Education

PhD, Public Health, University of Montana, 2021

DPT, Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of Washington, 2005

BA, Biology and German, Bowdoin College, 1999

Courses Taught

PUBH 520 Fundamentals of Biostatistics

Selected Publications

Adam CE, Fitzpatrick AL, Leary CS, Ilango SD, Phelan EA, Semmens EO. The impact of falls on activities of daily living in older adults: A retrospective cohort analysis. PLoS One. 2024 Jan 3;19(1):e0294017. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294017. PMID: 38170712; PMCID: PMC10763967.

Adam, C.E., Fitzpatrick, A.L., Leary, C.S. et al. Change in gait speed and fall risk among community-dwelling older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment: a retrospective cohort analysis. BMC Geriatr 23, 328 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03890-6

Adam CE, Fitzpatrick AL, Leary CS, Hajat A, Phelan EA, Park C, Semmens EO. The Association between Gait Speed and Falls in Community Dwelling Older Adults with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Apr 2;18(7):3712

Hajat, A., C. Park, C. Adam, A. L. Fitzpatrick, S. D. Ilango, C. Leary, T. Libby, O. Lopez, E. O. Semmens & J. D. Kaufman (2023) Air pollution and plasma amyloid beta in a cohort of older adults: Evidence from the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory study. Environ Int, 172, 107800.

Semmens EO, Leary CS, Fitzpatrick AL, Ilango SD, Park C, Adam CE, DeKosky ST, Lopez O, Hajat A, Kaufman JD. Air pollution and dementia in older adults in the Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2022 Apr 18.

Professional Experience

Adaptive Equipment Coordinator, MonTECH, The Rural Institute, University of Montana, Missoula Montana

Physical Therapist, Gritman Therapy Solutions and Moscow School District, Moscow, Idaho

Physical Therapist, Epicenter Therapy Services (Pediatrics), Bozeman, Montana