Expertise

My research is focused on improving diagnosis and treatment of older adults with cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. I have led and collaborated on cross-national studies on the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of Alzheimer disease and on randomized clinical trials of behavioral and lifestyle interventions to maintain and improve cognition and daily function in older adults.

Research:

  • Epidemiology of cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease, and stroke. Neuropsychological test (and battery) development and normative studies. Clinical trials of behavioral and lifestyle interventions to maintain and improve cognition in older adults.

Research: nutrition and Physiology of Diabetes and Obesity


Field of Study

  • Clinical neuropsychology, memory, neurodegenerative diseases
Past Affiliations

Member, Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Centers and Institutes, Indiana University School of Medicine

Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Associate Professor, Cognitive Science Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington

Associate Professor, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Faculty, Department of Medicine, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Clinical Professor, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Clinical Professor, Institute of Psychiatric Research, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Communities
Human Genetics, Psychiatry, Biomedical Science, Cognitive Science, Psychology
Degrees
PhD, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Clinical Psychology, 1991
MA, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1987
BA, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Clinical Psychology, 1982
Keywords
clinical psychology psychometrics human learning and memory psychology of aging neuropsychology neurological disorders dementia alzheimer's disease lupus neurodegenerative diseases geriatrics & gerontology neurology psychiatry