Department / Division:
Medicine / Geriatrics

Address:
DUMC 3003
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-620-4070

Office Telephone:
919-660-7516

Fax Telephone:
919-684-8569

• MD, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (Missouri), 1989

• Internal Medicine, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis at Washington University (Missouri), 1989-1992

• Geriatric Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1992-1994

Clinical Interests:
Alzheimer's disease, comprehensive geriatric assessment, dementia

Research Interests:
Dr. White’s research focuses on the general medical care of older adults with cognitive impairment.  She is particularly interested in the nutritional decline and weight loss that often accompanies Alzheimer’s disease.  Current work explores the association between weight change in Alzheimer’s disease patients and behavioral symptoms.  In collaboration with Edward Levin, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, she is exploring the cognitive effects of nicotine transdermal patches in older adults with varying degrees of cognitive impairment.

keywords: cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, weight loss, nutrition, nicotine

Representative Publications:
White, H., E. Levin. Chronic transdermal nicotine patch treatment effects on cognitive performance in age-associated memory impairment. Psychopharmacology 2004;171:465-471. (2004)

White, H. Dementia. In:Bales, CW, Ritchie, CS, editors. Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging. New Jersey: Humana Press 2004. (2004)

White, H., E. McConnell, E. Clipp, L. Branch, R. Sloane, C. Pieper, T. Box. A randomized controlled trial of the psychosocial impact of providing Internet training and access to older adults. Aging and Mental Health 2002;6(3):213-221. (2002)

White, H. Alzheimer’s disease research in the nursing home setting. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2000;1(1):29-33. (2000)

White, H., E. McConnell, E. Clipp, L. Bynum, C. Teague, L. Navas, S. Craven, H. Halbrecht. Surfing the net in later life: A review of the literature and pilot study of computer use and quality of life. J Applied Gerontol 1999:18(3):358-378. (1999)

White, H., E. Levin. Four week nicotine skin patch treatment effects on cognitive performance in Alzheimer's disease. Psychopharmacology 1999;143:158-165. (1999)

Colon-Emeric, C., H. White. Catatonia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome in the nursing home: A Case Report. Annals of Long-Term Care 1999;7(1):28-30. (1999)

White, H., C. Pieper, K. Schmader. The association of weight change in Alzheimer's disease with severity of disease and mortality: A longitudinal analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc 1998;46:1223-1227. (1998)

White, H., C. Pieper, K. Schmader, G. Fillenbaum. Weight change in Alzheimer's disease. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996;44:273-78. (1996)

White, H., E.C. Clipp, J.T. Hanlon, K. Schmader. The role of the caregiver in the drug treatment of dementia. CNS Drugs 1995;4(1):58-67. (1995)

White, H., McConnell, E., Bales, C., Kuchibhatia, M. A 6-Month Observational Study of the Relationship between Weight Loss and Behavioral Symptoms in Institutionalized AD Subjects. J Am Med Dir Assoc (in press).

White, H. Weight Loss in Advanced Alzheimer’s Disease. Annals of Long-Term Care (in press)