Melissa Lamar
Biographic Data
| ID | 193654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Lamar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Lamar |
| SIGNATURE | LAMAR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rush University Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6130-5543 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Lasting Effects of Redlining
What Makes a Neighborhood? Associations Between Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors and Perceptions of Neighborhood Environments Among Community-Dwelling Older Black and Latino Adults
How people perceive their neighborhoods can impact their aging trajectories, with less known regarding neighborhood perceptions among older adults from minoritized groups. This study examined the impacts of behavioral and psychosocial factors on neighborhood perceptions among non-Latino (NL) Black and Latino older adults. Participants (N = 506) were NL Black (n = 372) and Latino (n = 134) older adults (x ̄ age = 79 years) without dementia. Partic…
Neighborhood Perceptions Are Associated With Intrinsic Amygdala Activity and Resting-State Connectivity With Salience Network Nodes Among Older Adults
OBJECTIVE: Neighborhood perceptions are associated with physical and mental health outcomes; however, the biological associates of this relationship remain to be fully understood. Here, we evaluate the relationship between neighborhood perceptions and amygdala activity and connectivity with salience network (i.e., insula, anterior cingulate, thalamus) nodes. METHODS: Forty-eight older adults (mean age = 68 [7] years, 52% female, 47% non-Hispanic …
Financial Risk Aversion Among Older Black and White Adults
Older Black adults are more financially risk averse than older White adults. Because risk aversion may be associated with important financial and health outcomes in older age, more research is needed to investigate the reasons for this difference
Relationship of Blood Pressure and White Matter Hyperintensity Burden With Level of and Change in Cognition in Older Black Adults
OBJECTIVE: Elevations in blood pressure (BP) and associated white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are chronic comorbid conditions among older Black adults. We investigated whether WMHs modify the association between late-life BP and cognition within older Black adults. METHODS: A total of 167 Black adults (age, ~75 years; without dementia at baseline) participating in neuroimaging studies at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center were evaluated for B…
Racial Differences in the Effect of HIV Status on Motor and Pulmonary Function and Mobility Disability in Older Adults
Decision Making and Blood Sugar Indicators in Older African American Adults
Objectives: Decision making is a modifiable behavior associated with health outcomes. We investigated the association of decision making with blood sugar indicators in older community-dwelling African American adults. Methods: Participants were 328 older African American adults from community-based studies (mean age = 78). Decision making was assessed using a performance-based measure (range: 0-12). Blood sugar indicators were non-fasting hemoglo…
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Resources and Crime-Related Psychosocial Hazards, Stroke Risk, and Cognition in Older Adults
Living in neighborhoods with lower incomes, lower education/occupational levels, and/or higher crime increases one's risk of developing chronic health problems including cardiovascular disease risk factors and stroke. These cardiovascular health problems are known to contribute to cognitive decline and dementia. The purpose of this study was to determine the association of neighborhood socioeconomic resources and crime-related psychosocial hazard…
The Effects of the Bailamos TM Dance Program on Physical Activity Levels and Cognition of Older Latino Adults
Objective: To investigate the effects of the BAILAMOS TM dance program on physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory, and cognitive health. Methods: A parallel, two-armed pilot study was conducted with 57 older Latinos randomized to the BAILAMOS TM dance program ( n = 28) or health education (HE) ( n = 29). We conducted two- and three-way repeated-measures ANOVAs. Results: BAILAMOS TM participants increased participation in leisure moderate-to-vig…
Association of physical activity levels and brain white matter in older Latino adults
Higher levels of PA, particularly higher leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous PA, might be associated with greater WM volume in select white matter regions key to brain network integration for physical and cognitive functioning in older Latinos. More research is needed to further confirm these associations
Acculturation in Context
Acculturation- and contextually-related factors differentiated from each other and differentially contributed to cognition and cognitive decline in older Latinos. Providers should query acculturation and lived experiences when evaluating cognition in older Latinos
Relationship of Early-Life Residence and Educational Experience to Level and Change in Cognitive Functioning
Baseline cognition was poorer in individuals born and residing in the South, particularly those attending desegregated schools at age 12
Associations of literacy with diabetes indicators in older adults
BACKGROUND: Literacy, the ability to access, understand and utilise information and concepts from diverse sources in ways that promote good outcomes is key to successful ageing. Domain-specific health and financial literacy are particularly relevant to older adults as they face increasingly complex health and financial demands including those related to chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes. We therefore investigated the associations of literac…
Divergent Influences of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Domains on Cognition and Gray and White Matter Morphology
OBJECTIVE: Hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and obesity are associated with preclinical alterations in cognition and brain structure; however, this often comes from studies of comprehensive risk scores or single isolated factors. We examined associations of empirically derived cardiovascular disease risk factor domains with cognition and brain structure. METHODS: A total of 124 adults (age, 59.8 [13.1] years; 41% African American; 50% women)…
"Choosing" Partible Inheritance
Journal Article "Choosing" Partible Inheritance: Chilean Merchant Families, 1795–1825 Get access Marti Lamar Marti Lamar Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI 54115 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 28, Issue 1, Fall 1994, Pages 125–145, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/28.1.125 Published: 01 October 1994
Relationship of Early-Life Residence and Educational Experience to Level and Change in Cognitive Functioning
Baseline cognition was poorer in individuals born and residing in the South, particularly those attending desegregated schools at age 12
Acculturation in Context
Acculturation- and contextually-related factors differentiated from each other and differentially contributed to cognition and cognitive decline in older Latinos. Providers should query acculturation and lived experiences when evaluating cognition in older Latinos
"Choosing" Partible Inheritance
Journal Article "Choosing" Partible Inheritance: Chilean Merchant Families, 1795–1825 Get access Marti Lamar Marti Lamar Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI 54115 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 28, Issue 1, Fall 1994, Pages 125–145, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/28.1.125 Published: 01 October 1994
"Choosing" Partible Inheritance
Journal Article "Choosing" Partible Inheritance: Chilean Merchant Families, 1795–1825 Get access Marti Lamar Marti Lamar Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, St. Norbert College, De Pere, WI 54115 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 28, Issue 1, Fall 1994, Pages 125–145, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/28.1.125 Published: 01 October 1994
Divergent Influences of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Domains on Cognition and Gray and White Matter Morphology
OBJECTIVE: Hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and obesity are associated with preclinical alterations in cognition and brain structure; however, this often comes from studies of comprehensive risk scores or single isolated factors. We examined associations of empirically derived cardiovascular disease risk factor domains with cognition and brain structure. METHODS: A total of 124 adults (age, 59.8 [13.1] years; 41% African American; 50% women)…
Relationship of Early-Life Residence and Educational Experience to Level and Change in Cognitive Functioning
Baseline cognition was poorer in individuals born and residing in the South, particularly those attending desegregated schools at age 12
Associations of literacy with diabetes indicators in older adults
BACKGROUND: Literacy, the ability to access, understand and utilise information and concepts from diverse sources in ways that promote good outcomes is key to successful ageing. Domain-specific health and financial literacy are particularly relevant to older adults as they face increasingly complex health and financial demands including those related to chronic conditions like type 2 diabetes. We therefore investigated the associations of literac…
Acculturation in Context
Acculturation- and contextually-related factors differentiated from each other and differentially contributed to cognition and cognitive decline in older Latinos. Providers should query acculturation and lived experiences when evaluating cognition in older Latinos
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Resources and Crime-Related Psychosocial Hazards, Stroke Risk, and Cognition in Older Adults
Living in neighborhoods with lower incomes, lower education/occupational levels, and/or higher crime increases one's risk of developing chronic health problems including cardiovascular disease risk factors and stroke. These cardiovascular health problems are known to contribute to cognitive decline and dementia. The purpose of this study was to determine the association of neighborhood socioeconomic resources and crime-related psychosocial hazard…
The Effects of the Bailamos TM Dance Program on Physical Activity Levels and Cognition of Older Latino Adults
Objective: To investigate the effects of the BAILAMOS TM dance program on physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory, and cognitive health. Methods: A parallel, two-armed pilot study was conducted with 57 older Latinos randomized to the BAILAMOS TM dance program ( n = 28) or health education (HE) ( n = 29). We conducted two- and three-way repeated-measures ANOVAs. Results: BAILAMOS TM participants increased participation in leisure moderate-to-vig…
Association of physical activity levels and brain white matter in older Latino adults
Higher levels of PA, particularly higher leisure-time moderate-to-vigorous PA, might be associated with greater WM volume in select white matter regions key to brain network integration for physical and cognitive functioning in older Latinos. More research is needed to further confirm these associations
Relationship of Blood Pressure and White Matter Hyperintensity Burden With Level of and Change in Cognition in Older Black Adults
OBJECTIVE: Elevations in blood pressure (BP) and associated white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) are chronic comorbid conditions among older Black adults. We investigated whether WMHs modify the association between late-life BP and cognition within older Black adults. METHODS: A total of 167 Black adults (age, ~75 years; without dementia at baseline) participating in neuroimaging studies at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center were evaluated for B…
Racial Differences in the Effect of HIV Status on Motor and Pulmonary Function and Mobility Disability in Older Adults
Decision Making and Blood Sugar Indicators in Older African American Adults
Objectives: Decision making is a modifiable behavior associated with health outcomes. We investigated the association of decision making with blood sugar indicators in older community-dwelling African American adults. Methods: Participants were 328 older African American adults from community-based studies (mean age = 78). Decision making was assessed using a performance-based measure (range: 0-12). Blood sugar indicators were non-fasting hemoglo…
Financial Risk Aversion Among Older Black and White Adults
Older Black adults are more financially risk averse than older White adults. Because risk aversion may be associated with important financial and health outcomes in older age, more research is needed to investigate the reasons for this difference
Neighborhood Perceptions Are Associated With Intrinsic Amygdala Activity and Resting-State Connectivity With Salience Network Nodes Among Older Adults
OBJECTIVE: Neighborhood perceptions are associated with physical and mental health outcomes; however, the biological associates of this relationship remain to be fully understood. Here, we evaluate the relationship between neighborhood perceptions and amygdala activity and connectivity with salience network (i.e., insula, anterior cingulate, thalamus) nodes. METHODS: Forty-eight older adults (mean age = 68 [7] years, 52% female, 47% non-Hispanic …
Lasting Effects of Redlining
What Makes a Neighborhood? Associations Between Behavioral and Psychosocial Factors and Perceptions of Neighborhood Environments Among Community-Dwelling Older Black and Latino Adults
How people perceive their neighborhoods can impact their aging trajectories, with less known regarding neighborhood perceptions among older adults from minoritized groups. This study examined the impacts of behavioral and psychosocial factors on neighborhood perceptions among non-Latino (NL) Black and Latino older adults. Participants (N = 506) were NL Black (n = 372) and Latino (n = 134) older adults (x ̄ age = 79 years) without dementia. Partic…
Medicine (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Cognition (9 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (4 works) · Cognitive decline (4 works) · Dementia (3 works)