@article{zhang_gamaldo_neupert_allaire_2019, title={Predicting Control Beliefs in Older Adults: A Micro-Longitudinal Study}, volume={75}, ISSN={1079-5014 1758-5368}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz001}, DOI={10.1093/geronb/gbz001}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={5}, journal={The Journals of Gerontology: Series B}, publisher={Oxford University Press (OUP)}, author={Zhang, Shenghao and Gamaldo, Alyssa A and Neupert, Shevaun D and Allaire, Jason C}, editor={Infurna, Frank JEditor}, year={2019}, month={Jan}, pages={e1–e12} } @article{sims_whitfield_ayotte_gamaldo_edwards_allaire_2011, title={SUBJECTIVE MEMORY IN OLDER AFRICAN AMERICANS}, volume={37}, ISSN={["1096-4657"]}, DOI={10.1080/0361073x.2011.555640}, abstractNote={The current analysis examined (a) if measures of psychological well-being predict subjective memory, and (b) if subjective memory is consistent with actual memory. Five hundred seventy-nine older African Americans from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging completed measures assessing subjective memory, depressive symptomatology, perceived stress, locus of control, and verbal and working memory. Higher levels of perceived stress and greater externalized locus of control predicted poorer subjective memory, but subjective memory did not predict objective verbal or working memory. Results suggest that subjective memory is influenced by aspects of psychological well-being but is unrelated to objective memory in older African Americans.}, number={2}, journal={EXPERIMENTAL AGING RESEARCH}, author={Sims, Regina C. and Whitfield, Keith E. and Ayotte, Brian J. and Gamaldo, Alyssa A. and Edwards, Christopher L. and Allaire, Jason C.}, year={2011}, pages={220–240} } @article{gamaldo_allaire_sims_whitfield_2010, title={Assessing mild cognitive impairment among older African Americans}, volume={25}, ISSN={["1099-1166"]}, DOI={10.1002/gps.2417}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={7}, journal={INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY}, author={Gamaldo, Alyssa A. and Allaire, Jason C. and Sims, Regina C. and Whitfield, Keith E.}, year={2010}, month={Jul}, pages={748–755} } @article{whitfield_kiddoe_gamaldo_andel_edwards_2009, title={Concordance rates for cognitive impairment among older African American twins}, volume={5}, ISSN={["1552-5279"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jalz.2008.09.003}, abstractNote={BackgroundThere is significant attention to the growing elderly African American population and estimating who and how many within this population will be affected by cognitive impairment.}, number={3}, journal={ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA}, author={Whitfield, Keith E. and Kiddoe, Jared and Gamaldo, Alyssa and Andel, Ross and Edwards, Christopher L.}, year={2009}, month={May}, pages={276–279} } @article{weatherbee_gamaldo_allaire_2009, title={Exploring the Within-Person Coupling of Reading Vision and Cognition in the Elderly}, volume={16}, ISSN={["1744-4128"]}, DOI={10.1080/13825580902871034}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT This study examined the within-person relationship between reading vision and cognitive functioning. Analysis was conducted on 36 community-dwelling elderly (age range = 60–87) who completed a reading vision task and three cognitive tests (i.e., Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Task (AVLT), Letter Series, and Number Comparison) twice a day over 60 consecutive days. Significant within-person variability was found for the reading vision measure. Additionally, a main effect was found for reading vision and performance on the AVLT and Number Comparison task; such that on occasions when reading vision was poor, cognitive performance suffered.}, number={6}, journal={AGING NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITION}, author={Weatherbee, Sarah R. and Gamaldo, Alyssa A. and Allaire, Jason C.}, year={2009}, pages={671–682} } @article{allaire_gamaldo_ayotte_sims_whitfield_2009, title={Mild Cognitive Impairment and Objective Instrumental Everyday Functioning: The Everyday Cognition Battery Memory Test}, volume={57}, ISSN={["1532-5415"]}, DOI={10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02054.x}, abstractNote={OBJECTIVES: To examine the performance subjects with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on an objective measure of everyday or real‐world memory and subjective items assessing competency within the same instrumental domains; to determine whether the Everyday Cognition Battery (ECB) can uniquely predict MCI status.}, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY}, author={Allaire, Jason C. and Gamaldo, Alyssa and Ayotte, Brian J. and Sims, Regina and Whitfield, Keith}, year={2009}, month={Jan}, pages={120–125} } @article{gamaldo_weatherbee_allaire_2008, title={Exploring the Within-Person Coupling of Blood Pressure and Cognition in Elders}, volume={63}, ISSN={["1758-5368"]}, DOI={10.1093/geronb/63.6.P386}, abstractNote={In this study, we examined the relationship between within-person blood pressure and cognitive functioning. We conducted an analysis on 36 community-dwelling elderly individuals (age range = 60-87 years). Participants measured their blood pressure and completed cognitive tasks (i.e., the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Task, the Letter Series test, and the Number Comparison test) twice a day over 60 consecutive days. We observed a significant interaction between within-person change in blood pressure and average blood pressure for the Letter Series test. Individuals with high blood pressure tended to perform poorly, particularly on occasions when their blood pressure level was above their personal average. These results demonstrate that the relationship between blood pressure and cognition at the between-person level and the relationship within each individual should be further explored simultaneously.}, number={6}, journal={JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES}, author={Gamaldo, Alyssa A. and Weatherbee, Sarah R. and Allaire, Jason C.}, year={2008}, month={Nov}, pages={P386–P389} } @article{gamaldo_allaire_whitfield_2008, title={The Relationship Between Reported Problems Falling Asleep and Cognition Among African American Elderly}, volume={30}, ISSN={["1552-7573"]}, DOI={10.1177/0164027508322576}, abstractNote={ This study examined the relationship between elders' cognitive performance and self-reported trouble falling asleep. Analyses were conducted on 174 older independently living, community dwelling African Americans ( M age = 72.74; range = 65 to 90). Cognitive performance was measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination, Forward Digit Span task, Backward Digit Span task, Alpha Span task, and California Verbal Learning Test. Results suggested that individuals who reported trouble falling asleep tended to perform significantly worse than individuals who did not report trouble falling asleep on measures tapping short-term memory and working memory after controlling for age, education, gender, depression, and current health. These results demonstrate that a self-report of sleep difficulty may be a unique predictor of cognitive performance. }, number={6}, journal={RESEARCH ON AGING}, author={Gamaldo, Alyssa A. and Allaire, Jason C. and Whitfield, Keith E.}, year={2008}, month={Nov}, pages={752–767} }