The Study of Healthy Aging & Applied Research Programs
Clemson University
The Study of Healthy Aging & Applied Research Programs
Clemson University
Publications
Ensuring the findings from our research studies are available to the public and translated into the community is one of our top objectives as a lab. Below you will find a list of the SHAARP Lab’s published papers and reports. Click on each reference to see the full article or abstract. Please check back frequently for updates.
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2025
Participant motivation typologies as correlates of study participation and retention in randomized controlled trials targeting cognitive aging through computerized cognitive training.
Stephan, A. T., Chai, H., Nicholson, J. S., McVey, A., Phillips, C. B., & Ross, L. A. The Gerontologist.
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Assessment of the application of technology acceptance measures to older drivers’ acceptance of advanced driver-assistance systems.
Hansen, A., Kiely, K., Attuquayefio, T., Hosking, D., Regan, M., Eramudugolla, R., Ross, L. A., & Anstey, K. J. Applied Ergonomics, 125.
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Factors related to social disconnectedness among older unpaid caregivers.
Yoo-Jeong, M., et al. Frontiers in Public Health, 13.
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Investigation of risk of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and survival based on variation to life experiences used to operationalize cognitive reserve.
Howard, K. A., Massimo, L. M., Witrick, B., Zhang, L., Griffin, S. F., Ross, L. A., & Rennert, L. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 5(1), 147–158.
The moderating role of walking in the association between HDL cholesterol and cognitive function among Korean older adults: A nationwide population-based cross-sectional study.
Cho, K., Chai, H., & Park, M. Frontiers in Public Health, 13.
The relationship between social media use and loneliness across the lifespan in the United States: Population-based study using Health Information National Trends Survey data.
Vazquez, C. E., et al. Advances in Patient-Reported Outcomes, 1(2), 100196.
Correlates of longitudinal change in sexual motives among same-sex and different-sex couples in mid to later life.
Chai, H., Wang, Y., Mernitz, S. E., Powers, D. A., & Umberson, D. J. International Handbooks of Population, pp. 239–262.
Beyond the data: Establishing relationships, honoring lived experience, and highlighting qualitative community research with military-connected families as an exemplar.
McKown, G. L., & Stephan, A. T. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24.
The gendered sexual experiences and marital quality of middle-aged same-sex and different-sex couples.
Wang, Y., Chai, H., Umberson, D. J., & Mernitz, S. A. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 54, 1427–1440.
The Everyday Function Intervention Trial (EFIT) protocol: A randomized clinical trial.
Ross, L. A., Fine, C., Stephan, A. T., Chai, H. W., McVey, A., Phillips, C. B., et al. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 152, 107829.
2024
Family relationship quality and psychological and cognitive health among grandparent caregivers: The moderating role of co-residence with adult children.
Jang, H., Stephan, A. T., Ross, L. A., Jeong, M., & Mogle, J. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 42(3), 794–817.
Predictive utility of four instrumental activities of daily living assessments and cognitive status changes among cognitively intact older adults.
Phillips, C. B., McVey, A., Sprague, B., Cooper, K., Stephan, A. T., & Ross, L. Journal of Aging and Health.
Differential longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and cognitive status by living situation in older adults.
Stephan, A. T., Chai, H., McVey, A., Sprague, B. N., Wolf, A. V., Phillips, C. B., & Ross, L. A. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 44(4), 651–659.
Undergraduate students engaging in hands-on gerontology research: A participatory case study of value gained and lessons learned.
Stephan, A. T., Martinez, V., Moss, D., Walton, A., Bonetto, J., Hertzfeld, A., et al. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.
Longevity in the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Registry.
Miller, M. C., et al. Frontiers in Neurology, 15.
Intergenerational connections: Skipped generation family contact during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stephan, A. T., & McKown, G. L. Personal Relationships, 31(3), 695–713.
Older adults’ perceptions of cognitive, physical, and exergame training: A mixed methods investigation of a four-armed randomized controlled pilot trial.
Stephan, A. T., McVey, A., Steele, T., Cooper, K., Phillips, C. B., & Ross, L. Games for Health Journal, 13(6), 459–465.
2023
From supportive to strained: A mixed methods exploration of emerging adults’ characterizations of past and present grandparent-grandchild roles and relationships.
Stephan, A. T., Hochstetter, N. D., Clark, V. E., & Jamil, F. M. Emerging Adulthood, 11(4), 933–946.
Grandparent caregiver wellbeing: A strengths-based approach utilizing the Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment (PERMA) framework.
Stephan, A. Journal of Family Issues, 44(5), 1400–1418.
Sleep quality moderates the association between family bereavement and heart rate variability.
Chai, H., Jester, D. J., Lee, S., Joo, S., Umberson, D. J., & Almeida, D. M. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 46, 622–631.
How families make their way into your heart: Exploring the associations between daily experiences involving family members and cardiovascular health.
Chai, H., & Almeida, D. M. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 57(1), 74–85.
Sexual motives, stress, and depressive symptoms among midlife different-sex and same-sex couples.
Chai, H., Mernitz, S. E., & Umberson, D. J. The Gerontologist, 63(2), 261–273.
Social determinants of health moderate the associations between processing speed and driving mobility over 10 years: An analysis of the ACTIVE study.
Pope, C. N., Wheeler, K. M., Bell, T. R., Carroll, B. E., Ross, L. A., Crowe, M., et al. Journal of Aging and Health, 35(9_suppl), 26S–39S.
Does cognitive training reduce falls across ten years? Data from the ACTIVE trial.
Sprague, B. N., Ross, L. A., & Ball, K. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6), 4941.
Feasibility of a pilot dyadic randomized controlled trial testing the effects of three behavioral interventions on older adults’ cognitive, physical and everyday function.
Phillips, C., McVey, A., Tian, J., Stephan, A., Davis, W. B., Aflagah, E. L., & Ross, L. A. Frontiers in Aging, 4, 1166338.
2022
The Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT) Randomized Controlled Trial.
Nicholson, J. S., Hudak, E. M., Phillips, C. B., Chanti-Ketterl, M., O’Brien, J. L., Ross, L. A., et al. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 123, 106978.
Training computers to see the built environment related to physical activity: Detection of microscale walkability features using computer vision.
Adams, M. A., Phillips, C. B., Patel, A., & Middel, A. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4548.
Driver license renewal requirements predict driving mobility among older drivers with health-related travel difficulties.
Freed, S. A., Ross, L. A., Mogle, J., Gamaldo, A. A., & Zhang, Y. Transportation Research Record, 2677(8), 185–195.
Does the association between objective and subjective memory vary by age among healthy older adults?
Freed, S. A., Sprague, B. N., & Ross, L. A. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 31(2), 249–262.
Longitudinal associations of incident pain with cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults.
Bell, T. R., Sprague, B. N., & Ross, L. A. Psychology and Aging, 37(6), 715–730.
Age- and time-varying associations between subjective health and episodic memory in older adults.
Chamberlain, J. D., Sprague, B. N., & Ross, L. A. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 77(4), 673–682.
2021
Examining rural and racial disparities in the relationship between loneliness and social technology use among older adults.
Byrne, K. A., Anaraky, R. G., Dye, C., Ross, L. A., Madathil, K. C., Knijnenburg, B., & Levkoff, S. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 723925.
Indicators of crash risk in older adults: A longitudinal analysis from the ACTIVE study.
Ball, K. K., Clay, O. J., Edwards, J. D., Fausto, B., Wheeler, K. M., Felix, C., & Ross, L. A. Journal of Aging and Health.
Does chronic stress moderate age differences in emotional well-being? Testing predictions of Strength and Vulnerability Integration (SAVI).
Sliwinski, M. J., Freed, S. A., Scott, S. B., Pasquini, G., & Smyth, J. M. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 76(6), 1104–1113.
Adaptive goal setting and financial reinforcement to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity in insufficiently active overweight adults: A randomized clinical trial.
Adams, M. A., Todd, M., Angadi, S. S., Hurley, J. C., Stecher, C., Berardi, V., et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 62(2), 57–68.
Feasibility and enjoyment of exercise video games in older adults.
Freed, S. A., Sprague, B. N., Stephan, A. T., Doyle, C. E., Tian, J., Phillips, C. B., & Ross, L. A. Frontiers in Public Health, 9.
A systematic review and meta-analysis of older driver interventions.
Fausto, B. A., Adorno Maldonado, P. F., Ross, L. A., Lavallière, M., & Edwards, J. D. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 149, 105852.
Cognitive training attenuates decline in physical function across 10 years.
Sprague, B. N., Phillips, C. B., & Ross, L. A. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 76(6), 1114–1124.
Use of multilevel modeling to examine variability of distracted driving behavior in naturalistic driving studies.
Freed, S. A., Ross, L. A., Gamaldo, A. A., & Stavrinos, D. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 152, 105986.
2020
A viewpoint on change point modeling for cognitive aging research: Moving from description to intervention and practice.
Sprague, B. N., Freed, S. A., Phillips, C. B., & Ross, L. A. Ageing Research Reviews, 58.
Correlates of life satisfaction among middle-aged and older Black adults.
Gamaldo, A. A., Sardina, A. L., Tan, S. C., Ross, L. A., Gerlin, L. A., Knox, T. B., et al. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 8, 1249–1259.
Older Black adults’ satisfaction and anxiety levels after completing alternative versus traditional cognitive batteries.
Gamaldo, A. A., Tan, S. C., Sardina, A. L., Henzi, C., Guest, R., Ross, L. A., et al. Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 75(7), 1462–1474.
2019
Older adult lifespace varies by driving status and residential population density.
Phillips, C. B., Freed, S. A., & Ross, L. A. Transportation Research Record, 2673(7), 586–595.
The effects of useful field of view training on brain activity and connectivity.
Ross, L. A., Webb, C. E., Whitaker, C., Hicks, J. M., Schmidt, E. L., Samimy, S., et al. Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 74(7), 1152–1162.
2018
The impact of three cognitive training interventions on older adults’ physical functioning across five years.
Ross, L. A., Sprague, B. N., Phillips, C. B., O’Connor, M., & Dodson, J. Journal of Aging and Health, 30(3), 475–498.
2017
The impact of three cognitive training programs on driving cessation across ten years: A randomized controlled trial.
Ross, L. A., Freed, S. A., Phillips, C. B., Edwards, J. D., & Ball, K. K. The Gerontologist, 57(5), 838–846.
Age-varying relationships between physical function and cognition in older adulthood.
Sprague, B. N., Phillips, C. B., & Ross, L. A. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B, 74(5), 772–784.
2016
The transfer of cognitive speed of processing training to older adults’ driving mobility across five years.
Ross, L. A., Edwards, J. D., O’Connor, M. L., Ball, K. K., Wadley, V. G., & Vance, D. E. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 71(1), 87–97.
Association between executive function and problematic adolescent driving.
Pope, C. N., Ross, L. A., & Stavrinos, D. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 37(9), 702–711.
Differential impact of personality traits on distracted driving behaviors in teens and older adults.
Parr, M. N., Ross, L. A., McManus, B., Bishop, H. J., Wittig, S. M. O., & Stavrinos, D. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 92, 107–112.
Longitudinal associations between changes in physical function and driving mobility behaviors among older adults.
Phillips, C. B., Sprague, B. N., Freed, S. A., & Ross, L. A. Transportation Research Record, 2584, 70–76.
Road safety in an ageing population: Risk factors, assessment, interventions and future directions.
Anstey, K. J., Eramudugolla, R., Ross, L. A., Lautenschlager, N. T., & Wood, J. International Psychogeriatrics, 28, 349–356.
2015
Cortical thickness in frontoparietal and cingulo-opercular networks predicts executive function performance in older adults.
Schmidt, E. L., Burge, W., Visscher, K. M., & Ross, L. A. Journal of Neuropsychology, 30(3), 322–331.