A5030541629- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- School Choice and Performance
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Education Systems and Policy
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Brain Tumor Detection and Classification
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Resilience and Mental Health
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- S100 Proteins and Annexins
- Education Methods and Practices
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Indiana University Bloomington
2019-2024
UCLA Health
2004-2022
Indiana University School of Medicine
2016-2021
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
2016-2021
University of California, Los Angeles
1999-2019
National Bureau of Economic Research
2019
Individual Differences
2004
This study contributes to the ongoing scholarly debate about relative importance of parents' resources and values in influencing child-rearing practices. Using ethnographic data on children's summer experiences, authors examine how families from different ethnic social-class backgrounds assemble child care other activities for their children during vacation. The argue that differences quality quantity do not stem largely fundamental desires help develop or cultivate skills talents. Instead,...
This study assessed some ways in which schools, neighborhoods, nuclear families, and friendship groups jointly contribute to positive change during early adolescence. For each context, existing theory was used develop a multiattribute index that should promote successful development. Descriptive analyses showed the four resulting context indices were only modestly intercorrelated at individual student level ( N = 12,398), but clustered more tightly school neighborhood levels 23 151...
Over the past few decades, scholars and policymakers have been perplexed about why students learn so little in some schools. Many researchers reformers currently claim that school effectiveness hinges on communal organization . They contend shared values activities, positive adult social relations, teacher–student democratic governance enhance students’ engagement their academic achievement. Yet a competing theory—that of press —posits more direct link between processes outcomes. This theory...
Late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD) is highly heritable. Genome-wide association studies have identified more than 20 AD risk genes. The precise mechanism through which many of these genes are associated with remains unknown.
A randomized experiment of Comer's School Development Program was conducted in 23 middle schools Prince George's County, Maryland. The school population is predominantly African American, with considerable internal variation household socioeconomic standing. This study involved repeated measurement more than 12,000 students and 2,000 staff a survey 1,000 parents, extensive access to student records. It showed that Comer implemented some the program's central elements better control schools,...
Background Cash transfers are a promising but understudied intervention that may protect cognitive function in adults. Although South Africa has rapidly ageing population, little is known about the nature of association between cash and this setting. Objectives We leveraged age-eligibility expansions to Africa’s Child Support Grant (CSG) investigate duration CSG eligibility biological mothers child beneficiaries Africa. Methods analysed 2014/2015 baseline data from 944 women, aged 40–59...
Abstract Introduction We analyzed the effects of top 20 Alzheimer disease (AD) risk genes on gray‐matter density (GMD) and metabolism. Methods ran stepwise linear regression analysis using posterior cingulate hypometabolism medial temporal GMD as outcomes all variants predictors while controlling for age, gender, APOE ε4 genotype. explored results in 3D Statistical Parametric Mapping 8. Results Significant brain were SLC24A4/RIN3 pooled mild cognitive impairment (MCI); ZCWPW1 MCI; ABCA7 ,...
Abstract Background A substantial number of patients clinically diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease do not harbor amyloid pathology. We analyzed the presence and extent tau deposition neurodegeneration in amyloid-positive (AD) amyloid-negative (nonAD) ADNI subjects while also taking into account age onset (< or > 65 years) as we expected that emerging patterns could vary by absence brain amyloidosis. Methods One hundred ten early-onset AD (EOAD), 121 EOnonAD, 364 late-onset (LOAD), 175...
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) serves a large majority of socioeconomically disadvantaged students who are struggling academically and underprepared for high school graduation college. This article describes the partnership between LAUSD Education Research Institute, how this collaboration endeavors to produce accessible high-quality research inform pressing problems practice. also presents findings from an ongoing project analyzing district policy focused on improving...
<b><i>Background/Aims:</i></b> Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with onset before 65 (early-onset AD [EOAD]) occurs in approximately 6% of cases and can affect nonmemory domains. Here, we analyze patterns impairment amnestic EOAD individuals using data-driven statistical analyses. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Cognitive data 146 subjects were Z-normalized to 395 cognitively normal (CN) individuals. Domain-averaged Z-scores adjusted for age, sex, education...
Abstract Background and Objectives Alcohol causes more than 3 million deaths a year globally contributes to over 5% of global disease injury. Heavy drinking alcohol use disorders among older adults have increased in the last 10–15 years. For individuals living low-income countries, where wages are low unemployment is high, old age pensions may provide significant increase household income. In turn, receipt supplementary income spending on alcohol. Earlier life factors socioeconomic status...
Treating substance use disorders (SUDs) during adolescence can prevent adult addiction and improve youth outcomes. However, it be challenging to keep adolescents with SUDs engaged in ongoing services, thus limiting potential benefits. Developmentally appropriate tools are needed treatment engagement between sessions for mental health disorders. Mobile apps may augment or replace psychotherapy components; however, few have been developed specifically following user-guided design principles,...
A randomized experiment of Comer's School Development Program was conducted in 23 middle schools Prince George's County, Maryland. The school population is predominantly African American, with considerable internal variation household socioeconomic standing. This study involved repeated measurement more than 12,000 students and 2,000 staff a survey 1,000 parents, extensive access to student records. It showed that Comer implemented some the program's central elements better control schools,...
Over the past few decades, scholars and policymakers have been perplexed about why students learn so little in some schools. Many researchers reformers currently claim that school effectiveness hinges on communal organization. They contend shared values activities, positive adult social relations, teacher–student democratic governance enhance students' engagement their academic achievement. Yet a competing theory—that of press—posits more direct link between processes outcomes. This theory...
Abstract Background Studies from rural South Africa indicate that people living with HIV (PLHIV) may have better health outcomes than those without, potentially due to the frequent healthcare visits necessitated by infection. Here, we examined association between status and utilization, using diabetes as an illustrative comparator of another high-burden, healthcare-intensive disease. Methods Our exposure interest was awareness positive disease for both diabetes. We identified 742 individuals...