Contextual Factors and Cognitive Aging
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Wednesday, September 10, 2025 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
New York State Association of Neuropsychology (NYSAN) presents a live webinar with Christina Wong, PhD, ABPP-CN
Summary
Contextual factors such as socioeconomic context represent important contributors to disparities in cognitive aging. Neighborhood disadvantage has been associated with adverse health outcomes, including worse cognitive functioning and elevated risk for dementia. Similarly, residence in rural communities has been identified as a contextual risk factor for dementia, highlighting the importance of delineating modifiable risk and protective factors that may mitigate rural–urban disparities. This presentation will examine the association between neighborhood disadvantage and cognitive outcomes among racially and ethnically diverse older adults and will consider factors that may uniquely contribute to disparities in cognitive aging within rural populations.
About the Presenter
Dr. Christina Wong is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist in the Department of Neurology at Westchester Medical Center and an Assistant Professor at New York Medical College. She completed her graduate training in clinical psychology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan and her neuropsychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship at VA San Diego and UCSD. She specializes in the evaluation of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury. Her research interests include understanding risk factors for cognitive decline, including social determinants of health. She was previously the Co-Director of the Clinical Core for the Nevada exploratory Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, which focuses on aging and dementia in rural communities. She is passionate about improving access to neuropsychological care for underserved individuals.
CE Credits: 1.0 CE credit (APA/NYSED) available. Completion of an evaluation is required in order to receive credit.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the associations between neighborhood disadvantage and cognitive outcomes in racially and ethnically diverse older adults.
- Identify contextual risk and protective factors that may influence disparities in cognitive aging within rural populations.
- Evaluate how socioeconomic and geographic contexts contribute to disparities in dementia risk.
PRICING:
$15 for NYSAN members
$30 for non-members
Free for Student NYSAN Members
$10 For student non-members
New York State Association of Neuropsychology is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0052.
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