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University of Iowa College of Public Health

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Robert B. Wallace, MS, MD

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Dr. Wallace is an emeritus professor of epidemiology and internal medicine. Much of career has been devoted to the study of the chronic diseases of older people and particularly of older women. He has studied the effects of air pollution and other environmental biological and physical hazards on incidence of chronic illnesses, including dementia and cardiovascular diseases.

Selected Publications

  1. Harrington LB, Cushing-Haugen KL, Nguyen S, Bellettiere J, LaMonte MJ, Eaton CB, Allison MA, Wallace RB, Manson JE, Jensen MK, Kabrhel C, Wellenius GA, Lee IM, Mukamal KJ, LaCroix AZ. Sedentary behaviors and venous thromboembolism risk among older women: the Objective Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health study. J Thromb Haemost. 2025;23(5):1636–47.
  2. Levine SZ, Rotstein A, Reichenberg A, Wallace RB. Unraveling the phenotypic expression of ADHD symptoms in middle- and older-aged adults: insights from confirmatory factor analysis of the US Health and Retirement Study. Psychol Med. 2025;55:e225.
  3. Manolopoulos A, Mustapic M, Nogueras-Ortiz C, Delgado-Peraza F, Pucha KA, Yao PJ, Blommer J, Vreones MP, York W, Knight DL, Rapp SR, Shadyab AH, Manson JE, Casanova R, Wallace RB, Ferrucci L, Resnick SM, Kapogiannis D. Cognitive Resilience in Apolipoprotein ε4 Carrier Women Predicted by Neuron-Derived Extracellular Vesicles. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2025;12(10):2097–106.
  4. Prentice RL, Aragaki AK, Zheng C, Manson JE, Tinker LF, Schoeller DA, Ravelli MN, Raftery D, Gowda GN, Navarro SL, Huang Y, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Wallace RB, Johnson KC, Lampe JW, Neuhouser ML. Energy intake is associated with dietary macronutrient densities: inversely with protein and monounsaturated fat and positively with polyunsaturated fat and carbohydrate among postmenopausal females. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025;121(5):1165–75.
  5. Zhang X, Hery C, McLaughlin EM, Woods NF, Neuhouser ML, Harris H, Gower EW, Wactawski-Wende J, Shadyab AH, Wallace RB, Paskett ED. The Association of Long COVID-19 Symptoms, Physical Function, and Activities of Daily Living Among Older Women. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025;73(6):1711–21.
  6. Beydoun HA, Beydoun MA, Kinney RL, Liu S, Yu R, Allison M, Wallace RB, Xiao Q, Liu L, Gradidge P, Jung SY, Tindle HA, Follis S, Brunner R, Tsai J. Pathways From Socioeconomic Factors to Major Cardiovascular Events Among Postmenopausal Veteran and Nonveteran Women: Findings From the Women’s Health Initiative. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024;13(24):e037253.
  7. Peng J, Liu B, Tan W, Hu S, Li B, Zhou J, Xu G, Sun Y, Snetselaar LG, Wallace RB, Rong S, Bao W. Association between Body Iron Status and Cognitive Task Performance in a Nationally Representative Sample of Older Adults. Aging Dis. 2024;16(2):1141–8.
  8. Power MC, Bennett EE, Lynch KM, Stewart JD, Xu X, Park ES, Smith RL, Vizuete W, Margolis HG, Casanova R, Wallace R, Sheppard L, Ying Q, Serre ML, Szpiro AA, Chen JC, Liao D, Wellenius GA, van Donkelaar A, Yanosky JD, Whitsel E. Comparison of PM2.5 Air Pollution Exposures and Health Effects Associations Using 11 Different Modeling Approaches in the Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). Environ Health Perspect. 2024;132(1):17003.
  9. Skinner HG, Palma-Gudiel H, Stewart JD, Love SA, Bhatti P, Shadyab AH, Wallace RB, Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Manson JE, Kroenke CH, Belsky DW, Li Y, Whitsel EA, Zannas AS. Stressful life events, social support, and epigenetic aging in the Women’s Health Initiative. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024;72(2):349–60.
  10. Titcomb TJ, Richey P, Casanova R, Phillips LS, Liu S, Karanth SD, Saquib N, Nuño T, Manson JE, Shadyab AH, Liu L, Wahls TL, Snetselaar LG, Wallace RB, Bao W. Association of type 2 diabetes mellitus with dementia-related and non-dementia-related mortality among postmenopausal women: A secondary competing risks analysis of the women’s health initiative. Alzheimers Dement. 2024;20(1):234–42.
  11. Midboe AM, Javier SJ, Salsbury SA, Katsovich L, Burgess DJ, King HA, Taylor SL, Martino S, Mayer JM, Wallace RB, Der-Martirosian C, Kerns RD. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nonpharmacological pain management trials in military and veteran healthcare settings: an evaluation informed by implementation science. Transl Behav Med. 2023;13(8):601–11.
  12. Nissen E, Reiner A, Liu S, Wallace RB, Molinaro AM, Salas LA, Christensen BC, Wiencke JK, Koestler DC, Kelsey KT. Assessment of immune cell profiles among post-menopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative using DNA methylation-based methods. Clin Epigenetics. 2023;15(1):69.
  13. Peila R, Xue X, Shadyab AH, Wactawski-Wende J, Espeland MA, Snetselaar LG, Saquib N, Ikramuddin F, Manson JE, Wallace RB, Rohan TE. Association Between the Healthy Lifestyle Index and Risk of Multimorbidity in the Women’s Health Initiative. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023;78(12):2282–93.
  14. Titcomb TJ, Liu B, Wahls TL, Snetselaar LG, Shadyab AH, Tabung FK, Saquib N, Arcan C, Tinker LF, Wallace RB, Bao W. Comparison of the Ketogenic Ratio of Macronutrients With the Low-Carbohydrate Diet Score and Their Association With Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Postmenopausal Women: A Secondary Analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2023;123(8):1152–61.e4.
  15. Aranda MP, Wallace RB. Interdisciplinary Aging Research to Address Health Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: A Scientific Training Program for Early-Career Scholars. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2022;77(12):e199–e202.
  16. Beydoun HA, Saquib N, Wallace RB, Chen JC, Coday M, Naughton MJ, Beydoun MA, Shadyab AH, Zonderman AB, Brunner RL. Psychotropic medication use and Parkinson’s disease risk amongst older women. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2022;9(8):1163–76.
  17. Sun Y, Fowke JH, Liang X, Mozhui K, Sen S, Bao W, Liu B, Snetselaar LG, Wallace RB, Shadyab AH, Saquib N, Cheng TD, Johnson KC. Changes in Dietary Intake of Methionine, Folate/Folic Acid and Vitamin B12 and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrients. 2022;14(22):4747.
  18. Sun Y, Liu B, Rong S, Zhang J, Du Y, Xu G, Snetselaar LG, Wallace RB, Lehmler HJ, Bao W. Association of Seafood Consumption and Mercury Exposure With Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Among US Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(11):e2136367.