Up-to-date, research-informed practice is central to each case seen at River Bay Neuropsychology. Dr. Sun-Suslow has published and collaborated with world-experts and top researches on topics including:
  • Cognitive impairment in older adults
  • Frailty syndrome
  • Sleep
  • Substance use
  • HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders

Book Chapter

Sun-Suslow, N., Moore, D.J., & Sunderman, E.E. Neuropsychology Findings in HIV. Neuropsychology of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, Second Edition. Oxford University Press.

Scientific Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Moore D.J., Sun-Suslow N., Nichol A.A., Paolillo E.W., Saloner R., Letendre S.L., Iudicello J., Morgan E.E. The Clinical Utility of three frailty measures in identifying HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders. AIDS, 2023; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003805. PMID: 38051787
  2. Saloner, R., Sun-Suslow, N., Morgan, E.E., Lobo, J., Cherner, M., Ellis, R.J., Heaton, R.K., Grant, I., Letendre, S.L., Iudicello, J.E., & the Translational Methamphetamine AIDS Research Center (TMARC) Group. Plasma biomarkers of vascular injury uniquely relate to a classic ‘vascular’ profile of neurocognitive deficits in virally-suppressed adults with HIV. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2022 Nov 14;26:100560. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100560. PMID: 3643905
  3. Goodman Z.T., Banerjee N., Rooks J., McInerney K., Sun X., Getz S., Kaur S., Sun-Suslow N., Junco B., Levin B.E.. Measuring the Frailty Phenotype and its Association with Cognition in Mid-Life and Older Age. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022;89(2):415-426. DOI: 10.3233/JAD-215475. PMID: 35938243.
  4. Kohli, M., Fisher, A., Sun-Suslow, N., Heaton, A., Dawson, M., Marquie, J., Franklin, D., Marquine, M., Iudicello, J., Heaton, R., & Moore, D.J. Concurrent validity and reliability of teleneuropsychological evaluations among people with and without HIV. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. DOI: 10.1017/S135561772200077
  5. Campbell, L.M., Sun-Suslow, N., Heaton, A., Heaton, R.K., Ellis, R.J., Moore, D.J., & Moore R.C. Greater Fatigue is Associated with Worse Cognitive and Everyday Functioning in Older Persons with HIV. AIDS. DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003162
  6. Sun-Suslow, N., Balon, E., Montoya, J., Saloner, R.G., Campbell, L.M., Serrano, V., & Moore., D.J. Frailty syndrome is associated with poorer self-reported sleep quality among older persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. DOI: 10.1089/aid.2020.0158
  7. Hussain, M.A., Sun-Suslow, N., Montoya, J.L., Iudicello, J.E., Heaton, R. K., Grant, I., Morgan, E.E & TMARC Group. Greater Loneliness is Associated with Riskier Beliefs and Intentions About Practicing Safer Sex in Methamphetamine-Dependent Individuals. Alcohol Dependence. DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.2003404
  8. Sun-Suslow, N., Campbell, L.M., Tang, B., Fisher, A., Lee, E., Paolillo, E.W., Heaton, A., & Moore, R.C. (2021) Use of Digital Health technologies to examine subjective and objective sleep with next-day cognition and daily indicators of health in persons with and without HIV. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. DOI: 10.1007/s10865-021-00233-x
  9. Watson, C.W-M., Campbell, L.M., Sun-Suslow, N., Hong, S., Umlauf, A., Ellis, R.J., Iudicello, J.E., Letendre, S., Marcotte, T.D., Heaton, R.K., Morgan, E.E.,  & Grant, I. (2021) Daily Cannabis Use is Associated with Lower CNS Inflammation in People with HIV. JINS Special Issue: Clarifying the Complexities of Cannabis and Cognition. DOI: 10.1017/S1355617720001447
  10. Ellis, R.J., Iudicello, J., Sun-Suslow, N., Grelotti, D., Cherner, M., Morgan, E.E., Letendre, S.L., & Heaton, R.K. (2021). Social isolation is linked to inflammation in aging people with HIV and uninfected individuals. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002596
  11. Sun-Suslow, N., Paolillo, E. W., Morgan, E. E., Letendre, S., Iudicello, J., & Moore, D. J. Frailty and HIV disease severity synergistically increase risk of HIV-associated Neurocognitive Disorders. (2021). Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002391
  12. Sun-Suslow, N., Saloner, R.G., Serrano, V., Morgan, E.E., Ellis, R.J., & Heaton, R.K. (2020). Lifetime Methamphetamine Use Disorder on self-reported sleep quality in persons living with HIV. AIDS and Behavior. DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-02857-7
  13. Sun-Suslow, N., Pasipanodya, E., Morgan, E., Kohli, M., Letendre, S., Jeste, D., & Moore, D.J. (2020). Social support moderates the relationship between D-dimer and self-rated indices of successful aging in persons living with HIV. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.  DOI: 10.1007/s10865-020-00141-6
  14. Paolillo, E. W., Sun-Suslow, N., Pasipanodya, E. C., Morgan, E. E., Ellis, R. J., Jeste, D. V. & Moore, D. J. (2019). Pre-frailty predicts cognitive decline at two-year follow-up in persons living with HIV. Journal of NeuroVirology, 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/s13365-019-00814-2
  15. Kaur, S., Banerjee, N., Miranda, M., Slugh, M., Sun-Suslow, N., McInerney, K. F., ... & Levin, B. E. (2019). Sleep quality mediates the relationship between frailty and cognitive dysfunction in non-demented middle aged to older adults. International Psychogeriatrics, 2019 06; 31(6):779-788. DOI: 10.1017/S1041610219000292
  16. Nikhil Banerjee, Mitchell Slugh, Sonya Kaur, Ni Sun-Suslow, Katalina F. McInerney, Xiaoyan Sun & Bonnie E. Levin (2019). Neuropsychological correlates of subjective fatigue in non-demented older adults and the moderating effect of physical activity. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 2019 Apr 26; 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2019.1606889
  17. Szeto, A.*, Sun-Suslow, N.*, Mendez, A. J., Hernandez, R. I., Wagner, K. V., & McCabe, P. M. (2017). Regulation of the macrophage oxytocin receptor in response to inflammation. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2017 03 01; 312(3): E183-E189. *These authors contributed equally to the manuscript and should be considered as co-first authors. DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00346.2016​​

Select Professional Presentations (National and International)

  1. Saloner, R., Sun-Suslow, N., Morgan, E.E., Lobo, J., Cherner, M., Ellis, R.J., Heaton, R.K., Grant, I., Letendre, S.L., Iudicello, J.E., & the Translational Methamphetamine AIDS Research Center (TMARC) Group (2022, February). Plasma biomarkers of vascular injury uniquely relate to a classic ‘vascular’ profile of neurocognitive deficits in virally-suppressed adults with HIV. Abstract submitted to the 50th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. New Orleans, LA.
  2. Watson, C.W., Morgan, E.E., Sun-Suslow, N., Letendre, S.L., & Iudicello, J.E. (2022, February). Elevated alexithymia is associated with differential pro-inflammatory and vascular biomarkers in people with HIV and/or methamphetamine dependence. Abstract submitted to the 50th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. New Orleans, LA.
  3. Sun-Suslow, N., Watson, C.W., Iudicello, J.E., Heaton, R.K., & Morgan E.E. (2021, November). Frailty is associated with decreased social-emotional functioning in people with HIV: a National Institutes of Health Toolbox Emotion Battery study. Poster to be presented at the 41st annual conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. Washington, D.C.
  4. Sun-Suslow, N., Paolillo, E.W., Saloner, R., Letendre, S.L., Morgan, E.E., & Moore, D.J. (2021, February). Frailty and Cognition: Cross-Sectional Comparison of the Fried Phenotype, Rockwood Frailty Index, and Veterans Aging Cohort (VACS) Index on HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders. Poster presented virtually at the 49th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. San Diego, CA.
  5. Fisher, A., Campbell, L.M., Sun-Suslow, N., Kohli, M., Tang, B., Lee, E.E., Heaton, A., & Moore, R.C. (2021, February). Intra-Individual Variability in Objectively-Measured Sleep Quality is Associated with Worse Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults with and without HIV. Poster presented virtually at the 49th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. San Diego, CA
  6. Kohli, M., Fisher, A., Sun-Suslow, N., Heaton, A., Dawson, M., Franklin, D., Iudicello, J., Heaton, R.K., & Moore, D.J. (2021, February). Evidence of the feasibility of video-based neuropsychological evaluations among Persons with and without HIV. Poster presented virtually at the 49th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. San Diego, CA
  7. Morgan, E.E., Iudicello, J.E., Watson, C.W., Sun-Suslow, N., Heaton, R.K., and the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program (HNRP) Group. (2021, February). Alexithymia is Associated with Worse Real-World Functioning Among People with Controlled HIV Disease. Poster presented virtually at the 49th annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society. San Diego, CA
  8. Campbell, L.M., Heaton, A., Sun-Suslow, N., Heaton, R.K., Ellis, R.J., Moore, D.J., & Moore, R.C. (2020, September).  Greater Fatigue is Associated with Worse Neurocognition in Older Persons with HIV. Poster presented virtually at the 11th edition of the International Workshop on HIV & Aging.
  9. Fisher, A., Sun-Suslow, N., Campbell, L.M., Tang, B., Lee, E., & Moore, R.C. (2020, June). An Ecological Momentary Assessment study examining sleep on next-day cognitive abilities in adults with and without HIV. Abstract accepted as a poster at the 18th annual American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology annual meeting. Washington D.C. (postponed due to Covid-19).
  10. Sun-Suslow, N., Paolillo, E.W., Letendre, S.L, Morgan, E.M., & Moore, D.J. (2020, February). An Investigation into the moderating effect of frailty syndrome on the relationship between CD4+ cell count and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders. Paper presented (oral) at the 48th annual International Neuropsychological Society meeting. Denver, CO.
  11. Kohli, M., Sun-Suslow, N., Paolillo, E.W., Gasemaltayeb, R., Tang, B., Jeste, D.V., Ellis, R., Moore, R.C., & Moore, D.J. (2020, February). Slower Gait Speed is Differentially Associated with Worse Neurocognition among Persons with and without HIV. Poster presented at the 48th annual International Neuropsychological Society meeting. Denver, CO.
  12. Balon, E., Sun-Suslow, N., Montoya, J. L., Saloner, R., Campbell, L. M., Serrano, V., Ellis, R., & Moore, D. J. (2019, October). Increased frailty symptoms relate to poorer self-reported sleep quality among older people living with HIV. Poster presentation at the 10th International Workshop on HIV and Aging, New York, NY, USA.
  13. McCabe, P., Mendez, A., Szeto, A., Sun-Suslow, N. & Westwright, J. (2018, October). The role of oxytocin in atherosclerosis and inflammation. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (Vol. 25, pp. S97).
  14. Sun-Suslow, N., DaCosta, A. J., Banerjee, N., Sarno, M., Bure-Reyes, A., Getz, S., McInerney, K. F., & Levin, B. E. (2018, February). The association between indicators of physical frailty syndrome and cognitive functioning. Poster presented at the 46th annual International Neuropsychological Society meeting. Washington, D.C.
  15. Getz, S. J., McInerney, K. F., Sun-Suslow, N., Banerjee, N. S., Bure-Reyes, A., Sarno, M., Levin, B. (2017, February). Low Emotional Reserve as a Risk Factor for the Frailty Syndrome. Poster presentation at the 46th Annual International Neuropsychological Society meeting. Washington, D.C.
  16. Banerjee, N., Sun-Suslow, N., Getz, S. J., Sarno, M., Bure-Reyes, A., Pinjala, M., Luca, C., Levin, B.E. (2017, February).  Age-related Differences in the Association Between Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Cognition in Parkinson’s Disease.  Poster presentation at the 46th Annual International Neuropsychological Society meeting, Washington, D.C.
  17. Anderson, S., Bermudez, C., Sun-Suslow, N., Segalà, L., Luca, C., Moore, H., Jagid, J., Rey, G., & Levin, B. E. (2017, February). Classification of neurocognitive impairment in Spanish speaking Parkinson’s disease patients. Movement Disorders, 32 (s1), S45.
  18. Sun-Suslow, N., McInerney, K., Bermudez, C., Schneider, H. L., Anderson, S., Segalà, L., Luca, C., Jagid, J., Moore, H., Singer, C., Levin, B.  (2017, February). The role of social support on cognitive functioning after deep brain stimulation in Parkinson ’s disease. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 23 (s1), 240.
  19. Sun-Suslow, N., Schneider, H.L., Anderson, S.A., Segalà, L., Rossetti, M.A., Millard, A.B., Luca, C., Jagid, J., Moore, H.P., Singer, C., Levin, B.E. (2016, February). Components of metabolic syndrome in predicting deep brain stimulation (DBS) outcome in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease patients. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 22 (s1), 217.
  20. Schneider, H.L., Sun-Suslow, N., Anderson, S.A., Segalà, L., Millard, A.B., Rossetti, M.A., Luca, C., Jagid, J., Singer, C., Levin, B.E. (2016, February). Does REM behavior sleep disorder alter DBS outcome in Parkinson’s disease?  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 22 (s1), 216.
  21. Sun-Suslow, N., Szeto, A., Mendez, A. J., Schneiderman, N., & McCabe, P. M. (2015, April). The oxytocin receptor in response to inflammation in human macrophages. Psychosomatic Medicine, 77 (3), A8.
  22. Ghilain, C., Anderson, S., Sun-Suslow, N., Bermudez, C., Forte, M., Babakhanyan, I., Gallo, B., Luca, C., Jagid, J., Singer, C. Levin, B. (2015, February). Assessing DBS candidacy in idiopathic PD: Do emotional factors influence outcome? Journal of International Neuropsychological Society. 21(1), 198.
  23. Anderson, S., Bermudez, C, Ghilain, C., Sun-Suslow, N., Forte, M., Babakhanyan, I., Gallo, B., Luca, C., Jagid, J., Singer, C., Levin, B. (2015, February). Assessing candidacy for DBS in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: The roles of education and ethnicity. Journal of International Neuropsychological Society. 21(1), 199.
  24. Sun, N., Nation, D.A., Delano-Wood, Libon, D.J., Bondi, M.W. (2014, February). Process-based verbal fluency measures improve prediction of MCI diagnosis. Journal of International Neuropsychological Society, 20 (s1), 77.
  25. Szeto, A., McCabe, P. M., Noller, C. M., Sun, N., Schneiderman, N., & Mendez, A. J. (2013, April). Influence of oxytocin on systemic inflammation in human and mouse macrophages. Psychosomatic Medicine, 75 (3), A49. 
  26. Sun, N., Nation, D.A., Delano-Wood, L., Jak, A.J., Bondi, M.W. (2012, February).  Qualitative aspects of semantic fluency in amnestic and nonamnestic MCI.  Journal of International Neuropsychological Society. 

Select Professional Presentations (Local and Regional)

  1. Sun-Suslow, N., Watson, C.W., Iudicello, J., Heaton, R.K., & Morgan, E (2020, April). Frailty syndrome is associated with decreased social-emotional functioning in people with HIV: a National Institutes of Health Toolbox Emotion Battery study. Abstract submitted to the 15th annual Judd Young Investigators Research Symposium at UCSD, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA.
  2. Sun-Suslow, N., Pasipanodya, E., Morgan, E., Letendre, S., Jeste, D., & Moore, D.J. (2019, April). Social support moderates the relationship between D-dimer and self-rated indices of successful aging in persons living with HIV. Poster presentation at the 14th annual Judd Young Investigators Research Symposium at UCSD, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA. 
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