Laura B Zahodne

Datos Biográficos

ID169573
NOMBRELaura B Zahodne
NOMBRESLaura B
APELLIDOZahodne
FIRMAZAHODNE L B
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Michigan
ORCID0000-0002-5763-4501
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS39
TOTAL DE CITAS85
TOTAL COMO AUTOR37
TOTAL COMO EDITOR2
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2016
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H6

  • Social Relations Across Race/Ethnic Groups and Links to Cognitive Health

    Open AccessKristine J Ajrouch, Toni C Antonucci et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2026Referencias: 23

    ObjectiveSocial relations are considered a critical protective factor for cognitive health yet may differ in form and function across race and ethnic groups.MethodUsing a representative metro-Detroit sample ( N = 606), we compared group means to (1) test whether Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans social relations are distinct from other groups and (2) examine links between social relations and cognitive health using structural equa…

  • Perceived control, brain health, and cognitive reserve

    Open AccessMonica Nelson, Monica E Nelson et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2025Referencias: 2

    We found more evidence for cognitive reserve, rather than brain maintenance, as a resilience mechanism linking perceived control to cognitive health. Minoritized older adults may be particularly vulnerable to the negative impact of environmental constraints on cognitive reserve

  • Perceived Control, Cognitive Training, and Incident Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Active Study

    Open AccessLaura B Zahodne, Katherine Miller et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2025Referencias: 3

    Objectives Greater perception of control over important life outcomes has been linked to better cognitive performance and greater benefits from cognitive training interventions among older adults. However, it is not yet known whether perceived control predicts incident Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) or influences links between cognitive training and ADRD incidence. Methods Data were obtained from 2,021 participants in the Advanc…

  • Psychological Pathways Linking Neighborhood Socioeconomic Factors to Cognitive Health in Black and White Older Adults

    Open AccessLaura B Zahodne, E P Morris et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2025Referencias: 13

    Objectives Both the level and distribution of neighborhood-level socioeconomic resources are associated with cognitive health in later life. This study examined psychological mechanisms underlying these associations for Black and White older adults. Methods Data from 591 (50% Black, 43% White) older adults from the Michigan Cognitive Aging Project were linked to census tract-level information on neighborhood disadvantage, affluence, and racial in…

  • Enhancing Dementia Classification for Diverse Demographic Groups

    Open AccessMengyao Hu, Yi Lu Murphey et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2025Citada por: 1Referencias: 2

    Objectives Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias significantly affect older adults’ quality of life. The clock-drawing test (CDT) is a widely used dementia screening tool due to its ease of administration and effectiveness. However, manual CDT-coding in large-scale studies can be time-intensive and prone to coding errors and is typically limited to ordinal responses. In this study, we developed a continuous CDT score using a deep learning neu…

  • Ethnic Disparities in Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Open AccessJohn M Cooper, Kristine J Ajrouch et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025Referencias: 101

    The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated ethnic and racial disparities in health outcomes within the state of Michigan. These health disparities are evidenced by geographic variability; as roughly half of the COVID cases and more than a third of COVID related deaths in the state occurred in the ethnically diverse Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties (New York Times, 2023). However, cognitive health in the context of the pandemic is not well-known, partic…

  • Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Diagnosis in the United States Among US-Born and Foreign-Born White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian Older Adults

    Open AccessTiffany B Kindratt, Laura B Zahodne et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2025Referencias: 34

  • Introduction to the Costs of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

    Open AccessNoah J Webster, Neil Webster et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2024

    This special issue is the result of the Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease (MCCFAD) third Summer Data Immersion (SDI) program held on May 23–26, 2022. Thirty-seven researchers from 17 universities participated in the program, which emphasized racial/ethnic and other contextual factors in the study of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) costs using a team science approach. During the program, data from the H…

  • Preclinical Dementia and Economic Well-Being Trajectories of Racially Diverse Older Adults

    Open AccessStipica Mudrazija, Jordan D Palms et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2024Referencias: 4

    ObjectivesThis study examined the magnitude, changes, and racial/ethnic disparities in the economic costs of the 16-year preclinical phase of dementia-a period of cognitive decline without significant impact on daily activities. Methods: The study utilized two dementia algorithms to classify individuals with incident dementia in the Health and Retirement Study. These cases were compared to matched controls in terms of poverty status, labor force …

  • Interpersonal, Community, and Societal Stressors Mediate Black–White Memory Disparities

    Open AccessE P Morris, Jordan D Palms et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2024Citada por: 1Referencias: 10

    Elements of structural racism may contribute to cognitive disparities via disproportionate stress experiences at multiple contextual levels among Black older adults. Future research should consider multilevel protective factors that buffer against negative impacts of racism on health

  • Adapted MoCA for Use among Arabic-Speaking Immigrants in the United States

    Open AccessKristine J Ajrouch, Wassim Tarraf et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…2024Citada por: 1Referencias: 22

  • Diabetes Among Racial and Ethnically Diverse Older Adults in the United States with Cognitive Limitations

    Open AccessTiffany B Kindratt, Berford Moncriffe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2024Citada por: 2Referencias: 31

  • Suspected Undiagnosed ADRD Among Middle Eastern and North African Americans

    Open AccessTiffany B Kindratt, Kristine J Ajrouch et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2023

  • Effects of Cognitive Training on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias

    Open AccessGeorge W Rebok, Andrew Gellert et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2023Referencias: 8

    Objective: We examined whether social determinants of health (SDoH) are associated with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) risk and the effects of cognitive training over a 20-year follow-up period. Methods: Data were obtained from 1605 participants in ACTIVE. SDoH measures were created using baseline data at the individual and neighborhood level. Incident ADRD was defined using administrative claims data (1999-2019). Cause-specific…

  • Coping Styles and Cognitive Function in Older Non-Hispanic Black and White Adults

    Open AccessJi Hyun Lee, Ketlyne Sol et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2023Referencias: 10

    Greater emotion-focused coping among Black older adults may reflect greater exposure to stressors that are uncontrollable. Patterns of racial differences in coping-cognition links are in line with the social vulnerabilities hypothesis. Coping style may be a particularly important psychosocial resource for cognitive health among Black older adults that could be incorporated into culturally relevant interventions

  • Longitudinal associations between racial discrimination and hippocampal and white matter hyperintensity volumes among older Black adults

    Open AccessLaura B Zahodne, Neika Sharifian et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023Citada por: 12Referencias: 36

  • Complex effects of racism and discrimination on African Americans' health and well-being

    Open AccessMelinda Manning, Deannah R Byrd et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023Citada por: 3Referencias: 47

  • The role of envy in linking active and passive social media use to memory functioning

    Open AccessNeika Sharifian, Afsara B Zaheed et al.ARTICLEPsychology of Popular Media2022

    592), the current cross-sectional study examined whether socioemotional consequences of social comparison (self-esteem and envy) mediated relationships between social media use and memory (everyday memory failures and episodic memory) and whether active/passive use moderated these associations. Mediation models revealed that higher envy, but not lower self-esteem, partially explained the relationship between higher social media use and more self-…

  • Cognitive Limitations Among Middle Eastern and North African Immigrants

    Open AccessTiffany B Kindratt, Florence J Dallo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2022Citada por: 8Referencias: 4

    To further examine cognitive health among the MENA aging population, policy changes are needed to identify this group that is often absent from research because of their federal classification as non-Hispanic Whites

  • Characteristics and Predictors of Sleep Among Spousal Care Dyads Living With Chronic Conditions

    Open AccessYin Liu, Yeonsu Song et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2022Referencias: 3

    Addressing both care recipient- and caregiver-related factors may improve sleep health for both members of the care dyad living with chronic conditions

  • Paid Care Services and Transitioning out of the Community Among Black and White Older Adults With Dementia

    Open AccessMaria Roche-Dean, Sol Baik et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2022Citada por: 1Referencias: 2

    Paid care services may help delay transitions out of the community. Future research should seek to explain racial differences in access to and/or preferences for home-based, community-based, and residential care

  • Caregiving for Foreign-Born Older Adults With Dementia

    Open AccessMarc A Garcia, Erica D Diminich et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2022Referencias: 3

    Age of migration of older FB adults with probable dementia may have unique effects on the caregiver's psychological well-being. Our results underscore the importance of considering sociocultural factors of FB adults beyond nativity and the need for research to develop culturally appropriate interventions to enhance psychological well-being and reduce the care burden among dementia caregivers

  • Shifting of Cognitive Assessments Between Face-to-Face and Telephone Administration

    Open AccessJason R Smith, Laura E Gibbons et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2022Citada por: 4Referencias: 2

    Differences by mode of administration are apparent in cognitive measurement in older adults, albeit to a small degree in our study, and most pronounced for tests of memory and attention. The importance of accounting for mode differences ultimately depends on one's research question and study sample: not all associations may be affected by mode differences, and such modification may only be apparent among those with lower cognitive functioning

  • Introduction to ADRD Care in Context

    Open AccessKristine J Ajrouch, Noah J Webster et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2022Referencias: 1

    Journal Article Accepted manuscript Introduction to ADRD Care in Context Get access Kristine J Ajrouch, PhD, FGSA, Kristine J Ajrouch, PhD, FGSA Life Course Development Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MIDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Corresponding author: Kristine J. Ajrouch, PhD, 712 Pray-Harrold, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, …

  • Cognitive Disability Among Arab Americans by Nativity Status and Arrival Year

    Open AccessTiffany B Kindratt, Florence J Dallo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2021