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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1990 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
  • 1988 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
  • 1988 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology
  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert D. Terry was affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, in the United States. Their research spanned several interdisciplinary fields, including Social Sciences, Psychology, and Computer Science. These main fields were further refined into subfields such as Communication, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Computer Science Applications.

The scientist's research topics focused on areas including Wikis in Education and Collaboration, Educational Games and Gamification, and Teaching and Learning Programming. These topics highlight an interest in the intersection of technology and education, as well as methods for supporting learning through interactive and collaborative tools.

Robert D. Terry published at least one recent paper titled "Entwining interactive fiction with technical writing to develop structured authoring competencies" in 2023, which appeared in the journal Writing & Pedagogy. This publication reflects a concern with communication strategies and educational techniques related to technical writing and interactive media.

  • Wikis in Education and Collaboration
  • Educational Games and Gamification
  • Teaching and Learning Programming

  • Writing & Pedagogy

Throughout their career, Robert D. Terry received several awards recognizing contributions related to medical research and public health. These awards include the Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1990), the Sedgwick Memorial Medal from the American Public Health Association (1988), the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases awarded by the American Academy of Neurology (1988), and was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1982.

Robert D. Terry's impact extended across multiple disciplines, with a focus on communication, education, and health-related research areas, contributing to both academic knowledge and practical applications in these domains.

Best Publications

  • The Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD): Part II. Standardization of the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer's disease

    Mirra Ss;Heyman A;McKeel D;Sumi Sm

  • Physical basis of cognitive alterations in Alzheimer's disease: synapse loss is the major correlate of cognitive impairment.

    Robert D. Terry;Eliezer Masliah;David P. Salmon;Nelson Butters

  • Pathological verification of ischemic score in differentiation of dementias

    Wilma G. Rosen;Robert D. Terry;Paula A. Fuld;Robert Katzman

  • Clinical, pathological, and neurochemical changes in dementia: a subgroup with preserved mental status and numerous neocortical plaques.

    Robert Katzman;Robert Terry;Richard DeTeresa;Theodore Brown

  • Senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.

    Robert D. Terry;Robert Katzman Katzman

  • Some morphometric aspects of the brain in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.

    Robert D. Terry;Arthur Peck;Richard DeTeresa;Ruben Schechter

  • Reduced somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in cerebral cortex from cases of Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer senile dementa.

    Peter Davies;Robert Katzman;Robert D. Terry

  • Distribution of cholinergic neurons in rat brain: Demonstrated by the immunocytochemical localization of choline acetyltransferase

    David M. Armstrong;Clifford B. Saper;Allan I. Levey;Bruce H. Wainer

  • Neocortical cell counts in normal human adult aging.

    Robert D. Terry;Richard DeTeresa;Lawrence A. Hansen

  • ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDIES IN ALZHEIMER'S PRESENILE DEMENTIA.

    Robert D. Terry;Nicholas K. Gonatas;Martin Weiss

  • Laminar and regional distributions of neurofibrillary tangles and neuritic plaques in Alzheimer's disease: a quantitative study of visual and auditory cortices

    David A. Lewis;Michael J. Campbell;Robert D. Terry;John H. Morrison

  • Neocortical damage during HIV infection

    Clayton A. Wiley;Eliezer Masliah;Mitchel Morey;Cindy Lemere

  • Clinical-Neuropathological Correlations in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias

    Galasko D;Hansen La;Katzman R;Wiederholt W

  • Quantitative synaptic alterations in the human neocortex during normal aging

    E. Masliah;M. Mallory;L. Hansen;R. DeTeresa

  • Alzheimer's disease : senile dementia and related disorders

    Bethesda Related Disorders;Robert Katzman;Robert D. Terry

  • THE FINE STRUCTURE OF NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

    Robert D. Terry

  • Experiences with metastatic neoplasms involving the spinal cord.

    Kevin D. Barron;Asao Hirano;Shukuro Araki;Robert D. Terry

  • Spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus-associated neocortical damage.

    Eliezer Masliah;Cristian L. Achim;Nianfeng Ge;Richard DeTeresa

  • Effects of mitotic spindle inhibitors on neurotubules and neurofilaments in anterior horn cells.

    H. Wisniewski;M. L. Shelanski;R. D. Terry

  • Immunohistochemical quantification of the synapse-related protein synaptophysin in Alzheimer disease

    Eliezer Masliah;Robert D. Terry;Richard M. DeTeresa;Lawrence A. Hansen

  • Dementia of the Alzheimer type.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Eliezer Masliah
Eliezer Masliah National Institutes of Health
Lawrence A. Hansen
Lawrence A. Hansen University of California, San Diego
Robert Katzman
Robert Katzman University of California, San Diego
Margaret Mallory
Margaret Mallory University of California, San Diego
Henryk M. Wiśniewski
Henryk M. Wiśniewski Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Peter Davies
Peter Davies University of Queensland
David M. Armstrong
David M. Armstrong National Institutes of Health
Henryk M. Wisniewski
Henryk M. Wisniewski University of York
Leon J. Thal
Leon J. Thal University of California, San Diego
Thomas D. Albright
Thomas D. Albright Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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