Alexa Beiser
Alexa S. Beiser is an American professor of biostatistics and public health researcher. Biography
Beiser did her PhD in mathematics at Boston University, following her M.A. at the University of California, San Diego in Applied Mathematics and B.A. in Biology and Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has worked at the Boston University School of Public Health since 1985, currently in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) neurology group. Beiser co-developed the biostatistics doctoral program at Boston University. Research
She has worked on areas such as risk factors for dementia, how stress affects memory, and how physical activity can improve health for people with diabetes. She currently leads the FHS neurology group data management team, with a focus of analysing data relating to dementia. Selected papers

Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease, N Engl J Med 2002; 346:476-483, 
Lifetime Risk for Development of Atrial Fibrillation, Circulation. 2004;110:1042–1046, 
Residual Lifetime Risk for Developing Hypertension in Middle-aged Women and Men, JAMA. 2002;287(8):1003-1010,

Books co-authored
Introductory Applied Biostatistics,  Ralph B. D'Agostino Sr., Lisa M. Sullivan, Alexa Beiser,

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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Biostatisticians
Boston University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Boston University School of Public Health faculty
Public health researchers
Dementia
University of California, San Diego alumni
University of California, Santa Cruz alumni