Alden Gross Ph.D

Research Fellow

Contact Information

Institute for Aging Research
1200 Centre Street
Boston, MA 02131

Phone: 617-971-5386

Fax: 617-971-5339

Email: aldengross@hsl.harvard.edu  

Research Interests

Dr. Gross' primary research interests include cognition and everyday function among older adults. His graduate work focused on cognition and everyday function among older adults, including the utility of memory tests and broader cognitive domains in predicting everyday function. This work culminated in a dissertation on memory strategies older adults use in daily life, and how these strategies relate to improved functioning and health-related quality of life. His postdoctoral research at IFAR's Aging Brain Center focuses on the impact of delirium on trajectories of cognition and everyday function in older adults with Alzheimer's disease. He also plans to continue research on memory strategies using information from a national study of health and cognition among retired older adults.  

Selected Publications

1. Moghaddam, M., Yen, Y., Gross, A.L., & Rebok, G.W. (2009). Alzheimer's disease: New perspectives on integration of multidisciplinary and multidimensional approaches. Journal of Medical Psychology, 1, 29-35.

2. Gross, A.L., Gallo, J.J., & Eaton, W.W. (2010). Depression and subsequent cancer risk: 24 years of follow-up of the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area sample. Cancer Causes & Control, 21, 191-199..

3. Gross, A.L., Rebok, G.W., Ford, D.E., Chu, A.Y., Gallo, J.J., Liang, K., Meoni, L.A., Shihab, H.M., Wang, N., & Klag, M.J. (2011). Alcohol consumption and domain-specific cognitive function in older adults: Longitudinal data from the Johns Hopkins Precursors Study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 66, 39-47.

4. Gross, A.L., Rebok, G.W., Unverzagt, F.W., Willis, S.L., & Brandt, J. (2010). Word list memory predicts everyday function and problem-solving in the elderly: Results from the ACTIVE cognitive intervention trial. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 10, 1-18.

5. Tol, W., Komproe, I., Jordans, M., Gross, A.L., Susanty, D., Macy, R., de Jong, J. (2010). Mediators and moderators of a psychosocial intervention for children affected by political violence. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 78, 818-828.

6. Parisi, J.M., Gross, A.L., Langbaum, J.B., Saczynski, J.S., Cleary, L., Cook, S. & Rebok, G.W. (in press). Modeling change in memory performance and perceptions: Findings from the ACTIVE study. Psychology & Aging.

7. Gross, A.L., & Rebok, G.W. (in press). Memory training and strategy use in older adults: Results from the ACTIVE cognitive intervention trial. Psychology & Aging.

8. Gross, A.L., Rebok, G.W., Unverzagt, F.W., Willis, S.L., & Brandt, J. (in press). Cognitive Predictors of Everyday Functioning in Older Adults: Results from the ACTIVE Cognitive Intervention Trial. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.

9. Maroof, D.A., Gross, A.L., & Brandt, J (in press). Modeling longitudinal change in motor and cognitive processing speed in presymptomatic Huntington's Disease patients. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology.