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 Professor 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
Lachman, M.E., & Agrigoroaei, S. (in press). Low Perceived Control as a Risk Factor for Episodic Memory: The Mediational Role of Anxiety and Task Interference. Memory & Cognition, DOI: 10.3758/s13421-011-0140-x.
Agrigoroaei, S., & Lachman, M.E. (2011). Cognitive Functioning in Midlife and Old Age: Combined Effects of Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 66B(S1), i130–i140, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr017.
Lachman, M.E., Neupert, S.D., & Agrigoroaei, S. (2011).The Relevance of Control Beliefs for Health and Aging. In K. W. Schaie & S. L. Willis (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (7th edition).
Agrigoroaei, S., & Lachman, M. E. (2010). Personal Control and Aging: How Beliefs and Expectations Matter. In J. C. Cavanaugh & C. K. Cavanaugh (Eds.), Aging in America: Psychological aspects (Vol. 1, pp. 177-201). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Perspectives.
Lachman, M.E., Agrigoroaei, S., Murphy, C., & Tun, P. (2010). Frequent Cognitive Activity Compensates for Education Differences in Episodic Memory. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18, 4-10, DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181ab8b62.
Lachman, M.E., & Agrigoroaei, S. (2010). Promoting Functional Health in Midlife and Old Age: Long-term Protective Effects of Control Beliefs, Social Support, and Physical Exercise. PlosOne 5(10): e13297. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0013297.