Research Description
Physical activity and quality of life across the lifespan
Yoga, its biopsychosocial effects and underlying mechanisms
Effects of different modes of physical activity on aging and cognition
Select Publications
Gothe, N., Kramer, A.F. & McAuley, E. (2014) The Effects of an 8-Week Hatha Yoga Intervention on Executive Function in Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. Published online DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu095
Gothe, N., Fanning, J., Awick, E., Chung, D., Wójcicki, T.R., Olson, E.A., Mullen, S.P., Voss, M., Erickson, K.I., Kramer, A.F. & McAuley, E. (2014). Executive function processes predict mobility outcomes in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62(2), 285-290. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12654
Gothe, N., Pontifex, M.B., Hillman, C.H. & McAuley, E. (2013). The Acute Effects of Yoga on Executive Function. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 10(4), 488-495. PMID: 22820158
Mailey, E., Gothe, N., Wójcicki, T.R., Szabo, A.N., Olson, E.A., Mullen, S.P., Fanning, J.T., Motl, R.W. & McAuley, E. (2014). Influence of allowable interruption period on estimates of accelerometer wear time and sedentary time in older adults. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. 22(2), 255-260. PMID: 23752299 McAuley,E., Wójcicki, T.R., Gothe,N.P., Olson, E.A., Szabo, A.N., Fanning, J., Mailey, E.L., Phillips, S.M., Motl, R.W., Mullen, S.P. (2013). Effects of a DVD-Delivered Exercise Intervention on Physical Function in Older Adults. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 68(9), 1076-1082. DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glt014 Mullen, S.P., Gothe, N., McAuley, E. (2013). Evaluation of the factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale in older adults. Personality and Individual Differences. 54(2), 153-157. Gothe, N., Mullen, S.P., Wójcicki, T.R., Mailey, E.L., White, S.M., Olson, E.A., Szabo, A.N., Kramer, A.F., & McAuley, E. (2011). Trajectories of change in self-esteem in older adults: Exercise intervention effects. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 34, 298-306. DOI: 10.1007/s10865-010-9312-6 McAuley, E., Szabo, A., Gothe, N., & Olson, E. A.(2011). Self efficacy: Implications for physical activity, function, and functional limitations in older adults. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 5(4), 361-369. DOI: 10.1177/1559827610392704 McAuley, E., Mailey, E. L., Szabo, A. N., & Gothe, N. (2012). Physical activity and the personal agency: Self-efficacy as a determinant, consequence, and mediator. In Martin Ginis, K. A. (Ed.), Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health. London: Routledge Voss, M. W., Ruchika, S. P., Mailey, E. L., Erickson, K. I., Basak, C. Chaddock, L., Kim, J. S., Alves, H., Heo, S., Szabo, A., White, S. W., Wójcicki, T. R., Gothe, N., Olson, E. A., McAuley, E., & Kramer, A. F. (2010). Plasticity of brain networks in a randomized intervention trial of exercise training in older adults. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2(32). DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2010.00032 McAuley, E., Szabo, A. N., Mailey, E. L., Erickson, K. I., Voss, M., White, S. M., Wójcicki, T. R., Gothe, N., Olson, E. A., Mullen, S. P., & Kramer, A. F. (2011). Non-exercise estimated cardio-respiratory fitness: Associations with brain structure and function in older adults. Mental Health & Physical Activity, 4, 5-11. DOI:10.1016/j.mhpa.2011.01.001