Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, PhD

NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST · RESEARCH SCIENTIST

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MAKING BRAIN HEALTH ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL.

THE MARGINS AS A SPACE OF
RADICAL OPENNESS &POSSIBILITY.

"Margins", 2024; Digital collage by Tanisha Hill-Jarrett

Objective #1:

Serve as a scientific resource for those interested in the social and societal factors that influence cognitive aging and risk of dementia among older Black adults.

Welcome!

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Thank you for stopping by! I am excited to share this body of work which has been a long time coming. My website was birthed out of a need for greater representation of Black voices within neuropsychology and cognitive aging. Too often our stories and needs are erased entirely or "othered" and deemed less of a priority. With this site, I hope to curate a space that centers the Black experience, fosters community and dialogue, and promotes collective healing regardless of where you fall along the lifespan. Here you will find a breadth of Black experiences -- ranging from my own as a neuropsychologist, to those of our elders who are aging while Black in America, and everything in between.

I hope you find the future content serves you and generates inspiration and an exchange of ideas. In the meantime, please check out more about me and my work.

Recent happenings.

Tanisha Hill-Jarrett participates in a research workshop on music, health and policy

University of Southern California Center for Music Brain & Society

Tanisha Hill-Jarrett participates in Amplifying Black Womyn's Voices thematic convening

Cape Town, South Africa

"Cognitive Aging While Black: An Overview of Risk & Protective Factors"

Presented to the Meharry Nurses Legacy Group

Dementia and the African American Population podcast episode

Anna Chodos, MD, MPH and Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, PhD, discuss disparities in cognition, diagnosis, and care for Black Americans, and how to address these factors to promote equity and support aging.

"Neighborhood Disadvantage and Subjective Cognitive Decline" presented at American Academy of Neurology

Denver, Colorado

Tanisha Hill-Jarrett selected as a UCSF Population Health & Brain Health Equity Scholar

University of California San Francisco

Tanisha Hill-Jarrett presents her community engagement work at Creative Brain Week

Dublin, Ireland

Charles Windon & Tanisha Hill-Jarrett present for Dementia Care Aware

Tanisha Hill-Jarrett presented on Brain Health and Wellness in San Fransisco as part of Creative Minds community art showcase

SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA

Radical Imagination participants at Creative Minds community exhibition.

SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA

Radical Imagination, an Afrofuturism and aging workshop series for Black women elders

The next series will begin July 2024

Tanisha Hill-Jarrett participates in Puzzled2020 & LinkedIn panel on self care for aging minds

LinkedIn headquarters

The Future of Neuropsychology and Race - A Conversation with Tanisha Hill-Jarrett

Dr. Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, shares her research on how gendered racism and coping mechanisms can impact cognitive health. Dr. Tanisha also touches on Afrofuturism, a genre that reimagines the future with Black culture at its heart.

Watch the Reimagining Black Narratives Artist Panel. Hosted by Tanisha Hill-Jarrett & Alinda Amuiri on behalf of the Black Leadership Advisory Council

Artist panelists: Kunle Adewale, Austin James, William Rhodes, Meron Sisay Abey, and Leisel Whitlock