb., 2008.
9. Breitner, J.C.S., Khachaturian, A., Zandi, P., Hayden, K., Skoog, I., Tschanz, J., Norton,
M., Munger, R., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Rosenberg, P., Mielke, M., Corcoran, C., Lyketsos,
C., Rabins, P., Green, R. Cardiovascular risk factors for incidence and/or progression of
Alzheimer’s disease: The Cache County Studies. Paper presented at the 11th International
Congress of the International Federation of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Göteborg,
Sweden. May 3-6, 2007.
10. Mielke, M.M., Tschanz, J., Hayden, K.M., Rosenberg, P.B., Corcoran, C.,Norton, M.,
Rabins, P.V., Green, R.C., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A., Breitner,J.C.S., Munger, R., Lyketsos
C.G. Interaction Between APOE ε4 and Vascular Factors Predict Rate of Cognitive and
Functional Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease. Poster presented at the 2007 Vascular,
Behavioural and Cognition (VAS-COG) Conference, San Antonio, TX.
11. Mielke, M.M., Tschanz, J., Norton, M., Corcoran, C., Rabins, P., Steinberg, M., Carlson,
M., Green, R., Breitner, J.C.S., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Lyketsos C.G. Use of
acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in a population-based study of incident
AD cases: Prevalence of use, characteristics, and relation to mortality. Poster presented
at the 2007 Alzheimer Prevention Conference, Washington, D.C.
12. Lyketsos CG, Steinberg MS, Norton M, Tschanz JT. The Natural history of Alzheimer’s
dementia: Findings from the Cache County Dementia Progression Study. Royal
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Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age.
Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide, Australia. October, 2007.
13. Tschanz J, Shao H, Zandi P, Steinberg M, Corcoran C, Norton M, Green R, Piercy K,
Rabins P, Cook L*, Lyketsos C. Neuropsychiatric syndromes in Alzheiemr’s disease:
Association with Rate of Cognitive Progression. The Cache County Study. Poster
presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America,
San Francisco, CA. November, 2007.
14. Treiber K*, Tschanz J, Corcoran C, Stein D, Steinberg M, Norton M, Green R, Rabins
P, Piercy K, Welsh-Bohmer K, Lyketsos C. Point prevalence of neuropsychiatric
symptoms in Alzheiemr’s disease and vascular dementia: The Cache County Study.
Poster presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of
America, San Francisco, CA. November, 2007.
15. Norton M, Tschanz J, Ostbye T, Corcoran C, Cook L*, Breitner J, Welsh-Bohmer K.
Stressful life events and cognitive decline – The Cache County Study. Paper presented at
the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San
Francisco, CA. November, 2007.
16. Lyketsos CG, Steinberg MS, Norton M, Tschanz JT. The Natural history of Alzheimer’s
dementia: Findings from the Cache County Dementia Progression Study. Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age.
Annual Scientific Meeting. Adelaide, Australia. October, 2007.
17. Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Ostbye T, Corcoran C, Zandi PP, Breitner JCS, & Welsh-
Bohmer KA. Widow(er)hood increases risk for subsequent dementia, especially for
women. The Cache County Study. Poster presented at the World Conference of Stress,
Budapest, Hungary, August, 2007.
18. Tschanz J, Corcoran C, Norton M, Mielke M, Rabins P, Treiber K*, Welsh-Bohmer KA,
Breitner J, Lyketsos C. Rate of cognitive and functional decline in Alzheimer’s disease in
the Cache County Population. Presented at the International Neuropsychological Society
Conference, Feb 2007, Portland OR.
19. Buckley T*, Tschanz J, Norton M, Corcoran C, Welsh-Bohmer K, Breitner J.
Metacognitive judgments and change in cognitive and functional abilities in a population
of elderly individuals. The Cache County Study. Presented at the International
Neuropsychological Society Conference, Feb 2007, Portland OR.
20. Warren LH*, Tschanz J, Norton M, Sanders L, Østbye T, Pieper C, Hayden K & Welsh-
Bohmer KA. Prediction of dementia: a comparison of multiple preclinical dementia
algorithms. Presentation at the International Neuropsychological Society Conference,
Feb. 2007.
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21. Fearing MA, Bigler ED, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Hulette CM, Leslie C, Welsh-Bohmer
KA. Autopsy Confirmed Alzheimer’s versus Clinically-Diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease
in the Cache County Study on Memory, Health and Aging: A Comparison of Quantitative
MRI and Neuropsychological Findings. Presentation at the International
Neuropsychological Society Conference, Feb. 2007.
22. Fearing MA, Bigler ED, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Hulette CM, Leslie C, Welsh-Bohmer
KA. Neuroimaging correlates of the IQCODE in Autopsy-Confirmed Alzheimer’s
disease versus Clinically-Diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease: The Cache County Study on
Memory, Health and Aging. Presentation at the International Neuropsychological Society
Conference, Feb. 2007.
23. Hayden KM, Sanders L, Pieper CF, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Toohill M, Browndyke JN,
Breitner JC, Welsh-Bohmer KA. Screening for Prodromal Dementia in the Community:
The Cache County Memory Study. Presentation at the International Neuropsychological
Society Conference, Feb. 2007.
24. Lyketsos, C.G., Sheppard, J., Tschanz, J., Norton, M., Fitzpatrick, A., Breitner, J.
Epidemiology of Depression in Late Life: Relationship to Cognitive Disorder. Presented
at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology Conference.
25. Steinberg M, Shao H, Zandi P, Tschanz J, Welsh-Bohmer K, Norton, M, Breitner JCS,
Steffens D, Lyketsos C. Point and Five-year Period Prevalence of Neuropsychiatric
Symptoms in Dementia: the Cache County Study. Accepted for presentation at the 10th
International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. July, 2006.
26. Corcoran C, Tschanz J, Steinberg M, Schwartz S, Norton M, Welsh-Bohmer K, Breitner
J, Lyketsos C. Longitudinal Course of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia. The
Cache County Study. Accepted for presentation at the 10th International Conference on
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. July, 2006.
27. Tschanz JT, Cook L*, Corcoran C, Norton M, Mielke M, Rosenberg P, Buckley T*, Clay
C*, Welsh-Bohmer K, Breitner J, Lyketsos C. Vascular factors and the Rate of Cognitive
Decline in Dementia. The Cache County Study. Accepted for presentation at the 10th
International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. July, 2006.
28. Mielke MM, Rosenberg P, Tschanz J, Cook L*, Corcoran C, Norton M, Welsh-Bohmer
KA, Breitner JC, Lyketsos C and the Cache County Study. Vascular Risk Factors and
Functional Decline in Dementia. Accepted for presentation at the 10th International
Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. July, 2006.
29. Treiber K, Tschanz J, Corcoran C, Stein D, Steinberg M, Norton M, Welsh-Bohmer K,
Breitner J, Lyketsos C, and The Cache County Investigators. Vascular Factors are
Associated with Increased Risk of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease.
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The Cache County Study. Accepted for presentation at the 10th International Conference
on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. July, 2006.
30. Norton MC, Piercy KW, Tschanz JT, Pfister R, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG. Quality of the
Caregiving Relationship and Association with Functional Abilities in a Population Study
of Dementia. The Cache County Study. Presentation at the Gerontological Society of
America, Nov. 2006.
31. Piercy KW, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Morrison AS, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG, Pfister R.
Predictors of Caregiver Depression in a Population Study of Dementia Caregivers.
Presentation at the Gerontological Society of America, Nov. 2006.
32. Pfister R, Piercy KW, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG. Predictors of
Caregiver Psychological Health in a Population Study of Dementia Caregivers.
Presentation at the Gerontological Society of America, Nov. 2006.
33. Spiro JR, Rao V, Sheppard JM, Tschanz JT, Norton M, Corcoran C, Treiber K*, Rabins
PV, Lyketsos CG. A population-based study of behavior problems in persons with
dementia with and without traumatic brain injury. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2006
18: 252-255.
34. Hayden KM, Zandi PP, Wengreen HJ, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Breitner JCS, Welsh-
Bohmer KA. Does Vitamine E use protect against dementia or increase the risk of
mortality? Presented at the Alzheiemr’s Association International conference on
Prevention of Dementia: Early diagnosis and intervention, Washington, D.C., 2005.
35. Charoonruk G*, Munger R, Wengreen H, Corcoran C, Hayden K, Bastian L, Tschanz J,
Norton M, Welsh-Bohmer K. Diabetes Mellitus and risk of Alzheimer’s disease in the
Cache County Study on Memory, Health and Aging. Presented at the Alzheiemr’s
Association International conference on Prevention of Dementia: Early diagnosis and
intervention, Washington, D.C., 2005.
36. Wengreen HJ, Munger R, Corcoran C, Zandi P, Tschanz J, Norton M, Welsh-Bohmer K.
Fruit and vegetable intake and cognitive function in the elderly: The Cache County Study
on Memory, Health and Aging. Presented at the Alzheiemr’s Association International
conference on Prevention of Dementia: Early diagnosis and intervention, Washington,
D.C., 2005.
37. Fotuhi M, Zandi P, Hayden KM, Khachaturian AS, Wengreen H, Munger R, Norton MC,
Tschanz JT, Breitner JCS, Welsh-Bohmer KA. Use of NSAIDs and Antioxidant
Supplements in the combination Reduces the Rate of Cognitive Decline. The Cache
County Study. Presented at the Alzheiemr’s Association International conference on
Prevention of Dementia: Early diagnosis and intervention, Washington, D.C., 2005.
38. Hayden KM, Zandi PP, Khachaturian AS, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Pieper CF, Breitner
JCS, Welsh-Bohmer KA. Statin Use Does not Reduce Cognitive Decline in the Elderly.
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The Cache County Study. Presented at the Alzheiemr’s Association International
conference on Prevention of Dementia: Early diagnosis and intervention, Washington,
D.C., 2005.
39. Tschanz, J., Corcoran, C., Toone, L., Pfister, R., Welsh-Bohmer, K, Norton, M.,
Breitner, J., Lyketsos, C. Head Injury and Trajectory of Cognitive Decline in Dementia.
The Cache County Study. Presented at the International Neuropsychological Society
Convention, 2005.
40. Warren, L.H.*, Tschanz, J.T., Garrett, K.D., Norton, M., Sanders, L., Ostbye, T., Pieper,
C. & Welsh-Bohmer, K.A. for the Cache County Memory Study Investigators.
Relationship of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Other Preclinical Dementia Constructs.
Presented at the International Neuropsychological Society Convention, 2005.
41. Hayden, K.M., Warren, L.M., Pieper, C.F., Tschanz, JT, Norton, M., Breitner, J.C.S., &
Welsh-Bohmer, K.A. for the CCS investigators. Detection of the pre-clinical stages of
vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in population samples: The Cache County
Memory Study. Presented at the International Neuropsychological Society Convention,
2005.
42. Piercy, K. W., Norton, MC., Tschanz, J.T., Rabins, P.V., Lyketsos, C.G. Characteristics
of Dementia Caregivers in a Population Study of Dementia Progression. Annual meeting
of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C., November, 2004.
43. Norton, M., Steffens, D., Toone, L., Tschanz, J., Hayden, K., Corcoran, C., Klein, L.,
Zandi, P., Breitner, J.C.S., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Late-life Depression, Mild Cognitive
Impairment, APOE and their Interactive Effects on 3-Year Conversion to Dementia.
Annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C., November,
2004.
44. Lensegrav-Benson, T.*, Tschanz, J., Masters, K.S., Carlson, M.C., Corcoran, C.,
Lykestos, C., Heath, E., Leslie, C., Munger, R.A., Ostbye, T., Welsh-Bohmer, K.,
Norton, M., & Hayden, K. Sedentary Lifestyle Increases Dementia Risk: The Cache
County Study. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological
Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, July, 2004.
45. Tschanz, J., Klein E., Treiber, K.*, Corcoran, C., Norton, M., Toone, L., Welsh-Bohmer,
K., Steinberg, M., Munger, R., Pieper, C., Breitner, J., Zandi, P., Lyketsos, C.
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: Prevalence
and Relationship to Cognitive and Functional Impairment. The Cache County Study.
Presented at the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Disorders, Philadelphia, PA, July, 2004.
46. Toone, L., Tschanz, J., Rabins, P.V., Steinberg, M., Onyike, C., Corcoran C., Norton,
M., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Breitner, J., Zandi, P., Lykestoss, C.G. A Population Based Study
of Medical Co-Morbidity in Early Dementia and Mild Cognitive Syndrome: Association
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with Functional and Cognitive Impairment. Presented at the 9th International Conference
on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Philadelphia, PA, July, 2004.
47. Klein, E., Corcoran C., Tschanz, J., Norton, M., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Breitner, J., Zandi
P., Lyketsos, C. Survival from Memory Symptom Onset: A Comparison of Individuals
with Dementia and Cognitive Impairment. The Cache County Study. Presented at the 9th
International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Philadelphia,
PA, July, 2004.
48. Norton, M.C., Steffens, D.C., Toone, L., Tschanz, J.T., Hayden, K., Corcoran, C., Klein,
L., Zandi, P., Breitner, J.C.S., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A. Late-life Depression, Mild Cognitive
Impairment, APOE and their Interactive Effects on 3-Year Conversion to Dementia.
Presented at the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Disorders, Philadelphia, PA, July, 2004.
49. Charoonruk G.*, Munger, R.G., Wengreen, H., Corcoran, C., Tschanz, J., Norton, M.,
Bastian, L., Welsh-Bohmer, K. Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Decline in the Cache
County Study on Memory, Health and Aging. Presented at the 9th International
Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Philadelphia, PA, July, 2004.
50. Wengreen, H., Munger, R., Corcoran, C., Zandi, P., Tschanz, J., Norton, M., Welsh-
Bohmer, K., Skoog, I., Breitner J. Antioxidant Intake and Cognitive Function of Elderly
Participants in The Cache County, Utah Study on Memory, Health and Aging. Presented
at the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders,
Philadelphia, PA, July, 2004.
51. Hayden, K.M., Norton, M.C., Tschanz, J.T., Zandi, P.P., Lykestsos, C.G., Khachaturian,
A.S., Pieper, C.F., Breitner, J.C.S., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A. The Complex Role of
Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cerebrovascular Disease and Gender with Incidence of
Alzheimer's disease: Findings from the Cache County Study. Presented at the 9th
International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Philadelphia,
PA, July, 2004.
52. Steinberg, M., Corcoran, C., Huber, C.*, Welsh-Bohmer, K. Norton, M., Zandi, P.,
Breitner, J.C.S., Tschanz, J., Lyketsos, C. A Longitudinal Model for Neuropsychiatric
Symptoms in Dementia: The Cache County Study. Presented at the 9th International
Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Philadelphia, PA, July, 2004.
53. Khachaturian, A. S., Zandi, P. P., Hayden, K. M., Lyketsos, C. G., Mayer, L. S., Skoog,
I., Tschanz, J.T., Norton, M.C., Welsh-Bohmer, K.A., Breitner, J.C.S. Anti-hypertensive
medication use may reduce risk of incident Alzheimer's disease. The Cache County
Study. Presented at the 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related
Disorders, Philadelphia, PA, July, 2004.
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54. Klein, E., Tschanz, J., Corcoran, C., Norton, M., Welsh-Bohmer, K., Breitner, J., Zandi,
P., Lyketsos, C. Estimating Survival Duration from Memory Symptom Onset: A
Comparison of Methods. The Cache County Study. Presented at the Society of
Epidemiological Research, Salt Lake City, UT, June, 2004.
55. Norton, M., Skoog, I., Toone, L., Tschanz, J., Corcoran, C., Zandi, P., Hart, A., Breitner
,J., Welsh-Bohmer, K., and Steffens, D. Improving Assessment of Incidence of First-
Onset Geriatric Depression in Population-Based Studies. Presented at the Society of
Epidemiological Research, Salt Lake City, UT, June, 2004.
56. Lensegrav-Benson, T.*, Lisota, R.*, Tschanz, J., Masters, K., Norton, M., Carlson, M.,
Corcoran, C., Lyketsos, C., Heath E., Leslie C., Munger, R., Ostybe, T., Welsh-Bohmer,
K., Hayden, K. Physical Activity is Associated with Better Cognitive Performance.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association Meeting,
Phoenix, AZ, April, 2004.
57. Lisota, R.*, Steffens D., Toone, L., Tschanz, J.T., Norton, M., Corcoran, C., Welsh-
Bohmer, K.A., Breitner, J.C.S. Vascular Risk Factors Predict Chronicity of Depression in
the Elderly. Presented at the Annual AAGP Meeting, February, 2004, Baltimore, MD.
58. Fearing M.A., Bigler E.D., Garrett K.D., Tschanz J., Welsh-Bohmer K.A. Neuroimaging
correlates of the Mini Mental State Exam and IQCODE in dementia. Presented at the
International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting. Berlin, Germany, July 2003.
59. Garrett K., Tschanz J, Skoog I., Khachaturian A., Hayden K., Zandi P., Munger R.,
Pfister R., Welsh-Bohmer K., Breitner J. The chronicity of treated cardiovascular
conditions and cognition: the Cache County Study. Presented at the Society for
Behavioral Medicine Conference, March, 2003. Received Meritorious Citation for
Poster.
60. Lundahl J*, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Piercy KA, Welsh-Bohmer KA, & Breitner JCS.
Does employment across the lifespan confer to women significant protection from old-
age cognitive decline by enhancing “cognitive reserve capacity”? The Cache County
Study. Presented at the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, Honolulu, March,
2003.
61. Tschanz J, Welsh-Bohmer K, Norton M, Corcoran C, Breitner J. Progression to
Dementia in Diverse Types of Mild Cognitive Impairments of Aging. Presented at the
International Neuropsychological Society 31st Annual Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii,
February, 2003.
62. Garrett KD, Tschanz J, Skoog I, Khachaturian A, Welsh-Bohmer K, Zandi P, Breitner J.
The Relationship between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cognitive Decline. Presented
at the International Neuropsychological Society 31st Annual Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii,
February, 2003.
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63. Fearing M A, Bigler E D, Garrett K D, Tschanz J, Welsh-Bohmer K A. Relationship
between cerebral atrophy and informant-based ratings of dementia participants in the
Cache County Study. Submitted to the American Neuropsychiatry Association Meeting.
Honolulu, Hawaii, February, 2003.
64. Huber C*, Steinberg M, Tschanz J, Corcoran C. A Longitudinal Model for Behavioral
Disturbances among the Elderly with Dementia: The Cache County Memory Study.
Poster presented at the Posters on the Hill. April, 2003, Washington, D.C.
65. Tschanz, J T and Welsh-Bohmer, K A. Impact of APOE on the Presentation and Course
of Alzheimer's Disease: Lessons from Epidemiological Studies of Aging and Dementia.
Symposium on APOE, Neuropsychology, genetics and cognition in Alzheimer's Disease.
Presented at the annual American Psychological Association Convention, August, 2002.
Chicago, IL.
66. Tschanz J, Norton M, Corcoran C, LaCaille R,* Welsh-Bohmer K, Breitner J. Cognitive
screening and self-perception of memory problems predict mild cognitive impairment
and dementia. Poster presented at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer’s
Disease and Related Disorders. July, 2002. Stockholm, Sweden.
67. Norton M, Tschanz J, Corcoran C, Mumford S*, Welsh-Bohmer K, Breitner J.
Apolipoprotein E4 interacts with mild cognitive deficit to shorten time to dementia onset.
Poster presented at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related
Disorders. July, 2002. Stockholm, Sweden.
68. Lisota R*, Tschanz J, Norton M, Corcoran C, Leslie C, Lyketsos C, Steinberg M,
Breitner J. Differential impact of genetic and demographic variables on clinical course of
dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Poster presented at the 8th International Conference on
Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. July, 2002. Stockholm, Sweden.
69. Hayden K, Khachaturian A, Breitner J, Tschanz J, Corcoran C, Norton M. Evaluation of
performance of a two-stage screen for incident dementia. Poster presented at the 8th
International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. July, 2002.
Stockholm, Sweden.
70. Tschanz J, Skoog I, Johansson B, Berg S. White matter lesions contribute to cognitive
decline in dementia. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the International
Neuropsychological Society, Chicago, IL, 2001.
71. Lisota R*, Tschanz J, Steffens D, Skoog I, Pfister R, Welsh-Bohmer K, Norton M,
Plassman B, Wyse B, Breitner J. Late Onset Depression does not predict cognitive
decline in non-demented elderly. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the
International Neuropsychological Society, Chicago, IL, 2001.
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72. West N, Tschanz J, Welsh-Bohmer K, Corcoran C, Wyse B, Weight C*, Breitner J.
Genetic and non-genetic risk factors for cognitive decline in the normal elderly. Paper
presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society,
Chicago, IL, 2001.
73. Lyketsos CG, Steinberg MS, Breitner JCSB, Steffens D, Norton M, Tschanz J. Mental
and behavioral disturbances in dementia: findings from the Cache County Study of
Memory in Aging. Abstract #1116, World Alzheimer Congress 2000, Washington DC.
Neurobiology of Aging 21(1S), May-June 2000.
74. Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Plassman BL, Wyse BW, Breitner JCS.
Subscale discriminability and normative data for the modified mini-mental status exam
adapted for fieldwork. Presented at the 27th annual meeting of the International
Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO, February 2000.
75. Welsh-Bohmer KA, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, West N, Plassman BL, Wyse BW,
Breitner JCS. Normative data into the ninth and tenth decades of life for a brief
neuropsychological battery used in assessing community dwelling elderly. Presented at
the 27th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Denver, CO,
February 2000.
76. Steffens, D.C., Norton, M.C., Plassman, B.L., Tschanz, J.T., Wyse, B.W., Welsh-
Bohmer, K.A., Anthony, J.C., Breitner, J.C.S. Enhanced Cognitive Performance With
Estrogen Use In Non-Demented Community-Dwelling Older Women. Poster given at
the Third Annual Women’s Cognitive Health Conference, Bowman Gray Medical
School.
77. Hart AH*, Sorensen S, Norton MC, Tschanz JT, Wyse BW & Breitner JCS. Social
support in relation to mortality in the elderly. Presented at the Southwestern Association
of Research in Human Development, Galveston, TX, April 1998.
78. Tschanz JT, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Norton MC, Nickles R*, Wyse BW, Hart A, Saunders
AM & Breitner JCS. Identification of non-demented individuals homozygous for the E4
allele of Apolipoprotein E using a psychometric standardization of ADRDA criteria.
Presented at the twenty-sixth annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological
Society, Honolulu, HI, February 1998.
79. Welsh-Bohmer KA, Plassman BL, Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Helms MJ, Wyse BW,
Breitner JCS. Cognitive decline in aging: What is the role of education? Presented at the
American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA, August 1998.
80. Breitner JCS, Wyse BW, Saunders AM, Steffens DC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Tschanz JT,
Norton MC & Helms MJ. Relation of Apo E, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia
in a large population study. Presented at the 1997 World Congress of Gerontology,
Aging Beyond 2000: One World One Future. Adelaide, Australia, August 19 - 23, 1997.
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81. Tschanz JT, Norton MC, Hart AH*, Wyse BW, Saunders A & Breitner JCS.
Apoplipoprotein E (APOE) genotype affects cognitive performance in non-demented
elderly. Presented at the Lancet Conference on Dementia, Edinburgh, Scotland, April
1996.
Funded Grants
1. R01 Grant: Progression of Dementia: A Population Study (Competitive Renewal). The
National Institute on Aging: $2,993,594. Dates: 9/2009 – 8/2011. Principal Investigator.
2. Administrative Supplement to R01 Grant: Progression of Dementia: A Population Study.
The National Institute on Aging: $100,000. Dates: 7/2008 – 8/2009. Principal
Investigator.
3. Administrative Supplement to R01 Grant: Epidemiology of Dementia in Cache County,
Utah. Competitive Renewal. The National Institute on Aging: $128,088. Dates: 03/2008
– 3/2009. Co-Investigator and USU Associate Director.
4. R01 Grant: Lifespan Stressors and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Cache County Study. The
National Institute on Aging: $970,549. Dates: 7/01/2008 – 6/30/2011. Co-Investigator.
5. Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease in a Community Population Using Longitudinal
Cognitive Assessment. Subcontract to the University of Utah (PI: Norman Foster, M.D.):
$49,977 (USU Component) Dates: 11/01/2006 – 10/31/2007. USU Principal Investigator.
6. Administrative Supplement to R01 Grant: Progression of Dementia: A Population Study.
The National Institute on Aging: $212,015. Dates: 8/2003 – 8/2007. Principal
Investigator.
7. R01 Grant: Progression of Dementia: A Population Study. The National Institute on
Aging: $2,787,792. Dates: 9/2002 – 8/2007. Principal Investigator.
8. R01 Grant: Epidemiology of Dementia in Cache County, Utah. Competitive Renewal.
The National Institute on Aging: $10,665,742. Dates: 04/2002 – 3/2007. Co-Investigator
and USU Associate Director.
9. R01 Grant: Cache County Family-based Cohort Study on Aging. The National Institute
on Aging: $1,999,400. Dates: 9/2000 – 8/2003, extended to 8/2005. Co-Investigator.
10. The Development of Algorithmic Models in Dementia Classification. Utah State
University, New Faculty Research Grant: $9,812. Principal Investigator, 7/2000 –
6/2001.
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11. Competitive Renewal - Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Dementia in Cache County.
National Institute on Aging: $1,011,335. Dates: 9/1999 – 2/2002. Clinical Director.
12. Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Dementia in Cache County. National Institute on Aging:
$7,202,115. Dates: 09/1994 – 08/1999. Clinical Director.
Grants Submitted, Under Review
1. Genetic Factors of Memory and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly. The National Institute
on Aging: 7/2009. $7,168,252. Co-investigator.
2. Prospective Study of Novel Biomarkers and Risk of Cognitive Decline. The National
Institute on Aging: 5/2009. USU Subcontract - $1,420,382. Co-investigator.
3. Genome Wide Association Study of Rate of Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease. The
National Institute on Aging, Grand Opportunities: 5/2009. USU Subcontract - $313,967.
Co-investigator.
4. Serum Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease. The National Institute on Aging, Challenge
Grant Opportunity: 5/2009. USU Subcontract - $265,301. Co-investigator.
5. Mitochondrial Genetics, One-carbon metabolism, and Age-related Cognitive Decline.
The National Institute on Aging, Challenge Grant Opportunity: 5/2009. $956,069. Co-
investigator.
6. Translational Research Center: Biobehavioral Markers of Functioning & Disability. The
National Institutes of Health, Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program
(C06): 7/2009. $9,912,095.00. Investigator Participant.
7. Predicting Risk of Dementia Using Cognitive Trajectories. The Alzheimer’s Association.
1/2009. USU Subcontract - $93,687. PI of subcontract.
8. Caregiver Factors Associated with the Course of Alzheimer’s Disease. The Alzheimer’s
Association. 1/2009. $99,721. Co-investigator.
TEACHING
Courses Taught
2001 - present Psy 6310 – Intellectual Assessment
2001 - present Psy 7100 – Biological Basis of Behavior
2000 – present Psy 7810/7820 – Fundamentals of Neuropsychology/Neuropsychology
Assessment Lab
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2008 – present Psy 2950 – Introduction to Psychology as a Profession
2008 Psy 4950 – Psychology Apprenticeship
2002 Psy 3460 – Physiological Psychology
1988 Associate Instructor
Psychology of Personality, Indiana University
1987 - 1988 Teaching Assistant
Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence
Invited Workshops, Lectures
08/2007 Conducting Dementia Diagnostic Interviews
The Johns Hopkins University
1988 Lecturer
Summer Enrichment Program for Disadvantaged High School Seniors
Student Mentoring
Current Doctoral Student Committees
Katherine Treiber (Chair)
Trevor Buckley (Chair)
Mac Gilbert (Chair)
Tyler Christensen (Member)
Jessica Gundy (Member)
Current Masters Student Committees
Christine Snyder, Psychology (Chair)
Daniel Hatch, Psychology (Member)
Previous Doctoral Committees – Degrees Conferred
Lawrence Cook, Math & Statistics (Member) – 2008
Robert D. Lisota, Psychology (Chair) - 2007
Kelly Hughes, Psychology (Member) - 2006
Norman Johnson, Psychology (Member) - 2006
Tera Lensegrav-Benson, Psychology (Chair) – 2006
Gene Charunrook, Nutrition & Food Sciences (Member) - 2005
Gail Mason (Chair)
Holly McFarland (Member)
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Maria Norton (Member) - 2001
Masters Committees – Degrees Conferred
Trevor Buckley (Chair) – 2008
Sarah Schwartz, Math & Stats – 2006 (Member, Plan B Paper)
Jan Lundahl, Family, Consumer and Human Development – 2006 (Member)
Katherine Treiber – 2006 (Chair)
Deanne Smith (Chair, Plan B Paper)
Tera Lensegrav-Benson (Member)
Jennifer Fallon (Member)
Irena Jurasova (Member)
SERVICE
National Service
Ad Hoc Grant Reviewer
2009 National Institutes of Health – Neurological, Aging and Musculoskeletal
Epidemiology (NAME) Study Section
2009 Alzheimer’s Association
2007 German Ministry of Research
Ad Hoc Journal Reviewer
Neuropsychology
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Journal of the American Geriatric Society
Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
Professional Committees
1998 - 1999 Program Committee Member for the 26th Annual Meeting of the International
Neuropsychological Society
Community Service
Fall 2008 Coordinator of workshop on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – IV
sponsored by Utah State University & the Utah Psychological Association
6/2006 to 2007 Member, Education Committee
Utah Psychological Association
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5/2007 Panelist in the 2005 Staying Sharp Forum – American Association for
the Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP)
Sponsored by the Dana Foundation, Brain Institute
11/2006 Presenter, Utah Psychological Association Fall Conference:
“Aging Research and Care in the 21st Century: Strategies for Health
Promotion and Disease identification”
6/2006 Presenter, Utah Gerontological Society Luncheon, Logan, Utah
“The Cache County Study on Memory, Health and Aging”
9/2005 Consultant and participant on documentary, “The Aging
Game,” televised on KUED, Sept. 2005
8/2005 Panelist in the 2005 Staying Sharp Forum – American Association for
the Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP)
2/2003 "Studies of Aging in Cache County, Utah"
Presentation to Alzheimer’s Disease Support Group in Logan, Utah
11/2002 Panelist in the 2002 Staying Sharp Forum – American Association for
the Advancement of Retired Persons (AARP)
Sponsored by the Dana Foundation
3/2001 "Cache County Study on Memory in Aging"
Presentation to Utah Gerontological Society
1998 "Memory Changes in Aging"
Presentation to the Logan Regional Hospital Auxillary
Department and University Service
1999 to present Steering Committee of the Combined Clinical, Counseling, School
Psychology Graduate Program
2002 to present Steering Committee of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies
2000 to present External Reviewer for Thesis and Dissertation Proposals
College of Education/College of Education and Human Services,
2001 – 2004 Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee for the Combined Clinical,
Counseling, School Psychology Program
2000, 2004 - 2005 Member, Graduate Admissions Committee for the Combined Clinical
Counseling, School Psychology Program
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2005 Member, Ad hoc Committee Undergraduate and Graduate Travel Awards
2006 Chair, Ad hoc Committee Faculty Evaluation Review
2009 Reviewer, Applications for USU Grant Writer’s Institute, Bureau of
Research Services, College of Education and Human Services
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