Michael L. Alosco, PhD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Alosco is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist and serves as the co-director of the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Clinical Core and is a lead investigator of the BU CTE Center. He also oversees Neuropsychology for the Memory and Aging Clinic at Boston Medical Center. He completed his undergraduate studies at Providence College and he earned his doctoral degree in clinical psychology, with a focus on neuropsychology, in 2015 from Kent State University. He completed his clinical internship in neuropsychology at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Dr. Alosco completed his post-doctoral studies in neuropsychology via NIH-funded training Awards (T32, F32) at the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and CTE Center. In 2018, he became an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and he was promoted to Associate Professor in 2019. Dr. Alosco has >150 peer-reviewed publications, is the PI of multiple NIH funded grants, is the recipient of an NIH/NINDS K23 Award, is the Project Lead of an NIH-funded multisite U54 grant, and serves as aco-investigator on numerous federal and non-federal funded grants. He has also written numerous book chapters, and he is the co-Editor of the Oxford Handbook of Adult Cognitive Disorders which was published by Oxford University Press in 2019.

Dr. Alosco has an active and established research program that has a thematic focus on three areas: (1) the relationship between repetitive head impacts (RHI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with a later-life cognitive and neuropsychiatric decline, as well as neurodegenerative disease(s); (2) the contribution of cerebrovascular disease to the clinical and neuropathological expression of CTE, AD, and AD-related dementias (ADRD); and (3) in vivo biomarker development for CTE, AD, and ADRD with a focus on tau PET imaging, structural MRI, and blood-based biomarkers.

Publications

  • Published 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 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 Sep 11; 203:155-166. PMID: 42753419.

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  • Published 9/1/2026

    Aaronson A, Nosek SB, Abdolmohammadi B, Hadley J, Labonte J, Uretsky M, Mosaheb S, Nowinski CJ, Altaras C, Asken BM, Banks SJ, Barr WB, Dams-O'Connor K, Hromas G, Ly MT, Wethe JV, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Stern RA, Tripodis Y, Stein TD, McKee AC, Mez J, Alosco ML. Neuropsychological Profile of Autopsy-Confirmed Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2631754. PMID: 42684699.

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  • Published 9/1/2026

    Luster CB, Nowinski CJ, Abdolmohammadi B, Feigel ED, Mastrodicasa MJ, Finegan B, Goldstein L, Katz DI, Cantu RC, Dwyer B, Tripodis Y, Stein TD, Alosco ML, McKee AC, Mez J, Daneshvar DH. Neurodegenerative Disease Death Certification Among National Football League Players With Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Sep 01; 9(9):e2631614. PMID: 42678698.

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  • Published 8/28/2026

    Puleio A, Hoti I, Barr WB, Banks SJ, Wethe JV, Tripodis Y, Adler CH, Balcer LJ, Bernick C, Dodick DW, Cantu RC, Katz DI, Mez J, Palmisano J, Martin B, Cummings JL, Reiman EM, Shenton ME, Stern RA, Alosco ML, Lenio S. Centrally Acting Medications, Chronic Pain, and Orthopedic Surgical History Among Former American Football Players. Neurology. 2026 Sep 22; 107(6):e218475. PMID: 42664488.

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Other Positions

  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

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Education

  • Kent State University, PhD
  • Kent State University, MA
  • Providence College, BA

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