Alejandra Morlett Paredes

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Title(s)Assistant Adjunct Professor, Neurosciences
SchoolVc-health Sciences-schools
Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.PhD05/2018Health Psychology
    Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond, Va. MS12/2015Health Psychology
    San Diego State University, San Diego, Ca. BA05/2012Psychology

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    San Diego Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (San Diego AD-RCMAR)
    NIH P30AG059299Sep 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2028
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Digital efforts in Spanish for enrolling Latino adults in the Brain Health Registry. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2025 Oct-Dec; 11(4):e70096. Ashford MT, Aaronson A, Jin C, Camacho MR, Eichenbaum J, Ulbricht A, Alaniz R, Sorce J, Kannan S, Guerrero L, Marquez DX, Flenniken D, Fockler J, Truran D, Mackin RS, Mindt MR, Paredes AM, González HM, Weiner MW, Nosheny RL. PMID: 41081035; PMCID: PMC12510134.
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    2. Factors associated with cognitive impairment in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders from Mexico. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2025 Jul-Sep; 11(3):20552173251378801. Valdivia-Tangarife ER, Gonzalez-Ponce F, Morlett-Paredes A, Marquez-Pedroza J, Villaseñor-Cabrera T, Gámez-Nava JI, González-López L, Mireles-Ramírez MA, Sánchez-Rosales NA, Hernandez-Preciado MR, Franco-Sánchez F, Macías-Islas MÁ. PMID: 40977750; PMCID: PMC12449630.
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    3. Cognitive trajectories among English- and Spanish-test-takers in the NACC. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 09; 21(9):e70721. Araujo-Menendez CEE, Carpio RA, Tarraf W, Lawrence AL, Lemus A, Membreno R, Chek CJW, Saelzler UG, Baena E, Morlett Paredes A, Stickel AM. PMID: 40990058; PMCID: PMC12457917.
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    4. A review of the validation of the Brief Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis in Latin America. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2025 Apr-Jun; 11(2):20552173251350724. Jiménez-Maldonado ME, Valdivia-Tangarife ER, Macías-Islas MÁ, Cortés-Enríquez F, Morlett-Paredes A, Gonzalez-Ponce F, Mireles-Ramírez MA, Marquez-Pedroza J, Sánchez-Rosales NA, Gámez-Nava JI, González-López L, Villaseñor-Cabrera T. PMID: 40547077; PMCID: PMC12179470.
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    5. Regression-Based Normative Data for the Perri Spanish Auditory Verbal Learning and Memory Test In Early-To-Midlife Mexican Adults. NeuroRehabilitation. 2025 Sep; 57(2):205-215. Villaseñor-Cabrera TJ, Sanchez-Jacuinde KA, Jiménez-Maldonado ME, Morlett-Paredes A, López E, Rizo-Rodriguez G, Navarro-Rincon JA, Gonzalez-Ponce F, Mireles-Ramírez MA, Macías-Islas MÁ, Marquez-Pedroza J, Hernandez-Preciado MR, Valdivia-Tangarife ER. PMID: 40371485.
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    6. Multimodal Associations of Modifiable Risk Factors on White Matter Injury: The SOL-INCA-MRI Study (HCHS/SOL). Stroke. 2025 May; 56(5):1138-1148. Sapkota S, Maillard P, Stickel AM, Tarraf W, González KA, Ivanovic V, Morlett-Paredes A, Cai J, Isasi CR, Lipton RB, Daviglus M, Testai FD, Lamar M, Gallo LC, Talavera GA, Agudelo C, Ramos AR, González HM, DeCarli C. PMID: 40123500; PMCID: PMC12036786.
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    7. Associations between anxious-depression and cognitive change and mild cognitive impairment: HCHS/SOL Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging. Int Psychogeriatr. 2025 06; 37(3):100058. Anita NZ, Gonzalez-Prado R, Paredes AM, Tarraf W, Kuwayama S, Stickel AM, Sotres-Alvarez D, Gallo LC, Pendedo FJ, Daviglus M, Testai FD, González HM. PMID: 40102092; PMCID: PMC12971220.
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    8. Subjective cognitive decline and cognitive change among diverse middle-aged and older Hispanic/Latino adults: Results from the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL-INCA). Alzheimers Dement. 2024 11; 20(11):7715-7728. Márquez F, Tarraf W, Kuwayama S, Valencia DF, Stickel AM, Morlett-Paredes A, Guerrero LR, Perreira KM, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Gonzalez S, Salazar CR, Daviglus ML, Gallo LC, González HM. PMID: 39234644; PMCID: PMC11567848.
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    9. Overcoming Barriers to Latino Participation in Alzheimer's Disease Research. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2025 Jan; 100(1):23-40. Ramirez KA, Gigliotti C, Little EA, Peavy GM, Evans C, Paredes AM, Pacheco-Cole L, Zlatar ZZ, Jacobs DM, Gollan TH, González HM, Soria-Lopez JA, Huisa BN, Brewer JB, Galasko D, Salmon DP. PMID: 39149977.
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    10. Neurocognitive profiles are associated with subsequent brain integrity in a sample of Hispanics/Latinos: Findings from the SOL-INCA-MRI study (HCHS/SOL). Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2024 Jul-Sep; 16(3):e12622. Sapkota S, Maillard P, Stickel AM, Tarraf W, Gonzalez KA, Ivanovic V, Morlett-Paredes A, Cai J, Isasi CR, Lipton RB, Daviglus M, Testai FD, Lamar M, Gallo LC, Talavera GA, Agudelo C, Ramos AR, González HM, DeCarli C. PMID: 39021586; PMCID: PMC11253828.
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    11. Glycemic Control, Cognitive Aging, and Impairment Among Diverse Hispanic/Latino Individuals: Study of Latinos- Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos). Diabetes Care. 2024 07 01; 47(7):1152-1161. González HM, Tarraf W, Stickel AM, Morlett A, González KA, Ramos AR, Rundek T, Gallo LC, Talavera GA, Daviglus ML, Lipton RB, Isasi C, Lamar M, Zeng D, DeCarli C. PMID: 38684486; PMCID: PMC11208749.
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    12. Cardiovascular disease risk exacerbates brain aging among Hispanic/Latino adults in the SOL-INCA-MRI Study. Front Aging Neurosci. 2024; 16:1390200. Stickel AM, Tarraf W, Gonzalez KA, Paredes AM, Zeng D, Cai J, Isasi CR, Kaplan R, Lipton RB, Daviglus ML, Testai FD, Lamar M, Gallo LC, Talavera GA, Gellman MD, Ramos AR, Ivanovic V, Seiler S, González HM, DeCarli C. PMID: 38778863; PMCID: PMC11110680.
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    13. Hearing Loss and Associated 7-Year Cognitive Outcomes Among Hispanic and Latino Adults. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 05 01; 150(5):385-392. Stickel AM, Mendoza A, Tarraf W, Kuwayama S, Kaur S, Morlett Paredes A, Daviglus ML, Testai FD, Zeng D, Isasi CR, Baiduc RR, Dinces E, Lee DJ, González HM. PMID: 38512278; PMCID: PMC10958383.
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    14. Normative data for the Digit Symbol Substitution for diverse Hispanic/Latino adults: Results from the Study of Latinos-Investigation of Neurocognitive Aging (SOL-INCA). Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2024 Apr-Jun; 16(2):e12573. Morlett Paredes A, Tarraf W, Gonzalez K, Stickel AM, Graves LV, Salmon DP, Kaur SS, Gallo LC, Isasi CR, Lipton RB, Lamar M, Goodman ZT, González HM. PMID: 38566831; PMCID: PMC10983023.
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    15. Frequency of cognitive impairment in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in Mexico. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2024 Jan-Mar; 10(1):20552173241231678. Valdivia-Tangarife ER, Cortés-Enríquez F, Morlett-Paredes A, Villaseñor-Cabrera T, Gámez-Nava JI, Mireles-Ramírez MA, González-López L, Macías-Islas MÁ. PMID: 38410681; PMCID: PMC10896058.
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    16. Validation of the Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) in individuals with multiple sclerosis from Mexico. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2024 Mar; 83:105451. Valdivia-Tangarife ER, Morlett-Paredes A, Villaseñor-Cabrera T, Mireles-Ramírez MA, Cortés-Enríquez F, Macías-Islas MÁ. PMID: 38245997.
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    17. Incidence, and factors associated with moderate/severe pediatric traumatic brain injury in children aged 5-15 years in western, Mexico. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2024 Mar; 49:6-12. Valdivia-Tangarife ER, Morlett-Paredes A, Rizo-Curiel G, Jiménez-Maldonado ME, Ruiz-Sandoval JL, Barba AR, López-Enríquez A, Avilés-Martínez KI, Villaseñor-Cabrera T. PMID: 38278011.
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    18. Demographically-adjusted norms for selected tests of verbal fluency: Results from the Neuropsychological Norms for the US-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) project. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 35(2):269-292. Marquine MJ, Morlett Paredes A, Madriaga C, Blumstein Y, Umlauf A, Kamalyan L, Rivera Mindt M, Suarez P, Artiola I Fortuni L, Heaton RK, Cherner M. PMID: 32498654; PMCID: PMC7819211.
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    19. Introduction to the Neuropsychological Norms for the US-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) Project. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 35(2):227-235. Marquine MJ, Rivera Mindt M, Umlauf A, Suárez P, Kamalyan L, Morlett Paredes A, Yassai-Gonzalez D, Scott TM, Heaton A, Diaz-Santos M, Gooding A, Artiola I Fortuny L, Heaton RK, Cherner M. PMID: 32431209; PMCID: PMC8150201.
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    20. Neuropsychological Norms for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) Project: Methodology and sample characteristics. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 35(2):253-268. Cherner M, Marquine MJ, Umlauf A, Morlett Paredes A, Rivera Mindt M, Suárez P, Yassai-Gonzalez D, Kamalyan L, Scott T, Heaton A, Diaz-Santos M, Gooding A, Artiola I Fortuny L, Heaton RK. PMID: 32319851; PMCID: PMC7894577.
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    21. Demographically-adjusted norms for the processing speed subtests of the WAIS-III in a Spanish-speaking adult population: Results from the Neuropsychological Norms for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) project. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 35(2):293-307. Rivera Mindt M, Marquine MJ, Aghvinian M, Scott TM, Cherner M, Morlett Paredes A, Taylor MJ, Umlauf A, Suarez P, Diaz-Santos M, Kamalyan L, Heaton A, Artiola I Fortuny L, Heaton RK. PMID: 32233833; PMCID: PMC8186464.
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    22. The state of neuropsychological test norms for Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 35(2):236-252. Morlett Paredes A, Gooding A, Artiola I Fortuny L, Rivera Mindt M, Suárez P, Scott TM, Heaton A, Heaton RK, Cherner M, Marquine MJ. PMID: 32141802; PMCID: PMC7484438.
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    23. Demographically-adjusted norms for the WAIS-R Block Design and Arithmetic subtests: Results from the Neuropsychological Norms for the US-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) project. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 35(2):419-432. Scott TM, Morlett Paredes A, Taylor MJ, Umlauf A, Artiola I Fortuny L, Heaton RK, Cherner M, Marquine MJ, Rivera Mindt M. PMID: 31928314; PMCID: PMC8216040.
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    24. Qualitative study of loneliness in a senior housing community: the importance of wisdom and other coping strategies. Aging Ment Health. 2021 03; 25(3):559-566. Morlett Paredes A, Lee EE, Chik L, Gupta S, Palmer BW, Palinkas LA, Kim HC, Jeste DV. PMID: 31918561; PMCID: PMC7347442.
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    25. Demographically adjusted normative data for the Halstead category test in a Spanish-speaking adult population: Results from the Neuropsychological Norms for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS). Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 35(2):356-373. Morlett Paredes A, Carrasco J, Kamalyan L, Cherner M, Umlauf A, Rivera Mindt M, Suarez P, Artiola I Fortuny L, Franklin D, Heaton RK, Marquine MJ. PMID: 31913746; PMCID: PMC7467216.
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    26. Demographically adjusted normative data for the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test-64 item: Results from the Neuropsychological Norms for the U.S.-Mexico Border Region in Spanish (NP-NUMBRS) project. Clin Neuropsychol. 2021 02; 35(2):339-355. Marquine MJ, Yassai-Gonzalez D, Perez-Tejada A, Umlauf A, Kamalyan L, Morlett Paredes A, Suarez P, Rivera Mindt M, Franklin D, Artiola I Fortuny L, Cherner M, Heaton RK. PMID: 31900055; PMCID: PMC7523029.
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    27. Moderating influence of enculturation on the relations between minority stressors and physical health via anxiety in Latinx immigrants. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2020 Jul; 26(3):356-366. Cariello AN, Perrin PB, Williams CD, Espinoza GA, Morlett-Paredes A, Moreno OA, Trujillo MA. PMID: 31556631; PMCID: PMC8153969.
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    28. Neuropsychology as a profession in Italy. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2019 Nov-Dec; 26(6):543-557. Onida A, Di Vita A, Bianchini F, Rivera D, Morlett-Paredes A, Guariglia C, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 30183355.
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    29. Provider perceptions of the assessment and rehabilitation of sexual functioning after Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Inj. 2017; 31(12):1605-1611. Arango-Lasprilla JC, Olabarrieta-Landa L, Ertl MM, Stevens LF, Morlett-Paredes A, Andelic N, Zasler N. PMID: 28699795.
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    30. College-age adults' religiosity, family functioning and values, and willingness to provide care for a relative with a chronic health condition. Rehabil Psychol. 2017 05; 62(2):100-109. Goldberg-Looney LD, Perrin PB, Morlett-Paredes A, Mickens MN. PMID: 28569532.
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    31. Neuropsychology in South Africa. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2018 Jul-Aug; 25(4):344-355. Truter S, Mazabow M, Morlett Paredes A, Rivera D, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 28323445.
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    32. Stroop Color-Word Interference Test: Normative data for Spanish-speaking pediatric population. NeuroRehabilitation. 2017; 41(3):605-616. Rivera D, Morlett-Paredes A, Peñalver Guia AI, Irías Escher MJ, Soto-Añari M, Aguayo Arelis A, Rute-Pérez S, Rodríguez-Lorenzana A, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Albaladejo-Blázquez N, García de la Cadena C, Ibáñez-Alfonso JA, Rodriguez-Irizarry W, García-Guerrero CE, Delgado-Mejía ID, Padilla-López A, Vergara-Moragues E, Barrios Nevado MD, Saracostti Schwartzman M, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 28946595.
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    33. Past, present, and future of neuropsychology in Argentina. Clin Neuropsychol. 2016 Nov; 30(8):1154-1178. Fernandez AL, Ferreres A, Morlett-Paredes A, Rivera D, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 27684948.
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    34. The profession of neuropsychology in Spain: results of a national survey. Clin Neuropsychol. 2016 Nov; 30(8):1335-1355. Olabarrieta-Landa L, Caracuel A, Pérez-García M, Panyavin I, Morlett-Paredes A, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 27684408.
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    35. Profession of neuropsychology in Latin America. Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2017 Jul-Aug; 24(4):318-330. Arango-Lasprilla JC, Stevens L, Morlett Paredes A, Ardila A, Rivera D. PMID: 27282450.
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    36. Structural equation model linking dementia cognitive functioning, caregiver mental health, burden, and quality of informal care in Argentina. Dementia (London). 2017 Aug; 16(6):766-779. Morlett Paredes A, Perrin PB, Peralta SV, Stolfi ME, Morelli E, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 26589535.
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    37. A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers. Behav Neurol. 2015; 2015:283958. Perrin PB, Panyavin I, Morlett Paredes A, Aguayo A, Macias MA, Rabago B, Picot SJ, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 26538818; PMCID: PMC4619924.
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    38. Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure - copy and immediate recall: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation. 2015; 37(4):677-98. Rivera D, Perrin PB, Morlett-Paredes A, Galarza-Del-Angel J, Martínez C, Garza MT, Saracho CP, Rodríguez W, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Rábago B, Aliaga A, Schebela S, Luna M, Longoni M, Ocampo-Barba N, Fernández E, Esenarro L, García-Egan P, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 26639929.
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    39. Standard form of the Boston Naming Test: Normative data for the Latin American Spanish speaking adult population. NeuroRehabilitation. 2015; 37(4):501-13. Olabarrieta-Landa L, Rivera D, Morlett-Paredes A, Jaimes-Bautista A, Garza MT, Galarza-del-Angel J, Rodríguez W, Rábago B, Schebela S, Perrin PB, Luna M, Longoni M, Ocampo-Barba N, Aliaga A, Saracho CP, Bringas ML, Esenarro L, García-Egan P, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 26639925.
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    40. Comparison of puff topography, toxicant exposure, and subjective effects in low- and high-frequency waterpipe users: a double-blind, placebo-control study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2015 Jun; 17(6):667-74. Cobb CO, Blank MD, Morlett A, Shihadeh A, Jaroudi E, Karaoghlanian N, Kilgalen B, Austin J, Weaver MF, Eissenberg T. PMID: 25257982; PMCID: PMC4838047.
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    41. With a little help from my friends: social support and mental health in SCI caregivers from Neiva, Colombia. NeuroRehabilitation. 2014; 35(4):841-9. Morlett-Paredes A, Perrin PB, Olivera SL, Rogers HL, Perdomo JL, Arango JA, Arango-Lasprilla JC. PMID: 25318774.
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    42. Latinos and political advocacy for cancer control in a United States-Mexico border community. Hisp Health Care Int. 2014; 12(4):198-206. Murray KE, Barbour L, Morlett A, Garcini L. PMID: 25521784.
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    43. Two decades of smoking cessation treatment research on smokers with depression: 1990-2010. Nicotine Tob Res. 2013 Jun; 15(6):1014-31. Weinberger AH, Mazure CM, Morlett A, McKee SA. PMID: 23100459; PMCID: PMC3693502.
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