PhD Students

Britney Veal

Ph.D. Student
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Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline including Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, occupational environment, occupational complexity, retirement-related factors

Education

2020 - Present. Doctoral Student in Aging Studies at the University of South Florida 
2017 - 2019. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Minor in Behavioral Healthcare at University of South Florida 
2014 - 2017. Associate of Liberal Arts at Polk State College 

Classes Taught

GEY4612: Psychology of Aging

Publications

Veal, B. M., Dobbs, D., Lee, S., Bugos, J. A., Pyfrom, M. P., Boddupalli, S., … Meng, H. (2022). Feasibility and Acceptability of a Group Music Intervention in Memory Care Communities. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(6), 1528-1583. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648221079118

Black, K., Levine, M., & Veal, B. (2022). Equitable Healthy Aging in Public Health
Toolkit Report. University of South Florida.

Veal, B. M., Mu, C. X., Small, B. J., & Lee, S. (2021). Subjective cognitive abilities correlate with poor sleep among day-shift and night-shift nurses. Journal of Sleep Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13359

Rouse, H. J., Jin, Y., Hueluer, G., Huo, M., Bugos, J. A., Veal, B., Torres, M., Peterson, L., Dobbs D., & Meng, H. (2021). Music Engagement and Episodic Memory among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A National Cross-Sectional Analysis. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab044

Meng, H., Dobbs, D., Peterson, L., Risal, P., Veal, B., & Monaco, W. (2020). Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: A Pilot Study. Innovation in Aging, 4(Supplement_1), 700–700. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2455

Under preparation

Veal, B., Sadeq, N., Atkinson, T., & Andel, R. (Accepted). Who Volunteers? Results from a Regular Cognitive Monitoring Study.

Andel, R. & Veal, B. M. (In preparation). Association Between Retirement and Trajectory of Change in Cognition among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Effect of Sociodemographic Confounders.

Veal, B. M., Scott, S. B., Jim, H. S. L., & Small, B. J. (In preparation). Memory Lapses and Subjective Cognition in the Daily Lives of Breast Cancer Survivors: Examining the Role of Neuropsychological Performance, Depressed Mood and Fatigue.

Nelson, M. E., Veal, B. M., Andel, R., Martinkova, J., Cechová, K., Marková, H., Nedelska, Z., Laczo, J., Vyhnalek, M., & Hort, J. (In preparation). Moderating Effect of Cognitive Reserve on Brain Integrity and Cognitive Performance.

Fiscella, A., Veal, B. M., & Meng, H. (In preparation). Association Between Music Engagement and Mortality among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the U.S.

Conference Presentations

Veal, B. (2021, November). Who Volunteers? Results from a Regular Cognitive Monitoring Study. Poster presentation at The Gerontological Society of America, online.

Veal, B. (2020, November). Better Night’s Sleep and Subjective Cognition: The Role of Day and Night Work Shift. Poster presentation at The Gerontological Society of America, online.

Veal, B. (2019, April). Volunteering and Cognition in Older Adults. Poster session presented at University of South Florida Undergraduate Research Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Veal, B. (2018, October). Explore your Passion through Undergraduate Psychology Internships at USF. Poster session presented at the 6th University of South Florida Psychology Expo, Tampa, Florida.