Dr. Magdalena Tolea received her Doctorate in Gerontology, Master of Science in Epidemiology, and Master of Arts in Sociology from University of Maryland. Following her doctoral training, Dr. Tolea completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Epidemiology of Aging at the National Institute on Aging where she developed a research interest in physical functional aging with a focus on psychosocial determinants of physical dysfunction in older adults. As research assistant professor of Neurology at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine (UMMSOM), her research focuses on physical functional determinants of cognitive decline including muscle strength, mobility, and fitness and their potential implication in the processes that lead to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). She also serves as the Associate Director for Research at the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health (CCBH) in the Department of Neurology at the UMMSOM and leads the Clinical Trials Unite at the CCBH, where she is the UM site Principal Investigator for NIH -and industry-sponsored clinical trials in AD/ADRD drug and medical device clinical trials.
