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Kathy is a Clinical Psychology PhD student working with Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi. She is interested in using longitudinal methods to study aging. Her research uses a lifespan developmental perspective, asking questions such as: When does aging really begin? Do functions in different organ systems “hang together” and change collectively with age? Before coming to Duke, Kathy graduated from the University of Oxford (MSc Clinical Neuroscience) and the University of Florida (BS Neuroscience, Bachelor of Public Health) and worked as a research fellow at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

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Adult Physical Function Has Roots in Early Childhood Brain Function: A Five-Decade Cohort Study.

Journal Article J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci · September 1, 2024 OBJECTIVES: Tests of physical function are often thought to measure functioning that is (1) musculoskeletal, and (2) newly declining in adult life. In contrast, this study aimed to: (1) add to evidence that physical-function tests also measure brain functi ... Full text Link to item Cite
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