Dr. Roger A. Dixon
Contact Information:
Mailing Address
Department of Psychology
P-217 Biological Sciences Bldg
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
Canada T6G 2E9
RAD in Sweden, Photo by ÖH
Selected Publications by Research Theme
In this list, we present selected publications organized in eight active research themes:
Theme 1: Longitudinal and Epidemiological Research in Brain and Cognitive Aging
Theme 4: Alternative Trajectories and Outcomes of Brain and Cognitive Aging
Theme 5: Neurocognitive Functioning, Variability, and Impairment
Theme 6: Memory, Metamemory, Subjective Impairment, and Aging
Theme 7: Compensatory Processes at Behavioural and Neurological Levels
Theme 8: Collaborative Cognition in Normal and Impaired Populations
For further information about these themes or for reprints of the publications, please contact via email the VLS (vlslab@ualberta.ca) or RAD.
Theme 1: Longitudinal and Epidemiological Research in Brain and Cognitive Aging
Anstey, K.J., Eramudugolla, R., Hosking, D.E., Lautenschlager, N.T., & Dixon, R.A. (2015). Bridging the translation gap: From dementia risk assessment to advice on risk reduction. The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, 2(3), 189-198. doi:10.14283/jpad.2015.75
Anstey, K.J., & Dixon, R.A. (2014). Applying a cumulative deficit model of frailty to dementia: Progress and future challenges. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 6(9), 84. doi: 10.1186/s13195-014-0084-z
Anstey, K.J., Eramudugolla, R., & Dixon, R.A. (2014). Contributions of a risk assessment approach to the prevention of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 42, S463-S473. doi:10.3233/JAD-141248
DeCarlo, C.A., Tuokko, H.A., Williams, D., Dixon, R.A., & MacDonald, S.W.S. (2014). BioAge: Toward a multi-determined, mechanistic account of cognitive aging. Ageing Research Reviews, 18, 95-105. doi:10.1016/j.arr.2014.09.003
Dixon, R.A., McFall, G.P., Whitehead, B.P., & Dolcos, S. (2013). Cognitive development in adulthood and aging. In R.M. Lerner, M.A. Easterbrooks, & J. Mistry (Eds.), Handbook of psychology: Vol. 6 Developmental psychology (2nd ed.; pp. 451-474). Editor-in-chief: I.B. Weiner. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Dixon, R.A. (2011). Enduring theoretical themes in psychological aging: Derivation, functions, perspectives, and opportunities. In K.W. Schaie & S.L. Willis (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (7th ed.; pp. 3-23). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Dixon, R.A. (2010). An epidemiological approach to cognitive health in aging. In L. Bäckman & L. Nyberg (Eds.), Memory, aging, and the brain (pp. 144-166). London: Psychology Press.
Dixon, R.A., Bäckman, L., & Nilsson, L.-G. (Eds.). (2004). New frontiers in cognitive aging. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dixon, R.A., & de Frias, C.M. (2004). The Victoria Longitudinal Study: From characterizing cognitive aging to illustrating changes in memory compensation. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 11, 346-376. doi: 10.1080/13825580490511161
Dixon, R.A. (2003). Themes in the aging of intelligence: Robust decline with intriguing possibilities. In R.J. Sternberg, J. Lautrey, & T. Lubart (Eds.), Models of intelligence for the new millennium. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Dixon, R.A., & Cohen, A.-L. (2002). Cognitive development in adulthood. In R.M. Lerner, M.A. Easterbrooks, & J. Mistry (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of psychology, Vol. 6: Developmental psychology. New York: John Wiley.
Dixon, R.A. (2000). Concepts and mechanisms of gains in cognitive aging. In D. Park & N. Schwarz (Eds.), Cognitive aging: A primer (pp. 23-41). Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.
Dixon, R.A., & Hertzog, C. (1996). Theoretical issues in cognition and aging. In F. Blanchard-Fields & T.M. Hess (Eds.), Perspectives on cognitive change in adulthood and aging (pp. 25-65). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Hertzog, C., & Dixon, R.A. (1996). Methodological issues in research on cognition and aging. In F. Blanchard-Fields & T.M. Hess (Eds.), Perspectives on cognitive change in adulthood and aging (pp. 66-121). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Theme 2: Biological (e.g. Genetic) and Health (e.g. Diabetes) Influences on Cognitive Change, Impairment, and Dementia
Han, W., Sapkota, S., Camicioli, R., Dixon, R.A., & Li, L. (2017). Profiling novel metabolic biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease using in-depth metabolomic analysis. Movement Disorders. 32(12), 1720-1728. doi: 10.1002/mds.27173
McFall, G.P., Sapkota, S., McDermott, K.L., & Dixon, R.A. (2016). Risk-reducing apolipoprotein E and clusterin genotypes protect against the consequences of poor vascular health on executive function performance and change in non-demented older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 42, 91-100. doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.02.032
Sapkota, S., Wiebe, S.A., Small, B.J., & Dixon, R.A. (2016). Apolipoprotein E and clusterin can magnify effects of personality vulnerability on declarative memory performance in non-demented older adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 31(5), 502-509. doi: 10.1002/gps.4355
McFall, G.P., Wiebe, S.A., Vergote, D., Anstey, K.J., & Dixon, R.A. (2015). Alzheimer’s genetic risk intensifies neurocognitive slowing associated with diabetes in non-demented older adults. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment, & Disease Monitoring, 1(4), 395-402. doi:10.1016/j.dadm.2015.08.002
McFall, G.P., Wiebe, S.A., Vergote, D., Westaway, D., Jhamandas, J., Bäckman, L., & Dixon, R.A. (2015). ApoE and pulse pressure interactively influence level and change in the aging of episodic memory: Protective effects among ε2 carriers. Neuropsychology, 29, 388-401. doi:10.1037/neu0000150
Sapkota, S., Vergote, D., Westaway, D., Jhamandas, J., & Dixon, R.A. (2015). Synergistic associations of COMT and BDNF with executive function in aging are selective and modified by APOE. Neurobiology of Aging, 36, 249-256. doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.06.020
DeCarlo, C.A., MacDonald, S.W.S., Vergote, D., Jhamandas, J., Westaway, D., & Dixon, R.A. (2016). Vascular health, genetic risk and Mild Cognitive Impairment status and four-year stability: Evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 71(6). doi:10.1093/geronb/gbv043
Dixon, R.A., DeCarlo, C.A., MacDonald, S.W.S., Vergote, D., Jhamandas, J., & Westaway, D. (2014). APOE and COMT polymorphisms are complementary biomarkers of status, stability, and transitions in normal aging and early mild cognitive impairment. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 6, Article 236. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2014.00236
McFall, G.M., Wiebe, S.A., Vergote, D., Jhamandas, J., Westaway, D., & Dixon, R.A. (2014). IDE (rs6583817) polymorphism and pulse pressure are independently and interactively associated with level and change in executive function in older adults. Psychology and Aging, 29(2), 418-430. doi:10.1037/a0034656
McFall, G.M., Wiebe, S.A., Vergote, D., Westaway, D., Jhamandas, J., & Dixon, R.A. (2013). IDE (rs6583817) polymorphism and Type 2 diabetes differentially modify executive function in older adults. Neurobiology of Aging, 34, 2208-2216. doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.03.010
Seaquist, E.R., Latteman, D.F., & Dixon, R.A. (2012). Diabetes and the brain. Diabetes, 61, 3056-3062. doi: 10.2337/db12-0489
MacDonald, S.W.S., DeCarlo, C.A., & Dixon, R.A. (2011). Linking biological and cognitive aging: Towards improving characterizations of developmental time. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 66B, i59-i70. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbr039
Small, B.J., Dixon, R.A., & McArdle, J.J. (2011). Tracking differences in cognition-health changes from 55 to 95 years of age: Findings from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 66B, i153-i161. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbq093
Whitehead, B.P., Dixon, R.A., Hultsch, D.F., & MacDonald, S.W.S. (2011). Are neurocognitive speed and inconsistency similarly affected in Type 2 diabetes? Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33, 647-657. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2010.547845
McFall, G.P., Geall, B.P., Fischer, A.L., Dolcos, S., & Dixon, R.A. (2010). Testing covariates of Type 2 diabetes-cognition associations in older adults: Moderating or mediating effects? Neuropsychology, 24, 547-562. doi: 10.1037/a0019246
Fischer, A.L., de Frias, C.M., Yeung, S.E., & Dixon, R.A. (2009). Short-term longitudinal trends in cognitive performance in older adults with Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 31, 809-822. doi: 10.1080/13803390802537636
McFall, G.P., Geall, B., & Dixon, R.A. (2009). Is Type 2 diabetes associated with cognitive deficits in older adults? AAGMag, 26(2), 12-15.
Yeung, S.E., Fischer, A.L., & Dixon, R.A. (2009). Exploring effects of Type 2 diabetes on cognitive functioning in older adults. Neuropsychology, 23, 1-9. doi: 10.1037/a0013849
Wahlin, Å., MacDonald, S.W.S., de Frias, C.M., Nilsson, L.-G., & Dixon, R.A. (2006). How do health and biological age influence chronological age and sex differences in cognitive aging: Moderating, mediating, or both? Psychology and Aging, 21, 318-332. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.21.2.318
MacDonald, S.W.S., Dixon, R.A., Cohen, A.-L., & Hazlitt, J.E. (2004). Biological age and 12-year cognitive change in older adults: Findings from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Gerontology, 50, 64-81. doi:10.1159/000075557
Wahlin, Å., Maitland, S.B., Bäckman, L., & Dixon, R.A. (2003). Interrelations between subjective health and episodic memory change in Swedish and Canadian samples of older adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 57, 21-36. doi:10.2190/9VAA-KMYV-U2HU-PVAW
Theme 3: Lifestyle (e.g. Physical Activity) and Engagement Influence on Cognitive Change, Impairment, and Dementia
Thibeau, S., McFall, G.P., Camicioli, R., & Dixon, R.A. (2017). Alzheimer's disease biomarkers interactively influence physical activity, mobility, and cognition associations in a non-demented aging population. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 60(1), 69-86. doi: 10.3233/JAD-170130
Thibeau, S., McFall, G.P., Wiebe, S.A., Anstey, K.J., & Dixon, R.A. (2016). Genetic factors moderate everyday physical activity effects on executive function in aging: Evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Neuropsychology, 30 (1), 6-17. doi:10.1037/neu0000217
Runge, S.K., Small, B.J., McFall, G.P., & Dixon R.A. (2014). APOE moderates the association between lifestyle activities and cognitive performance: Evidence of genetic plasticity in aging. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 20(5), 478-486. doi: 10.1017/S1355617714000356
de Frias, C.M., & Dixon, R.A. (2014). Lifestyle engagement affects cognitive status differences and trajectories on executive functions in older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 29, 16-25. doi:10.1093/arclin/act089
Brown, C.L., Gibbons, L.E., Kennison, R.F., Robitaille, A., Lindwall, M., Mitchell, M.B., Shirk, S.D., Atri, A., Cimino, C.R., Benitez, A., MacDonald, S.W.S., Zelinski, E.M., Willis, S.L., Schaie, K.W., Johansson, B., Dixon, R.A., Mungas, D.M., Hofer, S.M., & Piccinin, A.M. (2012). Social activity and cognitive functioning over time: A coordinated analysis of four longitudinal studies. Journal of Aging Research, 2012, Article ID 287438, 12 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/287438
Lindwall, M., Cimino, C.R., Gibbons, L.E., Mitchell, M.B., Benitez, A., Brown, C.L., Kennison, R.F., Shirk, S.D., Atri, A., Robitaille, A., MacDonald, S.W.S., Zelinski, E.M., Willis, S.L., Schaie, K.W., Johansson, B., Praetorius, M., Dixon, R.A., Mungas, D.M., Hofer, S.M., Piccinin, A.M. (2012). Dynamic associations of change in physical activity and change in cognitive function: Coordinated analyses of four longitudinal studies. Journal of Aging Research, 2012, Article ID 493598, 12 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/493598
Mitchell, M.B., Cimino, C.R., Benitez, A., Brown, C.L., Gibbons, L.E., Kennison, R.F., Shirk, S.D., Atri, A., Robitaille, A., MacDonald, S.W.S., Lindwall, M., Zelinski, E.M., Willis, S.L., Schaie, K.W., Johansson, B., Dixon, R.A., Mungas, D.M., Hofer, S.M., & Piccinin, A.M. (2012). Cognitively stimulating activities: Effects on cognition across four studies with up to 21 years of longitudinal data. Journal of Aging Research, 2012, Article ID 461592, 12 pages. doi:10.1155/2012/461592
Small, B.J., Dixon, R.A., McArdle, J.J., & Grimm, K.J. (2012). Do changes in lifestyle engagement moderate cognitive decline in normal aging? Evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Neuropsychology, 26, 144-155. doi: 10.1037/a0026579
Bielak, A.A.M., Hughes, T.F., Small, B.J., & Dixon, R.A. (2007). It's never too late to engage in lifestyle activities: Significant concurrent but not change relationships between lifestyle activities and cognitive speed. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 62B, 331-339. PMID: 1879417
Small, B.J., Hughes, T.F., Hultsch, D.F., & Dixon, R.A. (2006). Lifestyle activities and late-life changes in cognitive performance. In Y. Stern (Ed.), Cognitive reserve (pp. 173-186). New York, NY: Psychology Press.
Hultsch, D.F., Hertzog, C., Dixon, R.A., & Small, B.J. (1999). Memory change in the aged. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hultsch, D.F., Hertzog, C., Small, B.J., & Dixon, R.A. (1999). Use it or lose it: Engaged lifestyle as a buffer of cognitive decline in aging? Psychology and Aging, 14, 245- 263. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.14.2.245
Hertzog, C., Hultsch, D.F., & Dixon, R.A. (1999). On the problem of detecting effects of lifestyle on cognitive change in adulthood. Psychology and Aging, 14, 528-534. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.14.3.528
Theme 4: Alternative Trajectories and Outcomes of Brain and Cognitive Aging
Dixon, R.A., & de Frias, C.M. (2014). Cognitively elite, cognitively normal, and cognitively impaired aging: Neurocognitive status and stability moderate memory performance. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 36(4), 418-430. doi:10.1080/13803395.2014.903901
de Frias, C.M., & Dixon, R.A. (2014). Lifestyle engagement affects cognitive status differences and trajectories on executive functions in older adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 29, 16-25. doi:10.1093/arclin/act089
Zahodne, L.B., Glymour, M.M., Sparks, C., Bontempo, D., Dixon, R.A., MacDonald, S.W.S., & Manly, J.J. (2011). Education does not slow cognitive decline with aging: 12-year evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 17, 1039-1046. doi: 10.1017/S1355617711001044
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. doi:10.1037/a0016743
de Frias, C.M., Dixon, R.A., & Strauss, E. (2006). Structure of four executive functioning tests in healthy older adults. Neuropsychology, 20, 206-214. doi: 10.1037/0894-4105.20.2.206
Dixon, R.A. (2000). Concepts and mechanisms of gains in cognitive aging. In D. Park & N. Schwarz (Eds.), Cognitive aging: A primer (pp. 23-41). Philadelphia, PA: Psychology Press.
Theme 5: Neurocognitive Functioning, Variability, and Impairment
Caplan, J., Bottomley, M., Kang, P., & Dixon, R.A. (2015). Distinguishing rhythmic from non-rhythmic brain activity during rest in healthy neurocognitive aging. NeuroImage, 122, 341-352. doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.03.001
Dolcos, S., Katsumi, Y., & Dixon, R.A. (2014). The role of arousal in the spontaneous regulation of emotions in healthy aging: An fMRI investigation. Frontiers in Psychology: Emotion Science, 5(681), 1-12. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00681
de Frias, C.M., Dixon, R.A., & Camicioli, R. (2012). Neurocognitive speed and inconsistency in Parkinson's disease with and without incipient dementia: An 18-month longitudinal study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18, 764-772. doi: 10.1017/S1355617712000422
Dolcos, S., MacDonald, S.W.S., Braslavsky, A., Camicioli, R., & Dixon, R.A. (2012). Mild cognitive impairment is associated with selected functional markers: Integrating concurrent, longitudinal, and stability effects. Neuropsychology, 26, 209-223. doi:10.1037/a0026760
Zheng, J., Dixon, R.A., & Li, L. (2012). Development of isotope labeling LC-MS for human salivary metabolomics and application to profiling metabolome changes associated with mild cognitive impairment. Analytical Chemistry, 84, 10802-10811. doi: 10.1021/ac3028307
MacDonald, S.W.S., Hultsch, D.F., & Dixon, R.A. (2008). Predicting impending death: Inconsistency in speed is a selective and early marker. Psychology and Aging, 23, 595-607. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.23.3.595
Mansueti, L., de Frias, C.M., Bub, D., & Dixon, R.A. (2008). Exploring cognitive effects of self-reported mild stroke in older adults: Selective but robust effects on story memory. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 15, 545-573. doi: 10.1080/13825580701858216
Dixon, R.A., Garrett, D.D., Lentz, T.L., MacDonald, S.W.S., Strauss, E., & Hultsch, D.F. (2007). Neurocognitive markers of cognitive impairment: Exploring the roles of speed and inconsistency. Neuropsychology, 21, 381-399. doi: 10.1037/0894-4105.21.3.381
Bielak, A.A.M., Mansueti, L., Strauss, E., & Dixon, R.A. (2006). Performance on the Hayling and Brixton tests in older adults: Norms and correlates. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 21, 141-149. doi:10.1016/j.acn.2005.08.006
MacDonald, S.W.S., Hultsch, D.F., & Dixon, R.A. (2003). Performance variability is related to change in cognition: Evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Psychology and Aging, 18, 510-523. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.18.3.510
Hultsch, D.F., MacDonald, S.W.S., & Dixon, R.A. (2002). Variability in reaction time performance of younger and older adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 57, P101-115. doi:10.1093/GERONB/57.2.P101
Bäckman, L., Ginovart, N., Dixon, R.A., Wahlin, T.-B.R., Wahlin, Å., Halldin, C., & Farde, L. (2000). Age-related cognitive deficits are mediated by changes in the striatal dopamine system. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157, 635-637. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.157.4.635
Theme 6: Memory, Metamemory, Subjective Impairment, and Aging
McFall, G.P., Wiebe, S.A., Vergote, D., Westaway, D., Jhamandas, J., Bäckman, L., & Dixon, R.A. (2015). ApoE and pulse pressure interactively influence level and change in the aging of episodic memory: Protective effects among ε2 carriers. Neuropsychology, 3, 388-401. doi:10.1037/neu0000150
Dixon, R.A., Small, B.J., MacDonald, S.W.S., & McArdle, J.J. (2012). Yes, memory declines with aging--but when, how, and why? In M. Naveh-Benjamin & N. Ohta (Eds.), Memory and aging (pp. 325-347). New York: Psychology Press.
Dixon, R.A., Rust, T.B., Feltmate, S.E., & Kwong See, S. (2007). Memory and aging: Selected research directions and application issues. Canadian Psychology, 48, 67-76. doi: 10.1037/cp2007008
Hertzog, C., & Dixon, R.A. (2005). Metacognition in midlife. In S.L. Willis & M. Martin (Eds.), Middle adulthood: A lifespan perspective. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Dixon, R.A., Wahlin, Å., Maitland, S.B., Hultsch, D.F., Hertzog, C., & Bäckman, L. (2004). Episodic memory change in late adulthood: Generalizability across samples and performance indices. Memory & Cognition, 32, 768-778. doi: 10.3758/BF03195867
Hertzog, C., Dixon, R.A., Hultsch, D.F., & MacDonald, S.W.S. (2003). Latent change models of adult cognition: Are changes in processing speed and working memory associated with changes in episodic memory? Psychology and Aging, 18, 755-770. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.18.4.755
Nyberg, L., Maitland, S.B., Rönnlund, M., Bäckman, L., Dixon, R.A., Wahlin, Å., & Nilsson, L.-G. (2003). Selective adult age differences in an age-invariant multi-factor model of declarative memory. Psychology and Aging, 18, 149-160. doi:10.1037/0882-7974.18.1.149
Dixon, R.A. (2002). Metamemory. In D.J. Eckerdt (Ed.), The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Aging. New York: Macmillan.
Dixon, R.A., de Frias, C.M., & Maitland, S.B. (2001). Memory in midlife. In M.E. Lachman (Ed.), Handbook of midlife development (pp. 248-278). New York: John Wiley.
Dixon, R.A. (2000). Memory and aging. In A. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology (Vol. 5, pp. 172-175). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dixon, R.A. (2000). The concept of metamemory: Cognitive, developmental, and clinical issues. In G.E. Berrios & J. Hodges (Eds.), Memory complaints and disorders: The neuropsychiatric perspective (pp. 47-57). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hultsch, D.F., Hertzog, C., Dixon, R.A., & Small, B.J. (1999). Memory change in the aged. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Small, B.J., Dixon, R.A., Hultsch, D.F., & Hertzog, C. (1999). Longitudinal changes in quantitative and qualitative indicators of word and story recall in young-old and old-old adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 54B, P107-115. doi:10.1093/geronb/54B.2.P107
Hertzog, C., & Dixon, R.A. (1994). Metacognitive development in adulthood and old age. In J. Metcalfe & A.P. Shimamura (Eds.), Metacognition: Knowing about knowing (pp. 227-251). Boston, MA: M.I.T. Press.
Theme 7: Compensatory Processes at Behavioural and Neurological Levels
Martin, S., Mazzocco, C., Grosselin, A., Van der Elst, W., Dixon, R.A., Stephan, Y., Brouillet, D., & Maury, P. (2015). Compensating for memory losses throughout adulthood: Validation and normalization of the Memory Compensation Questionnaire for non-clinical French populations. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 60, 28-38. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2014.10.013
Van der Elst, W., Hoogenhout, E.M., Dixon, R.A., De Groot, R.H.M., & Jolles, J. (2011). The Dutch Memory Compensation Questionnaire: Psychometric properties and regression-based norms. Assessment, 18, 517-529. doi: 10.1177/1073191110370116
Dixon, R.A., & de Frias, C.M. (2009). Long-term stability and variability in memory compensation among older adults: Evidence from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 41, 1091-1101. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2009.01091
Dixon, R.A., Garrett, D.D., & Bäckman, L. (2008). Principles of compensation in cognitive neurorehabilitation. In D.T. Stuss, G. Winocur, & I.H. Robertson (Eds.), Cognitive neurorehabilitation (2nd ed.; pp. 22-38). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Dixon, R.A., & de Frias, C.M. (2007). Mild memory deficits differentially affect six-year changes in compensatory strategy use. Psychology and Aging, 22, 632-638. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.3.632
de Frias, C.M, & Dixon, R.A. (2005). Confirmatory factor structure and measurement invariance of the Memory Compensation Questionnaire. Psychological Assessment, 17, 168-178. doi: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.2.168.
de Frias, C.M., Dixon, R.A., & Bäckman, L. (2003). Older adults' use of memory compensation strategies is related to psychosocial and health indicators. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 58, 12-22. doi: 10.1093/geronb/58.1.P12 .
Dixon, R.A., Hopp, G.A., Cohen, A.-L., de Frias, C.M., & Bäckman, L. (2003). Self-reported memory compensation: Similar patterns in Alzheimer's disease and very old adult samples. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 25, 382-390. doi:10.1076/jcen.25.3.382.13801
Dixon, R.A., de Frias, C.M., & Bäckman, L. (2001). Characteristics of self-reported memory compensation in late life. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 23, 650-661. doi:10.1076/jcen.23.5.650.1242
Dixon, R.A., & Bäckman, L. (Eds.). (1995). Compensating for psychological deficits and declines: Managing losses and promoting gains. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Bäckman, L., & Dixon, R.A. (1992). Psychological compensation: A theoretical framework. Psychological Bulletin, 112, 259-283. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.112.2.259
Theme 8: Collaborative Cognition in Normal and Impaired Populations
Dixon, R.A. (2013). Collaborative memory research in aging: Perspectives on application. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 2(2), 128-130. doi: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2013.05.001
Dixon, R.A. (2011). Evaluating everyday competence in older adult couples: Epidemiological considerations. Gerontology, 57, 173-179. doi: 10.1159/000320325
Gagnon, L.M., & Dixon, R.A. (2008). Remembering and retelling stories in individual and collaborative contexts. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22, 1275-1297. doi: 10.1002/acp.1437
Dixon, R.A. (1999). Exploring cognition in interactive situations: The aging of N+1 minds. In T.M. Hess & F. Blanchard-Fields (Eds.), Social cognition and aging (pp. 267-290). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Dixon, R.A., Gagnon, L.M., & Crowe, C.B. (1998). Collaborative memory accuracy and distortion: Performance and beliefs. In M.J. Intons-Peterson & D. Best (Eds.), Memory distortions and their prevention (pp. 63-88). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Dixon, R.A., & Gould, O.N. (1998). Younger and older adults collaborating on retelling everyday stories. Applied Developmental Science, 2, 160-171. doi: 10.1207/s1532480xads0203_4
Dixon, R.A., Fox, P.A., Trevithick, L., & Brundin, R. (1997). Exploring collaborative problem solving in adulthood. Journal of Adult Development, 4, 195-208. doi: 10.1007/BF02511411
Gould, O.N., & Dixon, R.A. (1994). Communication during prose recall conversations by young and old adults. Discourse Processes, 17, 149-165. doi: 10.1080/01638539409544863
Gould, O.N., & Dixon, R.A. (1993). How we spent our vacation: Collaborative storytelling by young and old adults. Psychology and Aging, 8, 10-17. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.8.1.10
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