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Mitchell Roberts

Mitchell Roberts

Ph.D. Student
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Curriculum Vitae



Research Interests

  • Integrating technology into healthcare delivery for older adults
  • Translational research with community and industry partners to promote successful aging
  • Active (e.g., smartwatches, wearable) and passive (e.g. smart home) gerontechnologies

Education

Doctor of Philosophy Aging Studies
91社区 School of Aging Studies
August 2017-Present                                                                                          

Master of Arts Gerontology Program
91社区 School of Aging Studies
August 2015-May 2017

Bachelor of Science Major: Cell and Molecular Biology Minor: Gerontology
91社区 Honors College
Honors Thesis title: Characterizing Dendritic Spine Morphology Changes in a New Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Rat Model Supervised by: Dr. Mervis

Professional Organizations/Memberships

Gerontological Society of America 2015-Present
Society for Neuroscience 2014-2015
91社区 Council on Aging 2015-Present
Reviewer in Training-Journal of Gerontology 2016-Present
American Public Health Association 2018-Present
International Society for Gerontechnology 2018-Present

Classes Taught

Death and Dying (Online)

Publications

Guerra, L., Solomon, E., Roberts, M., Lowenkron, J., VandeWeerd, C (Under Preparation) Non-compliance with preventative behaviors is associated with Covid-19 breakthrough infection in Medicare-aged adults

Salmons, C., Roberts, M., Sappington, E., Yalcin, A., & VandeWeerd, C. (2021). Innovative behavioral health programs for older adults: Findings from movement therapy in older adults experiencing anxiety and depression. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 77, 101873. 

Roberts, M., Peterson, L. J., & Hyer, K. (2020). The State of States鈥 Assisted Living Websites: Information Available to Consumers. The Gerontologist. doi:10.1093/geront/gnz174 

VandeWeerd, C., Yalcin, A., Aden-Buie, G., Wang, Y., Roberts, M., Mahser, N., ... & Fabiano, D. (2020). HomeSense: Design of an ambient home health and wellness monitoring platform for older adults. Health and Technology, 1-19 

Castaldo, J., Raquet, B., VandeWeerd, C., Roberts, M.,  Analysis of Death and Disability Due to Golf Cart Accidents in Central 91社区, 2011-2019. (2020). Traffic Injury and Prevention 

C., VandeWeerd, M. Roberts, E. Sappington, A. Fiscella, A. Yalcin, J. Lowenkron, J. Castaldo; O. Kehat, G. Issachar, Z. Peremen, & A. Geva. Evaluating Brain Health: Early Findings on the Utility of a Novel Technology to Assess Brain Health in Late Life. In Press.  *Winner of the 2018 Erickson Foundation Award for Excellence in Aging Research, American Public Health Association. San Diego, California, September 2018.

Conference Presentations

Longo, C., Roberts, M., Sappington, E., Poon, L., Lowenkron, J., VandeWeerd, C. Examining repeat Covid-19 test takers in an active lifestyle retirement community. Presented at the University of 91社区 College of Medicine Research Day, April 2022.   

VandeWeerd, C., Sappington, E., Roberts, M., Poon, L., Iheanyi-Okeahialam, C. A comparison of traditional remote monitoring (RPM) devices versus a novel, toilet seat-based monitoring device. To be presented at The Gerontological Society of America's Meeting November 2022.   

VandeWeerd, C., Roberts, M., Collins, L., Sappington, E., Poon, L., Lowenkron, J. Cardiovascular monitoring systems for aging in place: current perspectives and a novel toilet seat-based system. Presented at The Gerontological Society of America's Meeting November 2021.  

Roberts, M., Sappington, E., Guerra, L., Collins, L., Yalcin, A., Lowenkron, J., VandeWeerd, C. Discriminant COVID-19 outcomes based on safety adherence in an active lifestyle retirement community. Presented at The Gerontological Society of America's Meeting November 2021.  

VandeWeerd, C., Roberts, M., Sappington, E., Parker, M., Lowenkron, J. Examining the longevity and symptomatology of 鈥淟ONG COVID-19鈥 in an active lifestyle retirement community. Presented at the American Public Health Conference, November 2021

Sappington, E., Roberts, M., Iheanyi-Okeahialam, C., Collins, L., Lowenkron, J.,VandeWeerd, C. Examining repeat COVID-19 test takers in an active lifestyle retirement community. Presented at the American Public Health Conference, November 2021

Roberts, M., Sappington, E Lowenkron, J., Amzallag, D., VandeWeerd, C. Increasing Adoption and Utility of Smartwatches in Older Adults. Presented at The Gerontological Society of America's Meeting  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2020.

Salmons, C., Sappington, E., Roberts, M., Gross, M., VandeWeerd, C., Innovative Behavioral Health Programs for Older Women: Findings from Body Movement Therapy in Older Women Experiencing Anxiety and Depression. Presented at the American Public Health Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 2019

Roberts, M., Kehat, O., Gross, M., Lasri, N., Issachar, G., Sappington, E., VandeWeerd, C., Peremen, Z., Geva, A., Translating the Relationship Between Quality of Life and Memory Using a Novel EEG Technology. Presented at The Gerontological Society of America's Meeting Austin, Texas, November 2019.

M. Roberts, E. Sappington. J. Lowenkron C. VandeWeerd, A.Yalcin, D. L. Roth Understanding Advance Care Planning in an Active Lifestyle Retirement Community. Poster presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of American, Boston, MA, November 2018. 

M. Roberts, C. VandeWeerd, D. L Roth, E. Sappington, S. Alluri, , A. Yalcin, J. Lowenkron Insights on Caregiving in The Villages, FL: Findings from Caregivers Participating in a Brain Health Clinical Trial. Presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of American, Boston, MA, November 2018.

C., VandeWeerd, M. Roberts, E. Sappington, A. Fiscella, A. Yalcin, J. Lowenkron, J. Castaldo; O. Kehat, G. Issachar, Z. Peremen, & A. Geva. Evaluating Brain Health: Early Findings on the Utility of a Novel Technology to Assess Brain Health in Late Life. Presented at the American Public Health Association conference San Diego, California, September 2018

M. Roberts, C. VandeWeerd, J. Lowenkron, A. Yalcin, E. Sappington. Evaluating Older Adults Brain Health: Preliminary Results from a Clinical Trial Using Novel EEG Gerontechnology. Paper presented at the 11th World Conference of Gerontechnology, St. Petersburg, 91社区. May 2018

Peremen, Z., VandeWeerd, C., Lowenkron, J., Sappington, E., Roberts, M., Shani-Hershkovich, R., ... & Issachar, G. (2018, January). Machine Learning Based Electrophysiological Measures (EEG/ERP) for Memory Impairment. In Neuropsychobiology (Vol. 77, No. 3, pp. 139-139). Allschwilerstrasse 10, CH-4009 Basel, Switzerland

VandeWeerd, C., Agu, N., Aden-Buie, G., Yetisener, E., Radwan, C., Lent, K., Watkins, C., Roberts, M., Behzadnia, P., & Yalcin, A. Ambient Sensor Monitoring: Detecting Loneliness and Depression in Older Adults via Passive Home Sensing. Poster presented at the 144th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Denver, CO, November 2016.

VandeWeerd, C, Lent, K., Agu, N., Sappington, E., Roberts, M., Behzadnia, P., & Yalcin, A. Assessing Older Adults' Socio Behavioral Health Using Electronic Health Record Data. Poster presented at the 69Th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of American, New Orleans, LA, November, 2016.

VandeWeerd, C., Agu, N., Aden-Buie, G., Yetisener, E., Radwan, C., Lent, K., Watkins, C., Roberts, M., Behzadnia, P., & Yalcin, A. Detecting Mental Health Changes in Seniors via Ambient Sensor Monitoring. Poster presented at the 69Th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of American, New Orleans, LA, November, 2016.

Dobbs, D., Meng, H., Hyer,K., Roberts, M. Consumers Have Spoken: Quality as Measured by Complaint Data in 91社区 Assisted Living Communities. Poster presented at the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of American, New Orleans, LA, November, 2016.