Monica Ly, PhD

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Monica Ly is a clinical neuropsychologist with experience in aging, dementia, and head injury (traumatic brain injury and/or repetitive head impacts). She balances clinical work within BMC Neurology and research with the BU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center. Her research focuses on cognitive and psychiatric outcomes at the intersection of head injury and aging. Her work combines neuropsychological test data and fluid and neuroimaging biomarkers to improve the assessment and diagnosis of head injury.

Publications

  • Published 6/23/2026

    Aaronson A, Ly MT, Tripodis Y, Altaras C, Lenio S, Farris CW, Nowinski CJ, O'Connor MK, Martin BM, Palmisano JN, Nosheny RL, Gifford KA, Steinberg EG, Turk KW, Budson AE, Stein TD, McKee AC, Mez J, Alosco ML. Subjective cognitive complaints and decline among aging individuals with prior repetitive head impact exposure. Alzheimers Dement (Amst). 2026; 18(2):e70407. PMID: 42358563.

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  • Published 6/19/2026

    Matchanova A, Ly MT, Frank C, Zaratan A, Bangen KJ, Bondi MW, Delano-Wood L. Neuropsychological criteria for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) best identify neuroimaging-based risk profiles: A Department of Defense/Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2026 Jun 19; 1-10. PMID: 42316769.

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  • Published 4/1/2026

    Groh JR, Miner AE, Alshikho MJ, Farris C, Cui A, Pettway E, Labonte J, Mosaheb S, Tripodis Y, Adler CH, Balcer LJ, Bernick C, Cantu RC, Coleman MJ, Dodick DW, Ashton NJ, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Peskind ER, Nowinski C, Ly M, Altaras C, Lenio S, Rabinovici GD, Asken B, Rosen H, Cobigo Y, Blusztajn JK, Budson AE, Turk K, Qiu WQ, Goldstein L, Martin B, Palmisano JN, Dixon D, Schneider G, Steinberg EG, Su Y, Protas H, Pasternak O, Koerte I, Bouix S, Cummings JL, Reiman EM, Shenton ME, Stern RA, McKee AC, Stein TD, Brickman AM, Mez J, Alosco ML. Imaging the later-life white matter pathologies of repetitive head impacts: A novel pattern revealed through T2 FLAIR MRI. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 Apr; 22(4):e71351. PMID: 42002804.

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  • Published 2/25/2026

    Emanuel OM, Miner AE, Lee SY, Matusz EF, Tanner JJ, Marsiske M, Holgerson A, Ly MT, Tuz-Zahra F, Tripodis Y, Adler CH, Balcer LJ, Bernick C, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Ashton NJ, Peskind ER, Banks SJ, Barr WB, Wethe JV, Cantu RC, Coleman MJ, Dodick DW, McClean MD, Mez J, Palmisano J, Martin B, Lin AP, Pasternak O, Koerte IK, Cummings JL, Reiman EM, Shenton ME, Stern RA, Bouix S, Alosco ML, Asken BM. Inflammation, Limbic White Matter Microstructure, and Clinical Symptoms in Retired American Football Players With Repetitive Head Impacts. Neurology. 2026 Mar 24; 106(6):e214646. PMID: 41740080.

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  • Published 2/25/2026

    Adler JS, Ly MT, Yhang E, Tripodis Y, Adler CH, Balcer LJ, Bernick C, Ashton N, Zetterberg H, Blennow K, Peskind E, Banks SJ, Barr WB, Wethe JV, Bondi MW, Delano-Wood L, Cantu RC, Coleman MJ, Dodick DW, Daneshvar DH, McClean MD, Mez J, Palmisano JN, Martin B, Lin AP, Koerte IK, Bouix S, Cummings JL, Shenton ME, Reiman EM, Stern RA, Alosco ML. Factors associated with subjective cognitive complaints in former American football players. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2026 Feb; 32(2):132-146. PMID: 41738687.

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Education

  • University of Connecticut, PhD
  • University of Connecticut, MS
  • Carnegie Mellon University, BA

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