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Dr. Claudia Jacova
Assistant Professor
Address:
Division of Neurology, Dept of Medicine
UBC Hospital 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Rm 152
Vancouver BC Canada V6T 2B5
Tel: (604) 822-7540
Fax: (604) 822-7703
Email: claudija@interchange.ubc.ca
Research Interests:
Early diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Neuroimaging and neuropsychological markers of early AD
Instrument development
Lifestyle interventions in primary prevention of AD
Professional Training:
1996-2003: PhD Cognitive Systems (University of British Columbia)
1979-1984: BA/MA (Laurea di dottore) Developmental Psychology (University of Florence)
Academic Positions:
2001-2003: Research Associate (Riverview Hospital)
2002-2004: Science Researcher (University of British Columbia)
2003-2006: Sessional Lecturer (University of British Columbia)
2005-2007: Post-doctoral Fellow (University of British Columbia)
2007-Present: Assistant Professor (University of British Columbia)
Honours and Awards:
Postgraduate Fellowship PGS-B, Natural Sciences and Engineering Council
University of British Columbia Graduate Fellowship
Elizabeth Young Lacey Scholarship Award
CIHR Training Program in Neurobiology and Behaviour Postdoctoral Fellowship
Travel Fellowship Award US Alzheimer’s Association
Publications
Jacova, C. and Feldman, H.H. Mild Cognitive Impairment. In Gelder, M., Lopez-Ibor, J., Andreasen, N. and Geddes, J. Eds. New Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry 2/e. Oxford: Oxford University Press. In press.
Feldman, H., Jacova, C., Robillard, A., Garcia, A., Chow, T., Borrie, M., Schipper, H.M., Blair, M. and Kertesz, A. The diagnosis of dementia. Canadian Medical Association Journal 2008 March 25; 178(7):825-36. [PubMed]
Hsiung, G.-Y.R., Alipour, S., Jacova, C., Grand, J. and Feldman, H. Transitions from Cognitive Impairment Not Dementia (CIND) to Alzheimer’s Disease: An analysis of changes in functional abilities. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2008; 25(6): 483-90. [PubMed]
Jacova, C., Peters, K.R., Wong, E. , Beattie, B.L., Foti, D., Scheltens, P., Li, D. & Feldman, H.H. Cognitive-Impairment-No-Dementia (CIND) – Neuropsychological and neuroimaging characterization of an amnestic subtype. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2008;25(3):238-247. [PubMed]
Dubois, B., Feldman, H., Jacova, C., DeKosky, S., Barberger-Gateau, P., Cummings, J., Delacourte, A., Galasko, D., Gauthier, S., Jicha, G., Meguro, K., O’Brien, J., Pasquier, F., Robert, P., Rossor, M., Salloway, S., Stern, Y., Visser, P.J., and Scheltens, P. Research criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: Revising the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria. Lancet Neurology 2007 Aug;6(8):734-46. [PubMed]
Peters, K.P., Hogan, D., Black, S., Gauthier, S., Rockwood, K., Loy-English, I., Hsiung, G.-Y.R., Jacova, C. and Feldman H.H. Neuropsychiatric symptom clusters and functional disability in Cognitively-Impaired-Not-Demented Individuals. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2008 Feb; 16(2): 136-44.
[PubMed]Jacova, C., Mudge, B., and Woodward, M. Prevention. In Atlas of Alzheimer Disease, Taylor & Francis Group. UK:London, 2007.
Jacova, C., Kertesz, A., Blair, M., Fisk, J. and Feldman, H.H. Neuropsychological testing and assessment for dementia. Alzheimer’s & Dementia 2007;3:299-317.
Jacova, C., Hsiung, G.-Y. R., and Feldman, H. Dropouts and refusals in observational studies: Lessons for prevention trials. Neurology 2006; 67(Suppl 3), S1-3.[PubMed]
Burns, A., O’Brien, J., British Association of Psychopharmacology (BAP) Consensus Group; Auriacombe, S., Ballard, C., Broich, K., Bullock, R., Feldman, H., Ford, G., Knapp, M., McCaddon, A., Iliffe, S., Jacova, C., Jones, R., Lennon, S., McKeith, I., Orgogozo, J.M., Purandare, N., Richardson, M., Ritchie, C., Thomas, A., Warner, J., Wilcock, G., Wilkinson, D. (2006). Clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs: a consensus statement from British Association of Psychopharmacology. Journal of Psychopharmacology 2006; 20(6), 732-755. [PubMed]
Feldman, H and Jacova C. Assessing Mental Status in Dementia: The Behavioural Neurology Assessment –Right Time? Right Place? Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences 2005; 32(2), 138-139. [PubMed]
Feldman, H, and Jacova, C. Mild Cognitive Impairment. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2005; 13, 645-655. [PubMed]
Thorpe, C. M., Jacova, C., and Wilkie, D. M. Some pitfalls in measuring memory in animals. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 2004; 28(7), 711-8. [PubMed]
Kremer, B., Clark, C., Elmqvist, E., Raymond, L., Graf, P., Jacova, C., Mezei, M., Hardy, M., Snow, B., Martin, W., and Hayden, M. Influence of lamotrigine on progression of early Huntington disease: a randomized clinical trial. Neurology 1999; 53(5), 1000-11. [PubMed]
Clark, C., Jacova, C., Klonoff, H., Kremer, B., Hayden, M., and Paty, D. Pathological associations and dissociations of functional systems in Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington’s Disease. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 1997; 19(1), 63-76. [PubMed]
