Ruijia Chen
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Ruijia Chen

Postdoctoral Associate, Epidemiology - Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

(617) 358-3728
rchen3@bu.edu
Talbot (T Bldg)
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Biography

I am a social epidemiologist by training. My research focuses on how social determinants across the life course contribute to risk and disparities associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia as well as how population-level policies shape these disparities. Additionally, I am interested in investigating methodological challenges that affect our understanding of social determinants of cognitive health outcomes. I received my master's degree in social policy from the University of Pennsylvania and my doctoral degree in Social Epidemiology from Harvard University. More information about my current research can be found at: https://www.ruijiachen.com/

Publications

  • Published on 4/12/2025

    Lee HH, Chen R, Okuzono SS, Kubzansky LD. Loneliness and cardiovascular disease incidence: two cohorts of older adults in the USA and South Korea. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 12; 54(3). PMID: 40338528.

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  • Published on 4/9/2025

    Ferguson EL, Mehta S, Miramontes S, Choi M, Kim YJ, Hill-Jarrett TG, Cevallos N, Yang Y, Zimmerman SC, Chen R, Kim MH, Sims KD, Schwartz GL. Identifying and Addressing Housing Insecurity in Older Patients: Trends, Referrals, and Inequities in a California Medical System. Gerontologist. 2025 Apr 09; 65(5). PMID: 40222811.

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  • Published on 4/1/2025

    Wang J, Choi M, Buto P, Kelly JD, La Joie R, Kornak J, Zimmerman SC, Chen R, Raphael E, Schaefer CA, Blacker D, Glymour MM. Detection Bias in EHR-Based Research on Clinical Exposures and Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Apr 01; 8(4):e256637. PMID: 40266617.

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  • Published on 3/31/2025

    Hayes-Larson E, Andrews RM, Kezios KL, Bercu A, Rouanet A, Helmer C, Crane PK, Gibbons LE, Klinedinst BS, McEvoy LK, Nichols E, Weuve J, Rajan KB, Hwang PH, Mez J, Farina M, Shaw C, Sims KD, Therneau T, Petersen RC, Bouteloup V, Gross AL, Albert M, Morris JC, Masters CL, Resnick SM, Maruff P, Manly JJ, Turney IC, Vonk JMJ, Avila-Rieger J, Weigand A, Chen R, Wang J, Proust-Lima C, Mayeda ER. Approaches to Timescale Choice in Cognitive Aging Research and Potential Implications for Estimated Exposure Effects: Coordinated Analyses in 10 Cohorts of Older Adults. Epidemiology. 2025 Jul 01; 36(4):560-571. PMID: 40164562.

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  • Published on 2/10/2025

    Adrien TV, Hirst AK, Turney IC, Peterson RL, Zahodne LB, Chen R, Crane PK, Levy SA, Andrews RM, Mayeda ER, Whitmer RA, Gilsanz P, Jackson JW, Hayes-Larson E. Parental Education, Midlife Hypertension, and Disparities in Late-Life Cognitive Test Scores: Application of an Equity-Focused Causal Decomposition Approach. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2025 Jan-Mar 01; 39(1):1-7. PMID: 39927472.

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  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Ackley SF, Wang J, Chen R, Hill-Jarrett TG, Rojas-Saunero LP, Stokes A, Shah SJ, Glymour MM. Methods to crosswalk between cognitive test scores using data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Cohort. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Feb; 21(2):e14597. PMID: 40000573.

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  • Published on 1/28/2025

    Kim MH, Miramontes S, Mehta S, Schwartz GL, Kim YJ, Yang Y, Hill-Jarrett TG, Cevallos N, Chen R, Glymour MM, Ferguson EL, Zimmerman SC, Choi M, Sims KD. Extracting Housing and Food Insecurity Information From Clinical Notes Using cTAKES. Health Serv Res. 2025 May; 60 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):e14440. PMID: 39871689.

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  • Published on 8/21/2024

    Chen R, Byrd DR, Whitfield KE, Williams DR. Associations of Major Lifetime and Everyday Discrimination with Cognitive Function among Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Ethn Dis. 2024 Aug; 34(3):137-144. PMID: 39211820.

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  • Published on 7/23/2024

    Hokett E, Lao P, Avila-Rieger J, Turney IC, Adkins-Jackson PB, Johnson DA, Davidson P, Chen R, Shechter A, Osorio RS, Brickman AM, Palta P, Manly JJ. Interactions among neighborhood conditions, sleep quality, and episodic memory across the adult lifespan. Ethn Health. 2024 Oct; 29(7):809-827. PMID: 39044310.

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  • Published on 7/2/2024

    Nishimi K, Chen R, Schmajuk G, Neylan TC, O'Donovan A. Lifetime Trauma Exposure and Arthritis in Older Adults. Psychosom Med. 2024 Oct 01; 86(8):670-680. PMID: 38973730.

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