Jasmine Dixon | Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

Alumni

PhD, 2023, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

MS, 2020, University of Massachusetts Amherst

BS, 2010, Howard University

She/Her/Hers

jsdixon@umass.edu

Advisor:

Rebecca Ready PhD

Laboratory Website:

Aging Cognition and Emotion Lab

Research Area(s):

Clinical Psychology

Center and Institute Affilitation:

Center for Research on Families

Masters Thesis:

Predictors of Cognitive Decline in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Midlife Women: A Longitudinal Study

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Research

Jasmine's research focuses on ethnic/racial disparities in cognitive aging, risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease. She is specifically interested in the psychosocial risk and resiliency factors that affect risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease in racially/ethnically diverse populations with an emphasis in Black populations.

Publications

Dixon, J.S., Coyne, A.E., Duff, K., & Ready, R.E. (2021). Predictors of cognitive decline in a multi-racial sample of midlife women: A longitudinal study. Neuropsychology.https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000743

Mather, M.A., Laws, H.B., Dixon, J.S., Ready, R.E., & Akerstedt, A.M. (2020). Sleep disturbances in Alzheimer’s Disease and caregiver mood: a diary study. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 0733464820979244

Dixon, J.S., Saddington, D. G., Shiles, C. J., Sreevalsan, K. P., Munro, C. A., & Rosenberg, P. B. (2017). Clinical evaluation of brief cognitive assessment measures for patients with severe dementia. International Psychogeriatrics, 1-6.doi:10.1017/S1041610217000151.

Curriculum Vitae

jasminedixon_cv_2023.pdf