John Woodard

Professor John Woodard at Wayne State University is a leading researcher in psychology, focusing on neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies of memory in aging and dementia. His work addresses cognitive and health risk factors for late-life anxiety, sport-related concussion detection, and statistical methodology in neuropsychological assessment.

• Department of Psychology, Wayne State University

Research Themes:

• Neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies of memory in aging and dementia
• Cognitive and health-related risk factors for late-life anxiety
• Detection and tracking of sport-related concussion
• Statistical and methodological issues in neuropsychological test construction

Recent Publications (2021-2025) address:

• Entorhinal tau in preclinical Alzheimer's
• NIH Toolbox validation across racial groups
• Brain vitamin E concentrations and neurofibrillary tangles
• Subjective cognition appraisal differences
• Blast-induced hearing loss patterns
• Hypertension-cognition relationships