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Joanne Elayoubi
Ph.D. Candidate
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Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
Social connection & engagement; well-being; stress models; family caregiving; stroke; biomarkers.
Education
2019Present Ph.D. in Aging Studies, Graduate Certificate, Clinical Aging Sciences,
University of South 返字心頭; Tampa, FL. Advisor: Dr. William E. Haley.
M.A. in Psychology, Discipline in Behavioral Neuroscience, Masters Thesis, The Effect
of a Subtype Selective Neuropeptide FF Antagonist on Opiate Physical Dependence, University
of Houston-Clear Lake; Clear-Lake, TX. Advisors: Dr. David H. Malin & Dr. Christopher
Ward.
Post Baccalaureate in Psychology, University of Houston-Downtown; Houston, TX
B.A. in Biology, University of St. Thomas; Houston, TX
Classes Taught
Fall 2024: Teaching Instructor School of Aging Studies, GEY 3601: Physical Change and Aging, University of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL
Summer 2024: Teaching Instructor School of Aging Studies, GEY 2004: The Life Cycle, University of South 返字心頭, Tampa,
FL
Summer 2023: Teaching Instructor GEY 4102: Aging in Modern Literature and Film, School of Aging Studies, University
of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL
Fall 2022 Teaching Instructor GEY 2004: The Life Cycle, School of Aging Studies, University of South 返字心頭, Tampa,
FL
Fall 2020-Spring 2022 Teaching Instructor GEY 4102: Aging in Modern Literature and Film, School of Aging Studies, University
of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL
Summer 2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant GEY 4612: Psychology of Aging, School of Aging Studies, University of South 返字心頭,
Tampa, FL
Instructor: Dr. William E. Haley
Spring 2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant GEY 4612: Psychology of Aging, School of Aging Studies, University of South 返字心頭,
Tampa, FL
Instructor: Dr. William E. Haley
Fall 2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant GEY 4612: Psychology of Aging, School of Aging Studies, University of South 返字心頭,
Tampa, FL
Instructor: Dr. Gizem Hueluer
Guest Lecture
GEY 4612: Psychology of Aging, Dr. Gizem Hueluer School of Aging Studies, University
of South 返字心頭, Tampa, FL, Lecture on Mental Health Disorders. Presented on September
4, 2019
Publications
Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Walters, M. E., Roth, D. L., Howard, V. J., Crowe, M., & H端l端r, G. (2025). Longitudinal Impact of Transition to Caregiving on Cognitive Functioning: A Matched Case-Control Study. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, gbaf141.
Lewis, C. T., Jang, Y., Elayoubi, J., Sanchez, V. A., Arnold, M. L., Toman, J., & Haley, W. E. (2025). Racial Differences in Discrepancies Between Subjective Ratings and Objective Assessments of Hearing Impairment. The Gerontologist, 65(5), gnaf029.
Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M.E., Mu, C.X., Haley, W.E., Wadley, V., Clay, O., Crow, M., Cushman, M., Grant, J., Roth, D.L., Andel, R. The role of caregiving in cognitive function and change: A REGARDS study. Psychology and Aging, 38(7),712-724. doi.org/10.1037/pag0000766
Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Nelson, M. E., & Hueluer, G. (2023). How Social Connection and Engagement Relate to Functional Limitations and Depressive Symptoms Outcomes After Stroke. Stroke, 54(7), 1830-1838. doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.042386
Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Roth, D. L., Cushman, M., Sheehan, O. C., Howard, V. J., Hladek, M. deCardi Hladek., & Hueluer, G. (2022). Associations of perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and caregiving with inflammation: A longitudinal study. International Psychogeriatrics, 111. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610222000370
Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M. E., Haley, W. E., & Hueluer, G. (2022). The role of social connection/engagement in episodic memory change in stroke. The Gerontologist, 62(3), 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab095
H端l端r, G., Elayoubi, J., Nelson, M. E., & Haley, W. E. (2022). Change in episodic memory with spousal loss: The role of social relationships. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(4), 683-694. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab231
Malin D.H., Henceroth M., Elayoubi J., Campbell J.R., Anderson A., Goyarzu P., Izygon J., Madison C.A., Ward C.P., & Burstein E.S. (2018). A subtype-specific neuropeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine and nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Neuroscience Letters 648, 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2018.06.053
Henceroth, M., Campbell, J. R., Candelario, M., Elayoubi, J., Aguilar, C. L., & Malin, D. H. (2018). Effect of sex and estrous cycle on nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Journal of Addictive Behaviors, Therapy & Rehabilitation, 2(2), 7.
Gadam, S., Elayoubi, J., Ma, X., & Ward, C.P. (2015). Dysfunctional cognitions mediate the relationship between symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep quality in a non-clinical population. Journal of Sleep Medicine & Disorders, 2(5), 1031-1036.
Projects in Progress
The psychological and physical health effects of informal caregiving on older adults (Book Chapter for the Oxford Encyclopedia of Global Public Health).
Effects of transition into family caregiving on cognitive function and change: A longitudinal population-based study.
Family caregiving and its association with increased stroke risk among strained spousal caregivers.
Conference Presentations
(Poster sessions & Symposia)
Elayoubi, J., Haley, W. E., Nelson, M. E., & Hueluer, G. The role of social connections on functional limitations and depressive symptoms in stroke. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Virtual Meeting, November 2021.
Haley, W. E., & Elayoubi, J. Individual differences in caregiving: Application of a stress process model. Presented as part of a symposium, The longitudinal effects of becoming a family caregiver: The Caregiving Transitions Study (D. Roth, W. Haley, Co-Chairs). Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Virtual Meeting, November 2020.
Malin, D.H., Elayoubi, J., Henceroth, M. Neuropeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine and nicotine withdrawal syndrome in the rat. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Clear-Lake, TX, May 2018.
Elayoubi, J., Malin, D.H., Henceroth, M. A subtype-selective neuropeptide FF receptor antagonist attenuates morphine withdrawal syndrome. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, D.C., October 2017.
Henceroth, M., Campell, J., Candelario, M., Elayoubi, J. Effects of gender and estrous cycle phase on nicotine. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, November 2016.