Lilah Besser, PhD, MSPH

Lilah Besser, PhD, MSPH

Florida Atlantic University

H-index: 32

North America-United States

About Lilah Besser, PhD, MSPH

Lilah Besser, PhD, MSPH, With an exceptional h-index of 32 and a recent h-index of 26 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Florida Atlantic University, specializes in the field of healthy aging, urban planning, Alzheimer's disease and associated disorders, built environment, green space.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

The Mediating Role of Cortical Atrophy on the Relationship between the Resilience Index and Cognitive Function: Findings from the Healthy Brain Initiative

Spatial scale effects on associations between built environment and cognitive function: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Social Determinants of Health, Risk and Resilience against Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: The Healthy Brain Initiative

Summer heat, historic redlining, and neighborhood walking among older adults: 2017 National Household Travel Survey

Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence and Methodologies for Research on Neighborhood Characteristics and Brain Health

Riding the merry‐go‐round of racial disparities in ADRD research

The Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI): A prospective cohort study protocol

Community-Based Strategies to Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Incidence Among Rural, Racially/Ethnically Diverse Older Adults

Lilah Besser, PhD, MSPH Information

University

Position

Assistant Professor

Citations(all)

5737

Citations(since 2020)

3378

Cited By

3548

hIndex(all)

32

hIndex(since 2020)

26

i10Index(all)

58

i10Index(since 2020)

54

Email

University Profile Page

Florida Atlantic University

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Lilah Besser, PhD, MSPH Skills & Research Interests

healthy aging

urban planning

Alzheimer's disease and associated disorders

built environment

green space

Top articles of Lilah Besser, PhD, MSPH

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

The Mediating Role of Cortical Atrophy on the Relationship between the Resilience Index and Cognitive Function: Findings from the Healthy Brain Initiative

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Deirdre M O’Shea

Simone Camacho

Reem Ezzeddine

Lilah Besser

Magdalena I Tolea

...

2024/3/14

Spatial scale effects on associations between built environment and cognitive function: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Health & Place

Jingjing Li

Jana A Hirsch

Yvonne L Michael

Lilah M Besser

Amy H Auchincloss

...

2024/3/1

Social Determinants of Health, Risk and Resilience against Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: The Healthy Brain Initiative

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports

Lilah M Besser

Kyle Edwards

Nina-Simone Lobban

Magdalena I Tolea

James E Galvin

2024/1/1

Summer heat, historic redlining, and neighborhood walking among older adults: 2017 National Household Travel Survey

medRxiv

Diana Mitsova

Lilah M Besser

Elaine T Le

2024

Systematic Review of Longitudinal Evidence and Methodologies for Research on Neighborhood Characteristics and Brain Health

Yvonne L Michael

Araliya M Senerat

Channa Buxbaum

Ugonwa Ezeanyagu

Timothy M Hughes

...

2024/3/26

Riding the merry‐go‐round of racial disparities in ADRD research

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Paris B Adkins‐Jackson

A Zarina Kraal

Tanisha G Hill‐Jarrett

Kristen M George

Kacie D Deters

...

2023/10

The Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI): A prospective cohort study protocol

medRxiv

Lilah M Besser

Stephanie Chrisphonte

Michael J Kleiman

Deirdre O'Shea

Amie Rosenfeld

...

2023

Community-Based Strategies to Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Incidence Among Rural, Racially/Ethnically Diverse Older Adults

Lisa Kirk Wiese

Beth A Pratt

Katherine Heinze

Lilah Besser

Antoinita Ifill

...

2023/10/20

Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: State of the science

Lisa Ann Kirk Wiese

Allison Gibson

Marc Aaron Guest

Amy R Nelson

Raven Weaver

...

2023/9

Neighborhood socioeconomic status and segregation linked to cognitive decline

Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring

Oanh L Meyer

Lilah Besser

Michele Tobias

Kristen M George

Brandon Gavett

...

2023/1

Neighborhood greenspace and neighborhood income associated with white matter grade worsening: Cardiovascular Health Study

Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring

Lilah M Besser

Gina S Lovasi

Joyce Jimenez Zambrano

Simone Camacho

Devi Dhanekula

...

2023/10

Perceptions of greenspace and social determinants of health across the life course: The Life Course Sociodemographics and Neighborhood Questionnaire (LSNEQ)

Health & Place

Lilah M Besser

Oanh L Meyer

Marissa Streitz

Sarah T Farias

John Olichney

...

2023/5/1

8. Human physical health outcomes influenced by contact with nature

Nature-Based Solutions for Cities

Lilah M Besser

Gina S Lovasi

2023/8/8

Neighborhood greenspace and cognition: The cardiovascular health study

Health & place

Sara L Godina

Andrea L Rosso

Jana A Hirsch

Lilah M Besser

Gina S Lovasi

...

2023/1/1

Life course neighborhood social determinants of health and longitudinal changes in cognition in three Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center cohorts

Lilah M Besser

Oanh L Meyer

James R Bateman

Kristen M George

Paris AJ Adkins-Jackson

...

2023/7/18

Diversity of Studies on Neighborhood Greenspace and Brain Health by Racialized/Ethnic Group and Geographic Region: A Rapid Review

Lilah M Besser

Marcia Pescador Jimenez

Cameron J Reimer

Oanh L Meyer

Diana Mitsova

...

2023/4/27

Associations between structural/social determinants of health and vulnerability for and resilience against Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: The Healthy Brain Initiative

Lilah M Besser

Magdalena I Tolea

Stephanie Chrisphonte

Jessica Bromfield

Gregory Gibbs

...

2023/7/17

The structural and social determinants of Alzheimer’s disease related dementias

Paris B Adkins‐Jackson

Kristen M George

Lilah M Besser

Jinshil Hyun

Melissa Lamar

...

2023/7

SARCOPENIA AND MOBILITY DYSFUNCTION AS INDICATORS OF INCREASED ADRD RISK IN ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE

Innovation in Aging

Magdalena Tolea

Lilah Besser

James Galvin

2023/12

Longitudinal neighbourhood determinants with cognitive health and dementia disparities: protocol of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Neighborhoods and Aging …

BMJ open

Jana A Hirsch

Yvonne L Michael

Kari A Moore

Steven Melly

Timothy M Hughes

...

2022/11/1

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