PhD Students
Joanne Elayoubi
Ph.D. Student
Office: MHC1322
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Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Social connection & engagement; well-being; stress models; family caregiving; stroke; biomarkers.
Education
2019鈥扬谤别蝉别苍迟
Ph.D. in Aging Studies
Graduate Certificate, Clinical Aging Sciences
国产短视频; Tampa, FL
Advisor: Dr. William E. Haley.
2015鈥2018&苍产蝉辫;
M.A. in Psychology, Discipline in Behavioral Neuroscience
Master鈥檚 Thesis, The Effect of a Subtype Selective Neuropeptide FF Antagonist on Opiate
Physical Dependence
University of Houston-Clear Lake; Clear-Lake, TX
Advisors: Dr. David H. Malin & Dr. Christopher Ward.
2013-2015
Post Baccalaureate in Psychology
University of Houston-Downtown; Houston, TX
2008鈥2012 B.A. in Biology
University of St. Thomas; Houston, TX
Classes Taught
Fall 2020-Spring 2022 Teaching Instructor
School of Aging Studies, 国产短视频
GEY 4102: Aging in Modern Literature and Film
Graduate Teaching Assistant
School of Aging Studies, 国产短视频
GEY 4612: Psychology of Aging
Instructor: Dr. William E. Haley
Publications
Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M.E., Mu, C.X., Haley, W.E., Wadley, V., Clay, O., Crow, M., Cushman, M., Grant, J., Roth, D.L., Andel, R. The role of caregiving in cognitive function and change: A REGARDS study. Psychology and Aging, 38(7),712-724. doi.org/10.1037/pag0000766
Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Nelson, M. E., & Hueluer, G. (2023). How Social Connection and Engagement Relate to Functional Limitations and Depressive Symptoms Outcomes After Stroke. Stroke, 54(7), 1830-1838. doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.042386
Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Roth, D. L., Cushman, M., Sheehan, O. C., Howard, V. J., Hladek, M. deCardi Hladek., & Hueluer, G. (2022). Associations of perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and caregiving with inflammation: A longitudinal study. International Psychogeriatrics, 1鈥11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610222000370
Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M. E., Haley, W. E., & Hueluer, G. (2022). The role of social connection/engagement in episodic memory change in stroke. The Gerontologist, 62(3), 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab095
H眉l眉r, G., Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M. E., & Haley, W. E. (2022). Change in episodic memory with spousal loss: The role of social relationships. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(4), 683-694. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab231
Malin D.H., Henceroth M., Elayoubi J., Campbell J.R., Anderson A., Goyarzu P., Izygon J., Madison C.A., Ward C.P., & Burstein E.S. (2018). A subtype-specific neuropeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine and nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Neuroscience Letters 648, 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2018.06.053
Henceroth, M., Campbell, J. R., Candelario, M., Elayoubi, J., Aguilar, C. L., & Malin, D. H. (2018). Effect of sex and estrous cycle on nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Journal of Addictive Behaviors, Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2(2), 7.
Gadam, S., Elayoubi, J., Ma, X., & Ward, C.P. (2015). Dysfunctional cognitions mediate the relationship between symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep quality in a non-clinical population. Journal of Sleep Medicine & Disorders, 2(5), 1031-1036.
Projects in Progress
The psychological and physical health effects of informal caregiving on older adults (Book Chapter for the Oxford Encyclopedia of Global Public Health).
Effects of transition into family caregiving on cognitive function and change: A longitudinal population-based study.
Family caregiving and its association with increased stroke risk among strained spousal caregivers.
Conference Presentations
(Poster sessions & Symposia)
Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Nelson, M. E., & Hueluer, G. 鈥淭he role of social connections on functional limitations and depressive symptoms in stroke鈥. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Virtual Meeting, November 2021.
Haley, W. E., & Elayoubi, J. Individual differences in caregiving: Application of a stress process model. Presented as part of a symposium, 鈥淭he longitudinal effects of becoming a family caregiver: The Caregiving Transitions Study鈥 (D. Roth, W. Haley, Co-Chairs). Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Virtual Meeting, November 2020.
Malin, D.H., Elayoubi, J., Henceroth, M. 鈥淣europeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine and nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat鈥. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Clear-Lake, TX, May 2018.
Elayoubi, J., Malin, D.H., Henceroth, M. 鈥淎 subtype-selective neuropeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine withdrawal syndrome鈥. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., October 2017.
Henceroth, M., Campell, J., Candelario, M., Elayoubi, J. 鈥淓ffects of gender and estrous cycle phase on nicotine鈥. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November 2016.