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Brittney Lange-Maia, PhD, MPH

Brittney Lange-Maia, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Preventive Medicine, RUSH University
Assistant Professor, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Education

PhD, Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
MPH, University of Pittsburgh
BS, Physical Education, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Research Areas

Aging, physical function, physical activity, health equity

Contact Info:

1750 W. Harrison St.
Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-9697
Brittney_Lange-Maia@rush.edu
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Biography

Brittney Lange-Maia, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist with specific research interests in the epidemiology of aging. She is an Assistant Professor at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center and in the Department of Preventive Medicine. She earned her PhD in epidemiology and Masters in Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh before joining Rush as a postdoctoral researcher in 2015. Her research primarily focuses on characterizing longitudinal changes in physical and motor function as well as the development of disability in late-life. In particular, Lange-Maia is interested in identifying risk factors for early decline and disparities in both physical and motor function and other age-related outcomes. Her current NIH-funded research is on the effects of multi-level social determinants (ranging from individual, interpersonal, and community-level determinants) on both physical and cognitive function among older African Americans. She is an active member of the Gerontological Society of America and American College of Sports Medicine.

Publications
  • Lange-Maia BS, Newman AB, Cauley JA, et al. Sensorimotor and Cardiovascular Autonomic Peripheral Nerve Function in Older Adults in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Exp Gerontol. 2017 Oct;96:38-45.
  • Dugan SA, Lange-Maia BS, Karavolos K, et al. Design of a Lifestyle Intervention to Slow Menopause-Related Progression of Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue in Women: The women in the Southside Health and Fitness (WISHFIT) Study. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2016 Dec;4:74-83.
  • Dugan SA, Karavolos K, Lynch EB, Hollings CS, Fullam F, Lange-Maia BS, Powell LH. A multimethod investigation into physical activity in midlife women. J Phys Act Health. 2016 Dec;13(12):1351-1359.
  • Lange-Maia BS, Cauley JA, Newman AB, et al. Sensorimotor Peripheral Nerve Function and Physical Activity in Older Men. J Aging Phys Act. 2016 Oct;24(4):559-566.
  • Lange-Maia BS, Newman AB, Cauley JA, et al. Sensorimotor Peripheral Nerve Function and the Longitudinal Relationship with Endurance Walking in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2016 Jan;97(1):45-52.
  • Xiao L, He B, Koster A, Caserotti P, Lange-Maia B, Glynn NW, Harris TB, Crainiceanu CM. Movement Prediction Using Accelerometers in a Human Population. Biometrics. 2016 Jun:72(2):513-524.
  • Lange-Maia BS, Strotmeyer ES, Harris TB, et al. Physical Activity and Change in Long Distance Corridor Walk Performance in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Jul;63(7):1348-54.
  • Lange-Maia BS, Newman AB, Strotmeyer ES, Caserotti P, Glynn NW. Performance on Fast and Usual-Paced 400m Walk Tests in Older Adults: Are They Comparable? Aging Clin Exp Res. 2015 Jun;27(3):309-14.
  • Bing H, Bai J, Vadim ZV, Koster A, Caserotti P, Lange-Maia BS, Glynn NW, Harris TB, Crainiceanu CM. Predicting Human Movement with Multiple Accelerometers Using Movelets. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2014 Sep; 46(9):1859-66.