Phillip Hwang
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Phillip Hwang, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-4049
phhwang@bu.edu
Talbot (T Bldg)
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Biography

Phillip Hwang, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. As a neuroepidemiologist, his primary research focuses on modifiable lifestyle factors, such as physical activity, diet, and social engagement, across the life course on risk and resilience for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). He also conducts research on traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, as well as use of digital technologies to assess cognition and facilitate more inclusive and representative research around ADRD.

Education

  • University of Washington, PhD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Columbia University, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Brown University, BA Field of Study: Biology

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP740
  • SPHEP749

Publications

  • Published on 10/19/2026

    Christianson K, Lyu C, Karjadi C, Devine S, Ang TFA, De Anda-Duran I, Kolachalama VB, Lin H, Ding H, Gifford KA, Au R, Hwang PH, Sunderaraman P. Practice Effects on Repeated Self-Administered Digital Cognitive Assessments in Cognitively Intact Older Adults from the Framingham Heart Study: Longitudinal Observational Study. JMIR Aging. 2026 Oct 19; 9:e87208. PMID: 42896150.

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  • Published on 9/25/2026

    Kang SJ, Gustat J, Tang W, Hwang PH, Carmichael OT, De Anda-Duran I, Bazzano LA. Midlife depressive symptoms, smoking status, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and obesity modify the association of long-term vascular risk factor variability from childhood with midlife cognitive function: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev. 2026 Dec; 31:200713. PMID: 42841021.

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  • Published on 8/5/2026

    Marino FR, Ding H, Lin H, Au R, Hwang PH. How Life-Course Trajectories of Physical Activity Track With Cognitive Decline. J Phys Act Health. 2026 Aug 05; 1-9. PMID: 42562373.

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  • Published on 7/31/2026

    Kang SJ, Gustat J, Tang W, Hwang PH, Carmichael OT, De Anda-Duran I, Bazzano LA. Association of Weighted Composite Score of Long-Term Variability of Vascular Risk Factors From Childhood With Midlife Cognitive Function: The Bogalusa Heart Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Aug 04; 15(15):e048189. PMID: 42535535.

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  • Published on 7/9/2026

    Kang SJ, Gustat J, Tang W, Hwang P, Carmichael O, De Anda-Duran I, Bazzano L. Association of Long-Term Vascular Risk Factor Variability from Childhood and Midlife Cognitive Function: The Bogalusa Heart Study. Res Sq. 2026 Jul 09. PMID: 42466395.

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  • Published on 6/17/2026

    Ho K, Hwang PH. Mid-to-late-life social network size and resilience to neurodegeneration: The Framingham Heart Study. BMC Neurol. 2026 Jun 17; 26(1). PMID: 42310578.

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  • Published on 6/16/2026

    Marino FR, Kim M, Hwang PH, Tripodis Y, Alosco M, Mez J, McKee A, Au R, Thomas RJ, Shih L. Impact of Sleep Quality on Gait Variability: Pilot Cohort Study. JMIR Aging. 2026 Jun 16; 9:e81630. PMID: 42302301.

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  • Published on 6/8/2026

    Dacey R, Durape S, Wang M, Hwang PH, Gurnani AS, Ang TFA, Devine SA, Choi SE, Lee M, Scollard P, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh E, Sherva R, Dumitrescu L, Hohman TJ, Cuccaro ML, Saykin AJ, Crane PK, Li Y, Levy D, Ma J, Liu C, Lunetta KL, Au R, Farrer LA, Mez J. Epigenetic Age and Resilience in the Framingham Heart Study. Neurol Open Access. 2026 Jun; 2(2). PMID: 42828354.

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  • Published on 5/1/2026

    Muller E, Guan C, Gifford KA, Sunderaraman P, Devine S, Liu Y, Hwang PH, Gurnani AS. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment at the Framingham Heart Study: A Re-Examination of the Norms. Brain Behav. 2026 May; 16(5):e71487. PMID: 42112960.

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  • Published on 12/22/2025

    Weiss J, Podolsky MI, Raquib RV, Hwang P, Stokes AC. Quantifying the Dementia Burden Attributable to Excess Weight in the U.S. Am J Prev Med. 2026 May; 70(5):108231. PMID: 41443544.

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