Jennifer Weuve
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Jennifer Weuve, MPH, ScD

Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3646
jweuve@bu.edu
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Biography

Jennifer Weuve, MPH, ScD is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology of the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). In her research, she pursues answers to questions in two major realms of human health: (1) the forces that accelerate the aging of the brain and body, and (2) the health effects of being exposed to environmental toxicants. Underlying all of her research is a foundation in epidemiologic methods.

Dr. Weuve is a Co-Director of the international initiative, MEthods in LOngitudinal research on DEMentia (MELODEM) and PI of the NIH grant that supports it. She is also PI or co-investigator of several projects that encompass both the dementia and environmental exposure realms. For example, she is PI of two NIH-funded epidemiologic studies of air pollution and dementia risk.  The first study, the Air-Noise-Dementia Study (ANDS) examines the hypothesis that long-term exposure to air pollution and noise from the community affect brain changes that we can see on magnetic resonance images (MRI) and, ultimately, the development of dementia.  The second study is entitled “Air Pollution and Alzheimer's Dementia: Neuropathologic and Olfactory Mechanisms in Multi-Ethnic Longitudinal Cohorts Dementia” (AERONoSE).  With engagement of a multi-disciplinary team including Dr. Jayant Pinto (University of Chicago), this study evaluates olfactory pathways linking air pollution exposure to dementia risk. With other co-PIs, Dr. Weuve validated a portable XRF instrument for quantifying lead in bone and mercury and manganese in toe nail (NIEHS). Such an instrument potentially could be used in large-scale investigations into the health effects of cumulative exposures to these metals. Collectively, these projects comprise a foundation for extending inquiries in numerous informative directions, such as the role of environmental injustice in generating dementia inequities.

Dr. Weuve is a member of the editorial board of EPIDEMIOLOGY. She earned degrees in epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (MPH) and the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health (ScD), and held a post-doctoral fellowship in environmental health at the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health. Prior to joining BUSPH, she was on the faculty of the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging in Chicago.

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • University of Minnesota, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Luther College, BA Field of Study: Chemistry/Mathematics

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP855

Publications

  • Published on 11/2/2026

    Chen R, Raquib R, Su C, Gueltzow M, Wang J, Ackley SF, Torres JM, Weuve J, Luo L, Warren JR, Glymour MM, Stokes AC. Educational Attainment and Cohort Differences in Dementia Prevalence: A Counterfactual Decomposition Analysis. Epidemiology. 2026 Nov 02. PMID: 42969441.

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  • Published on 9/15/2026

    Mulayi SC, Aaronson A, Goostrey KJ, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, Cole-French WS, Roebuck M, Schneider G, Pine BN, Palmisano JN, Martin BM, Zavitz KH, Katz DI, Nowinski CJ, McKee AC, Stein TD, Mackin RS, McClean MD, Weuve J, Mez J, Weiner MW, Nosheny RL, Alosco ML, Stern RA. Cognitive and Behavioral Functioning in Female Former Soccer Players: Results from the Head Impact and Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS). Brain Sci. 2026 Sep 15; 16(9). PMID: 42793399.

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  • Published on 9/11/2026

    Miner AE, Naeve E, Rivers JL, Aaronson A, Groh JR, Tripodis Y, Roebuck M, Schneider G, Palmisano JN, Martin BM, Katz DI, Nowinski CJ, Mackin RS, McClean MD, Weuve J, Mez J, Weiner MW, Nosheny RL, Stern RA, Alosco ML. Military history and post-traumatic stress in former American football players: Modeling contributions to clinical outcomes. J Psychiatr Res. 2026 Dec; 203:155-166. PMID: 42753419.

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  • Published on 9/1/2026

    Pederson AM, Buto P, Zimmerman SC, Velez M, Sims KD, Murchland AR, Wang J, Glymour MM, Spartano NL, Weuve J, Gilsanz P, Chi F, Whitmer RA, Brennan AT. Clinical modifiers of the association between type 1 diabetes and dementia incidence. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Sep; 22(9):e71799. PMID: 42764447.

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  • Published on 8/25/2026

    Daneshvar DH, Nowinski CJ, Abdolmohammadi B, Luster CB, Uretsky M, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Weuve J, McClean MD, Cherry JD, Dwyer B, Feigel ED, Mastrodicasa MJ, Alvarez VE, Rabinovici GD, Seeley WW, Grinberg LT, Crary JF, Stein TD, Goldstein L, Katz DI, Zafonte RD, Tripodis Y, Cantu RC, Stern RA, Alosco ML, McKee AC, Mez J. Prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy at death in National Football League players: retrospective population based cohort study, 2008-21. BMJ. 2026 Aug 25; 394:e100418. PMID: 42642105.

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  • Published on 8/10/2026

    Grady ST, Andrews RM, Peters JL, Adar SD, Levy JI, Beck T, Dhana K, Desai P, Haupt BJ, Kaufman JD, Szpiro AA, Wilson RS, Rajan KB, Weuve J. Residential aircraft and road noise exposure, cognition, and Alzheimer's dementia in a US cohort of older adults. Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Aug; 10(4):e518. PMID: 42583594.

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  • Published on 7/21/2026

    Smith-Webb RS, Werler MM, Parker SE, Weuve J, Ncube CN. Revisiting Severe Maternal Morbidity Recurrence: Selection Bias and the Implications for Risk Estimation Across Pregnancies. Epidemiology. 2026 Nov 01; 37(6):773-783. PMID: 42479546.

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  • Published on 7/11/2026

    Mulayi SC, Aaronson A, Goostrey KJ, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, Cole-French WS, Roebuck M, Schneider G, Pine BN, Palmisano JN, Martin BM, Zavitz KH, Katz DI, Nowinski CJ, McKee AC, Stein TD, Mackin RS, McClean MD, Weuve J, Mez J, Weiner MW, Nosheny RL, Alosco ML, Stern RA. Cognitive and Behavioral Functioning in Female Former Soccer Players: Results from the Head Impact and Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS). medRxiv. 2026 Jul 11. PMID: 42465948.

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  • Published on 5/1/2026

    Gutierrez S, Kunicki ZJ, Strangmann I, Gonzalez AS, Ying G, Mani SS, Torres JM, Weuve J, Terracciano A, Vonk JMJ, Briceño EM, Rentería MA. Numeracy, literacy, and formal education as mechanisms of inequities in late-life cognitive performance between Indigenous-speaking and non-Indigenous-speaking older Mexican adults. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 May; 22(5):e71500. PMID: 42174393.

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  • Published on 5/1/2026

    Bozigar M, Weuve J, Clark SN, Grady ST, Cantuaria ML, Cai YS, Roscoe C, Röösli M, Peters JL, Seto E, Vienneau D, Sørensen M, Neitzel RL, Hastings AL, Luben TJ, Andersen ZJ, Clark C, Hansell AL, Hystad P, Brauer M, Adar SD. Integrating noise as a risk factor in studies of Alzheimer's disease and dementia: Guidance for epidemiologic research. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 May; 22(5):e71513. PMID: 42174391.

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