Postdoctoral Researchers
Stefan Agrigoroaei
Ph.D., University of Savoie
stefana@brandeis.edu
Stefan Agrigoroaei is a postdoctoral fellow who was trained as a social psychologist at the Inter-Universitary Laboratory of Psychology, Grenoble-Chambéry, France. Stefan received his doctorate in 2007 at University of Savoie, Chambéry, France, under the mentorship of Olivier Desrichard.
His general area of interest covers the antecedents of memory beliefs and their influence on performance. In his dissertation “Memory self-efficacy decrease in the elderly: Relationships with cognitive, affective and socio-cognitive factors,” he proposed a multifactorial model which takes into account different sources of variation (i.e., cognitive decline, affective and health level, age stereotypes) in order to understand the decrease in memory self-efficacy. Stefan's current and future work focuses on memory beliefs in a lifespan perspective, and more precisely on their experimental manipulations and on the accuracy of memory self-assessments. He is also interested in other modifiable factors that can account for the inter-individual and intra-individual variability in memory performance (e.g., cognitive, physical and social activities).
Selected Publications and Conference Presentations
Lachman, M.E., Agrigoroaei, S., Murphy, C., & Tun, P. (in press). Frequent Cognitive Activity Compensates for Education Differences in Episodic Memory. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Lachman, M.E. & Agrigoroaei, S. (in press, 2009). Optimizing Health: A Lifespan Approach. In Rothstein, P. & Schull, D.D. (Eds.), Libraries and Longevity: Unexpected Voices, American Library Association.
Agrigoroaei, S., & Lachman, M.E. (2009). Personal control and aging: How beliefs and expectations matter. In Cavanaugh, J. C., & Cavanaugh, C. K. (Eds.), Aging in America: Psychological, Physical, and Social Issues. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.
Beaudoin M., Agrigoroaei S., Desrichard O., Fournet, N. & Roulin, J. L. (2008). Validation of the French version of the Memory Self-Efficacy Questionnaire. European Review of Applied Psychology, 58, 165-176.
Agrigoroaei, S., & Lachman, M.E. (2008). Beliefs about memory in a national sample: Who is accurate about their abilities? Poster presented at The Gerontological Society of America’s 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, USA, November 21-25.
Agrigoroaei, S. & Desrichard, O. (2007).The role of socio-cognitive factors on the diminution of memory self-efficacy in the elderly. Oral presentation at the 13th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Jena, Germany, August 21-25.
Agrigoroaei, S. & Desrichard, O. (2006). An exploratory analysis of predictors of memory self-efficacy in older adults. Oral presentation at the 6ème Congrès International de Psychologie Sociale en Langue Française / Symposium: A social-cognitive approach to aging, Grenoble, France.
Olga Strizhitskaya
Ph.D., Saint-Petersburg State University
strizh@brandeis.edu
Olga Strizhitskaya is a Fulbright Fellow within the Faculty Development Program. Olga graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia in 2003 and defended her Ph.D. thesis, "Self-attitude and temporal personality transspective in midlife." Her academic and research interests are focused primarily on psychological development of an adult and on a transition from adulthood to aging. Expanding her research from first diploma project through Ph.D. research to current Fulbright research project at Brandeis, she is concentrating on future time perspective and its relationship and influence upon psychological development and performance.
Selected Publications and Conference Presentations
Kuleshova L. N., Strizhitskaya O.Y. Women’s self-esteem and self attitude in midlife. // B.G. Ananiev and human complex research in psychology. (Editors Tsvetkova L.A., Golovei L.А.), SPbGU, 2003. 242-244
Strizhitskaya O. Y. Self-esteem in the structure of women’s personality characteristics in later adulthood period. Collection of articles on best SPbGU alumni diploma works in 2003, SPbGU, 2004, p. 95-98
Strizhitskaya O.Y. Phenomenon of ambiguity in midlife. // B.G. Ananiev and human complex research in psychology. (Editors Tsvetkova L.A., Golovei L.), SPbGU, 2004, p. 294-296
Strizhitskaya O.Y. Considering “ambiguity of the future” in later adulthood. // Psychology of adulthood and aging, 4, 2005, p.68-75
Strizhitskaya O. Empirical Study of the Ambiguity of the Future in the Later Adulthood Period. // «The Ageing Jigsaw: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Old Age» - materials of international conference, Bangor, UK, 2006, p. 122
Strizhitskaya O.Y. Self-attitude and temporal personality transspective in midlife. PHD thesis abstract, SPbGU, 2006, 24p.
Kuleshova L.N., Strizhitskaya O.Y. Some aspects of self-attitude and temporal personality transspective in midlife. // "B.G. Ananiev – an extraordinary psychologist of century". Materials of scientific conference "Ananiev readings". October 23-25 , 2007. p.110-116
Kuleshova L.N., Personality activity as a potential of development in later adulthood period. Bulletin of SPbGU, seria 12, #3, December 2008, p.111-119
Strizhitskaya O.Y. Changes in emotional image of future time within women in midlife. (In press)