Resume

Education & Professional Experience

Ph.D., Integrated Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University 2021
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

B.S., Neuroscience, with Honors, Indiana University, College of Arts and Science 2015
Bloomington, Indiana
B.S., Psychology, Indiana University, College of Arts and Science 2015
Bloomington, Indiana

Research Experience

Graduate Student, Stichts Aging Center, Wake Forest University 2017 - Present
Advisor: Dr. Suzanne Craft

MRI Technician, Imaging Research Facility, Indiana University 2015 - 2017
Supervisors: Drs. Sharlene Newman and Hu Cheng

Research Associate, Cognitive NeuroImaging Lab, Indiana University 2015 - 2016
Advisor: Dr. Sharlene Newman

Select Publications

Kellar, D., Lockhart SN, Aisen P, Raman R, Rissman RA, Brewer J, Craft S. (2021). Intranasal Insulin Reduces White Matter Hyperintensity Progression in Association with Improvements in Cognition and CSF Biomarker Profiles in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease., Apr 7:1-9

Kellar, D. and Craft, S. (2020), Brain insulin resistance in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders: Mechanism and therapeutic approaches. Lancet Neurology.

Kellar, D., Newman, S., Pestilli, F., Cheng, H., and Port, N. L. (2018). Comparing fMRI activation during smooth pursuit eye movements among contact sport athletes, non-contact sport athletes, and non-athletes. NeuroImage: Clinical, 18, 413-424.

and Presentations

Kellar, D., Register, T., Dahl, D., and Craft, S. (2020) Cerebrospinal Fluid Insulin Concentration Increases and Correlates With Memory Improvements After Intranasal Insulin Administration. Presented at AAIC virtual event.

Kellar, D., Lockhart, S., Neth, B, Whitlow, C., Jung, Y., and Craft, S. (2019). Diet-Related Alterations in White Matter Microstructure in Participants at risk for AD. Presented at AAIC Los Angeles.

Professional Memberships

Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment 2018 - Present
Society for Neuroscience 2016 - Present
Indiana University Student Organization for Cognitive Sciences 2012 - 2015

Honors & Awards

AAIC Travel Scholarship 2019
Departmental Honors in Neuroscience, Indiana University 2015
G & M Morgan Scholarship, Indiana University 2010 - 2014

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