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Kristen M. Kennedy, Ph.D.

Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow

Contact:

  • Center for Vital Longevity
  • The University of Texas at Dallas
  • 2200 West Mockingbird Lane
  • Dallas, Texas 75235

  • Phone: 972-883-3264
  • Fax: 972-883-3250
  • Email: Click Here

Education:

  • 2001-2007 Ph.D. in Psychology, emphasis in Cognitive Neuroscience, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.
  • 2000-2001 Began Ph.D. at University of Memphis before transfer to Wayne State University with advisor.
  • 1998-2000 M.S. in Clinical Psychology, emphasis in Neuropsychology. Emporia State University, Emporia, KS.
  • 1992-1996 B.A. in Psychology, minor in English. Hendrix College, Conway, AR.

Publications:

Ghisletta, P., Kennedy, K. M., Rodrigue, K.M., Lindenberger, U., & Raz, N. (revised). Adult Age Differences and Cognitive Resources in Perceptual-Motor Skill Acquisition: Application of a Multilevel Exponential Model. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.

Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K.M., & Park, D. C. (in press). Beta-amyloid deposition and the aging brain. Neuropsychology Review.

Kennedy, K.M., & Raz, N. (2009). Pattern of normal age-related regional differences in white matter microstructure is modified by vascular risk. Brain Research, 1297, 41-56.

Kennedy, K. M., Rodrigue, K. M., Land, S., & Raz, N. (2009). BDNF val66met polymorphism influences age differences in microstructure of the corpus callosum. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 3:19. doi:10.3389/neuro.09.019.2009.

Raz, N., Dahle, C. L., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., & Land, S. (2009). Effects of age, genes, and pulse pressure on executive functions in healthy adults. Neurobiology of Aging doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.05.015.

Kennedy, K.M. & Raz, N. (2009). Aging White Matter and Cognition: Differential Effects of Regional Variations in Diffusion Properties on Memory, Executive Functions, and Speed. Neuropsychologia, 47(3), 916-927.

Kennedy, K.M., Rodrigue, K.M., Head, D., Gunning-Dixon, F., Raz, N. (2009). Neuroanatomical and cognitive mediators of age-related differences in perceptual priming and learning. Neuropsychology, 23(4), 475-491.

Head, D., Kennedy, K. M., Rodrigue, K. M., Raz, N. (2009). Age-Differences in Perseveration: Cognitive and Neuroanatomical Mediators of Performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Neuropsychologia, 47(4), 1200-1203.

Deshmukh, A. B., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Land, S., Jacobs, B. S., Raz, N. (2009). Synergistic Effects of the MTHFR C677T Polymorphism and Hypertension on Spatial Navigation. Biological Psychology, 80, 240-245.

Raz, N., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Land, S. (2009). Genetic and Vascular Modifiers of Age-Sensitive Cognitive Skills: Effects of COMT, BDNF, ApoE and Hypertension. Neuropsychology, 23(1), 105-116.

Kennedy, K. M., Hope, K., Raz, N. (2009). Lifespan Adult Faces: Norms for Age, Familiarity, Memorability, Mood, and Picture Quality. Experimental Aging Research, 35(2), 268-275.

Raz, N., Kennedy, K.M. (2009). A systems approach to age-related change: Neuroanatomical changes, their modifiers, and cognitive correlates. In: W. Jagust, M. D’Esposito (Eds.) Imaging the Aging Brain, Ch 4, 43-70. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Kennedy, K. M., Erickson, K. I., Rodrigue, K. M., Voss, M. W., Colcombe, S. J., Kramer, A. F., Acker, J. D., Raz, N. (2009). Age-Related Differences in Regional Brain Volumes: A Comparison of Optimized Voxel-Based Morphometry to Manual Volumetry. Neurobiology of Aging, 30(10), 1657-1676.

Raz, N., Dahle, C. L., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Land, S., Jacobs, B. S. (2008). Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met and Blood Glucose: A Synergistic Effect on Memory. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2:12. doi:10.3389/neuro.09.012.2008.

Head, D., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K.M., Raz, N. (2008). Neuroanatomical and Cognitive Mediators of Age-Related Differences in Episodic Memory. Neuropsychology, 22(4), 491-507.

Raz, N., Lindenberger, U., Ghisletta, P., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Acker, J. D. (2008). Neuroanatomical Correlates of Fluid Intelligence in Healthy Adults and Persons with Vascular Risk Factors. Cerebral Cortex 18, 718-726.

Kennedy, K.M., Partridge, T., Raz, N. (2008). Age-Related Differences in Acquisition of Perceptual-Motor Skills: Working Memory as a Mediator. Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 15 (2), 165-183.

Raz, N., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Acker, J. D. (2007). Vascular Health and Longitudinal Changes in Brain and Cognition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Neuropsychology, 21(2), 149-157.

Kennedy, K. M., Rodrigue, K. M., Raz, N. (2007). Fragmented Pictures Revisited: Long-term Changes in Repetition Priming, Relation to Skill Learning, and the Role of Cognitive Resources. Gerontology, 53(3), 148-158.

Moffat, S. D., Kennedy, K. M., Rodrigue, K. M., Raz, N. (2007). Age-Differences in Human Spatial Navigation: Extra-Hippocampal Contributions. Cerebral Cortex, 17, 1274-1282.

Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Raz, N. (2005). Aging and longitudinal change in perceptual-motor skill acquisition in healthy adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Science, 60(4), P174-P181.

Raz, N., Lindenberger, U., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Head, D., Williamson, A., Dahle, C., Gerstorf, D. Acker, J.D. (2005). Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences, and Modifiers. Cerebral Cortex, 15(11), 1676-1689.

Kennedy, K. M., Raz, N. (2005). Age, Sex, and Regional Brain Volumes Predict Perceptual-motor Skill Acquisition in Healthy Adults. Cortex, Special Issue: Cognition and the Ageing Brain, 41(4), 560-569.

Raz, N., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Acker, J. D. (2004). Hormone replacement therapy and age-related brain shrinkage: Regional effects. NeuroReport, 15 (16), 2531-2534.

Raz, N., Rodrigue, K. M., Head, D., Kennedy, K. M., Acker, J. D. (2004). Differential Changes in the Medial Temporal Structures: A Five-Year Longitudinal Study. Neurology, 62 (3) 433-438.

Raz, N., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Head, D., Gunning-Dixon, F., Acker, J. D. (2003). Aging of the Human Striatum: Longitudinal Evidence. American Journal of Neuroradiology, 24, 1849-1856.

Raz, N., Rodrigue, K. M., Kennedy, K. M., Head, D., Dahle, C., Acker, J. D. (2003). Age-Related Changes in the Regional Metencephalic Volumes in Humans: A Five-Year Follow-Up. Neuroscience Letters, 349 (3), 163-166.

Kennedy, K. M., Rodrigue, K. M., Davis, S. F. (2000). So you want to teach less in hopes of teaching more? College Student Journal, 34 (4), 626-632.

Kennedy, K. M., Nowak, S., Sundaram, R., Thomas, J., Davis, S. F. (2000). Academic dishonesty and distance learning: Student and faculty views. College Student Journal, 34 (2), 309-314.

Emerson, A. E., Kennedy, K. M. (1996). Embarrassment as a determination of prosocial behavior: The “clumsy shopper” model. Proceedings of the Tenth National Conference on Undergraduate Research, 1, 37.