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Biography
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health, Behavior & Society and a faculty associate at the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center. I am a past awardee of the NIH/NIA Butler Williams Scholars Program, a former scholar of the NIH-funded Sustained Training on Aging and HIV Research (STAHR) program at the University of California, San Diego, a 2022 Association for Psychological Science Rising Star recipient, and currently a funded scholar on the University of Kentucky's NIH-funded K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) program.
I received my MA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington in 2014 and my doctorate in Developmental Psychology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2017. Before becoming faculty at the University of Kentucky, I completed my postdoctoral training at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine from 2017-2019.
Research Interests
My research is interdisciplinary sitting at the intersection of developmental psychology, injury prevention, and transportation safety. I take a lifespan approach to understand the complex associations between cognitive decline, chronic health burden, and the environment on driving mobility in mid and later life. Specifically, I am interested in how driving and transportation behaviors change over the lifespan and how these changes in behavior may predict later cognitive impairment. The overall goal of my research is to prevent unintentional injuries, support and sustain functional independence in later life, and promote healthy aging through unique behavioral and cognitive solutions.
Graduate Students & Trainees
Doctoral Student (2021 - present): Lauren Roach, MPH
Courses Taught
Graduate (University of Kentucky):
Research Design in Gerontology (GRN 650, Co-taught)
Human Aging and Adjustment (GRN 620, Co-taught)
A Study of the Older Person (GRN 600, Co-taught)
Psychology of Aging (GRN 610)
Graduate (The Ohio State University)
Injury Epidemiology (PUBHEPI 6432, Invited Lecturer)
Undergraduate (The Ohio State University)
Injury: A Public Health Problem (PUBHEPI 4432, Invited Lecturer)
Undergraduate (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Psychology and Aging (PY425)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, Masters of Arts, The combined effects of a walking program & Sudoku puzzles on executive functions in older adults, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Award Date: Dec 6 2014
Doctor of Philosophy, University Of Alabama-University College
2017
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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OHS, UK - KY Crash Severity Data Integration
Fields, M. (PI) & Pope, C. (CoI)
10/1/24 → 9/30/25
Project: Research project
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SPR 24-660: Development of a Health and Wellness Assessment for KYTC Personnel
Dadi, G. (PI) & Pope, C. (CoI)
7/1/23 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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SPR 24-660: Development of a Health and Wellness Assessment for KYTC Personnel
Dadi, G. (PI) & Pope, C. (CoI)
7/1/23 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Kentucky BIRCWH Program: Training the Next Generation of Women's Health Scholars
Curry, T. (PI), Coker, A. (CoI), Feld, H. (CoI), Karr, J. (CoI), Kern, P. (CoI), Mansoor, H. (CoI), McQuerry, K. (CoI), Attia, S. (Former CoI) & Pope, C. (Former CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
8/1/22 → 7/31/27
Project: Research project
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Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance (KOSHS) Program: Scope: ABLES
Pope, C. (PI), Souleyrette, R. (CoI), Stamatiadis, N. (CoI), Bunn, T. (Former PI) & Arnett, P. (Former CoI)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
7/1/21 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Two-year clinical trial examining the effects of speed of processing training on everyday functioning in adults with human immunodeficiency virus-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) and borderline HAND in the U.S. Deep South: Findings of the Think Fast Study
Vance, D. E., Fazeli, P. L., Azuero, A., Khalidi, S., Frank, J. S., Wadley, V. G., Raper, J. L., Pope, C. N., Jacob, A. E. & Ball, K. K., 2025, In: Applied Neuropsychology: Adult. 32, 3, p. 747-760 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
A 2-Year, Randomized, Clinical Trial Examining the Effects of Speed of Processing Cognitive Training on Quality-of-Life Indicators in Adults With HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder in Birmingham, Alabama: Results of the Think Fast Study
Vance, D. E., Fazeli, P. L., Azuero, A., Frank, J. S., Wadley, V. G., James, R. L., Pope, C. N., Jacob, A. & Ball, K. K., Mar 1 2024, In: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 35, 2, p. 104-121 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
A 2-year longitudinal randomized controlled trial examining the transfer of speed of processing training to secondary cognitive domains in middle-aged and older adults with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: Results of the think fast study
Vance, D. E., Fazeli, P. L., Azuero, A., Frank, J. S., Wadley, V. G., Raper, J. L., Pope, C. N. & Ball, K. K., 2024, In: Clinical Neuropsychologist. 38, 2, p. 471-492 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations -
A 2-Year Longitudinal Randomized Control Trial of Speed of Processing Cognitive Training in Aging Adults with HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: Results of the Think Fast Study
Vance, D. E., Fazeli, P. L., Azuero, A., Frank, J. S., Wadley, V. G., Raper, J. L., Pope, C. N. & Ball, K. K., Oct 2024, In: AIDS and Behavior. 28, 10, p. 3300-3314 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Associations of Subjective Memory with Life Space and Neighborhood Built Environment in Older Adults in the ACTIVE Study
Wallace, G., Bell, T., Black, S., Crowe, M., Thorpe, R. J., Pope, C. & Rebok, G. W., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Aging and Health. 36, 3-4, p. 161-169 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations