A5059723206- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Language Development and Disorders
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Career Development and Diversity
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Cambridge Health Alliance
2024-2025
Harvard University
2025
Baylor College of Medicine
2019-2024
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
2014
University of Houston
2013-2014
Nearly half of all informal (unpaid) family caregivers for patients with Alzheimer's Disease or related dementias (ADRD) are employed. We test competing hypotheses on the role employment ADRD spousal caregivers, as some evidence suggests that stress from work and caregiving will have an additive effect. Other psychological resources generated at may buffer home. Psychological is associated immune dysregulation; we examined status proinflammatory cytokine production. tested cross-sectionally...
Using a randomized, between-subjects experimental design, we tested hypotheses that self-critical perfectionism would moderate the effects of subtle stereotype threat (ST) for women and students in underrepresented racial/ethnic groups who are pursuing traditional degrees science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). A diverse sample freshmen (N = 294) was recruited from 2 major universities. Students were blocked by gender race/ethnicity randomly assigned to experience ST no ST....
This study explored relations between culturally relevant stressors (i.e., urban hassles, perceived discrimination) and subjective well-being (SWB; i.e., positive/ negative affect, life satisfaction) to examine whether ethnic identity and/or coping strategies would serve as moderators of the stress SWB for 157 urban, minority adolescents. Ethnic moderated relation discrimination satisfaction. Selfdistraction hassles affect. article discusses implications school counseling prevention interventions.
This study explored relations between culturally relevant stressors (i.e., urban hassles, perceived discrimination) and subjective well-being (SWB; i.e., positive/negative affect, life satisfaction) to examine whether ethnic identity and/or coping strategies would serve as moderators of the stress SWB for 157 urban, minority adolescents. Ethnic moderated relation discrimination satisfaction. Self-distraction hassles negative affect. article discusses implications school counseling prevention...
Chronic stress adversely affects mental and physical well-being. However, health outcomes vary among people experiencing the same stressor. Individual differences in emotional well-being may depend on mitochondrial biology, as energy production is crucial for regulation. This study investigated whether respiratory capacity corresponds to individual dementia spousal caregivers' health.
Caregivers for spouses with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) experience drastic changes in the marital relationship that may put them at risk worsening well-being. Perceived partner responsiveness, or feeling cared for, understood, appreciated by one's spouse, help mitigate these effects. In this study, we investigated associations between distress, perceived psychological physiological well-being indicators among ADRD spousal caregivers.
BACKGROUND: The effects of brain stimulation on memory formation in humans have shown conflicting results previous studies. We hypothesized that direct cortical using an implanted responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system will improve memory. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether RNS improves as measured with recall scores a list-learning task. METHODS: During outpatient visits, task (Hopkins Verbal Learning Test-Revised) was administered to 17 patients implants. Patients were read list 12...
The psychosocial toll of caring for an individual with dementia is important, if understudied, concept. For practitioners and researchers alike, understanding the relation between patient characteristics different facets caregiver burden important guiding treatment prevention efforts. current study analyzed dimensions results neuropsychological testing. Participants included 243 dyads caregivers Veterans referred evaluation. Caregivers completed Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) to assess burden....
Abstract Objective In adherence to the American Educational Research Association (AERA) guidelines on culturally informed testing practices, this paper aims review a suggested battery of tests that is linguistically and appropriate for Arabic-speaking patients inform reader varied characteristics Arab world aid in providing neuropsychological evaluation. Method Test instruments Arabic were identified through systematic searches PubMed Google Scholar, U.S.-based website French, consultation...
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Becoming culturally competent healthcare providers depends on the ability of practitioners to acquire knowledge, awareness, and skills related other cultures. In building these areas competence, it is essential consider geopolitical factors that may influence health health-seeking behaviors, particularly when working with immigrant populations. When care sought, they are likely experience significant barriers effective care, including lack who speak their language failure integrate cultural...
To serve the over 1.82 million people of Korean descent who reside in United States, we assembled a core and supplemental battery culturally linguistically appropriate neuropsychological measures for differential diagnosis dementia Korean-speaking patients.Test instruments were identified through systematic searches PubMed Google Scholar, US-based website Korean, consultation with cultural brokers, residing States Korea.A assessing cognitive domains mood was using developed specifically...
To assemble a comprehensive neuropsychological battery appropriate for differential diagnosis of dementia in Farsi-speaking Iranian adults the United States.Systematic searches PubMed, PsychInfo, and Google Scholar databases were conducted to obtain test instruments relevant Farsi speakers consultation with cultural broker.A proposed assessing domains attention, executive function, verbal visual episodic memory, language, visuospatial/visuoconstruction abilities, mood/anxiety was assembled...
Objective: To investigate the latent factor structure and construct validity of Verbal Series Attention Test (VSAT) across clinical patient populations. Participants Methods: included a consecutive series patients presenting with primary memory complaint. Each underwent comprehensive neuropsychological assessment provided informed consent to allow their data be used for research. Groups formed 1) No Neurocognitive Disorder [NoND, N=262, mean age=68.8, education=16.2, MMSE=28.3], 2) Mild...