Rita Popat
Academic Appointments
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology
Key Documents
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 498-5206
Professional Overview
Honors and Awards
- The Kaiser Foundation Award for Excellence in Preclinical Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010)
- Honorary Cap and Gown membership, Womens honor society at Stanford (2009)
- Teaching Award, Div of Epidemiology (HRP) (2005, 2007, 2009)
- Marjorie K. Ionta Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Physical Therapy, MGH - Inst of Health Professions (1990)
Professional Education
| PhD: | Stanford University, Epidemiology (2003) |
| MS: | U Mass (Amherst), Biostatistics (1998) |
| MS: | MGH Inst of Health Professions, Physical Therapy (1991) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My research interest focuses on the epidemiology of Parkinsons disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, specifically evaluating the genetic and environmental contributions to these neurodegenerative disorders. I am also interested in studying the relation of cognition, estradiol exposure (endogenous and exogenous), and genetic factors.
Publications
- Changes in Health Status Among Aging Survivors of Pediatric Upper and Lower Extremity Sarcoma: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013
- Association of DRD2 and DRD3 polymorphisms with Parkinson's disease in a multiethnic consortium. J Neurol Sci. 2011; (1-2): 22-9
- Coffee, ADORA2A, and CYP1A2: the caffeine connection in Parkinson's disease. Eur J Neurol. 2011; (5): 756-65
- Common iliac vein stenosis and risk of symptomatic pulmonary embolism: an inverse correlation. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011; (2): 133-41
- Common iliac vein stenosis: a risk factor for oral contraceptive-induced deep vein thrombosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2011; (6): 537.e1-6
- Effects of endogenous and exogenous estrogen exposures in midlife and late-life women on episodic memory and executive functions. Neuroscience. 2011: 129-38
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