Dr. Jeremy Grant is a clinical neuropsychologist whose mission is to help people promote late-life cognitive health and reduce their risk of dementia. As the director of the Cognitive Health in Late Life (CHILL) Lab, his program of research has three interwoven domains: 

1. Early detection of cognitive decline: Helping people understand their risk for dementia by conducting cognitive screenings in community settings.
2. Primary prevention of cognitive decline: Helping people at risk for dementia due to cardiometabolic disease (obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes) reduce their risk through lifestyle interventions (such as improving physical activity, diet, and sleep quality).
3. Secondary prevention of cognitive decline: Helping people at heightened risk for dementia due to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) compensate for memory loss via cognitive rehabilitation and lifestyle interventions.

Dr. Grant obtained a bachelor’s degree in biology at Andrews University in 2013, followed by a master’s degree in neuroscience from Carleton University in 2016. He completed a master’s degree and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Wayne State University in 2022. He subsequently completed a predoctoral internship in clinical psychology in 2022 and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology in 2024 at the University of Florida. Dr. Grant joined the faculty at Ohio State as an instructor in 2024 and transitioned to assistant professor in 2026.

Interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology under Dr. Grant’s supervision? See this page for more information.

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Awards and Honors

• 2026: Engaged Scholars Academy, The Ohio State University Office of Engagement ($1,500)
• 2024: Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship to Promote Diversity (AARF-D), Alzheimer’s Association ($200,000)
• 2023: Ed & Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program, Florida Department of Health ($100,000)
• 2023: ADNI Health Equity Scholars Program, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Health Equity Scholars Program ($70,000)
• 2023: Blue Ribbon Award, APA Division 40 (Society for Clinical Neuropsychology), Best Research Abstract by an Early Career Professional, awarded at the 2023 Annual APA Convention (Washington, DC)
• 2023: Black Men's Brain Health Emerging Scholars Program, Alzheimer’s Association ($2,000)
• 2022: Ed & Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program, Florida Department of Health ($100,000)
• 2020: Ben and Brenda Rosen Annual Research Award, Wayne State University Department of Psychology ($2,500)
• 2019: Betty J. Neitzel Summer Graduate Student Research Award, Wayne State University Department of Psychology ($4,000)
• 2018: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Award ($3,000)
• 2020: Graduate School Thesis/Dissertation Research Support, Wayne State University Graduate School ($1,000)
• 2019: Fellowship Application Award, Wayne State University Graduate School ($1,000)
• 2014: Carleton University Department of Neuroscience Scholarship, Carleton University ($4,950)

Select Publications

• Xie, Z., Locke, D., Shandera-Ochsner, A., Hamadi, H., De Wit, L., Santos, O., Boots, E. A., Aghamoosa, S., Grant, J., Smith, G., & Chandler, M. (2026). Does concurrent pharmacotherapy enhance behavioral interventions for mild cognitive impairment? Evidence from the HABIT program. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease: JAD, 13872877261471921. DOI. 
   

• Xie, Z., Aghamoosa, S., Ying, G., Locke, D. E., Shandera-Ochsner, A., Smith, G. E., Santos, O., Grant, J. G., Shen, C., Carriere, L. J., de Wit, L., Boots, E. A., & Chandler, M. J. (2026). Effects of care partner type on outcomes from a multicomponent behavioral intervention for mild cognitive impairment. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 12(1), e70222. DOI.
   

• Grant, J. G., Wisinger, A. M., Abel, H. F., Hunter, J.M., Smith, G. E. Quick-Reference Criteria for Identifying Clinically Significant Multivariate Change in Older Adult Cognition: An ADNI Study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 30(10): 944-953. DOI. 
   
• Levy, S. A., Misiura, M. B., Grant, J. G., Adrien, T. V., Taiwo, Z., Armstrong, R., & Dotson, V. M. (2024). Depression, Vascular Burden, and Dementia Prevalence in Late Middle-Aged and Older Black Adults. The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, 79(4), gbae009. DOI
   
• Grant, J. G., Rapport, L. J., Darling, R., Waldron-Perrine, B., Lumley, M. A., Whitfield, K. E., & Bernitsas, E. (2023). Cognitive Enrichment and Education Quality Moderate Cognitive Dysfunction in Black and White Adults with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 104916. DOI
   
• Grant, J. G., Rapport, L. J., Darling, R., Waldron-Perrine, B., & Bernitsas, E. (2023). Incremental validity of brief and abbreviated neuropsychological tests toward predicting functional outcomes in multiple sclerosis. Applied neuropsychology. Adult, 1–11. DOI

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