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Author:

Levchenko, Yuliana

Title:

EXPLORING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF NURSING HOME ADMISSION

Graduate Program:

Sociology (PHD)

Keywords:

aging
nursing homes
disability
health

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Committee Members:

Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
Lindsay Fernandez-Rhodes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ashton Verdery, Major Field Member
Andrew Fenelon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jennifer Van Hook, Major Field Member

Author:

Desmet, David

Title:

How Older and Young Adults Balance Competing Lateral Stepping Objectives During Walking Maneuvers

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology (PHD)

Keywords:

walking
lateral maneuvers
aging
balance
multi-objective regulation

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Committee Members:

Jonathan Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Joseph Cusumano, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tarkeshwar Singh, Major Field Member
Jonas Rubenson, Major Field Member
Jonathan Dingwell, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Fleeman, Rebecca

Title:

Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Conveyed by Apolipoprotein E ε4: Immunometabolism and the Brain-Body Connection

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

immunometabolism
alzheimer's disease
APOE4
cytokine signaling
multivariate modeling
neurodegeneration
aging
astrocytes
neurons

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard Mailman, Outside Field Member
Elizabeth Proctor, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yongsoo Kim, Major Field Member
Amy Arnold, Outside Unit Member
Ralph Keil, Program Head/Chair
Kent Vrana, Co-Chair of Committee

Author:

Bennett, Hannah

Title:

Regional heterogeneity of the mural and vascular network in the adult mouse brain and associated vulnerability and anatomical remodeling in aging

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience (PHD)

Keywords:

brain
pericyte
vascular
aging
serial two photon tomography
light sheet fluorescent microscopy
iDISCO
mural
mouse

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Committee Members:

Patrick Drew, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anirban Paul, Major Field Member
Kirsteen Browning, Major Field Member
Yongsoo Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Chamberlain, Jordan

Title:

Attentional Neural Mechanisms Associated with Cognitive Training in Healthy Older Adults

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

aging
cognitive training
attention
fmri
speed of processing training
univariate
resting state

File:

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Committee Members:

Chaleece Sandberg (she/her), Outside Unit & Field Member
Bradley Wyble, Major Field Member
Frank Hillary, Major Field Member
Nancy Dennis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gerver, Courtney R

Title:

The creativity-specificity induction: A memory-based creativity strategy can enhance creative divergent thinking but not memory in older adults

Graduate Program:

Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

memory
creativity
aging
cognition

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Committee Members:

Chaleece Sandberg (she/her), Outside Unit & Field Member
Rick Gilmore, Major Field Member
Roger Beaty, Major Field Member
Nancy Dennis, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Elbich, Daniel Benjamin

Title:

Effects of Neural Dedifferentiation on the Selectivity of the Magnocellular and Parvocellular Visual Pathways

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

fmri
aging
mvpa
vision
expression
threat detection

File:

Download Elbich_PhD_Defense_Format_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bradley Paul Wyble, Committee Member
Reginald Adams, Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chaleece Wyatt Sandberg, Outside Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair
Reginald Adams, Jr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Turney, Indira Carlene

Title:

INVESTIGATING NEURAL EFFECTS OF MEMORY TRAINING TO REDUCE FALSE MEMORIES IN OLDER ADULTS

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Strategy-based cognitive training
false memory
neuroimaging
aging
retrieval-based false memory
cognitive training

File:

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Committee Members:

Nancy Anne Coulter Dennis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frank Gerard Hillary, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Brad Wyble, Committee Member
Lesley Anne Ross, Committee Member
Charles Geier, Outside Member

Author:

Freed, Sara Ann

Title:

Person-Environment Interactions and Older Adult Mobility

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

aging
development
transportation
mobility
driving
older adults
environment
gerontology

File:

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Committee Members:

Jacqueline Mogle, Major Field Member
Alyssa Gamaldo, Major Field Member
Yiqi Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lesley Ross, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Surachman, Agus

Title:

Life Course Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Kidney Function Across the Adult Life Span

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

age-related decrements
aging
kidney function
life course framework
racial disparities
socioeconomic status

File:

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Committee Members:

David Almeida, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alexis Santos, Major Field Member
Lacy Alexander, Outside Unit Member
Jonathan Daw, Outside Field Member
Christopher Coe, Special Member
Charles Geier, Program Head/Chair