Dawn E Alley
 

Dawn E Alley Ph.D.

Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment: Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
dalley@epi.umaryland.edu
Location: HH, 200

Personal History

Education

B.S., Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2002
PhD, Gerontology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 2006

Appointments

2008-present: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

2006-2008: Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar, The University of Pennsylvania

2003-2006: Research Assistant to Dr. Eileen Crimmins, USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health

Fall 2005: Teaching Assistant, under Dr. Phoebe Liebig, USC School of Gerontology, GERO 540: Social Policy and Aging

Summer 2005: Intramural Research Training Awardee under supervision of Dr. Luigi Ferrucci, National Institute on Aging, Clinical Research Branch, Longitudinal Studies Section

2002-2004: Research Assistant to Dr. Jon Pynoos, National Resource Center for Supportive Housing and Home Modification

Summer 2003:  Intern, National Institute on Aging, Office of Behavioral and Social Research

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Dowd JB, Alley DE, Aiello AE. Socioeconomic disparities in the seroprevalence of Cytomegalovirus infection in the U.S. Population: NHANES III. Epidemiology and Infection. (in press)

Alley D, Crimmins E, Karlamangla A, Hu P, Seeman TE. Inflammation and rate of cognitive change in high-functioning older adults. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 2008;63:50-55.

Lievre A, Alley D, Crimmins E. Educational differentials in life expectancy with cognitive impairment among the elderly in the United States. Journal of Aging and Health. 2008;20:456-477.

Alley DE, Chang VW. Obesity’s changing impact on disability over the 1990s. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2007;298:2020-2027.

Alley D, Crimmins E, Bandeen-Roche K, Guralnik J, Ferrucci L. Three-year change in inflammatory markers in the elderly and mortality: The InCHIANTI Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007;55:1801-1807.

Alley D, Liebig P, Pynoos J, Banerjee T, Choi I. Creating elder-friendly communities: Preparations for an aging population. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 2007;49:1-18.

Crimmins EM, Kim JK, Alley DE, Karlamangla A, Seeman TE. Is there a Hispanic paradox in biological risk profiles for poor health? American Journal of Public Health. 2007;97:1305-1310.

Alley DE, Suthers K, Crimmins E. The relationship of education to cognitive decline in older Americans: Results from the AHEAD sample. Research on Aging. 2007;29:73-94.

Kim JK, Alley D, Hu P, Karlamangla A, Seeman T, Crimmins E. Changes in hormone therapy use since 1988. Journal of Women’s Health Issues. 2007; 17:338-341.

Alley DE, Seeman TE, Kim JK, Karlamangla A, Hu P, Crimmins E. Socioeconomic status and C-reactive protein levels in the U.S. Population: NHANES IV. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity. 2006;20:498-504.

Alkema GE, Alley DE. Gerontology’s future: An integrated model for disciplinary advancement. The Gerontologist. 2006;46:574-582.

Kim JK, Alley D, Seeman TE, Karlamangla AM, Crimmins EM. Recent changes in cardiovascular risk factors among women and men. Journal of Women’s Health. 2006;15:734-746.

Crimmins E, Alley D, Reynolds S, Johnston M, Karlamangla A, Seeman T. Changes in biological markers of health: Older Americans in the 1990s. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 2005;60:1409-1413.

Crimmins E, Soldo BJ, Kim JK, Alley DE. Using anthropometric indicators for Mexicans in the United States and Mexico to understand the selection of migrants and the “Hispanic Paradox.” Social Biology. 2005;52:164-177.

Book Chapters

Alley D, Crimmins E. (in press). Epidemiology of aging. In D. Dannefer & C. Phillipson (Eds.), International Handbook of Social Gerontology. London, UK: Sage Publications.

Alley D. (2007). Biomarkers of aging. In K.S. Markides (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Aging (pp.77-80). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Andel R, Alley D. (2007). Allostatic load/homeostasis. In K.S. Markides (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Health and Aging (pp.32-35). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Alley D, Crimmins E. (2007). The demography of aging and work. In K. Shultz & G. Adams (Eds.), Aging and Work in the 21st Century (pp.7-23). Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Earlbaum.

Choi I, Liebig P, Alley D, Pynoos J. Elder-friendly communities: an approach to enhancing mobility. Maximizing Human Potential. 2005;12:2, 6.




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