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Research Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology 

Email: kelly.cotton@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Location: Stony Brook University, 101 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794

Area of Research

Aging, Cognition, Executive Functioning, Memory, Falls, Gait, Subjective well-being, Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias.

Education and Training

Education:

Postgraduate Training/Fellowships:

University of Rochester

M.A. Psychology

Ph.D. Cognitive and Comparative Psychology

Graduate Center, City University of New York

Graduate Center, City University of New York

2020

2023

My research interests primarily focus on cognitive function across the lifespan, with a particular interest in executive function and memory in older adults. Currently, I am interested in external and internal factors that influence cognition, including multitasking, well-being, social connection, and stress, as well as identifying risk factors for age-related outcomes, such as falls and dementia. I use behavioral methods, neuroimaging, and eye-tracking to answer questions about human cognition.

Cotton, K. & Verghese, J. (2025). Two Decades of the Walking While Talking Test: A Narrative Review. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 26(3). doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105454

Cotton, K., Blumen, H.M, Ayers, E., Adhikari, D., Sigamani, A., Pradeep, V.G., & Verghese, J. (2024). Correlates and brain substrates of happiness in community-dwelling older adults in India. Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 79(12). doi:10.1093/geronb/gbae174

Cotton, K., Sandry, J. & Ricker, T. J. (2024). The effect of mind-wandering, cognitive load and task engagement on working memory performance in remote online experiments. Experimental Psychology, 70(5), 271–284. doi:10.31234/osf.io/z7nju

Cotton, K. & Ricker, T.J. (2022). Examining the relationship between working memory consolidation and long-term consolidation. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 29(5), 1625-1648. doi: 10.3758/s13423-022-02084-2

Cotton, K. & Ricker, T.J. (2021). Working memory consolidation improves long-term memory recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 47(2), 208-219. doi:10.1037/xlm0000954

Cotton, K., Verghese, J., & Blumen, H. M. (2020). Gray Matter Volume Covariance Networks, Social Support, and Cognition in Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 75(6), 1219-1229. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbz023
 

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