Education
Bachelor of Arts, Kent State University, 2005
Master's of Science, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, 2010
Doctorate, Bastyr University, 2012
Master's of Science, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2017
Masters, Harvard University Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies, 2023
Biography
Alison Warren is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Research and Leadership.
Programs
- Integrative Medicine
Publications
- Sabat, S.R., Warren, A. Death in advance or people living with dementia? Extending the philosophical discourse of Schweda and Jongsma through the persistence of self and other strengths. HPLS 47, 21 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40656-025-00664-8
- Warren, A., Nyavor, Y., Zarabian, N., Mahoney, A., Frame, L. Gut Microbiome, Epigenetics, and Neuro-Inflammatory Disease In: Ferguson, B., and Frese, B.eds Nutrition in the Control of Inflammation. Elsevier. 2024. ISBN: 9780443189791 https://shop.elsevier.com/books/nutrition-in-the-control-of-inflammation/ferguson/978-0-443-18979-1
- Warren, A. The relationship between gender differences in dietary habits, neuroinflammation, and Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 16: 10.3389.https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1395825
- Warren, A., Nyavor, Y., Zarabian, N., Mahoney, A., Frame, LA. The microbiota-gut-brain-immune interface in the pathogenesis of neuroinflammaory diseases: A narrative review of the emerging literature. Frontiers in Immunology, 15: 10.3389. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1365673
- Leigh A. Frame (presenter), Alison Warren, Nur Hasan, Abdelmohsen Al Qalam, Mina Farah, Michaela Karam, Katherine Rangoussis, Mikhail Kogan. "Brain Health & the Microbiome: A Proof-of-Concept Study in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment". 10th International Human Microbiome Consortium Congress. Rome, Italy. June 22-25, 2024.
- Warren, A., Nyavor, Y., Beguelin, A., Frame, L. (2024). Dangers of the chronic stress response in the context of the microbiota-gut-immune-brain axis and mental health: A narrative review. Frontiers in Immunology, 15: 10.3389. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1365871
- American Medical Association. MedEd's horizon: Just, merciful, diverse and equitable. Reimaging Medical Education: Dementia. Published 2023.
- Warren, A. (2023), An integrative approach to dementia care. Frontiers in Aging, 4:1143408. https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2023.1143408
- Sabat SR, Warren A. (2023) Exploring why “memory loss” is a misleading descriptor of people living with dementia and can lead to dysfunctional care. Dementia, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012231200622
- Warren, A. (2023). BPSD reconsidered: Diagnostic considerations to preserve personhood in persons with dementia. Frontiers in Dementia, 2: 1272400. https://doi.org/10.3389/frdem.2023.1272400
- Warren, A. (2023). Can a translational science approach change the dementia narrative in medical education? Frontiers in Dementia, 2: 1288817. https://doi.org/10.3389/frdem.2023.1288817
- Warren, A. (2023). The relationship between perceived stigma and perceived stress in cognitive decline: A survey of persons with mild cognitive impairment and their caregivers. Frontiers in Psychology, 14:10.3389. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1293284
- Corr P, Signlin M, Dyer K, Powell C, Dawson D, Meinhardt J, Warren A, Frame LA. Fostering Health and Well-Being Among Pre-Health Students. In: Schwartz L and Ganjoo R eds. Handbook of Research on Developing Competencies for Pre-Health Professional Students, Advisors, and Programs. IGI Global Publishers 2022. ISBN-13: 978-1799896173
- Warren A. (2022) Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia as a Means of Communication: Considerations for Reducing Stigma and Promoting Person-Centered Care. Frontiers in Psychology 13, 875246. https://doi.org.10.3389/fpsyg.2022.875246
- Warren, A. (2022). Heightened Emotion Processing As a Compensatory Mechanism in Person's with Alzheimer's Disease: Psychological Insights from The Tri-Network Model. Frontiers in Dementia, 1, 983331. https://doi.org/10.3389/frdem.2022.983331
- Warren, A. (2021). Preserved Consciousness in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: Caregiver Awareness and Communication Strategies. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 790025–790025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.790025