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Jessica Langbaum, PhD

Jessica LangbaumSenior Director, Research Strategy

Dr. Jessica Langbaum oversees the Observational Research Program, Clinical Trials Program, and Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API) departments. As part of the API program, Dr. Langbaum directs the Alzheimer’s Prevention Registry and its GeneMatch program. She also serves as director of the NIH-funded, statewide Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and co-director of its Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement Core.

Dr. Langbaum’s body of research is focused on (1) the science of participant recruitment and retention, (2) developing and testing novel and scalable methods for disclosing Alzheimer’s genetic and biomarker results and (3) designing and conducting Alzheimer’s prevention trials. She has published numerous papers on these topics. She serves as Principal Investigator for several clinical trials and NIH grants.

Dr. Langbaum received her bachelor's degree in neuroscience and psychology with high honors from Oberlin College and her Ph.D. in psychiatric epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Banner Alzheimer's Institute.