Ann Pearman, Ph.D.
Ann Pearman
Assistant Professor, Gerontology Institute (Joint appointment in Psychology and Affiliated Faculty in the Partnership for Urban Health Research)
605 One Park Place
Gerontology Institute
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404.413.5214
Fax: 404.413.5219
E-mail: geranp@langate.gsu.edu
Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
M.A., Washington University in St. Louis
B.A., Stanford University
Interests:
Dr. Pearman is a Clinical Psychologist with a joint appointment with the Psychology Department and is a faculty associate with the Partnership for Urban Health Research. She comes to Gerontology Institute at Georgia State University via the Psychology Department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Prior to that, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Margie Lachman at Brandeis University in Boston, MA. Dr. Pearman is the recipient of a National Institutes of Health - Loan Repayment Award for Clinical Researchers.
Dr. Pearman's research interests include memory complaints and memory performance in older adults. Her recent work examines these areas in terms of psychophysiological and hormonal reactivity. Other areas of interest include: cognition and diabetes, mild cognitive impairment in minority populations, and affective forecasting.
Courses:
Gerontological Research Methods, Psychology & Aging, Evaluation Research in Gerontology, and Mental Health & Aging.
Publications:
2006
Lachman, M.E., Andreoletti, C., & Pearman, A. (2006). Memory control beliefs: How are they related to age, strategy use, and memory improvement? Social Cognition, 24, 359-385.
2005
Pearman, A., & Storandt, M. (2005). Self-discipline and self-consciousness predict subjective memory in older adults. Journals of Gerontology: Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 60B, 153-157.
2004
Pearman, A., & Storandt, M. (2004). Predictors of subjective memory in older adults. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences, 59B, 4-6.
2000
Pearman, A., Friedman, L., Brooks, J.O.III., & Yesavage, J.A. (2000). Hearing impairment and serial word recall in older adults. Experimental Aging Research, 26, 383-391.
1999
Brooks, J. O. III., Friedman, L., Pearman, A. M., Gray, C. & Yesavage, J. A. (1999). Mnemonic training in older adults: Effects of age, length of training, and type of cognitive pretraining. International Psychogeriatrics, 11(1), 75-84.
McKitrick, L.A., Friedman, L., Brooks, J.O.III., Pearman, A., Kraemer, H.C. & Yesavage, J.A. (1999). Predicting response to mnemonic training: Who will benefit? International Psychogeriatrics, 11(3), 289-300.
1998
Thompson, J.L., Butterfield, G.E., Gylfadottir, U.K., Yesavage, J.A., Marcus, R., Hintz, R., Pearman, A., & Hoffman, A.R. (1998). Effects of human growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor I, and diet and exercise on body composition of obese postmenopausal women. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 83(5), 1477-1484.
1997
McKitrick, L.A., Friedman, L.F., Pearman, A., & Yesavage, J.A. (1997). Ecologically-valid stimuli in memory training and assessment. Clinical Gerontologist, 17(3), 58-62.
Recent Presentations:
2006
Pearman, A., Neupert, S.D., & Lachman, M.E. (2006). Age and extraversion differences in psychophysiological and hormonal reactivity. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Pearman, A. (2006). Aging is not just for old people."Why do young psychologists study aging?" Symposium at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
2005
Pearman, A. & Lachman, M.E. (2005). Psychophysiological correlates of subjective memory in young and older adults. Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Conference, Washington D.C.
Pearman, A., & Andreoletti, C. (2005). The role of anxiety about aging in the physiological and memory functioning in young and older adults. The Gerontologist, 45, Special Issue 2, 406. Poster presentation at the Gerontological Association of America Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Pearman, A., & Lachman, M.E. (2005). Subjective memory change and ability: The role of health and control. The Gerontologist, 45, Special Issue 2, 172. Subjective Beliefs and Objective Functioning: Linking Health to Cognition Symposium at the Gerontological Association of America Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
Neupert, S.D., Pearman, A., & Lachman, M.E. (2005). Age differences in cortisol responses to cognitive stressors. The Gerontologist, 45, Special Issue 2, 204. Integrating Mind and Body: Linking Psychosocial Functioning and Cortisol in Middle and Later Adulthood Symposium at the Gerontological Association of America Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
