Flinders University
Prof Mary Luszcz
Prof
Mary
Luszcz
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/mary.luszcz
| Position/s: | Academic Staff School of Psychology |
| Director, Flinders Centre for Ageing Studies Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences | |
| Phone: | +61 8 82012481 |
| Email: | mary.luszcz@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | Social Sciences North (355) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
Qualifications
Ph.D. (Alabama), M.A. (George Peabody), B.A. (Dayton), Tertiary honours: Psi Chi; Phi Beta Kappa
Honours, awards and grants
Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Award, 2012
Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 2006
Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences of Australia, 2001
Fellow, Australian Psychological Society, 2000
Fellow, Australian Association of Gerontology, 2000
Teaching
Research and supervision
Research expertise
- Psychology
Research interests
My areas of research interest are cognitive ageing, longevity, and psychosocial wellbeing.
Understanding how these can be maintained or enhanced through behavioural means, to culminate in successful aging at an individual and societal level, is the overriding goal. Within the Cognitive Ageing Laboratory, research focuses on normal age-related memory changes. We've used time sampling techniques to understand how very old adults spend their days, and the interdependencies of health, cognition, interpersonal relationships and affect. The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing provides the basis for much of my current research efforts.
Supervisory interests
- Development psychology
RHD research supervision
Current
Principal supervisor:
Cognitive Ageing (2);
Associate supervisor:
Longitudinal Study of Widowhood (1);
Completion
Principal supervisor:
Dementia (1);
Neuropsychology (2);
Cognitive Ageing (2);
Ageing and Quality of life (2);
Publications
Refereed journal articles
Burns, R., Butterworth, P., Luszcz, M. and Anstey, K. (2013). Stability and change in level of probable depression and depressive symptoms in a sample of middle and older-aged adults. International Psychogeriatrics, (2), pp.303-309.
Condon, J., Corkindale, C.J., Luszcz, M. and Gamble, E.J. (2013). The Australian First-time Grandparents Study: Time spent with the grandchild and its predictors. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32(1), pp.21-27. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00588.x.
Lim, F., Wallace, T., Luszcz, M. and Reynolds, K. (2013). Usability of Tablet Computers by People with Early-Stage Dementia. Gerontology, 59(2), pp.174-182. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343986.
Lim, F., Wallace, T., Luszcz, M. and Reynolds, K. (2013). Usability of tablet computers by people with early-stage dementia. Gerontology, 59, pp.174-182. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343986.
Panagiotopoulos, G., Walker, R.B. and Luszcz, M. (2013). A comparison of widowhood and well-being among older Greek and British-Australian migrant women. Journal of Aging Studies, (In Press (Accepted 21.03.13)).
Walker, R.B., Isherwood, L., Burton, C., Kitwe-Magambo, K. and Luszcz, M. (2013). Marital satisfaction among older couples: the role of satisfaction with social networks and psychological well-being. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 76(2), pp.125-141.
Walker, R., Isherwood, L., Burton, C., Kitwe-Magambo, K. and Luszcz, M. (2013). Marital satisfaction among older couples: The role of satisfaction with social networks and psychologicall well-being. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, in press.
Giles, L., Anstey, K., Walker, R. and Luszcz, M. (2012). Social networks and memory over 15 years of follow-up in a cohort of older Australians: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Studyof Ageing. Journal of Aging Research, 2012(856048). [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/856048.
Baulderstone, L., Yaxley, A., Luszcz, M. and Miller, M.D. (2012). Diet liberalisation in older australians decreases frailty without increasing the risk of developing chronic disease. Journal of Frailty & Aging, 1(4), pp.174-182. [online]. http://www.jfrailtyaging.com/all-issues.html?article=54.
Kiely, K., Gopinath, B., Mitchell, P., Luszcz, M. and Anstey, K. (2012). Cognitive, health, and sociodemographic predictors of longitudinal decline in hearing acuity among older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 67(9), pp.997-1003. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/gls066.
Refereed journal articles
Walker, R.B., Isherwood, L., Burton, C., Kitwe-Magambo, K. and Luszcz, M. (2013). Marital satisfaction among older couples: the role of satisfaction with social networks and psychological well-being. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 76(2), pp.125-141.
Walker, R., Isherwood, L., Burton, C., Kitwe-Magambo, K. and Luszcz, M. (2013). Marital satisfaction among older couples: The role of satisfaction with social networks and psychologicall well-being. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, in press.
Panagiotopoulos, G., Walker, R.B. and Luszcz, M. (2013). A comparison of widowhood and well-being among older Greek and British-Australian migrant women. Journal of Aging Studies, (In Press (Accepted 21.03.13)).
Lim, F., Wallace, T., Luszcz, M. and Reynolds, K. (2013). Usability of tablet computers by people with early-stage dementia. Gerontology, 59, pp.174-182. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343986.
Lim, F., Wallace, T., Luszcz, M. and Reynolds, K. (2013). Usability of Tablet Computers by People with Early-Stage Dementia. Gerontology, 59(2), pp.174-182. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343986.
Burns, R., Butterworth, P., Luszcz, M. and Anstey, K. (2013). Stability and change in level of probable depression and depressive symptoms in a sample of middle and older-aged adults. International Psychogeriatrics, (2), pp.303-309.
Condon, J., Corkindale, C.J., Luszcz, M. and Gamble, E.J. (2013). The Australian First-time Grandparents Study: Time spent with the grandchild and its predictors. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32(1), pp.21-27. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00588.x.
Isherwood, L., King, D. and Luszcz, M. (2012). A longitudinal analysis of social engagement in late-life widowhood. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 74(3), pp.211-229. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/AG.74.3.c.
Giles, L., Anstey, K., Walker, R. and Luszcz, M. (2012). Social networks and memory over 15 years of follow-up in a cohort of older Australians: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Studyof Ageing. Journal of Aging Research, 2012(856048). [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/856048.
French, D., Sargent-Cox, K. and Luszcz, M. (2012). Correlates of subjective health across the aging lifespan: Understanding self-rated health in the oldest old. Journal of Aging and Health, 24(8), pp.1449-1469. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264312461151.
French, D., Browning, C., Kendig, H., Luszcz, M., Saito, Y., Sargent-Cox, K., et al. (2012). A simple measure with complex determinants: Investigation of the correlates of self-rated health in older men and women from three continents. BMC Public Health, 12(649). [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-649.
Burns, R., Butterworth, P., Windsor, T., Luszcz, M., Ross, L.A. and Anstey, K. (2012). Deriving prevalence estimates of depressive symptoms throughout middle and old age in those living in the community. International Psychogeriatrics, 24(3), pp.503-511. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211002109.
Bielak, A., Byles, J., Luszcz, M. and Anstey, K. (2012). Combining longitudinal studies showed prevalence of disease differed throughout older adulthood. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 65(3), pp.317-324. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.08.008.
Baulderstone, L., Yaxley, A., Luszcz, M. and Miller, M.D. (2012). Diet liberalisation in older australians decreases frailty without increasing the risk of developing chronic disease. Journal of Frailty & Aging, 1(4), pp.174-182. [online]. http://www.jfrailtyaging.com/all-issues.html?article=54.
Kiely, K., Gopinath, B., Mitchell, P., Luszcz, M. and Anstey, K. (2012). Cognitive, health, and sociodemographic predictors of longitudinal decline in hearing acuity among older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 67(9), pp.997-1003. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/gls066.
Walker, R., Luszcz, M., Hislop, J. and Moore, V. (2012). A gendered lifecourse examination of sleep difficulties among older women. Ageing and Society, 32(2), pp.219-238. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X11000201.
Sargent-Cox, K., Anstey, K. and Luszcz, M. (2012). The relationship between change in self-perceptions of aging and physical functioning in older adults. Psychology and Aging, 27(3), pp.750-760. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027578.
Sargent-Cox, K., Anstey, K. and Luszcz, M. (2012). Change in health and self-perceptions of aging over 16 years: The role of psychological resources. Health Psychology, 31(4), pp.423-432. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027464.
Anstey, K., Kiely, K., Booth, H., Birrell, C., Butterworth, P., Byles, J., et al. (2011). Indigenous Australians are under-represented in longitudinal ageing studies. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(4), pp.331-336. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00727.x.
Bielak, A., Gerstorf, D., Kiely, K., Anstey, K.J. and Luszcz, M. (2011). Depressive symptoms predict decline in perceptual speed in older adulthood. Psychology and Aging, 26(3), pp.576-583. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0023313.
Burns, R., Butterworth, P., Kiely, K., Bielak, A., Luszcz, M., Mitchell, P., et al. (2011). Multiple imputation was an efficient method for harmonizing the Mini-mental State Examination with missing item-level data. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64(7), pp.787-793. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.10.011.
Chan, N., Anstey, K., Windsor, T.D. and Luszcz, M.A. (2011). Disability and depressive symptoms in later life: The stress-buffering role of informal and formal support. Gerontology - International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioural Gerontology, 57(2), pp.180-189. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000314158.
Gilbert, A., Caughey, G.E., Vitry, A.I., Clark, A., Ryan, P., McDermott, R., et al. (2011). Ageing well: Improving the management of patients with multiple chronic health problems. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 30(s2), pp.32-37. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00530.x.
Walker, R.B., Luszcz, M.A., Gerstorf, D. and Hoppmann, C. (2011). Subjective well-being dynamics in couples from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Gerontology - International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioural Gerontology, 57, pp.153-160. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000318633.
Kiely, K.M., Luszcz, M.A., Piquet, O., Christensen, H., Bennett, H. and Anstey, K.J. (2011). Functional equivalence of the National Adult Reading Test (NART) and Schonell reading tests and NART norms in the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) Project. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 33(4), pp.410-421. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2010.527321.
Sladek, R., Jones, T., Phillips, P., Luszcz, M., Rowett, D., Eckermann, S., et al. (2011). Health, economic, psychological and social impact of educating carers of patients with advanced pulmonary disease (protocol). Contemporary Clinical Trials, 32(5), pp.717-723. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2011.05.004.
Sanchez, L., Scott, J., Esterman, N. and Luszcz, M. (2011). A 16-year longitudinal study of hearing in very old Australians. Audiology Research, 1(e2), pp.3-5. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/audiores.2011.e2.
Ross, L.A., Browning, C., Luszcz, M.A., Mitchell, P. and Anstey, K.J. (2011). Age-based testing for driver's license renewal: Potential implications for older Australians. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(2), pp.281-285. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03241.x.
Graham, P.L., Ryan, L.M. and Luszcz, M.A. (2011). Joint modelling of survival and cognitive decline in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C: Applied Statistics, 60(2), pp.221-238. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9876.2010.00737.x.
Anstey, K.J., Byles, J.E., Luszcz, M.A., Mitchell, P., Steel, D., Booth, H., et al. (2010). Cohort profile: the dynamic analyses to optimize ageing (DYNOPTA) project. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39(1), pp.44-51. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyn276.
Anstey, K.J., Burns, R.A., Birrell, C.L., Steel, D., Kiely, K.M. and Luszcz, M.A. (2010). Estimates of probable dementia prevalence from population-based surveys compared with dementia prevalence estimates based on meta-analyses. BMC Neurology, (62), pp.1-12.
Caughey, E.G., Ramsay, E.N., Vitry, A., Gilbert, A., Luszcz, M.A., Ryan, P., et al. (2010). Comorbid chronic diseases, discordant impact on mortality in the elderly: a 14 year longitudinal population study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2009.088260.
Ying Zhang, L., Chow, V., Vitry, A., Ryan, P., Roughead, E. (Libby), Caughey, E.G., et al. (2010). Antidepressant use and depressive symptomatology among older people from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing. International Psychogeriatrics, 22(3), pp.437-444. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610209991554.
Vitry, A., Hoile, A.P., Gilbert, A., Esterman, A.J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2010). The risk of falls and fractures associated with persistent use of psychotropic medications in elderly people. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 50, pp.1-4. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2009.04.004.
Sargent-Cox, K.A., Anstey, K.J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2010). The choice of self-rated health measures matter when predicting mortality: Evidence from 10 years follow-up of the Australian longitudinal study of ageing. BMC Geriatrics, 10(18), pp.1-13. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-18.
Sargent-Cox, K., Anstey, K.J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2010). Patterns of longitudinal change in older adults' self-rated health: The effect of the point of reference. Health Psychology, 29(2), pp.143-152.
Robins Wahlin, T.-B., Larsson, M.U., Luszcz, M.A. and Byrne, G.J. (2010). WAIS-R features of preclinical Huntington's Disease: Implications for early detection. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 29, pp.342-350. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000288775.
McCarrey, A.C., Henry, J.D. and Luszcz, M.A. (2010). Potential mechanisms contributing to decision-making difficulties in late adulthood. Gerontology - International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioural Gerontology. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000275060.
Giles, L.C., Glonek, G.F.V., Moore, V.M., Davies, M.J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2010). Lower age at menarche affects survival in older Australian women: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing. BMC Public Health, 10(341), pp.1-10. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-341.
Walker, R.B. and Luszcz, M.A. (2009). The health and relationship dynamics of late-life couples: a systematic review of the literature. Ageing and Society, 29(3), pp.455-480. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X08007903.
Ross, L.A., Anstey, K., Kiely, K.M., Windsor, T., Byles, J.E., Luszcz, M.A., et al. (2009). Older drivers in Australia: trends in driving status and cognitive and visual impairment. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57(10), pp.1868-1873. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02439.x.
Gerstorf, D., Hoppmann, C.A., Anstey, K.J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2009). Dynamic links of cognitive functioning among married couples: longitudinal evidence from the Australian longitudial study of ageing. Psychology and Aging, 24(2), pp.296-309. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0015069.
Goh, L.Y., Vitry, A., Semple, S.J., Esterman, A. and Luszcz, M.A. (2009). Self-medication with over-the-counter drugs and complementary medications in South Australia's elderly population. BMC Alternative Medicine, 9(42). [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-9-42.
Larsson, M.U., Almkvist, O., Luszcz, M.A. and Robins Wahlin, T.-B. (2008). Phonemic fluency deficits in asymptomatic gene carriers for huntington's disease. Neuropsychology, 22(5), pp.596-605. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0894-4105.22.5.596.
Hoppmann, C., Gerstorf, D. and Luszcz, M.A. (2008). Spousal social activity trajectories in the Australian longitudinal study of ageing in the context of cognitive, physical, and affective resources. Journals of Gerontology Series B - Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 63(1), pp.41-50.
Anstey, K.J., Burns, R.J., von Sanden, C. and Luszcz, M.A. (2008). Psychological well-being is an independent predictor of falling in an 8-year follow-up of older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B - Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 63(4), pp.249-257.
Sargent-Cox, K., Anstey, K.J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2008). Determinants of Self-Rated Health Items With Different Points of Reference Implications for Health Management of Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 20(6), pp.739-761. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264308321035.
Abernethy, A.P., Currow, D.C., Fazekas, B.S., Luszcz, M.A., Wheeler, J.L. and Kuchibhatla, M. (2008). Specialized palliative care services are associated with improved short- and long-term caregiver outcomes. Supportive Care in Cancer, 16(6), pp.585-597. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-007-0342-8.
Anstey, K.J., von Sanden, C., Sargent-Cox, K. and Luszcz, M.A. (2007). Prevalence and risk factors for depression in a longitudinal, population-based study including individuals in the community and residential care. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(6), pp.497-505. [online]. http://ajgponline.org/content/vol15/issue6/.
Anstey, K.J., Butterworth, P., Booth, H., Windsor, T., Burns, R.J., Simons, L.A., et al. (2007). The value of comparing health outcomes in cohort studies: An example of self-rated health in seven studies including 79 653 participants. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 26(4), pp.194-200. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00261.
Giles, L.C., Glonek, G.F.V., Luszcz, M.A. and Andrews, G. (2007). Do social networks affect the use of residential aged care among older Australians? BMC Geriatrics, 7, pp.24-33. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-7-24.
Windsor, T., Anstey, K.J., Butterworth, P., Luszcz, M.A. and Andrews, G. (2007). The role of perceived control in explaining depressive symptoms associated with driving cessation in a longitudinal study. The Gerontologist, 47(2), pp.215-223. [online]. http://gerontologist.gerontologyjournals.org/cgi/reprint/47/2/215.
Luszcz, M.A. (2006). Back to nurture: cross-cultural research as a paradigm for understanding bio-cultural dynamics of cognitive ageing. Gerontology - International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioural Gerontology, 52(5), pp.290-294. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000094610.
Anstey, K.J., Windsor, T.D., Luszcz, M.A. and Andrews, G. (2006). Predicting driving cessation over 5 years in older adults: psychological well-being and cognitive competence are stronger predictors than physical health. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54(1), pp.121-126. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00471.x.
Anstey, K.J., von Sanden, C. and Luszcz, M.A. (2006). An 8-year prospective study of the relationship between cognitive performance and falling in very old adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54(8), pp.1169-1176. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00813.x.
Larsson, M.U., Luszcz, M.A., Bui, T.-H. and Wahlin, T.-B.W. (2006). Depression and suicide ideation after predictive testing for Huntington's disease: a two-year follow-up study. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 15(5), pp.361-374. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10897-006-9027-6.
Giles, L.C., Glonek, G.F.V., Luszcz, M.A. and Andrews, G. (2005). Effect of social networks on 10 year survival in very old Australians: The Australian longitudinal study of aging. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 59(7), pp.574-579. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech.2004.025429.
Kneebone, A.C., Luszcz, M.A., Baker, R.A. and Knight, J.L. (2005). A syndromal analysis of neuropsychological outcome following coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 76(8), pp.1121-1127. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2004.047456.
Giles, L.C., Metcalf, P.A., Glonek, G.F.V., Luszcz, M.A. and Andrews, G. (2004). The effects of social networks on disability in older Australians. Journal of Aging and Health, 16(4), pp.517-538. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264304265778.
Newson, R.S., Kemps, E.B. and Luszcz, M.A. (2003). Cognitive mechanisms underlying decrements in mental synthesis in older adults. Aging Neuropsychology and Cognition, 10(1), pp.28-43.
Anstey, K.J., Hofer, S.M. and Luszcz, M.A. (2003). Cross-sectional and longitudinal patterns of dedifferentiation in late-life cognitive and sensory function: the effects of age, ability, attrition, and occasion of measurement. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 132(3), pp.470-487. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.132.3.470.
Gething, L., Gridley, H., Helmes, M., Luszcz, M.A., Turner, J., Ward, L., et al. (2003). The role of psychologists in fostering the wellbeing of older Australians. Australian Psychologist, 38(1), pp.1-10. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00050060310001706957.
Anstey, K.J., Hofer, S.M. and Luszcz, M.A. (2003). A latent growth curve analysis of late-life sensory and cognitive function over 8 years: evidence for specific and common factors underlying change. Psychology and Aging, 18(4), pp.714-726. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.18.4.714.
Anstey, K.J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2002). Mortality risk varies according to gender and change in depressive status in very old adults. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64(6), pp.880-888. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.PSY.0000028827.64279.60.
Anstey, K.J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2002). Selective non-response to clinical assessment in the longitudinal study of aging: implications for estimating population levels of cognitive function and dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(8), pp.704-709. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.651.
Anstey, K.J., Luszcz, M.A. and Andrews, G. (2002). Psychosocial Factors, Gender and Late-life Mortality. Ageing International, 27(2), pp.73-89.
Kent, P.S. and Luszcz, M.A. (2002). A review of the Boston naming test and multiple-occasion normative data for older adults on 15-item versions. Clinical Neuropsychologist, 16(4), pp.555-574. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1076/clin.16.4.555.13916.
Andrews, G., Clark, M.I. and Luszcz, M.A. (2002). Successful ageing in the Australian longitudinal study of ageing: applying the MacArthur Model cross-nationally. Journal of Social Issues, 58(4), pp.749-765. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1540-4560.00288.
Anstey, K.J., Luszcz, M.A. and Sanchez, L. (2001). A re-evaluation of the common factor theory of shared variance among age, sensory and cognitive function in older adults. Journals of Gerontology Series B - Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 56(1), pp.3-11.
Bryan, J. and Luszcz, M.A. (2001). Adult Age Differences in Self-Ordered Pointing Task Performance: Contributions From Working Memory, Executive Function and Speed of Information Processing. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 23(5), pp.608-619.
Anstey, K.J., Luszcz, M.A., Giles, L.C. and Andrews, G. (2001). Demographic, Health, Cognitive and Sensory Variables as Predictors of Mortality in Very Old Adults. Psychology and Aging, 16(1), pp.3-11. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/08827974.16.1.3.
Anstey, K.J., Luszcz, M.A. and Sanchez, L. (2001). Two Year Decline in Vision but not Hearing is Associated with Memory Decline in Very Old Adults in a Population Based Sample. Gerontology - International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioural Gerontology, 47(5), pp.289-293.
Books
Hugo, G., Luszcz, M.A., Carson, E., Hinsliff, J., Edwards, P.R., Barton, C.A., et al. (2009). State of Ageing in South Australia. South Australia: Department for Families and Communities, SA.
Luszcz, M.A., Giles, L.C., Eckermann, S.D., Edwards, P.R., Browne-Yung, K.C., Hayles, C., et al. (2007). The Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing: 15 Years of Ageing in South Australia. South Australia: Department of Families and Communities, SA.
Book chapters
Luszcz, M.A. (2011). Executive Function and Cognitive Aging. In K. Warner Schaie and Sherry L. Willis, ed. Handbook of the Psychology of Aging. India: Elsevier, pp. 59-72.
Luszcz, M.A. and Lane, A.P. (2008). Executive function in cognitive, neuropsychological, and clinical aging. In Scott M. Hofer and Duane F. Alwin, ed. Handbook of Cognitive Aging: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. California, USA: Sage Publications, pp. 193-206.
Refereed conference papers
Newson, R.S., Kemps, E.B. and Luszcz, M.A. (2002). The extent and nature of age-related differences in visual memory. In Different disciplines, different methodologies in ageing research: proceedings of ERA 2003 - a forum for emerging researchers in ageing. Conference for Emerging Researchers in Ageing 2002.
Journal articles
Hoppmann, C., Gerstorf, D. and Luszcz, M.A. (2011). Dydadic interrelations in lifespan development and aging: How does 1 + 1 make a couple? - Introduction. Gerontology - International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioural Gerontology, 57(2), pp.144-147. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000320324.
Materne, C. and Luszcz, M.A. (2010). Offering to provide child care for preschool grandchildren: Grandparents behaving generatively. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 29(1), pp.47-48. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.741-6612.2009.00414.x.
Luszcz, M.A. (2004). What's it all about: Variation and Aging. Gerontology - International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioural Gerontology, 50(1), pp.5-6. [online]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000074381.
Kent, P.S. and Luszcz, M.A. (2002). Cognitive ability of elderly people: Implications for preclinical dementia. Australian Journal of Psychology.
Luszcz, M.A. and Giles, L. (2002). Benefits of Close Social Relationships for Health and Longevity of Older Adults. ISSBD Newsletter, 1(41), pp.15-17. [online]. http://www.issbd.org/resources/files/newsletter_0102.pdf.
Anstey, K.J., Luszcz, M.A. and Sanchez, L. (2001). A re-evaluation of common factor theory of shared variance among age, sensory function and cognitive function in older adults. Gerontology - International Journal of Experimental, Clinical and Behavioural Gerontology, 65, pp.3-11.
Conference publications
Burns, R., Luszcz, M., Butterworth, P., Kiely, K. and Anstey, K. (2012). Gender differences in the trajectories of depression and depressive symtomology in the years leading to death. In The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, USA. The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, USA.
Sargent-Cox, K., Anstey, K. and Luszcz, M. (2012). Self-perceptions of aging predict major health events in older adults. In The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, USA. The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, USA.
Baulderstone, L., Yaxley, A., Luszcz, M. and Miller, M. (2012). Dietary Liberalisation in Older Australians Decreases the Risk of Frailty without Increasing the Risk of Developing Chronic Lifes
Professional and community engagement
Expertise for media contact
- Ageing cognition, memory, subjective well-being
- Human Development ageing, life span, cognition
Subject/s
- Ageing
- Memory
- Psychology
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