Research

You can also find my research via my ORCID, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate  profiles.

You can learn more about the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research here, the University of Pittsburgh's Epidemiology of Brain Resilience to Aging (eBrain) research group here, and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition here.

Some of the topics and research questions I have worked on include:

• Delineating the underlying neurobiology of subjective wellbeing  (for example, purpose in life, general life satisfaction, and vitality) in older adults

• Exploring the brain networks behind vitality in those with Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment

• Evaluating perceived energy in the context of successful aging and how energy relates to other constructs in the realm of positive epidemiology

• Determining how wellbeing and declining wellbeing relate to age-related mobility loss and cognitive impairment

Psychedelics

Commentary: A framework for assessment of adverse events in psychedelic research (2024, accepted, Journal of Psychopharmacology). Katherine Cheung, Rebecca Ehrenkranz,  Jared Hinkle, David Yaden

Enhanced Independence: De-Biasing Processes in Scientific Research (2024, revise and resubmit at Research Ethics). Katherine Cheung, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, David Yaden

Viewpoint: Adverse events should not be surprising in psychedelic research (2024). Rebecca Ehrenkranz,  Manish Agrawal, Sandeep Nayak, David Yaden. Psychedelic Medicine. DOI: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/psymed.2024.0006 

Mind the Psychedelic Hype: Characterizing the risks and benefits of psychedelics for depression (2024). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Daniel Meling, Sandeep Nayak, Helena Aicher, Xaver Funk, Michiel van Elk, Marianna Graziosi, Prisca Bauer, Milan Scheidegger,  David Yaden. Psychoactives. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/psychoactives3020014

Chapter for forthcoming book on Psychedelic Medicine by the American Psychiatric Association: Psychedelics and Wellbeing (2024, submitted). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Marianna Graziosi, David Yaden

Review: Psychiatric applications of psychedelics: neurobiological foundations for anxiety, depression and obsesssive-compulsive disorder (2024). Praachi Tiwari, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, David Yaden. Advances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypsc.2024.04.005 

Narrative review of the potential for psychedelics to treat Prolonged Grief Disorder (2024). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Manish Agrawal, J. Kim Penberthy, David Yaden International Review of Psychiatry. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2024.2357668

Psychedelic Risks and Benefits: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study (2024). Sean Goldy, Ben Du, Julia Rhode, Sandeep Nayak, Justin Strickland, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Michael Levine, Frederick Barrett, David Yaden. Journal of Psychopharmacology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811241292951

Aging epidemiology

Fatigue and perceived energy in a sample of older adults over 10 years: a resting state functional connectivity study of neural correlates (2024). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, James B. Hengenius, Xiaonan Zhu, Nancy W. Glynn, Theodore J. Huppert, Caterina Rosano. Experimental Gerontology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2024.112388  

Analysis of eligibility criteria in Alzheimer's and Dementia clinical trials (2024). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Alexandra K. Mitchell, Mujaahida Shakur, Sanne Franzen, Sae H. Han, Melissa McGowan, Holly Massett. Scientific Reports. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65767-x

Unhealthy white matter connectivity, cognition, and racialization in older adults (2023). Sarah Royse, Beth E. Snitz, James B. Hengenius, Theodore J. Huppert, Rebecca E. Roush, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, James D. Wilson, Marnie Bertolet, Alexandria C. Reese, Geraldine Cisneros, Katey Potopenko, James T. Becker, Ann D. Cohen, C. Elizabeth Shaaban. Journal of Alzheimer's and Dementia. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13494

Longitudinal associations between higher self-reported energy, gait speed, and cognition in older adults with fatigue (2023). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Xiaonan Zhu, Nancy W. Glynn, Marnie Bertolet, Sarah B. Berman, James B. Hengenius, Caterina Rosano. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glad234

Declining energy predicts incident mobility disability and mortality risk in healthy older adults (2021). Briana N. Sprague, Xiaonan Zhu, Rebecca Ehenkranz, Qu Tian, Theresa A. Gmelin, Nancy W. Glynn, Andrea L. Rosso, Caterina Rosano. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17372 

Functional Correlates of Self-Reported Energy Levels in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study (2021). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Andrea L. Rosso, Briana N. Sprague, Qu Tian, Theresa Gmelin, Nicolaas Bohnen, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Nancy W. Glynn, Caterina Rosano. Journal of Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-021-01788-0 

Perception of Energy and Objective Measures of Physical Activity in Older Adults (2020). Qu Tian, Nancy W. Glynn, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Briana N. Sprague, Andrea L. Rosso, Caterina Rosano. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68 (8): 1876 - 1878. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16577

Gait and Parkinson's Disease/Mild Parkinsonian Signs

Mild parkinsonian signs, energy decline, and striatal volume in community-dwelling older adults (2021). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Qu Tian, Andrea L. Rosso, Nancy W. Glynn, Lana M. Chahine, James Hengenius,  Xiaonan Zhu, Caterina Rosano. Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Medical Sciences. DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab150

Changes in Self-Reported Energy Levels in Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease (2021). Lana M. Chahine, Xiaonan Zhu, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Honglei Chen, Nancy W. Glynn, Caterina Rosano. Movement Disorders. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.28535

Gait Characteristics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients (2017). Varshini Varadaraj, Aleksandra Mihailovitch, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Stephen Lesche, Pradeep Ramulu, Bonnielin Swenor. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 6(4), 14. DOI: 10.1167/tvst.6.4.14

Cancer Epidemiology

Geographic Disparities in Cancer Screening and Fatalism Among a Nationally-Representative Sample of U.S Adults (2019). Jennifer Moss, Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Lilian Constanza, Brionna Hair, Anne Julian. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 73: 1128 - 1135. DOI: 10.1136/jech-2019-212425

Quality Assessment of Tumor Size Data Collection for Breast & Pancreatic Cancer (2018). Rebecca Ehrenkranz, Clara Lam, David Dilts, Steven Cheng, Amy Solis, Valentina Petkov, Serban Negoita. Journal of Registry Management, 45 (4), 161 - 166. PMID: 31490911

Global Burden of Disease

Global, Regional, & National Burden of Cardiovascular Disease for 10 Causes 1990 to 2015 (2017). Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 70 (1): 1- 25. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.04.052

GBD 2015 Tuberculosis Collaborators (2018). The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2018; 18(3):261-284. DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30703-X

GBD 2015 Healthcare Access & Quality Collaborators (2017). Healthcare Access & Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal healthcare in 195 countries & territories, 1990 – 2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. The Lancet, 390 (10091), 231-266.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30818-8

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Mental Health Collaborators (2017). The burden of mental disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Suppl. 1): 25 – 37. DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1006-1

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Maternal Mortality Collaborators (2017). Maternal mortality & morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Suppl. 1): 47- 61 DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1004-3

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Neonatal, Infant, and Under – 5 Collaborators (2017). Neonatal, infant, & under-5 mortality & morbidity burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Suppl. 1): 63 - 77. DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-0998-x

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Lower Respiratory Infections Collaborators (2017). Burden of lower respiratory infections in the Eastern Mediterranean Region between 1990 and 2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Suppl. 1): 97 - 108.  DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1007-0

GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Region Transportation Injury Collaborators (2017). Transport injuries & deaths in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study. International Journal of Public Health, 63 (Suppl. 1): 187 - 198 DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-0987-0