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School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences - The University of Texas at Dallas

Cindy de Frias

 

Cindy de Frias

Assistant Professor

PhD, University of Victoria

Memory Compensation, Cognitive Neurogenetics and Aging, Longitudinal Analyses

 

JO 3.208

972-883-4108 phone

cdefrias@utdallas.edu email

 

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About Cindy de Frias

 

Dr. de Frias earned her master's degree in Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University and her doctoral degree in Psychology (Lifespan Development and Aging) at the University of Victoria. She received a postdoctoral fellowship award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)-Institute of Aging which was held at Stockholm University/Karolinska Institute and at the University of Alberta. Dr. de Frias is an Assistant Professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas.

 

Research Interests

 

My research examines individual differences in healthy aging. I apply advanced multivariate and longitudinal analyses (structural equation modeling, latent growth curve modeling) to understand developmental processes. My specific areas of research interest include:

 

  1. Psychosocial indicators of adaptive behaviors (e.g., memory compensatory strategies and coping strategies) in middle-aged and older adults.
  2. Emotion regulation and aging.
  3. The investigation of genetic vulnerabilities to cognitive and affective functioning across the adult lifespan.
  4. Modifiers (e.g., lifestyle, stress) of executive functioning across the adult lifespan.
  5. Intraindividual variability in Parkinson's disease with and without dementia.

 

Teaching Interests

 

Lifespan Development, Adult Development and Aging, Cognitive Aging, Developmental Methodology, Experimental Projects in Psychology

 

Recent Publications

 

de Frias, C. M., Dixon, R. A., & Camicioli, R. (2012). Neurocognitive inconsistency in Parkinson's disease with and without dementia: An 18-month prospective cohort study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18, 764-772.

 

de Frias, C. M., Marklund, P., Eriksson, E., Larsson, A., Öhman, L., Annerbrink, K., Bäckman, L., Nilsson, L-G., & Nyberg, L. (2010). Influence of COMT gene polymorphism on fMRI-assessed sustained and transient activity during a working memory task. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 22, 1614-1622.

 

de Frias, C. M., Dixon, R. A., & Strauss, E. (2009). Characterizing executive functioning in older special populations: From cognitively elite to cognitively impaired. Neuropsychology, 23, 778-791.

 

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