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47
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16764
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3277
National Ranking
1582

Overview

Julene K. Johnson is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields including Medicine, Psychology, and Health Professions, with a strong focus on subfields such as General Health Professions, Social Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Health, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work frequently appears in several academic publication venues where they have multiple contributions, including Innovation in Aging, PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Psychology, Alzheimer's & Dementia, and Circulation.

Johnson's research topics mainly cover areas such as Music Therapy and Health, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Neuroscience and Music Perception, and Diverse Music Education Insights.

The following are some of their recent papers with year of publication and publication venue:

  • The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lived Experience of Diverse Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment, 2020, The Gerontologist
  • Beneficial effects of choir singing on cognition and well-being of older adults: Evidence from a cross-sectional study, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Increasing engagement of Hispanics/Latinos in clinical trials on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
  • Earning the Trust of African American Communities to Increase Representation in Dementia Research, 2020, Ethnicity & Disease
  • Communicating Awareness About COVID-19 Through Songs: An Example From Ghana, 2021, Frontiers in Public Health

Johnson has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Elena Portacolone, Sahru Keiser, Sheri L. Robb, Debra S. Burns, and Joke Bradt. These frequent collaborations reflect sustained partnerships in their research endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Sensitivity of revised diagnostic criteria for the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia.

    Katya Rascovsky;John R. Hodges;David Knopman;Mario F. Mendez

  • Cognition and Anatomy in Three Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia

    Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini;Nina F. Dronkers;Katherine P. Rankin;Jennifer M. Ogar

  • Cognitive, Emotional, and Social Benefits of Regular Musical Activities in Early Dementia: Randomized Controlled Study

    Teppo Särkämö;Mari Tervaniemi;Sari Laitinen;Ava Numminen

  • Distinctive neuropsychological patterns in frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia, and Alzheimer disease.

    Joel H. Kramer;Jennifer Jurik;Sharon J. Sha;Kate P. Rankin

  • Frontotemporal dementia: clinicopathological correlations.

    Mark S. Forman;Jennifer Farmer;Julene K. Johnson;Christopher M. Clark

  • Frontotemporal lobar degeneration: demographic characteristics of 353 patients.

    Julene K. Johnson;Janine Diehl;Mario F. Mendez;John Neuhaus

  • Clinical and Pathological Evidence for a Frontal Variant of Alzheimer Disease

    Julene K. Johnson;Elizabeth Head;Ronald Kim;Arnold Starr

  • Executive Function, More Than Global Cognition, Predicts Functional Decline and Mortality in Elderly Women

    Julene K. Johnson;Li-Yung Lui;Kristine Yaffe

  • Comparison of family histories in FTLD subtypes and related tauopathies

    J. S. Goldman;J. M. Farmer;E. M. Wood;J. K. Johnson

  • Frontotemporal dementia progresses to death faster than Alzheimer disease

    E. D. Roberson;J. H. Hesse;K. D. Rose;H. Slama

  • Diagnostic criteria for the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD): Current limitations and future directions

    Katya Rascovsky;John R. Hodges;Christopher M. Kipps;Julene K. Johnson

  • Distinct MRI atrophy patterns in autopsy-proven Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration

    G.D. Rabinovici;W.W. Seeley;E.J. Kim;M.L. Gorno-Tempini

  • Cognitive and motor assessment in autopsy-proven corticobasal degeneration

    R. Murray;M. Neumann;M. S. Forman;J. Farmer

  • Oculomotor function in frontotemporal lobar degeneration, related disorders and Alzheimer's disease

    Siobhan Garbutt;Alisa Matlin;Joanna Hellmuth;Ana K. Schenk

  • Reporting standards for studies of diagnostic test accuracy in dementia: The STARDdem Initiative

    Anna H. Noel-Storr;Jenny M. McCleery;Edo Richard;Craig W. Ritchie

  • Multiple cognitive deficits in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

    Joel H. Kramer;Adam Nelson;Julene K. Johnson;Kristine Yaffe

  • Auditory event-related potentials during target detection are abnormal in mild cognitive impairment

    Edward J Golob;J.K Johnson;A Starr

  • Life experience and demographic influences on cognitive function in older adults.

    Paul W H Brewster;Rebecca J. Melrose;María J. Marquine;Julene K. Johnson

  • A Community Choir Intervention to Promote Well-Being Among Diverse Older Adults: Results From the Community of Voices Trial

    Julene K Johnson;Anita L Stewart;Michael Acree;Anna M Nápoles

  • Clinical-neuroimaging characteristics of dysexecutive mild cognitive impairment†

    Judy Pa;Adam Boxer;Linda L. Chao;Linda L. Chao;Adam Gazzaley

  • Neuropsychological and functional measures of severity in Alzheimer disease, frontotemporal dementia, and semantic dementia.

    Howard J. Rosen;Jenille M. Narvaez;Brad Hallam;Joel H. Kramer

  • Music recognition in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and Alzheimer disease.

    Julene K. Johnson;Chiung-Chih Chang;Simona Maria Brambati;Raffaella Migliaccio

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel H. Kramer
Joel H. Kramer University of California, San Francisco
Murray Grossman
Murray Grossman University of Pennsylvania
Carl W. Cotman
Carl W. Cotman University of California, Irvine
Michael W. Weiner
Michael W. Weiner University of California, San Francisco
Linda L. Chao
Linda L. Chao University of California, San Francisco
Martin N. Rossor
Martin N. Rossor University College London
Florence Pasquier
Florence Pasquier University of Lille
Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini
Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini University of California, San Francisco
Sandra Weintraub
Sandra Weintraub Northwestern University
Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto

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