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Manrui Zhang Zhang, PhD, MSW, MPH (she/her/hers)

Postdoc
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL, United States

As a postdoc fellow in the Integrated Health Service & Outcomes Research program at Northwestern University, Manrui's research aims to improve the clinical identification of cognitive impairment among people with chronic disabilities/diseases (e.g., stroke) to improve their health services and quality of life by advancing the accessibility and clinical utility of NIH Toolbox cognitive measures. Manrui received a BS in Informatics and completed a dual master's degree program in Public Health and Social Work at Washington University in St Louis. Before starting her PhD in Health Sciences Integrated Program at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, she worked for three years as a research assistant in a large epidemiological study at the Rush Medical Center in Chicago, Institute of Healthy Aging. Her PhD research focused on 1) examining the longitudinal interactions between positive emotions and cognitive function with the aging process and 2) applying item response theory to develop adaptive computer tests that enable rapid but reliable screening of cognitive impairment.

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