Davalos Lab
Deana earned her Ph.D. and M.S. in Psychology from Colorado State University and her B.A. in Psychology from Texas A&M University. Her research and clinical work has focused on neuropsychological and neurophysiological assessments of populations with chronic mental illness. She completed her predoctoral internship at Yale University Medical School and postdoctoral fellowship in the Developmental Psychobiology Research Group at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus before joining the CU Medical Campus, Department of Psychiatry faculty as Assistant Professor. She joined the Department of Psychology at Colorado State University in 2005.
She currently serves as Director of the Aging Clinic of the Rockies, Associate Director of the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging and is an active member of the Enriched Aging Research Group at CSU. She has two main areas of research, the first focuses on time processing across the lifespan in healthy and clinical populations and how it relates to higher cognitive skills, such as planning, sequencing and executive functioning. Her current research also focuses on older adults and cognitive health. She studies neurocognitive functioning in healthy and pathological aging and caregiver cognitive health in older adults. She and other members of the Enriched Aging Research Group also study the effects of community-based arts engagement for individuals with dementia-related diseases and their caregivers.
She currently serves as Director of the Aging Clinic of the Rockies, Associate Director of the Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging and is an active member of the Enriched Aging Research Group at CSU. She has two main areas of research, the first focuses on time processing across the lifespan in healthy and clinical populations and how it relates to higher cognitive skills, such as planning, sequencing and executive functioning. Her current research also focuses on older adults and cognitive health. She studies neurocognitive functioning in healthy and pathological aging and caregiver cognitive health in older adults. She and other members of the Enriched Aging Research Group also study the effects of community-based arts engagement for individuals with dementia-related diseases and their caregivers.
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Recent Publications
Faw, M.H., Luxton, I., Cross, J.E., Davalos, D. (2021). Surviving and Thriving: Qualitative Results from a Multi-Year, Multidimensional Intervention to Promote Well-Being among Caregivers of Adults with Dementia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 4755. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094755
Ascenio, J., Wojtaszek, M. & Davalos, D. B. (2019). Horticultural therapy support group for older adult caregivers: Examining intervention effectiveness using psychometrically validated measures. The Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture, 24 (2), 14-26 Davalos, D. B., Luxton, I. Thaut, M., & Cross, J. E. (2019). B Sharp—The cognitive effects of a pilot community music program for people with dementia-related disorders. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, 5, 592-596. Davalos, D., Mioni, G., Grondin, S. & Ortuño Sánchez-Pedreño, F. (2018). Editorial: Time Perception and Dysfunction: Clinical and Practical Implications. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12:435. doi:10.3389/ fnhum.2018.00435 Banz, B. C. & Davalos, D. B. (2018). Attentional and neural processing of affective and alcohol related images in university-attending emerging adults. Emerging Adulthood, 6,3, 213-218 Fisher, G., Chafee, D., Tetrick, L.E., Davalos, D.B., & Potter, G. G. (2017). Cognitive functioning, aging, and work: A review and recommendations for research and practice. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, doi: 10.1037/ocp0000086 Miller, S. M., Harris, M. A., Baker, S. S., Davalos, D. B., Clark, A. M., & McGirr, K. A. (2016). Intake of total Omega-3 Docosahexaenoic Acid is associated with increased gestational length and improved cognitive performance at 1 year of age. Journal of Nutritional Health and Food Engineering, 5(3): 00176. doi: 10.15406/jnhfe.2016.05.00176 Pantlin, L. & Davalos, D. B. (2016). Neurophysiology for Detection of High Risk for Psychosis, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, vol. 2016, Article ID 2697971, 5 pages, doi:10.1155/2016/2697971 DeLozier, S. & Davalos, D. (2016). A Review of Metacognitive Differences between Alzheimer’s and Frontotemporal Dementia. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias. Aug;31(5):381-8. doi: 10.1177/1533317515618899 Banz, B. C. & Davalos, D. B. (2016). Cognitive and emotional control in college drinkers and the relationship to comorbid disorders. Mental Health & Addiction Research, 1 (2), 27-31. doi: 10.15761/MHAR.1000108 Martinez, S. & Davalos, D. (2016). Investigating metacognition, cognition, and behavioral deficits of college students with acute traumatic brain injuries. Journal of American College Health, 64 (5), 1-7. Davalos, D. B., *Pantlin, L. & *Crosby, H. (2016). Depression and executive dysfunction in young adults; Implications for therapy. Journal of Depression and Therapy, 1 (1), 18-24. Campbell A.M. and Davalos D.B. (2015) Levels of attention and task difficulty in the modulation of interval duration mismatch negativity. Front. Psychol. 6:1619. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01619 Yadon, C. A., Kisley, M. A. & Davalos, D. B. (2015). The effects of vigilance and visual distraction on the P50 mid-latency auditory evoked potential. Journal of Psychophysiology, 29 (1), 33-44. Brodsky, K., Wilcutt, E., Davalos, D., & Ross, R. (2014). Neuropsychological functioning in childhood-onset psychosis and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 55 (7): 811-818. NIHMS548740; doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12199. Ordemann, G., Opper, J., & Davalos, D. B. (2014). Prospective memory in schizophrenia: A review. Schizophrenia Research, 155 1-3, 77-89. Foster, S.M., Kisley, M.A., Davis, H. P., Diede, N. T., Campbell, A. M., & Davalos, D. B (2013). Cognitive function predicts neural activity associated with pre-attentive temporal processing. Neuropsychologia, 51, 211-219. Kurth, L. & Davalos, D. B. (2012). Prenatal exposure to synthetic Oxytocin: Risk to neurodevelopment. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 27 (1), 273-294. Davalos, D. B., Yadon, C., & Tregellas, H. (2012). Untreated prenatal maternal depression and the potential risks to offspring: A review. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 15, 1-14. |
Recent Presentations
Harris, M., Baker, S., Davalos, D. & Miller, S. (November, 2014). Prenatal through early childhood. Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy and Lactation and Infant Cognitive Development at One Year of Age. New York Academy of Science: New York, New York.
Banz, B., Campbell, A., & Davalos, D. B. (April, 2014). Neurophysiological traits across college drinkers in response to a temporal auditory task. Presented at the annual meeting of the Social and Affective Neuroscience Society Harris, M., Miller S., Baker, S., McGirr, K., & Davalos, D. (April, 2014). The omega smart baby project (OSPB): effect of maternal DHA on infant development. Presented at the Experimental Biology conference. San Diego, CA Clark, A., Baker, S., McGirr, K., Harris, M., & Davalos, D. (April, 2014). Breastfeeding support increases breastfeeding duration among middle- to high-income women. Presented at the Experimental Biology conference. San Diego, CA. Banz, B., Campbell, A. & Davalos, D. B. (June, 2013). Neurophysiological traits of binge drinkers and non-binge drinkers associated with auditory oddball sequence. Poster accepted for the Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Meeting. Banz, B., Campbell, A. & Davalos, D. B. (April, 2013). Mismatched Negativity and Binge Drinking. Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. Lewis, A., Banz, B. & Davalos, D.B. (April, 2013). Extroversion and Higher Level Cognitive Processing in Binge Drinking. Poster presented at the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Annual Conference. Denver, CO. Opperman, A., Nagle, T., Banz, B. & Davalos, D. B. (April, 2013). The Interrelationships Between Depression, Extraversion and College Binge Drinkers. Poster accepted for the Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, Fort Collins, CO. (High Honors Award) |
