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Overview

Sherry L. Willis is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and psychology, with a strong focus on aging and cognitive health.

The primary fields of study for Willis include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these fields, Willis's work addresses several subfields, such as:

  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Physiology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

Willis's research topics concentrate on aging-related and psychological aspects, including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes

Key recent publications authored or coauthored by Willis include:

  • "Trajectories of Big Five Personality Traits: A Coordinated Analysis of 16 Longitudinal Samples," 2020, European Journal of Personality
  • "Is Healthy Neuroticism Associated with Health Behaviors? A Coordinated Integrative Data Analysis," 2020, Collabra Psychology
  • "Adult development and aging in historical context," 2020, American Psychologist
  • "Plasma neurofilament light chain is associated with cognitive decline in non-dementia older adults," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Is more always better? Dose effect in a multidomain intervention in older adults at risk of dementia," 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia

Willis frequently publishes in several scholarly venues where their contributions can be found across:

  • Journal of Aging and Health
  • Innovation in Aging
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Collabra Psychology

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of Willis's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Bruno Vellas
  • Sophie Guyonnet
  • Yves Rolland
  • Sylvie Belleville
  • Lauréane Brigitte

This profile outlines the scope and focus of Sherry L. Willis's contributions to research in aging, cognitive decline, and related psychological and medical domains.

Best Publications

  • Handbook of the Psychology of Aging

    K. Warner Schaie;Sherry L. Willis;Bob G. Knight;Becca Levy

  • 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

  • Effect of long-term omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation with or without multidomain intervention on cognitive function in elderly adults with memory complaints (MAPT): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

    Sandrine Andrieu;Sandrine Andrieu;Sophie Guyonnet;Sophie Guyonnet;Nicola Coley;Nicola Coley;Christelle Cantet;Christelle Cantet

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

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

  • Everyday problem solving in older adults: observational assessment and cognitive correlates.

    M Diehl;S L Willis;K W Schaie

  • Can decline in adult intellectual functioning be reversed

    K. Warner Schaie;Sherry L. Willis

  • The Seattle Longitudinal Study: Relationship Between Personality and Cognition

    K. Warner Schaie;Sherry L. Willis;Grace I.L. Caskie

  • Integration versus differentiation of fluid/crystallized intelligence in old age

    Paul B. Baltes;Steven W. Cornelius;Avron Spiro;John R. Nesselroade

  • Influence of Direct Computer Experience on Older Adults' Attitudes Toward Computers

    Gina M. Jay;Sherry L. Willis

  • MAPT STUDY: A MULTIDOMAIN APPROACH FOR PREVENTING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: DESIGN AND BASELINE DATA

    B Vellas;I Carrie;S Gillette-Guyonnet;J Touchon

  • Brain structure and cognitive ability in healthy aging: a review on longitudinal correlated change.

    Jessica Oschwald;Sabrina Guye;Franziskus Liem;Philippe Rast

  • Personality predicts mortality risk: An integrative data analysis of 15 international longitudinal studies

    Eileen Kranz Graham;Joshua P. Rutsohn;Nicholas A. Turiano;Rebecca Bendayan

  • Dimensionality of everyday problem solving in older adults.

    Michael Marsiske;Sherry L. Willis

  • Enhancing the Cognitive Vitality of Older Adults

    Arthur F. Kramer;Sherry L. Willis

  • Plasticity and enhancement of intellectual functioning in old age: Penn State's Adult Development and Enrichment Project (ADEPT)

    Paul B. Baltes;Sherry L. Willis

  • Longitudinal Change and Prediction of Everyday Task Competence in the Elderly.

    Sherry L. Willis;Gina M. Jay;Manfred Diehl;Michael Marsiske

  • Cohort Differences in Cognitive Aging and Terminal Decline in the Seattle Longitudinal Study

    Denis Gerstorf;Nilam Ram;Christiane Hoppmann;Sherry L. Willis

  • Does Cognitive Training Improve Internal Locus of Control Among Older Adults

    Fredric D. Wolinsky;Mark W. Vander Weg;René Martin;Frederick W. Unverzagt

  • Training research in aging on the fluid ability of inductive reasoning

    Rosemary Blieszner;Sherry L. Willis;Paul B. Baltes

  • Plasticity and Enhancement of Intellectual Functioning in Old Age

    Paul B. Baltes;Sherry L. Willis

Frequent Co-Authors

K. Warner Schaie
K. Warner Schaie University of Washington
George W. Rebok
George W. Rebok Johns Hopkins University
Michael Marsiske
Michael Marsiske University of Florida
Denis Gerstorf
Denis Gerstorf Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Karlene Ball
Karlene Ball University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nilam Ram
Nilam Ram Stanford University
Frederick W. Unverzagt
Frederick W. Unverzagt Indiana University
Andrea M. Piccinin
Andrea M. Piccinin University of Victoria
Scott M. Hofer
Scott M. Hofer University of Victoria
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland

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