Mallory J Bell

Biographic Data

ID257967
NAMEMallory J Bell
GIVEN NAMESMallory J
FAMILY NAMEBell
SIGNATUREBELL M J
AFFILIATIONSPurdue University West Lafayette
ORCID0000-0002-9227-162X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Volunteering and Risk of Heart Attack in Later Life

    Open AccessMallory J Bell, Kenneth F FerraroARTICLEResearch on Aging2025

    Objectives: We investigate whether volunteering is associated with a reduced risk of first heart attack in later life and whether purpose in life moderates this relationship. Methods: Cox proportional hazards were used to examine seven waves of data (2006–2018) from the Health and Retirement Study–a nationally representative survey of adults 50 years and older ( N = 5,079). Results: Volunteering a moderate number of hours was associated with a 46…

  • Intergenerational mobility, race, and allostatic load

    Open AccessMallory J Bell, Kenneth F FerraroARTICLESSM - Population Health2025

    Although socioeconomic status is salient for health and well-being across the life course, previous research indicates that the social gradient in health is racialized and that Black adults experience diminishing health returns on higher socioeconomic status. We extend this literature by examining whether there are diminishing physiological health returns on intergenerational mobility groups for Black adults and, if so, whether diminishing health…

  • Early-Life Maternal Relationship Quality and Cognitive Function in Later Life

    Open AccessWencheng Zhang, Mallory J Bell et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2025Cited by: 1References: 10

    Objectives Based on the life course perspective, attachment theory, and the convoy model, we examined the association between early-life maternal relationship quality and cognitive function in later life. We also examined whether adult social relationships mediate this relationship. Methods We utilized longitudinal data (2006–2020) from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS, 50 years or older) and latent growth curve models to examine the associat…

  • Neighborhood affluence and cognitive decline

    Open AccessMallory J BellARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025References: 43

  • Is Early-Life Enrichment Associated With Better Cognitive Function Among Older Adults? Examining Home and School Environments

    Open AccessMallory J Bell, Madison R Sauerteig-Rolston et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2024Cited by: 2References: 3

    Objectives: We examine whether early-life enrichment, involving varied and stimulating activities to enhance cognitive function during childhood and adolescence, is associated with cognitive function in later life and whether the benefits persist over time. Methods: Growth curve models were used to examine up to five waves of data from the Health and Retirement Study—a nationally representative survey of adults 50 years and older ( N = 10,070). W…

  • Exploring the intersection of income and race in an age diverse sample of people with Type 1 diabetes

    Open AccessMallory J Bell, Olivia T NeffARTICLESociology of Health & Illness2024References: 11

    Prior literature suggests that the social gradient in health is racialised such that Black individuals receive fewer health benefits from socioeconomic status than White individuals, yet scarce research studies examine whether this relationship persists in the context of Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Further, most research studies on racial health disparities in T1D outcomes focus on health during early life. We used data from the 2017-2018 wave of the …