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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1983 - Canada Gairdner International Award

Overview

Richard Gershon is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Clinical Psychology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Cognitive Functions and Memory
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Frailty in Older Adults

Richard Gershon has frequently published in several academic venues, including:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
  • Pediatric Research
  • Infant Behavior and Development

Their recent papers include:

  • "Challenges in Participant Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Health Apps: Literature Review," 2022, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "Trends in Screen Time Use Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic, July 2019 Through August 2021," 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • "Validation of the NIH Toolbox Cognitive Battery in intellectual disability," 2020, Neurology
  • "Youth Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic," 2022, PEDIATRICS
  • "Uses of the NIH Toolbox® in Clinical Samples," 2022, Neurology Clinical Practice

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Cindy J. Nowinski
  • David Cella
  • Emily Ho
  • Lisa P. Jacobson
  • Aaron J. Kaat

Richard Gershon received the Canada Gairdner International Award in 1983.

Best Publications

  • The patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) developed and tested its first wave of adult self-reported health outcome item banks: 2005-2008

    David Cella;William Riley;Arthur Stone;Nan Rothrock

  • Psychometric evaluation and calibration of health-related quality of life item banks: plans for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

    Bryce B. Reeve;Ron D. Hays;Jakob B. Bjorner;Karon F. Cook

  • Cognition assessment using the NIH Toolbox

    Sandra Weintraub;Sureyya S. Dikmen;Robert K. Heaton;David S. Tulsky

  • NIH Toolbox for Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function

    Richard C. Gershon;Molly V. Wagster;Hugh C. Hendrie;Nathan A. Fox

  • ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research

    Bryce B. Reeve;Kathleen W. Wyrwich;Albert W. Wu;Galina Velikova

  • Neuro-QOL: brief measures of health-related quality of life for clinical research in neurology

    D. Cella;J. S. Lai;C. J. Nowinski;D. Victorson

  • The future of outcomes measurement: item banking, tailored short-forms, and computerized adaptive assessment

    David Cella;David Cella;Richard Gershon;Richard Gershon;Jin Shei Lai;Jin Shei Lai;Seung Choi

  • PROMIS® Adult Health Profiles: Efficient Short-Form Measures of Seven Health Domains.

    David Cella;Seung W. Choi;David M. Condon;Benjamin David Schalet

  • Representativeness of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Internet panel.

    Honghu Liu;David Cella;Richard Gershon;Jie Shen

  • Reliability and Validity of Composite Scores from the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery in Adults

    Robert K. Heaton;Natacha Akshoomoff;David Tulsky;Dan M Mungas

  • Sit-to-stand test: Performance and determinants across the age-span

    Richard W. Bohannon;Deborah J. Bubela;Susan R. Magasi;Ying Chih Wang

  • Assessment of neurological and behavioural function: the NIH Toolbox

    Richard C Gershon;David Cella;Nathan A Fox;Richard J Havlik

  • Neuro-QOL: quality of life item banks for adults with neurological disorders: item development and calibrations based upon clinical and general population testing

    Richard C. Gershon;Jin Shei Lai;Rita Bode;Seung Choi

  • How Item Banks and Their Application Can Influence Measurement Practice in Rehabilitation Medicine: A PROMIS Fatigue Item Bank Example

    Jin Shei Lai;David Cella;Seung Choi;Doerte U. Junghaenel

  • The cognition battery of the NIH toolbox for assessment of neurological and behavioral function: Validation in an adult sample

    Sandra Weintraub;Sureyya S. Dikmen;Robert K. Heaton;David S. Tulsky;David S. Tulsky

  • NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (CB): Validation of executive function measures in adults

    Philip David Zelazo;Jacob E. Anderson;Jennifer Richler;Kathleen Wallner-Allen

  • VIII. NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery (CB): composite scores of crystallized, fluid, and overall cognition.

    Natacha Akshoomoff;Jennifer L. Beaumont;Patricia J. Bauer;Sureyya S. Dikmen

  • Developing patient-reported outcome measures for pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations

    Dennis C. Turk;Robert H. Dworkin;Laurie B. Burke;Richard Gershon

  • Challenges in Participant Engagement and Retention Using Mobile Health Apps: Literature Review

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  • Motor assessment using the NIH Toolbox

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  • Demographically Corrected Normative Standards for the English Version of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery.

    Kaitlin B. Casaletto;Anya Umlauf;Jennifer Beaumont;Richard Gershon

  • Grip and Knee extension muscle strength reflect a common construct among adults

    Richard W. Bohannon;Susan R. Magasi;Deborah J. Bubela;Ying Chih Wang

  • Assessing dexterity function: a comparison of two alternatives for the NIH Toolbox.

    Ying Chih Wang;Ying Chih Wang;Susan R. Magasi;Richard W. Bohannon;David B. Reuben

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Tulsky
David S. Tulsky University of Delaware
Dan M Mungas
Dan M Mungas University of California, Davis
Noelle E. Carlozzi
Noelle E. Carlozzi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sandra Weintraub
Sandra Weintraub Northwestern University
Robert K. Heaton
Robert K. Heaton University of California, San Diego
Jennifer J. Manly
Jennifer J. Manly Columbia University
Philip David Zelazo
Philip David Zelazo University of Minnesota
Kevin P. Conway
Kevin P. Conway National Institute on Drug Abuse
Kaitlin B. Casaletto
Kaitlin B. Casaletto University of California, San Francisco
Nancy D. Chiaravalloti
Nancy D. Chiaravalloti Kessler Foundation

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