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Elena Tsoy, PhD
Clinical Neuropsychologist
We need to develop and implement creative, culturally fair, and scalable solutions to improve early diagnosis and care for people with dementia worldwide and reduce inequities in late-life brain health.
Current Work
Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Neuropsychology at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center
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Vision
We need to develop and implement creative, culturally fair, and scalable solutions to improve early diagnosis and care for people with dementia worldwide and reduce inequities in late-life brain health.
Strategy
Elena is a clinical neuropsychologist working on understanding brain health disparities in late life and identifying key social determinants of brain health. She is also a bilingual clinical provider serving patients with cognitive impairment at the UCSF Memory and Aging Clinic.
Motivation
Elena is working with the GBHI faculty and Atlantic Fellows on projects aimed at deepening our understanding of underlying causes of inequities in late-life brain health and address cultural bias in cognitive assessment of diverse individuals.
Education & Experience
Elena Tsoy was awarded her PhD degree in counseling psychology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She completed her predoctoral internship in clinical psychology at Tewksbury State Hospital and has been a postdoctoral fellow in neuropsychology at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center since 2018.
Awards & Honors
2009 - President’s Award for the Highest Academic Achievement (American University of Central Asia)
2010 - Vice Chancellor’s Academic Excellence Scholarship (Roehampton University London)
2012 - Academic Fellowship Program Scholarship (Open Society Institute)
2013 - Departmental Development Grant (Open Society Institute)
2014 - Professional Development Award (University of Massachusetts Boston)
2021 - Weill Institute Women in Neurosciences Scholarship (University of California San Francisco) 2021 - ADRC Research Education Component Scholarship (University of California San Francisco) 2021 - Alzheimer's Association Fellowship Grant (Alzheimer's Association)
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