Karen L. Siedlecki, Ph.D. - Fordham University Psychology Department

Karen L. Siedlecki, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology Department of Psychology LL808G New York, NY 10458-9993 Phone: 212-636-7891 Email: klsiedlecki@fordham.edu	Office Hours: Tuesday 1:30pm-4:30pm and Friday 11:30am-12:30pm Curriculum Vitae

Education	Top
1999 BA in Psychology, Colgate University 2006 PhD in Psychology, University of Virginia

Major Research Interests	Top
Age-related differences in cognition Differences between normal and pathological aging Subjective well-being and life satisfaction across the adult lifespan The structure of memory and differences between verbal and visual-spatial memory Individual differences in autobiographical memory

Projects	Top
“Shifting Values: Age and the Paradox of Well-being” (PI, sponsored by Fordham University) “Are autobiographical memory characteristics related to objective memory performance?” (PI) “Examining the Positivity Effect in Autobiographical Memory across Age” (PI)

Courses	Top
PSYC 1000 - Introduction to Psychology PSYC 2010 - Research Methods Laboratory PSYC 2401 - Memory Laboratory

Further Professional Expertise/Experience/Tasks	Top
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Cooperations	Top
Dr. Adam M. Brickman, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY Dr. Timothy Salthouse, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Dr. Yaakov Stern, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

Selected Publications

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A complete listing of all of Dr. Siedlecki's published works may be obtained by visiting DigitalResearch@fordham.edu.

Siedlecki, K.L., Manly, J.J, Brickman, A.M., Schupf, N., Tang, M.-X., & Stern, Y. (2010). Do neuropsychological tests have the same meaning in Spanish speakers as they do in English speakers? Neuropsychology, 24, 402-411.
Siedlecki, K.L., Tatarina, O., Sanders, L., Albert, M., Blacker, D., Dubois, B., Brandt, J., & Stern, Y. (2009). Comparison of patient and caregiver reports activity participation and its relationship to mental health for patients with Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological and Social Sciences, 64, 687-695.
Siedlecki, K.L., Habeck, C., G. Brickman, A.M., Gazes, Y., & Stern, Y. (2009). Examining the multifactorial nature of cognitive aging with covariance analysis of positron emission tomography data. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15, 973-981.
Siedlecki, K.L., Stern, Y., Reuben, A., Sacco, R.L., Elkind, M.S.V., & Wright, C.B. (2009). Construct validity of cognitive reserve in a multi-ethnic cohort: the Northern Manhattan Study. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15, 558-569.
Siedlecki, K.L., Tucker-Drob, E.M., Oishi, S., & Salthouse, T.A. (2008). Life satisfaction across adulthood: Different determinants at different ages? The Journal of Positive Psychology, 3, 153-164.
Siedlecki, K.L., Honig, L.S., & Stern, Y. (2008). Exploring the structure of a neuropsychological battery across health elders and those with questionable dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychology, 22, 400-411.
Siedlecki, K.L. (2007). Investigating the structure and age invariance of episodic memory across the adult lifespan. Psychology and Aging, 22, 251-268.
Siedlecki, K.L., Salthouse, T.A., & Berish, D.E. (2005). Is there anything special about the aging of source memory? Psychology and Aging, 20, 19-32.
Brickman, A.M., Siedlecki, K.L., Muraskin, J., Manly, J.J., Luchsinger, J.A., Yeung, L.K., Brown, T.R., DeCarli, C., & Stern, Y. (2011) White matter hyperintensities and cognition: Testing the reserve hypothesis. Neurobiology of Aging, 32, 1588-1598.
Salthouse, T.A., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2007). An individual differences analysis of false recognition. American Journal of Psychology, 120, 429-458.
Salthouse, T.A., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2007). Efficiency of route selection as a function of age. Brain & Cognition, 63, 279-286.
Teachman, B.A., Siedlecki, K.L., & Magee, J.C. (2007). Aging and symptoms of anxiety and depression: Structural invariance of the tripartite model. Psychology and Aging, 22, 160-170.
Salthouse, T.A., Siedlecki, K.L., & Krueger, L.E. (2006). An individual differences analysis of memory control. Journal of Memory and Language, 55, 102-125.
Salthouse, T.A., & Siedlecki K.L. (2005). Reliability and validity of the divided attention questionnaire. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 12, 89-98.
Salthouse, T.A., Berish, D.E., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2004). Construct validity and age sensitivity of prospective memory. Memory & Cognition, 32, 1133-1148.