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Rebecca Koscik, PhD
Rebecca Koscik, PhD
Senior Scientist
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute
Education
BA, Mathematics and Norwegian, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
MS, Statistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
PhD, Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professional Activities
Dr. Koscik is a senior Scientist with the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health; she is also affiliated with the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. She collaborates on grants, research projects, mentoring, and teaching related to biostatistics, Alzheimer's disease biomarkers, and subclinical cognitive decline.
Research Interests
Dr. Koscik engages in interdisciplinary research primarily related to understanding longitudinal change in cognition and Alzheimer's biomarkers. She has led and participated in development or application of methods to identify subclinical cognitive decline. Her research interests also include understanding novel predictors of change as well as identifying factors associated with resilient cognitive aging. She also enjoys research related to survey development and educational measurement.
