Dr. Diane Jacobs

Associate Professor

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Biography

Diane Jacobs is an Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of California San Diego. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the UCSD-SDSU Joint Doctoral Program and a Fellowship in Neuropsychology from Johns Hopkins University. Her research primarily focuses on identifying novel cognitive markers for early Alzheimer's Disease, and she has been the Principal Investigator for a National Institutes of Health grant from September 2020 to April 2025. Her academic work is centered around Alzheimer's Disease, neuropsychological tests, cognition, estrogen replacement therapy, and exercise therapy.

Research Interests

Alzheimer Disease Neuropsychological Tests Cognition Estrogen Replacement Therapy Exercise Therapy

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).