Department of Psychology

About Dr. Rosnick

Christopher B. Rosnick received his Ph.D. in Aging Studies and his MPH in Biostatistics from the University of South Florida.  He completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Lifespan Developmental Psychology Laboratory at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.  He is currently an Assistant Professor and will teach classes in Adult Development and Aging, the Psychology of Aging, and is affiliated with SIUE's Gerontology Program.  Broadly conceived, Dr. Rosnick is interested in how contextual factors influence cognitive functioning with a special interest in possible mechanisms (e.g., intrusive thinking and biological markers) of cognitive impairment.  He is currently utilizing the Midlife in the United States longitudinal data to examine the longitudinal effects of experiencing life stressors on cognitive performance across the adult lifespan.  Dr. Rosnick is a frequent presenter at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America and American Public Health Association and has published several articles appearing in Psychology of Aging, Journal of Aging and Health, and Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition.  In addition, he received the Laurence G. Branch Doctoral Student Research Award at the 133rd American Public Health Association conference and an Honorable Mention for the James G. Zimmer New Investigator Research Award at the 134th Annual American Public Health Association conference.

Representative Publications

• Rosnick, C.B., Small, B.J., McEvoy, C.L., Borenstein, A.R. & Mortimer, J.A. (2007). Negative life events and cognitive performance in a population of older adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 19(4), 612-629.
• Small, B.J., Rosnick, C.B., Fratiglioni, L. & Bäckman, L. (2004). Apolipoprotein E and cognitive performance: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 19(4), 592-600.
• Rosnick, C.B., Small, B.J., Borenstein Graves, A., & Mortimer, J.A. (2004). The association between health and cognitive performance in a population-based study of older adults: The Charlotte County healthy aging study (CCHAS). Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 11(1), 89-99.
• Rosnick, C.B. & Reynolds, S.L. (2003). Thinking ahead: Factors associated with executing advance directives. Journal of Aging and Health, 15(2), 409-429.