The LowDOWN: A Down Syndrome Podcast
Aug 12, 2026 · 51 min · 14 segments
This summer, we're revisiting some of Hina and Marla's greatest hits from the first 11 seasons of The LowDOWN. On Season 7, Episode 7 of The LowDOWN: A Down Syndrome Podcast, Dr. Elizabeth Head gives…
Elizabeth HeadGuest
Marla FoldenHost
Hina MahmoodHostOver to you, Hannah and Marla.
We know as individuals with Down syndrome age, they are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
And there has been some significant research done in this area that can inform how researchers and medical professionals provide interventions.
Dr. Elizabeth Head received a master's degree in psychology and a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Toronto, Canada, the motherland.
She received postdoctoral training at the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders at the University of California, Irvine.
Head moved to the University of Kentucky in January of 2009 and was a professor and associate director of education at the Sanders Brown Center on Aging.
Now at the University of California, Irvine since 2019, she's a professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Head has dedicated over 25 years to the study of aging and Alzheimer's disease with a focus on people with Down syndrome and has published over 200 papers and her research is supported by the NIH.
The goal of her research is to contribute to the development of interventions that would promote healthy aging in people with Down syndrome,
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Over to you, Hannah and Marla.
We know as individuals with Down syndrome age, they are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
And there has been some significant research done in this area that can inform how researchers and medical professionals provide interventions.
Dr. Elizabeth Head received a master's degree in psychology and a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Toronto, Canada, the motherland.
She received postdoctoral training at the Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders at the University of California, Irvine.
Head moved to the University of Kentucky in January of 2009 and was a professor and associate director of education at the Sanders Brown Center on Aging.
Now at the University of California, Irvine since 2019, she's a professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Head has dedicated over 25 years to the study of aging and Alzheimer's disease with a focus on people with Down syndrome and has published over 200 papers and her research is supported by the NIH.
The goal of her research is to contribute to the development of interventions that would promote healthy aging in people with Down syndrome,