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Alexis Chargo is a licensed and board-certified Occupational therapist, and is a current PhD Candidate in the Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience program here at Wayne State University. Her research is focused on characterizing complex associations between cognitive and mobility function in older adults. Specifically, she is interested in using spatial navigation as a means to understand unique patterns of age-related decline in cognitive and mobility function, as it is an essential everyday behavior that is vulnerable to decline in aging and related neurodegenerative disease. 

Education

PhD Candidate, Department of Psychology (Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience), Wayne State University (2021 - current)

Master of Occupational Therapy, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University (2018-2020)

Bachelor of Science (BS), Health Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University (2018-2019) 

Bachelor of Science (BS), Kinesiology (Minor in Cognitive Sciences), Michigan State University (2014-2018) 

Office Location

100 E. Palmer St., Detroit, MI 48202

Skillman Building, Suite 9.

Areas of Expertise

Human spatial navigation (wayfinding, cognitive map) 

Physical frailty and mobility function 

Hippocampal Subfields 

Certifications

Licensed Occupational Therapist, State of Michigan 

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

Certified Dementia Practitioner, CDP

Office Phone

313-664-2649

Courses Taught

 PSY 1010: Introduction to Psychology Lab (Fall 2021, Winter 2022) 

Honors and Awards

Rumble Fellowship, Department of Psychology (2024-2025) 

Elizabeth Olson Memorial Paper Award (2023)

Publications

Monaghan, PG., Takla, TN., Chargo, AN., Edwards, EM., Yu, B., Myers, E., Daugherty, AM., & Fritz, NE. (2024). Measurement Properties of Backward Walking and its Sensitivity and Feasibility in Predicting Falls in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. International Journal of MS Care, 26, 155-166. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2023-091

Chargo, AN, Takla, TN, Fritz, NE†., Daugherty, AM†. (2024). On the Move: Correlation of Impaired Mobility with Spatial Navigation Ability in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. Brain Sciences, 14(3), 277. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14030277
† Equal contribution, co-last author

Takla, TN*., Chargo, AN*., Daugherty, AM†, Fritz, NE†. (2023). Cognitive Contributors of Backward Walking in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis International, 2023, 5582242. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5582242
* Equal contribution, co-first author † Equal contribution, co-last author

Kivlen, C., Chargo, AN, & DiZazzo-Miller, R. (2023). Animal-Assisted Intervention on College Campuses: Graduate Student Perspectives Regarding the Need, Benefits, and Availability of Programming. American Journal of Health Education, 54(5), 405-412. doi: 10.1080/19325037.2023.2232836

 

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