Email to:

oclay@uab.edu

Dr. Olivio Clay

Assistant Professor

EDUCATION:

B.S., 1998, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Psychology
M.S., 2003, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Psychology
Ph.D., 2007, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lifespan Development



RESEARCH PROGRAM:

Racial/ethnic disparities, Caregiving, Social support, Cognition and mobility in older adults  


REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:

Clay, O.J. & Telfair, J. (2007). Evaluation of a Disease-Specific Self-Efficacy Instrument in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease and Its Relationship to Adjustment. Child Neuropsychology, 13(2), 188-203.

Mittelman, M.S., Haley, W.E., Clay, O.J., & Roth, D.L. (2006).  Counseling for AD Caregivers: Magnitude and Mechanisms of Delayed Nursing Home Placement. Neurology, 67, 1592-1599.

Williams, C.J., Shuster, J.L., Clay, O.J., & Burgio, K.L. (2006). Interest in Research Participation among Hospice Patients, Caregivers and Ambulatory Senior Citizens: Practical Barriers or Ethical Constraints? Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9(4), 968-974.

Drentea, P., Clay, O.J., Roth, D.L. & Mittelman, M.S. (2006). Predictors of Improvement in Satisfaction with Social Support.  Five-Year Effects of a Structured Intervention for Caregivers of Spouses with Alzheimer’s Disease. Social Science & Medicine, 63(4), 957-967.

Edwards, J.D., Ross, L.A., Wadley, V.G., Clay, O.J., Crowe, M.G., Roenker, D.L. & Karlene K. Ball. (2006). The Useful Field of View Test:  Normative Data for Older Adults. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 21(4), 275-286.

Roth, D.L., Mittelman, M.S., Clay, O.J., Madan, A., & Haley, W. E. (2005).  Changes in Social Support as Mediators of the Impact of a Psychosocial Intervention for Spouse Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease. Psychology and Aging, 20(4), 634-644.

 

Clay, O.J., Wadley, V.G., Edwards, J.D., Roth, D.L.,Roenker, D.L., & Ball, K.K. (2005). Cumulative Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Useful Field of View and Driving Performance in Older Adults: Current and Future ImplicationsOptometry & Vision Science, 82(8), 724-731.

Wood, K.M., Edwards, J.D., Clay, O.J., Wadley, V.G., Roenker, D.L., & Ball, K.K.  (2005).  Sensory and cognitive predictors of functional ability in older adults.  Gerontology, 51, 131-141.

Jang, Y., Clay, O.J., Roth, D.L., Haley, W.E., & Mittelman, M.S. (2004). Neuroticism and Longitudinal Change in Caregiver Depression: Impact of a Spouse-Caregiver Intervention Program. The Gerontologist, 44(3), 311-317.

Stevens, A.B. , Owen, J.E., Roth, D.L., Clay, O.J., Bartolucci, A. & Haley, W.E. (2004). Predictors of Time to Nursing Home Placement in White and African American Individuals With Dementia. Journal of Aging and Health, 16(3), 375-397.


TEACHING/ RESEARCH  INTERESTS
:

Statistical Methods and Design, Psychology of Aging, Health Disparities Seminar