Our Authors & Editorial Team
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Dr. Sarah Chen, MD
Board-Certified Neurologist · Lead Medical Editor
Practicing Neurologist · Stanford Medical Center Affiliate · 14 years experience
Dr. Sarah Chen is a board-certified neurologist specializing in cognitive neurology, age-related memory change, and dementia prevention. She completed her medical degree at the University of California San Francisco and her neurology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by a two-year fellowship in cognitive neurology at Stanford Medical Center.
Dr. Chen has treated thousands of patients with memory concerns over 14 years of clinical practice and has published peer-reviewed research in Neurology, JAMA Neurology, and the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. Her research focus includes the early detection of cognitive decline, lifestyle interventions for dementia prevention, and the neurobiological mechanisms of normal cognitive aging.
At Eductin, Dr. Chen serves as Lead Medical Editor, reviewing all published content for medical accuracy and clinical relevance. She also authors content on cognitive aging, neurology, and sleep science.
Education & Training
- MD, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- Neurology Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Fellowship in Cognitive Neurology, Stanford Medical Center
- Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Articles by Dr. Chen
Dr. James Okafor, PhD
Cognitive Neuroscientist · Senior Science Writer
Johns Hopkins University · Former NIH Postdoctoral Fellow · 12 years research
Dr. James Okafor holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from Johns Hopkins University, where he spent 12 years conducting original research on episodic memory encoding and consolidation. He completed postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health, where his work focused on stress-cognition interactions and the neural correlates of memory failure.
Dr. Okafor's research has been published in Nature Neuroscience, Journal of Neuroscience, and Neuropsychologia. He transitioned to science communication to bring rigorous neuroscience to a general audience, having observed the gap between what researchers understand about memory and what the public believes.
Education & Training
- BS, Neurobiology, University of Michigan
- PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
Articles by Dr. Okafor
Dr. Maria Santos, RDN, PhD
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist · Nutritional Neuroscientist
Tufts University · Former USDA HNRCA Research Scientist · 11 years experience
Dr. Maria Santos is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) holding a PhD in Nutritional Neuroscience from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. She spent six years as a research scientist at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts, where she investigated the relationships between dietary patterns, neuroinflammation, and cognitive aging.
Dr. Santos has published extensively on the Mediterranean and MIND diets, omega-3 fatty acids and brain function, and dietary factors in Alzheimer's risk. She is a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society for Nutrition. Her work has appeared in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Journal of Nutrition, and Nutrients.
Education & Training
- BS, Nutrition Science, University of São Paulo
- Dietetic Internship, New England Medical Center
- MS and PhD, Nutritional Neuroscience, Tufts University
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics