Andrea Piccinin

Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1994 (USC)
joined Department in 2009

My research focuses mainly on cognitive function in later life from a lifespan individual differences perspective – on normal patterns as well as on the impact of disease and other characteristics and risk factors. I am particularly interested in the universal challenges of science: on developing construct measurements, study designs and statistical analyses to address essential developmental questions. My attention is currently on issues surrounding the specification of time in longitudinal models. These interests come together in my work with the Integrative Analysis of Longitudinal Studies on Aging (IALSA) network. This collaborative international network provides extensive opportunities for coordinated analysis and replication of developmental research from a within-person perspective.

Interests

Lifespan development
Developmental research methods

Program affiliations

Lifespan development

Publications

Robitaille, A. Muniz, G., Piccinin, A. M., Johansson, B. & Hofer, S. M. Multivariate longitudinal modeling of cognitive aging: Examining associations among change and variation in processing speed and visuospatial ability. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry.

Muniz-Terrera, G., Piccinin, A. M., Johansson, B., Matthews, F., & Hofer, S. M. (in press). Joint modeling of longitudinal change and survival: An investigation of the association between change in memory scores and death. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry.

Erten-Lyons, D., Sherbakov, L., Piccinin, A.M., Hofer, S.M., Dodge, H., Quinn, J., Woltjer, R., Kramer, P., Kaye, J. (In press). Review of databases of longitudinal aging studies. Alzheimer’s and Dementia.

Piccinin, A.M., Muniz, G., Sparks, C., & Bontempo, D.E. (2011). An evaluation of analytical approaches for understanding change in cognition in the context of aging and health. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 66 (S1), i36-i49, doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbr038.

Piccinin, A.M., Muniz, G., Matthews, F. & Johansson, B. (2011). Terminal decline from within and between person perspectives, accounting for incident dementia. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 66(4), 391-401. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbr010.

Gray, K.M., Piccinin, A.M., Hofer, S.M., Mackinnon, A., Bontempo, D.E., Einfeld, S.L., Parmenter, T., & Tonge, B.J. (2011). The longitudinal relationship between behaviour and emotional disturbance in young people with intellectual disability and parental mental health. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32(3), 1194-1204. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2010.12.044.

Hofer, S.M. & Piccinin, A. M. (2010). Toward an Integrative Science of Lifespan Development and Aging. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 65(3), 269-278.

Hofer, S. M., & Piccinin, A. M. (2009). Integrative data analysis through coordination of measurement and analysis protocol across independent longitudinal studies. Psychological Methods, 14(2), 150-164.

Piccinin, A. M. & Hofer, S. M. (2008). Integrative Analysis of Longitudinal Studies on Aging: Collaborative Research Networks, Meta-Analysis, and Optimizing Future Studies. In S. M. Hofer and D. F. Alwin (Eds.), Handbook on Cognitive Aging: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.