Dr. Linda Mcevoy

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Biography

Linda McEvoy, PhD, Professor Emerita from the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at the University of California, San Diego. She is a principal investigator for the Rancho Bernardo Study (RBS), a longitudinal study on healthy aging that began in 1972. Her current research emphasizes biomarkers for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, focusing on behavioral and clinical moderators that influence cognitive decline and brain changes associated with aging.

Research Interests

Cognitive Aging Healthy Aging Alzheimer's Disease Cognitive Dysfunction Moderate Alcohol Use and Aging

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).