Emily H Trittschuh, PhD

Personal Statement

As a clinical neuropsychologist who has specialized in aging, I have over 20 years of experience in the field of geriatrics. My clinical work and research has been focused on the full continuum of cognitive aging – from neurodegenerative disease of varied etiologies to healthy brain aging into the 90s and beyond. I have been based at the VA Puget Health Care System since 2008. In this time, I have developed additional and complementary interests in the older adult Veteran who has PTSD, especially how this disorder can interfere with cognition and might contribute to decline and also in the area of reducing disparities in neuropsychological care for individuals who are transgender and gender diverse. Currently, I am the Associate Director for Education and Evaluation for the VISN 20 Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) at VA Puget Sound. I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. Provision of training for future geriatric care providers (MD, PhD, nursing, etc) is an important part of my personal mission. I also enjoy connecting with the older adult community through various events and at local senior centers.

Department Affiliations

Training Programs

Dr. Trittschuh follows a Developmental Model of individual supervision with career and professional development as goals.

Recent Publications

Cognitively defined Alzheimer's dementia subgroups have distinct atrophy patterns.
(2024 Mar)
Alzheimers Dement 20(3): 1739-1752
Crane PK, Groot C, Ossenkoppele R, Mukherjee S, Choi SE, Lee M, Scollard P, Gibbons LE, Sanders RE, Trittschuh E, Saykin AJ, Mez J, Nakano C, Donald CM, Sohi H, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Risacher S

Longitudinal change in memory performance as a strong endophenotype for Alzheimer's disease.
(2024 Feb)
Alzheimers Dement 20(2): 1268-1283
Archer DB, Eissman JM, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi SE, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Gifford KA, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC), Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP), Cuccaro ML, Pericak-Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang LS, Schellenberg GD, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Kukull WA, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Dumitrescu L, Hohman TJ

Sex-specific genetic architecture of late-life memory performance.
(2024 Feb)
Alzheimers Dement 20(2): 1250-1267
Eissman JM, Archer DB, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi SE, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Gifford KA, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) | Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium (ADGC) | The Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP), Cuccaro ML, Cruchaga C, Pericak-Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang LS, Schellenberg GD, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Kukull WA, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ, Dumitrescu L

Associations of Sex, Race, and Apolipoprotein E Alleles With Multiple Domains of Cognition Among Older Adults.
(2023 Sep 1)
JAMA Neurol 80(9): 929-939
Walters S, Contreras AG, Eissman JM, Mukherjee S, Lee ML, Choi SE, Scollard P, Trittschuh EH, Mez JB, Bush WS, Kunkle BW, Naj AC, Peterson A, Gifford KA, Cuccaro ML, Cruchaga C, Pericak-Vance MA, Farrer LA, Wang LS, Haines JL, Jefferson AL, Kukull WA, Keene CD, Saykin AJ, Thompson PM, Martin ER, Bennett DA, Barnes LL, Schneider JA, Crane PK, Hohman TJ, Dumitrescu L, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics Consortium, and Alzheimer’s Disease Sequencing Project

A genome-wide search for pleiotropy in more than 100,000 harmonized longitudinal cognitive domain scores.
(2023 Jun 22)
Mol Neurodegener 18(1): 40
Kang M, Ang TFA, Devine SA, Sherva R, Mukherjee S, Trittschuh EH, Gibbons LE, Scollard P, Lee M, Choi SE, Klinedinst B, Nakano C, Dumitrescu LC, Durant A, Hohman TJ, Cuccaro ML, Saykin AJ, Kukull WA, Bennett DA, Wang LS, Mayeux RP, Haines JL, Pericak-Vance MA, Schellenberg GD, Crane PK, Au R, Lunetta KL, Mez JB, Farrer LA

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