Address

777 Glades Road
Office: SO-44, Room 284H
Boca Raton, FL

Contact Information

Call: +1-(561-316-0628

Email: lmb9767 [at] med.miami.edu

Lilah M. Besser, PhD MSPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention
Florida Atlantic University

Biography

Lilah M. Besser, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and the Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Besser’s research focuses on the intersection between neighborhoods, the built environment, aging, and health.

 

Education

  1. 1998

    BS

    Oglethorpe University

  2. 2004

    MSPH

    Emory University

  3. 2017

    PhD

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professional Appointments

  1. 2001-2002
    Research Laboratory Technician
    Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
  2. 2003-2004
    Public Health Data Analyst
    Division of Oral Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
  3. 2004-2007
    Epidemiologist
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA
  4. 2009-2010
    Research Health Science Specialist
    Veteran’s Administration (VA) Puget Sound, Seattle, WA
  5. 2011-2018
    Senior Research Scientist
    National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  6. 2018-present
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH), Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Relevant Awards & Grants

  • 2020-2025
    Longitudinal associations between neighborhood greenspace and brain aging in cognitively normal older adults (K01 AG063895)
    NIH/NIA