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Joanne Elayoubi

Joanne Elayoubi

Ph.D. Student
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Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Social connection & engagement; well-being; stress models; family caregiving; stroke; biomarkers.

Education

2019Գ
Ph.D. in Aging Studies
Graduate Certificate, Clinical Aging Sciences
; Tampa, FL
Advisor: Dr. William E. Haley.  

2015–2018&Բ;
M.A. in Psychology, Discipline in Behavioral Neuroscience
Master’s Thesis, The Effect of a Subtype Selective Neuropeptide FF Antagonist on Opiate Physical Dependence
University of Houston-Clear Lake; Clear-Lake, TX
Advisors: Dr. David H. Malin & Dr. Christopher Ward.

2013-2015
Post Baccalaureate in Psychology
University of Houston-Downtown; Houston, TX 

2008–2012  B.A. in Biology
University of St. Thomas; Houston, TX

Classes Taught

Fall 2020-Spring 2022   Teaching Instructor
School of Aging Studies,
GEY 4102: Aging in Modern Literature and Film

Graduate Teaching Assistant
School of Aging Studies,
GEY 4612: Psychology of Aging
Instructor: Dr. William E. Haley

Publications

Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M.E., Mu, C.X., Haley, W.E., Wadley, V., Clay, O., Crow, M., Cushman, M., Grant, J., Roth, D.L., Andel, R. The role of caregiving in cognitive function and change: A REGARDS study. Psychology and Aging, 38(7),712-724. doi.org/10.1037/pag0000766

Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Nelson, M. E., & Hueluer, G. (2023). How Social Connection and Engagement Relate to Functional Limitations and Depressive Symptoms Outcomes After Stroke. Stroke, 54(7), 1830-1838. doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.042386

Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Roth, D. L., Cushman, M., Sheehan, O. C., Howard, V. J., Hladek, M. deCardi Hladek., & Hueluer, G. (2022). Associations of perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and caregiving with inflammation: A longitudinal study. International Psychogeriatrics, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610222000370

Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M. E., Haley, W. E., & Hueluer, G. (2022). The role of social connection/engagement in episodic memory change in stroke. The Gerontologist, 62(3), 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab095

Hülür, G., Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M. E., & Haley, W. E. (2022). Change in episodic memory with spousal loss: The role of social relationships. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(4), 683-694. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab231

Malin D.H., Henceroth M., Elayoubi J., Campbell J.R., Anderson A., Goyarzu P., Izygon J., Madison C.A., Ward C.P., & Burstein E.S. (2018). A subtype-specific neuropeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine and nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Neuroscience Letters 648, 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2018.06.053

Henceroth, M., Campbell, J. R., Candelario, M., Elayoubi, J., Aguilar, C. L., & Malin, D. H. (2018). Effect of sex and estrous cycle on nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Journal of Addictive Behaviors, Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2(2), 7.

Gadam, S., Elayoubi, J., Ma, X., & Ward, C.P. (2015). Dysfunctional cognitions mediate the relationship between symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep quality in a non-clinical population. Journal of Sleep Medicine & Disorders, 2(5), 1031-1036.

Projects in Progress

The psychological and physical health effects of informal caregiving on older adults (Book Chapter for the Oxford Encyclopedia of Global Public Health). 

Effects of transition into family caregiving on cognitive function and change: A longitudinal population-based study. 

 Family caregiving and its association with increased stroke risk among strained spousal caregivers.

Conference Presentations

(Poster sessions & Symposia) 

Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Nelson, M. E., & Hueluer, G. “The role of social connections on functional limitations and depressive symptoms in stroke”. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Virtual Meeting, November 2021.

Haley, W. E., & Elayoubi, J. Individual differences in caregiving: Application of a stress process model. Presented as part of a symposium, “The longitudinal effects of becoming a family caregiver: The Caregiving Transitions Study” (D. Roth, W. Haley, Co-Chairs). Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Virtual Meeting, November 2020.

Malin, D.H., Elayoubi, J., Henceroth, M. “Neuropeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine and nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat”. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Clear-Lake, TX, May 2018.

Elayoubi, J., Malin, D.H., Henceroth, M. “A subtype-selective neuropeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine withdrawal syndrome”. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., October 2017.

Henceroth, M., Campell, J., Candelario, M., Elayoubi, J. “Effects of gender and estrous cycle phase on nicotine”. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November 2016.