Curriculum Vitae

PIs: Ross Andel, Ph.D. and Aryn L. Harrison Bush, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Implementing the CogState brief battery in retirement communities in order to determine feasibility of self-administered cognitive assessments
Oversee lab and train new research assistants
Data analysis and manuscript writing
Recruit and screen participants
Instruct participants how to use in-home assessment program

Cognitive Psychophysiology Lab – USF, Psychology Department

Senior Research Assistant, September 2010 – May 2013

PI: Emanuel Donchin, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Event-related potentials, subsequent memory, emotional memory, eye-tracking, word familiarity, and reaction time
Responsible for overseeing participant sessions, electroencephalography (EEG) net application, setup and use of E-Prime, NetStation, and Smart-Eye eye tracker
Data entry and MATLAB/NetStation data analysis
Train and supervise new research assistants with EEG net application and care, and data entry and analysis

Clinical Neuropsychology Lab – USF, Psychology Department

Research Assistant, January 2012 – May 2013

PI: Cynthia Cimino, Ph.D.

Research Focus: Non-pharmacological interventions with Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease patients
Administered behavioral intervention program and neuropsychological tests to patients
New patient recruitment
Data entry

Body Image Research Group – USF, Psychology Department

Research Assistant, March 2011 – May 2013

PIs: Kevin Thompson, Ph.D. and Ross Krawczyk, Ph.D.
Research Focus: Effects of objectifying and non-objectifying advertisements of females and subsequent perceived body image of oneself and others
Oversee participant sessions
Data coding and entry

Teaching

Experience

Teaching

Instructor

Spring 2018 – GEY 4612: Psychology of Aging Class size: 88

Fall 2017 – GEY 4612: Psychology of Aging Class size: 95

Spring 2017 – DEP 2004: The Life Cycle Class size: 197

Fall 2016 – DEP 2004: The Life Cycle Class size: 195

Spring 2016 – DEP 2004: The Life Cycle Class size: 200

Teaching Assistant

Fall 2015 – DEP 2004: The Life Cycle Class size: 195

Summer 2015 – DEP 2004: The Life Cycle Class size: 50

2016 – Present

2015 – 2016

Research

Research Experience

Sadeq. N. A., Valdés, E. G., Harrison Bush, A. L., & Andel, R. (In press). Personality and Cognitive Outcomes in a Regular Cognitive Monitoring Program. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000236

Sadeq, N. A., & Molinari, V. (2017). Personality and its Relationship to Depression and Cognition in Older Adults: Implications for Practice. Clinical Gerontologist. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2017.1407981

Edwards, J. D., Lister, J. J., Elias, M. N., Tetlow, A. M., Sardina, A. L., Sadeq, N.A., Brandino, A. D., & Harrison Bush, A. L. (2017). Auditory processing of older adults with probable mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 60(5), 1427-1435, doi:10.1044/2016_JSLHR-H-16-0066.

Valdés, E. G., Sadeq, N. A., Harrison Bush, A. L., Morgan, D., & Andel, R. (2015). Regular cognitive self-monitoring in community-dwelling older adults using an internet-based tool. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 38(9), 1026-1037, doi: 10.1080/13803395.2016.1186155.

Publications

Research Presentations

Presentations

Sadeq, N.A., Valdes, E. G., Harrison Bush, A. L., Chakkoli, S., Mishaw, P. J., Ho, Y. H., Andel, R. (2016) The Role of Personality in Cognitive Outcomes in a Regular Cognitive Monitoring Program. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. New Orleans, LA.

Sadeq, N.A., Valdes, E. G., Harrison Bush, A. L., Andel, R. (2016) Personality: Preliminary Age Norms for Older Adults Age 65 and Older. Presented at the biannual Cognitive Aging Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Sadeq, N.A., Valdes, E. G., Harrison Bush, A. L., Morgan, D., Andel, R. (2015) Personality and Cognitive Performance on the Cogstate Brief Battery. Presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, FL.

Elias, M. N., Brandino, A. D., Edwards, J. D., Lister, J. J., Harrison Bush, A. L., Tetlow, A. M., Sadeq, N.A., Sardina, A. L. (2015). Central Auditory Processing and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting. Orlando, FL.

Sadeq, N.A., Lister, J. J., Harrison Bush, A. L., Matthews, C. R., Andel, R., Edwards, J. D. (2015). Cortical Auditory Evoked Responses and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Presented at the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Washington, D.C.

Valdes, E. G., Sadeq, N. A., Harrison Bush, A. L., Morgan, D., Patel, R., Crowley, E. M., Andel, R. (2015). Home-based Monthly Memory Monitoring: Moving Toward Regular Cognitive Self-assessment. Presented at the 2015 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Washington, D.C.

Sadeq, N.A., Goodwin, C., Cadena, E., Kamp, S., Donchin, E. (2013). Subsequent Memory Effects in Frontal Slow Waves Elicited by Emotional Words. Presented at the 20th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Also presented at the University of South Florida Undergraduate Research Symposium, Tampa, FL.

Kamp, S., Gruber, A., Sadeq, N.A., Forester, G., Donchin, E. (2011). The Effects of Physical Distinctiveness and Emotional Distinctiveness on Recall – A Subsequent Memory Study. Presented at the 18th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Basdeo, D., Sadeq, N.A., Chakkoli, S., Ho, Y. L., Medina, V., Mishaw, P., Walker, L., Andel, R. (2017). Systematic Literature Review of the Relationship Between Active Lifestyle and Cognitive Decline. Presented at the University of South Florida's Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Tampa, FL.

Chakkoli, S., Sadeq, N.A., Basdeo, D., Ho, Y. L., Medina, V., Mishaw, P., Walker, L., Andel, R. (2017). Sleep as a Predictor of Cognitive Decline Using the Cogstate Brief Battery. Presented at the University of South Florida's Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Tampa, FL.

Ho, Y. L., Sadeq, N.A., Basdeo, D., Chakkoli, S., Medina, V., Mishaw, P., Walker, L., Andel, R. (2017). Alcohol Consumption and Cognitive Decline in Early Old Age. Presented at the University of South Florida's Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Tampa, FL.

Medina, V., Sadeq, N.A., Basdeo, D., Chakkoli, S., Corona, R., Ho, Y. L., Mishaw, P., Walker, L., Andel, R. (2017). Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scores on Cancer Presence and Aging. Presented at the University of South Florida's Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Tampa, FL.

Mishaw, P., Sadeq, N.A., Basdeo, D., Chakkoli, S., Ho, Y. L., Medina, V., Walker, L., Andel, R. (2017). Determination of the Existence of an Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Performance on Cognitive Tests. Presented at the University of South Florida's Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Tampa, FL.

Walker, L., Sadeq, N.A., Basdeo, D., Chakkoli, S., Ho, Y. L., Medina, V., Mishaw, P., Andel, R. (2017). A Systematic Literature Review of the Correlation Between Cigarette Smoking and Cognitive Decline. Presented at the University of South Florida's Undergraduate Research and Arts Colloquium, Tampa, FL.

Research Mentoring

Professional

Development

Student Reviewer – 2017-Present
- Clinical Gerontologist
- Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences
Applicant for the USF Provost's Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant – 2017
USF Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) Confidence in the Classroom Workshop – 2016
USF Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE) Teaching Assistant Training Certificate – 2014

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Professional

Memberships

Gerontological Society of America, September 2014 – Present
Student Association for Aging Studies, September 2014 – Present
International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment, July 2015 – July 2016
Cognitive Neuroscience Society Student Association, March 2011 – March 2014

Service

University of South Florida's Office of Undergraduate Research Colloquium Facilitator, 2017 – Present
Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s, 2014 – Present
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s National Memory Screening Day, 2014 – 2016
Pelotonia, 2013
Feeding America Tampa Bay, 2012 – 2013
The Giving Tree, 2010 – 2014

Honors and Awards

Graduate Level

USF School of Aging Studies Graduate Fellowship, 2014-2015

Undergraduate Level

The Undergraduate Research USF Scholarship, 2013 and 2011
Dean’s List, Fall 2010
USF Presidential Scholar Award, 2009 – 2013
USF Honors College Scholarship, 2009 – 2013
Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar, 2009 – 2013
Polk County Education Foundation Scholarship, 2009
Bartow Community Healthcare Scholarship, 2009
USF Minority Achievement Award, 2009 – 2010

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