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Kimberly A. Kerns

Kimberly A. Kerns

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Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
7351
World Ranking
9406
National Ranking
639

Overview

Kimberly A. Kerns is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and has a research profile centered mainly on molecular biology, physiology, and several interdisciplinary fields bridging biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

Their work broadly addresses mitochondrial function and pathology, with a significant focus on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments. Other notable research topics include ATP synthase and ATPases, tryptophan and brain disorders, sirtuins and resveratrol in medicine, as well as issues related to bullying, victimization, aggression, suicide, and self-harm.

The scientist's publication record spans multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Recurring collaborators in their research include:

  • Frank J. Castora
  • Randolph A. Coleman
  • Morgan Shelton
  • Haley K Pflanzer
  • Blake S Gershon

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Kimberly A. Kerns include:

  • The positive association of physical activity on sadness and suicide behaviors for youth who have been bullied, 2025, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Expression Changes in Mitochondrial Genes Affecting Mitochondrial Morphology, Transmembrane Potential, Fragmentation, Amyloidosis, and Neuronal Cell Death Found in Brains of Alzheimer's Disease Patients, 2022, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Incorporating Mitochondrial Gene Expression Changes Within a Testable Mathematical Model for Alzheimer's Disease: Stress Response Modulation Predicts Potential Therapeutic Targets, 2022, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Differential expression of mitochondrial energy producing genes in AD brains compromise ATP Synthesis and neuronal viability and stimulate inflammatory pathways and ROS synthesis, 2023, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Altered expression of mitochondrial genes involved in energy production and mitochondrial biogenesis is related to an increase in inflammatory factors associated with Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia

Their research integrates molecular and physiological investigations to understand biochemical mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration and mental health disorders. This includes exploring energy production impairment in neurons, mitochondrial biogenesis alterations, inflammatory pathways activation, and the role of physical activity in mental health outcomes.

Overall, Kimberly A. Kerns' work contributes to multiple dimensions of biomedical research through interdisciplinary methods that blend molecular biology with clinical psychology and psychiatry perspectives.

Best Publications

  • The Effects of Two Types of Cognitive Tasks on Postural Stability in Older Adults With and Without a History of Falls

    Anne Shumway-Cook;Marjorie Woollacott;Kimberly A. Kerns;Margaret Baldwin

  • Analysis of assets for virtual reality applications in neuropsychology

    Albert A. Rizzo;Maria Schultheis;Kimberly A. Kerns;Catherine Mateer

  • Identification and Description of New Tests of Executive Functioning in Children

    Sarah J. Archibald;Kimberly A. Kerns

  • A Latent Variable Approach to Determining the Structure of Executive Function in Preschool Children

    Michael R. Miller;Gerald F. Giesbrecht;Ulrich Müller;Robert J. McInerney

  • Assessing the diagnostic experiences of a small sample of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders.

    Susan Siklos;Kimberly A. Kerns

  • Assessing need for social support in parents of children with autism and Down syndrome.

    Susan Siklos;Kimberly A. Kerns

  • Magnetic resonance imaging outcomes from a comprehensive magnetic resonance study of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

    Susan J. Astley;Elizabeth H. Aylward;Heather Carmichael Olson;Kimberly Kerns

  • Investigation of a Direct Intervention for Improving Attention in Young Children With ADHD

    Kimberly A. Kerns;Karen Eso;Jennifer Thomson

  • Cognitive Deficits in Nonretarded Adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

    Kimberley A. Kerns;Audrey Don;Catherine A. Mateer;Ann P. Streissguth

  • The CyberCruiser: an investigation of development of prospective memory in children.

    Kimberly A. Kerns

  • Sex differences in spatial ability in children.

    Kimberly A. Kerns;Sheri A. Berenbaum

  • Time reproduction, working memory, and behavioral inhibition in children with ADHD.

    Kimberly A. Kerns;Robert J. McInerney;Nancy J. Wilde

  • The Development of Executive Function

    Ulrich Müller;Kimberly Kerns

  • Utilization behavior: clinical manifestations and neurological mechanisms.

    Sarah J. Archibald;Catherine A. Mateer;Kimberly A. Kerns

  • Time reproduction in children with ADHD: motivation matters.

    Robert J. McInerney;Kimberly A. Kerns

  • Executive functions in extremely low birth weight and late-preterm preschoolers: effects on working memory and response inhibition.

    Ida Sue Baron;Kimberly A Kerns;Ulrich Müller;Margot D Ahronovich

  • NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES FROM A COMPREHENSIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE STUDY OF CHILDREN WITH FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS

    Susan J Astley;Heather Carmichael Olson;Kimberly Kerns;Allison Brooks

  • Management of Attention and Memory Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury

    Catherine A. Mateer;Kimberly A. Kerns;Karen L. Eso

  • Perceptual-motor deficits in children with Down syndrome: implications for intervention.

    Naznin Virji-Babul;Kimberly Kerns;Eric Zhou;Asha Kapur

  • Electrophysiological evidence of atypical motivation and reward processing in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Clay B. Holroyd;Travis E. Baker;Kimberly A. Kerns;Ulrich Müller

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Müller
Ulrich Müller University of Victoria
Catherine A. Mateer
Catherine A. Mateer University of Victoria
Maggie Shiffrar
Maggie Shiffrar Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Gerald F. Giesbrecht
Gerald F. Giesbrecht University of Calgary
Clay B. Holroyd
Clay B. Holroyd University of Victoria
Jeremy I. M. Carpendale
Jeremy I. M. Carpendale Simon Fraser University
Gunilla Bohlin
Gunilla Bohlin Uppsala University
Albert Rizzo
Albert Rizzo University of Southern California
Grace Iarocci
Grace Iarocci Simon Fraser University

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