Merrill Elias

Education

  • Allegheny College, BA (1960)
  • Purdue University, Experimental Psychology, MS (1961), PhD (1963)
  • Duke University Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Aging (1971)
  • Boston University School of Public Health, MPH Biostatistics and Epidemiology, (1996)

Academic Appointments

  • Professor Emeritus of Psychology (1980-Present)
  • Current Affiliations: Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering and University of Maine Institute of Medicine
  • PI and Director Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study
  • Adjunct appointments:
    • Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine (1994-2001)
    • Adjunct Professor of Public Health (2001-2011)
    • Boston University School of Public Health, Framingham Heart Study Investigator (1991-2011) 
    • Fellow, American Psychological Association (1976-Present)
    • Fellow, American Heart Association, Councils on High Blood Pressure and Epidemiology (2000-Present)

Research Interests and Current Focus

Cardiovascular epidemiology, aging and neuropsychology with a focus on cognitive functioning dementia in relation to hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease and diet.

For more information on Professor Elias and the Maine Syracuse Longitudinal Study see the following links:

(https://web.archive.org/web/20240729044839/https://mslsresearch.blogspot.com/)

(https://umaine.edu/medicine/2026/07/30/update-from-the-maine-syracuse-longitudinal-study-msls/)