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71
Citations
23507
World Ranking
2140
National Ranking
1247

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

George W. Rebok is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in psychology and medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including neuropsychology and physiological psychology, psychiatry and mental health, health, cognitive neuroscience, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics of their work focus on aging and gerontology research, dementia and cognitive impairment, health disparities and outcomes, behavioral health and interventions, hearing loss and rehabilitation, technology use by older adults, and physical activity and health.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • Journal of Aging and Health
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • SLEEP
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B

They have collaborated regularly with several coauthors, notably:

  • Alison Huang
  • Roland J. Thorpe
  • Jennifer A. Deal
  • Rachel Wu
  • Sherry L. Willis

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Association of Hearing Loss With Psychological Distress and Utilization of Mental Health Services Among Adults in the United States" (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • "The relationship between older adults' technology use, in-person engagement, and pandemic-related mental health" (2022, Aging & Mental Health)
  • "Hearing Impairment and Loneliness in Older Adults in the United States" (2020, Journal of Applied Gerontology)
  • "An Internet-Based Intervention Augmented With a Diet and Physical Activity Consultation to Decrease the Risk of Dementia in At-Risk Adults in a Primary Care Setting: Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research)
  • "Dual cognitive and mobility impairments and future dementia - Setting a research agenda" (2023, Alzheimer's & Dementia)

George W. Rebok was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1994.

Best Publications

  • Effects of Cognitive training interventions with older adults. A randomized controlled trial

    Karlene Ball;Daniel B. Berch;Karin F. Helmers;Jared B. Jobe

  • Long-term effects of cognitive training on everyday functional outcomes in older adults

    Sherry L. Willis;Sharon L. Tennstedt;Michael Marsiske;Karlene Ball

  • Ten-year effects of the advanced cognitive training for independent and vital elderly cognitive training trial on cognition and everyday functioning in older adults.

    George W. Rebok;Karlene Ball;Lin T. Guey;Richard N. Jones

  • Computerized Cognitive Training with Older Adults: A Systematic Review

    Alexandra M. Kueider;Jeanine M. Parisi;Alden L. Gross;George W. Rebok

  • A social model for health promotion for an aging population: initial evidence on the Experience Corps model.

    Linda P. Fried;Michelle C. Carlson;Marc Freedman;Kevin D. Frick

  • The course and malleability of aggressive behavior from early first grade into middle school: results of a developmental epidemiologically-based preventive trial

    Sheppard G. Kellam;George W. Rebok;Nicholas Ialongo;Lawrence S. Mayer

  • Active: A cognitive intervention trial to promote independence in older adults

    Jared B. Jobe;David M. Smith;Karlene Ball;Sharon L. Tennstedt

  • The short-term impact of two classroom-based preventive interventions on aggressive and shy behaviors and poor achievement

    Lawrence J. Dolan;Sheppard G. Kellam;C. Hendricks Brown;Lisa Werthamer-Larsson

  • Building developmental and etiological theory through epidemiologically based preventive intervention trials.

    Sheppard G. Kellam;George W. Rebok

  • Elementary school-aged children's reports of their health: a cognitive interviewing study

    George W Rebok;Anne W Riley;Christopher B Forrest;Barbara Starfield

  • Social Network Characteristics and Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults

    Ronald E. Holtzman;George W. Rebok;Jane S. Saczynski;Jane S. Saczynski;Anthony C. Kouzis

  • Exploring the Effects of an “Everyday” Activity Program on Executive Function and Memory in Older Adults: Experience Corps®

    Michelle C. Carlson;Jane S. Saczynski;George W. Rebok;Teresa E. Seeman

  • Evidence for Neurocognitive Plasticity in At-Risk Older Adults: The Experience Corps Program

    Michelle C. Carlson;Kirk I. Erickson;Arthur F. Kramer;Michelle W. Voss

  • Training and Maintaining Memory Abilities in Healthy Older Adults: Traditional and Novel Approaches

    George W. Rebok;Michelle C. Carlson;Jessica B. S. Langbaum

  • Driving Cessation and Health Trajectories in Older Adults

    Jerri D. Edwards;Melissa Lunsman;Martinique Perkins;George W. Rebok

  • Memory self-efficacy and performance differences in young and old adults: The effect of mnemonic training.

    George W. Rebok;Laurie J. Balcerak

  • Social Integration and Social Support Among Older Adults Following Driving Cessation

    Briana Mezuk;George W. Rebok

  • Developmental epidemiologically based preventive trials: baseline modeling of early target behaviors and depressive symptoms.

    Sheppard G. Kellam;Lisa Werthamer-Larsson;Lawrence J. Dolan;C. Hendricks Brown

  • Memory training interventions for older adults: A meta-analysis

    Alden L. Gross;Jeanine M. Parisi;Adam P. Spira;Alexandra M. Kueider

  • Advanced cognitive training for breast cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial

    Diane Von Ah;Janet S. Carpenter;Andrew Saykin;Patrick Monahan

  • Elementary school-aged children's reports of their health: A cognitive

    G. Rebok;A. Riley;C. Forrest;B. Starfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda P. Fried
Linda P. Fried Columbia University
Adam P. Spira
Adam P. Spira Johns Hopkins University
Teresa E. Seeman
Teresa E. Seeman University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Marsiske
Michael Marsiske University of Florida
Sherry L. Willis
Sherry L. Willis University of Washington
Kaarin J. Anstey
Kaarin J. Anstey University of New South Wales
Karlene Ball
Karlene Ball University of Alabama at Birmingham
Frederick W. Unverzagt
Frederick W. Unverzagt Indiana University
Marilyn S. Albert
Marilyn S. Albert Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Tara L. Gruenewald
Tara L. Gruenewald Chapman University

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