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Timothy A. Salthouse

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Timothy A. Salthouse is the Brown-Forman professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia where he leads the Cognitive Aging Laboratory.

Education

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In 1974, Salthouse received his PhD from the University of Michigan.[1]

Research

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At the Cognitive Aging Laboratory, a major focus is the Virginia Cognitive Aging Project (VCAP), one of the largest longitudinal assessments of cognitive aging.[1]

In his research, Salthouse helped discover that the first indicators of cognitive decline (regarding brain speed, reasoning, and visual problem-solving ability) start in one's late 20s.[2]

Honors

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Salthouse is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and other organisations.[3]

His awards include the William James Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in 1998[4] and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the International Society for Intelligence Research in 2012.[5]

Published works

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Salthouse has authored or co-authored and published over 200 articles in academic journals.[3][6] His h-index according to Google Scholar is 116.[7]

Selected books

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  • Salthouse, Timothy (2010). Major issues in cognitive aging. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-537215-1.
  • Salthouse, Timothy (1992). Mechanisms of age-cognition relations in adulthood. Hillsdale, New Jersey: L. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8058-1129-2.
  • Salthouse, Timothy (1991). Theoretical perspectives on cognitive aging. Hillsdale, N.J: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-8058-0424-9.
  • Salthouse, Timothy (1985). A theory of cognitive aging. Amsterdam: North-Holland. ISBN 978-0-444-87827-4.
  • Salthouse, Timothy (1982). Adult cognition: An experimental psychology of human aging. New York: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 978-0-387-90728-4.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Timothy Salthouse, lab director". The Cognitive Aging Laboratory. University of Virgini. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ "'Brain decline' begins at age 27". BBC. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  3. ^ a b "Timothy A. Salthouse: Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). faculty.virginia.edu. University of Virginia. 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ^ "William James Fellow Award - Timothy Salthouse". psychologicalscience.org. Association for Psychological Science. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  5. ^ "2012 Lifetime Achievement Award". isironline.org. International Society for Intelligence Research. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Lab Publications". faculty.virginia.edu. University of Virginia. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  7. ^ "Google Scholar Citations: TA Salthouse". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.