- Phone: (585) 273-4786
- Office: HWH 2W101
- Email: Kathi Heffner
Kathi Heffner, PhD
(Pronouns: she/her/hers)
- Associate Chief of Research, URMC Division of Geriatrics and Aging
- Director, Elaine C. Hubbard Center for Nursing Research on Aging
- Professor of Nursing, Medicine, and Psychiatry
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychoneuroimmunology, 2003. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH
- PhD in Social Psychology, 2001. University of Nevada. Reno, NV
- BA in Psychology, 1994. State University of New York at Buffalo. Buffalo, NY
Professional Experience
- Professor,
- University of Rochester, School of Nursing (Primary Appointment), Rochester, NY, US. 2022 - Current
- Professor, Associate Chief of Research,
- University of Rochester, Division of Geriatrics & Aging, Department of Medicine (Secondary Appointment), Rochester, NY, US. 2018 - Current
- Professor,
- University of Rochester, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Dentistry (Secondary Appointment), Rochester, NY, US. 2016 - Current
- Associate Professor,
- University of Rochester, School of Nursing (Primary Appointment), Rochester, NY, US. 2016 - Current
- Associate Professor,
- University of Rochester, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Dentistry (Primary Appointment), Rochester, NY, US. 2014 - 2016
- Assistant Professor,
- University of Rochester, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Dentistry (Primary Appointment), Rochester, NY, US. 2008 - 2014
- Adjunct Professor,
- Ohio University, Department of Psychology, Athens, OH, US. 2008 - 2010
- Assistant Professor,
- Ohio University, Department of Psychology, Athens, OH, US. 2003 - 2008
- The Ohio State University (NIH/NIMH, T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychoneuroimmunology), Columbus, OH, US. 2001 - 2003
Awards
- Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Endowed Professorship (termed)
- University of Rochester, 2021
- Selected participant, Career Engagement, Revitalization, and Engagement
- Office for Faculty Development, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2020
- Division of Geriatrics & Aging Research Award
- School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Cente, 2019
- Terry Family Research Endowed Fund Award
- University of Rochester, School of Nursing, 2017
- Selected Scholar, Research Group
- Tideswell UCSF Emerging Leaders in Aging Program, 2017
- Elaine C. Hubbard Center for Nursing Research on Aging Endowed Award
- University of Rochester, School of Nursing, 2017
- W.G. Stuber Research Fellowship Award
- University of Rochester, 2015
- Selected cohort member, Women's Leadership Program
- University of Rochester, 2014
- Excellence in Research Incentive Program Award
- University of Rochester, 2013
- Collier Research Award, First Place
- University of Rochester, 2009
- Citation Poster, Annual Meeting
- American Psychosomatic Society, 2009
- Citation Poster, Annual Meeting
- American Psychosomatic Society, 2008
- Invitation and Honorarium, Psychological Scientists Workshop
- National Institute on Aging, 2008
- International Travel Award
- Ohio University, 2006
- Faculty Development Award
- Ohio University, 2005
Presentations
- Presidential Panel Discussion: Adapting and Evolving Our Methods in Intervention Development for Older Adults: Lessons Learned from the Global Pandemic
- J. Hughes, H. Derry
- 2022 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2022
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Considerations for Inclusion and Retention of Family Caregivers in Clinical Research
- 2021 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2021
- Online, Computerized Brain Training to Promote Stress Adaptation and Immune Health in Caregivers of a Family Member with Dementia: Rationale and Engagement Data from an Ongoing Clinical Trial
- 2021 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2021
- (virtual)
- Inclusion and Retention of Older Adults in Behavioral Medicine Clinical Trials: Why and How?
- Society of Behavioral Medicine 2021 Pre-Conference Course, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2021
- The Rochester Roybal Center for Social Ties and Aging Research
- 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Gerontological Society of America, 2020
- (virtual)
- Slow Wave Sleep and Pain After Behavioral Insomnia Treatment in Adults Over Age 50 with Knee Osteoarthritis
- 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Gerontological Society of America, 2019
- Insomnia treatment in adults over age 50 with osteoarthritis pain: Effects on physical function and quality of life
- Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Gerontological Society of America, 2018
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Fluid cognitive abilities and autonomic and affective response to acute stressors in older adults
- 2017 World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 2017
- Sleep improvement in older adults with osteoarthritis is associated with lower inflammatory response to laboratory pain and improved clinical pain
- Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunological Research Society, Psychoneuroimmunological Research Society, 2016
- Brighton, United Kingdom
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia for survivors of interpersonal violence who subsequently receive cognitive processing therapy
- 29th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, 2015
- Sleep quality moderates the stress buffering effects of social support on salivary alpha amylase levels
- Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, 2014
- The Influence of Sleep Quality on the Stress Buffering Effects of Social Connectedness
- The Next Frontier in Social Support and Health Research: Clarifying the Micro-Level Mechanisms, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, 2014
- Mind-Body Relationships: Implications for Wound Healing
- The Wounded Psyche: The Brain-Wound Continuum, The Wounded Psyche: The Brain-Wound Continuum, 2012
- Pain in older men is associated with interleukin (IL)-6 change across time following a mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention
- Annual Meeting of the Associated Psychoneuroimmunological Research Society, 2011
- Autonomic Cardiac Control and Relationships to Negative Affect, Neuroendocrine, and Inflammatory Responses to Acute Stress
- Sweating the Small Stuff? Emotion, Stress and Health in Everyday Life, American Psychosomatic Society Annual Meeting, 2010
- Depression and objectively measured physical activity in US older adults
- The American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, 2010
- Aging Stereotype Effects on Physiological Reactivity to Cognitive Tasks
- Emerging Perspectives in the Social and Affective Neuroscience of Aging, National Institute on Aging (NIA)-Sponsored Symposium, 2006
Publications
- Hamilton, N.A., Russell, J.A., Youngren, W.A., Gallegos, A.M., Crean, H.F., Cerulli, C., Bishop, T.M., Hamadah, K., Schulte, M., Pigeon, W.R., & Heffner, K.L. (2023). Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia treatment attrition in patients with weekly nightmares. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 19 (11), 1913-1921. PMID: 37421316 PMCID: PMC10620662 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.10710
- Wang, Y., Turnbull, A., Xu, Y., Heffner, K., Lin, F.V. & Adeli, E. (2023). Vision-based Estimation of Fatigue and Engagement in Cognitive Training Sessions. arXiv. DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2304.12470
- Quiñones, M.M., Sörensen, S., Hepburn, K., Capellan, J., & Heffner, K.L (2023). Community-Engaged Research With Latino Dementia Caregivers: Overcoming Challenges in Community Advisory Board Development. Gerontologist, 64 (5). PMID: 37878811 PMCID: PMC11020250 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad144
- Wang, J., Shen, J.Y., Conwell, Y., Yu, F., Nathan, K., Heffner, K.L., Li, Y., & Caprio, T.V. (2023). Antipsychotic use among older patients with dementia receiving home health care services: Prevalence, predictors, and outcomes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. PMID: 37671461 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18555
- Lin, F.V., & Heffner, K.L. (2023). Autonomic nervous system flexibility for understanding brain aging. Ageing Research Reviews, 90. PMID: 37459967 PMCID: PMC10530154 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.102016
- Quiñones, M.M., Silva, C., Ross, C., Sörensen, S., Serrano, R., Van Orden, K., & Heffner, K (2023). Recruiting Socially Disconnected Latinos Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned. Clinical Gerontologist. PMID: 37005703 PMCID: PMC10542654 DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2023.2197895
- Turnbull, A., Anthony, M., Tadin, D., Porsteinsson, A.P., Heffner, K., & Lin, F.V (2023). Effect of online tDCS to left somatomotor cortex on neuropsychiatric symptoms among older adults at risk for dementia. Cortex, 159, 131-141. PMID: 36623419 PMCID: PMC9931675 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2022.10.015
- Pigeon, W.R., Crean, H.F., Cerulli, C., Gallegos, A.M., Bishop, T.M., & Heffner, K.L. (2022). A Randomized Clinical Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to Augment Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment in Survivors of Interpersonal Violence. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 91 (1), 50-62. PMID: 34265777 PMCID: PMC8760360 DOI: 10.1159/000517862
- Li, J.Y., Wu, H., Yuan, S., Wang, C., Wang, Q., Zhong, Y., Zhang, N., Heffner, K., & Fox, P.T. (2022). A meta-analysis on neural changes of cognitive training for mental disorders in executive function tasks: increase or decrease brain activation?. BMC Psychiatry, 22 (1). PMID: 35232404 PMCID: PMC8886766 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-022-03796-4
- Wang, J., Cheng, Z., Kim, Y., Yu, F., Heffner, K.L., Quiñones-Cordero, M.M., & Li, Y. (2022). Pain and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia Spectrum in Community-Dwelling Older Americans: A Nationally Representative Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 63 (5), 654-664. PMID: 35081442 PMCID: PMC9035327 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.01.012
- Van Orden, K.A., Heffner, K.L. (2022). Promoting Social Connection in Dementia Caregivers: A Call for Empirical Development of Targeted Interventions. Gerontologist, 62 (9), 1258-1265. PMID: 35235943 PMCID: PMC9579462 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnac032
- Heffner, K. L., Quiñones, M. M.*, Gallegos, A. M., Crean, H. F., Lin, F. V., & Suhr, J. A. (2021). Subjective memory in adults over 50 years of age: associations with affective and physiological markers of emotion regulation. Aging and Mental Health. PMID: 33784222 PMCID: PMC8647182 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2021.1904829
- Lin, F.V., Heffner, K., Gevirtz, R., Zhang, Z., Tadin, D., & Porsteinsson, A. (2021). Targeting autonomic flexibility to enhance cognitive training outcomes in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 22 (1). PMID: 34425878 PMCID: PMC8381519 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05530-z
- Anderson, A., McDermott, K., Rooks, B., Heffner, K. L., Dodell-Feder, D., & Lin, F. V (2020). Decoding individual identity from brain activity elicited in imagining common experiences. Nature Communications, 11 (1). PMID: 33219210 PMCID: PMC7679397 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19630-y
- Quiñones, M. M.*, Gallegos, A. M., Lin, F. V., & Heffner, K. L (2020). Dysregulation of inflammation, neurobiology, and cognitive function in PTSD: an integrative review. Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience, 20 (3), 455-480. PMID: 32170605 PMCID: PMC7682894 DOI: 10.3758/s13415-020-00782-9
- Chen, Q., Yang, H., Rooks, B., Anthony, M., Zhang, Z., Tadin, D., Heffner, K. L., & Lin, F. V. (2020). Autonomic flexibility reflects learning and associated neuroplasticity in old age. Human Brain Mapping. PMID: 32510759 PMCID: PMC7416041 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25034
- Gallegos, A. M., Heffner, K. L., Cerulli, C., Luck, P., McGuiness, S., & Pigeon, W. R. (2020). Effects of mindfulness training on posttraumatic stress symptoms from a community-based pilot clinical trial among survivors of intimate partner violence.. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. PMID: 32969703 PMCID: PMC8052636 DOI: 10.1037/tra0000975
- Kong, J., Xu, H., Ji, X., Zhang, J., Yang, H., Zhang, Y., Heffner, K.L., Wang, C., & Zhang, N. (2020). Attribution Retraining Group Therapy and SSRIs Affect Differing Facets of Anxiety Among Chinese Patients with Various Diagnoses: A Single-Center, Prospective Study. Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 30 (2), 97-106. DOI: 10.5455/PCP.20200530013456
- Gallegos, A.M., Heffner, K.L., Cerulli, C., Luck, P., McGuinness, S., & Pigeon, W.R. (2020). Effects of mindfulness training on posttraumatic stress symptoms from a community-based pilot clinical trial among survivors of intimate partner violence.. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. PMID: 32969703 PMCID: PMC8052636 DOI: 10.1037/tra0000975
- Lin F.V., Tao Y., Chen Q.J., Anthony M., Zhang Z.W., Tadin D., & Heffner K.L. (2020). Processing speed and attention training modifies autonomic flexibility: A mechanistic intervention study. Neuroimage, 213. PMID: 32165263 PMCID: PMC7165056 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116730
- Wang X., Heffner K.L., Anthony M., & Lin F. (2019). Stress adaptation in older adults with and without cognitive impairment: an fMRI pattern-based similarity analysis. AGING-US, 11 (17), 6792-6804. PMID: 31480017 PMCID: PMC6756885 DOI: 10.18632/aging.102204
- Peoples, A.R., Garland, S.N., Pigeon, W.R., Perlis, M.L., Wolf, J.R., Heffner, K.L., Mustian, K.M., Heckler, C.E., Peppone, L.J., Kamen, C.S., Morrow, G.R., & Roscoe, J.A. (2019). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Reduces Depression in Cancer Survivors. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. PMID: 30621831 PMCID: PMC6329536 DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7586
- Li, Y. I., Cerulli, C., Heffner, K. L., Crean, H. F., Bishop, T. M., & Pigeon, W. R. (2019). Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for insomnia in PTSD: Differential relationships with symptom C=clusters. Sleep, 42 (1), A354. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz067.879
- Elliot, A. J., Heffner, K. L., Mooney, C. J., Moynihan, J. A., & Chapman, B. P. (2018). Social Relationships and Inflammatory Markers in the MIDUS Cohort: The Role of Age and Gender Differences. Journal of Aging and Health, 30 (6), 904-923. PMID: 28553813 DOI: 10.1177/0898264317698551
- Heffner K.L., France C.R., Ashrafioun L., Quiñones M., Walsh P., Maloney M.D., Giordano B.D., & Pigeon W.R. (2018). Clinical pain-related outcomes and inflammatory cytokine response to pain following insomnia improvement in adults With knee osteoarthritis. The Clinical Journal of Pain. PMID: 30134281 PMCID: PMC6219931 DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000644
- Li, J., Zhang, J., Yang, H., Zhang, N., Zhang, Y., Heffner, K.L., & Wan, C. (2018). Differential change in depressive symptoms during psychotherapy and medication in clinical care. NeuroQuantology, 16 (12), 1-9. DOI: 10.14704/nq.2018.16.12.1860
- Lin F., Heffner K.L., Ren P., & Tadin D. (2017). A role of the parasympathetic nervous system in cognitive training. Curr Alzheimer Res. PMID: 28164771 PMCID: PMC5530077 DOI: 10.2174/1567205014666170203095128
- Gallegos, A. M., Crean, H. F., Pigeon, W. R., & Heffner, K. L. (2017). Meditation and yoga for posttraumatic stress disorder: A meta-analytic review of randomized controlled trials. Clinical Psychology Review, 58, 115-124. PMID: 29100863 PMCID: PMC5939561 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2017.10.004
- Lin, F., Rn, P., Wang, X., Anthony, M., Tadin, D., & Heffner, K.L. (2017). Cortical thickness is associated with altered autonomic function in cognitively impaired and non-impaired older adults. The Journal of Physiology. PMID: 28952161 PMCID: PMC5685832 DOI: 10.1113/JP274714
- Ren, P., Heffner, K.L., Jacobs, A., & Lin, F. (2017). Acute Affective Reactivity and Quality of Life in Older Adults with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Functional MRI Study [epub ahead of print]. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. PMID: 28755988 PMCID: PMC5654660 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2017.06.019
- Ren, P., Anthony, M., Chapman, B.P., Heffner, K., & Lin, F. (2017). Amygdala functional connectivity is associated with locus of control in the context of cognitive aging. Neuropsychologica. PMID: 28315366 PMCID: PMC5404937 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.03.016
- Lin, F., Heffner, K., Ren, P., Tivarus, M., Brasch, J., Chen, D., Mapstone, M., Porsteinsson, A., & Tadin D. (2016). Cognitive and neural effects of vision-based speed of processing training in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: A pilot study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. PMID: 27321608 PMCID: PMC4916855 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14132
- Lin, F., Ren, P., Cotton, K., Porsteinsson, A., Mapstone, M. & Heffner, K. L. (2016). Mental fatigability and heart rate variability in mild cognitive impairment. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. PMID: 26905050 PMCID: PMC4846469 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2015.12.012
- Heffner, K. L., Crean, H. F., & Kemp, J. E. (2016). Meditation programs for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: Aggregate findings from a multi-site evaluation. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. PMID: 26752098 DOI: 10.1037/tra0000106
- Lin, F., Heffner, K.L., Ren, P., Tivarus, M.E., Brasch, J., Chen, D.G., Mapstone, M., Porsteinsson, A.P., & Tadin, D. (2016). Cognitive and Neural Effects of Vision-Based Speed-of-Processing Training in Older Adults with Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study.. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. PMID: 27321608 PMCID: PMC4916855 DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14132
- Pigeon, W. R., Heffner, K. L., Crean, H. F., Gallegos, A. M., Walsh, P., Seehuus, M., & Cerulli, C. (2015). Responding to the need for sleep among survivors of interpersonal violence: A randomized controlled trial of a cognitive-behavioral insomnia intervention followed by PTSD treatment. Contemporary Clinical Trials. PMID: 26343743 PMCID: PMC4675039 DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.08.019
- Devereux, P.G., Heffner, K.L., Doane, M.J., Gosser, B., & Nolan, M. (2015). Identifying attentional deployment tactics in older adults narratives about emotionally upsetting events. Journal of Health Psychology. DOI: 10.1177/13591053155734
- Heffner, K. L., Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., Glaser, R., Malarkey, W. B., & Marshall, G.D. (2014). Stress and anxiety effects on positive skin test responses in young adults with allergic rhinitis. Annals of Allergy and Immunology. PMID: 24726195 PMCID: PMC4131846 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2014.03.008
- Lin. F., Roiland, R., Heffner, K., Johnson, M., Chen, D.G., & Mapstone, M. (2014). Evaluation of objective and perceived mental fatigability in older adults with vascular risk. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. PMID: 24840140 PMCID: PMC4033905 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.04.001
- Lin, F., Suhr, J., Diebold, S., & Heffner, K. L. (2014). Associations between depressive symptoms and memory deficits vary as a function of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) levels in healthy older adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology. PMID: 24636508 PMCID: PMC3996826 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.01.006
- Lin, F., Heffner, K. L., Mapstone, M., Chen, D.G., & Porsteinsson, A. (2014). Frequency of mentally stimulating activities modifies the relationship between cardiovascular reactivity and executive function in old age. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. PMID: 23891367 PMCID: PMC3900591 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.04.002
- Heffner, K.L., Devereux, P.G., Ng, M.H., Borchardt, A.R., & Quigley, K.S. (2013). Older adults hemodynamic responses to an acute emotional stressor: short report. Experimental Aging Research. PMID: 23421637 PMCID: PMC4548932 DOI: 10.1080/0361073X.2013.761547
- Heffner, K.L. (2013). Nighttime sleep and daytime stress - Tangled bedfellows: A comment on Williams et al.. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 46 (1), 7-8. PMID: 23591695 DOI: 10.1007/s12160-013-9502-x
- Moynihan, J. A., Heffner, K. L., Caserta, M. T., & O'Connor, T. G. (2013). Stress and Immune Function in Humans: A Life-Course Perspective. The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Psychoneuroimmunology, 251-265. DOI: 10.1002/9781118314814.ch13
- Poleshuck, E.L., Talbot, N.L., Moynihan, J.A., Chapman, B.P., & Heffner, K.L. (2013). Depressive symptoms, pain, chronic medical morbidity, and interleukin-6 among primary care patients. Pain Medicine. PMID: 23691936 PMCID: PMC5665657 DOI: 10.1111/pme.12089
- Heffner, K.L., Ng, H.M., Suhr, J A., France, C.R, Marshall, G.D., Pigeon, W.R., & Moynihan, J.A. (2012). Sleep disturbance and older adults inflammatory responses to acute stress. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. PMID: 22327621 PMCID: PMC3588882 DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31824361de
- Rethhorst, C., Moynihan, J., Lyness, J., Heffner, K.L., & Chapman, B. (2011). Moderating effects of moderate-intensity physical activity in the relationship between depressive symptoms and interleukin-6 in primary care patients. Psychosomatic Medicine. PMID: 21364200 PMCID: PMC3775592 DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182108412
- Heffner, K. L. (2011). Neuroendocrine effects of stress on immunity in the elderly: Implications for inflammatory disease. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. PMID: 21094926 PMCID: PMC2989743 DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2010.09.005
- Pigeon, W.R., Heffner, K., Duberstein, P., Fiscella, K., Moynihan, J., & Chapman, B.P. (2011). Elevated sleep disturbance among blacks in an urban family medicine practice. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. PMID: 21383215 PMCID: PMC3132076 DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.02.100028
- Heffner, K.L., France, C.R., Trost, Z., Ng, H. M., & Pigeon, W.R. (2011). Chronic low back pain, sleep disturbance, and interleukin-6. Clinical Journal of Pain. PMID: 21188850 PMCID: PMC3058637 DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0b013e3181eef761
- Heffner, K.L., Waring, M.E., Roberts, M.B., Eaton, C.B., & Gramling, R. (2011). Social isolation, C-reactive protein, and coronary heart disease mortality among community dwelling adults. Social Science and Medicine. PMID: 21492978 PMCID: PMC3090468 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.016
- Suhr, J.A., Patterson, S.M., Austin, A.W., & Heffner, K.L. (2010). The relation of hydration status to declarative memory and working memory in older adults. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. PMID: 21125202 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0108-8
- Gramling, R., Heffner, K.L., Klein, W.M.P., Zajac, L.E., Roberts, M., & Eaton, C.B. (2010). Is the association between optimistic cardiovascular risk perceptions and lower rates of cardiovascular disease mortality explained by biomarkers of systemic inflammation or endothelial function? A case-cohort study. BioPsychoSocial Medicine. PMID: 20858244 PMCID: PMC2949755 DOI: 10.1186/1751-0759-4-11
- Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Heffner, K.L., Glaser, R., Malarkey, W.B., Porter, K., Atkinson, C., Laskowski, B.S., Lemeshow, S., & Marshall, G.M. (2009). How stress and anxiety can alter immediate and late phase skin test responses in allergic rhinitis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. PMID: 19150180 PMCID: PMC2819057 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.11.010
- Suhr, J., Demireva, P., & Heffner, K. (2008). The relation of salivary cortisol to patterns of performance on a word list learning task in healthy older adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology. PMID: 18774653 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.07.007
- Heffner, K.L., Loving, T.J., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Himawan, L.K., Glaser, R., & Malarkey, W.M. (2006). Older spouses cortisol responses to marital conflict: Associations with demand/withdraw communication patterns. Journal of Behavioral Medicin. PMID: 16786411 DOI: 10.1007/s10865-006-9058-3
- McGuire, L., Heffner, K., Glaser, R., Needleman, B., Malarkey, W., Dickinson, S., Lemeshow, S., Cook, C., Muscarella, P., Melvin, W., Ellison, E., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. (2006). Pain and wound healing in surgical patients. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. PMID: 16542131 DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm3102_8
- Heffner, K. L., Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., Loving, T.J., Glaser, R., & Malarkey, W. B. (2004). Spousal support satisfaction as a modifier of physiological responses to marital conflict in younger and older couples. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. PMID: 15259454 DOI: 10.1023/b:jobm.0000028497.79129.ad
- Loving, T.J., Heffner, K.L., Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Glaser, R., & Malarkey, W.B. (2004). Stress hormone changes and marital conflict: Spouses relative power makes a difference. Journal of Marriage and Family. DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00040.x
- Heffner, K. L., Loving, T. J., Robles, T., & Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K. (2003). Examining psychosocial factors related to cancer incidence and progression: In search of the silver lining. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. PMID: 12615195 DOI: 10.1016/s0889-1591(02)00076-4
- Heffner, K.L., Ginsburg, G.P., & Hartley, T.R. (2002). Appraisals and impression management opportunities: Person and situation influences on cardiovascular reactivity. International Journal of Psychophysiology. PMID: 11909648 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8760(01)00200-8
- Kiecolt-Glaser, J.K., Robles, T.R., Heffner, K.L., Loving, T.J. & Glaser, R. (2002). Psycho-oncology and cancer: Psychoneuroimmunology and cancer. Annals of Oncology. PMID: 12401684 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdf655
- Hartley, T.R., Ginsburg, G.P., & Heffner, K. (1999). Self-presentation and cardiovascular reactivity. International Journal of Psychophysiology. PMID: 10192010 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8760(99)00003-3
Projects
- Aging Hippocampus and Cognitive Control in Health and MCI
NIH/NIA
9/2022 - 5/2027
Role: Site Principal Investigator
- Enhancing Triadic Communication About Cognition for Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias Facing a Cancer Management Decision
NIH/NIA
4/2022 - 3/2027
Role: Co-Investigator
PI: Magnuson, A - More than a Movement Disorder: Applying Palliative Care to Parkinson's Disease
NIH
7/2021 - 6/2026
Role: Co-Investigator
PI: Kluger - Rochester Roybal Center for Social Ties and Aging Research
NIH
9/15/2019 - 5/31/2025
Role: MPI
PI: Kathi Heffner and Kimberly Van Orden - vmPFC's Role in Adherence to Cognitive Training
NIH
4/2023 - 3/2025
Role: Principal Investigator
- Targeting autonomic flexibility to enhance cognitive training outcomes in older adults with mild cognitive impairment
NIH R01 Renewal
5/11/2020 - 2/28/2025
Role: MPI
PI: Vankee Lin and Kathi Heffner