Faculty & Staff Directory
Welcome to the BU CTE Center Faculty & Staff Directory!
Our Center is made up of a multidisciplinary group of professionals dedicated to research, clinical care, and education. Our team includes the following:
1. Members of the faculty at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and affiliated institutions.
2. Postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and other trainees.
3. A diverse staff of study coordinators, research assistants, research administrators, technicians, and marketing specialists.
To view a specific team, click on the link below:
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Neuropathologists
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Ann McKee
Director, BU ADRC & CTE Center
Chief of Neuropathology, VA Boston Healthcare System
William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine -
Thor Stein
Director, Molecular Research, BU CTE Center
Director, Neuropathology Core, BU ADRC
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine
Neuropathologist, VA Boston Healthcare System -
Victor Alvarez
Director of Lab Operations, BU CTE Center
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine -
Jon Cherry
Director, Digital Core, BU ADRC & BU CTE Center
Research Neuropathologist, BU ADRC & BU CTE Center
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine
Research Health Scientist, VA Boston Healthcare System
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Clinical Team
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Jesse Mez
Co-Director, Clinical Research, BU CTE Center
Associate Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Leader, Clinical Core, BU ADRC
Investigator, BU CTE Center
Co-leader, Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program Clinical Core -
Michael Alosco
Co-Director, Clinical Research, BU CTE Center
Associate Professor of Neurology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Director, Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Clinical Core -
Robert Stern
Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Director of Clinical Research, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center -
Lisa McHale
Director of Legacy Family Relations
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Bobby Abdolmohammadi
Research Data Analyst
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Robert Cantu
Professor of Neurosurgery at BUSM
Medical Director, Dr. Robert C. Cantu Concussion center at Emerson Hospital
Director of Clinical Research, Dr. Robert C. Cantu Concussion center at Emerson Hospital
Medical Directors, Concussion Legacy Foundation
Medical Director, National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, University of North Carolina
Adjunct Professor of Exercise and Sport Science, National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, University of North Carolina
Senior Advisor, Brain Injury Center at Children’s Hospital Boston
Chief of Neurosurgery Service, Emerson Hospital
Director of Sport Medicine, Emerson Hospital -
Daniel H. Daneshvar
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Chief of Brain Injury Medicine, Spaulding Rehabilitation at Mass General Brigham -
Brigid Dwyer
Associate Professor of Neurology at Chobanian & Avedisian SOM
Investigator, Chobanian & Avedisian SOM
Director, Vascular Brain Injury Program, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Braintree -
Lee Goldstein
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine
Biomedical Engineering and Biomarker Core Co-Leader -
Doug Katz
Professor, Neurology, Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine
Medical Director, Brain Injury Program, Encompass Health Braintree Rehabilitation -
Neil Kowall
Director Emeritus of the BU ADRC
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Brain Processing Staff
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Histologists
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Research Team
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Administrative Team
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Postdoctoral Associates
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Students & Trainees
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Marketing & Social Media
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Data Core
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Affiliated Faculty
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Rhoda Au
Digital Technology Leader, BU ADRC
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Andrew E. Budson
Associate Director of the BU ADRC
ORE Core Leader -
Katherine Turk
Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine
Co-Leader of the Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core, Boston University Avedisian & Chobanian School of Medicine -
Wendy Qiu
BU ADRC Biomarker Core Co-Leader
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Elizabeth Vassey
Clinical Core Investigator, ADRC Clinical Core
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University Medical School -
Maureen K. O’Connor
Leader of Research Education Component (REC), BU ADRC
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