Ready, Rebecca E.
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Rebecca Ellen Ready
Office
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
University of Massachusetts
135 Hicks Way, Tobin Hall 609
Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 545-1359 (Office); (413) 545-0996 (Fax)
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Employment
2017- Professor and Director of Clinical Training
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Clinical Psychology Program
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2010-17 Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Clinical Psychology Program
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2004- Associate Member, Neuroscience and Behavior Program
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2004-10 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Clinical Psychology Program
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Education
2003-4 NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Late-life Mood Disorders
The University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychiatry
Mentors: Richard Schulz, Ph.D., Mary Amanda Dew, Ph.D.
2001-3 Individual NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship, Clinical Neuropsychology
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI
Mentors: Brian R. Ott, M.D. & Janet Grace, Ph.D.
2001 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Dissertation: Validity of personality assessment in a psychiatric population:
Self-informant agreement and trait-behavior associations
Supervisor: Lee Anna Clark, Ph.D.
Prospectus Defense Passed: May 8, 1998
Dissertation Defense Passed: April 17, 2000
2000 Internship in Clinical Neuropsychology
Brown University, Providence, R
1997 M.A., Psychology
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Thesis: Collateral personality reports:
Agreement with self-reports and moderating variables
Supervisor: Lee Anna Clark, Ph.D.
1995 B.A., Honors
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Major: Psychology
Minor: Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Eta Sigma
1993 Junior Year Study Abroad
University of Sussex, Brighton, England
Licensure Massachusetts Psychology License, 8515 (Active Status)
Rhode Island Psychology License, PS00797 (Inactive Status)
Research Grants
2012 - 16 Validation of the HD-HR-QOL (Huntington Disease Quality of Life Measure), NIH R01, PI: Carlozzi, N. (Consultant: Ready)
2011 ‘Differential Effects of Stress on Timed and Nonverbal Tasks of the WAIS-IV,’ Commonwealth College Honor Research Grant (PI: Maheen Chaudhry, Faculty Mentor: Ready, $1,000).
2011 ‘Age & Emotion Films,’ Commonwealth College Honor Research Grant (PI: Victoria Creedon, Faculty Mentor: Ready, $1,000).
2010 ‘Hippocampal Volume and Memory in Adult Children of Alzheimer’s Disease,’ MRI-MRS Pilot Research Grant, University of Massachusetts, Research Development Office (PI: Ready, $15,000)
2008 - 10 ‘Development of a Quality of Life Measure for Huntington’s Disease,’ High Q Foundation Grant to the University of Iowa; University of Massachusetts, Amherst subcontract with the University of Iowa (PI: Ready, R.E.; $88,247)
2007 ‘Complexity and Differentiation in Affect: Effects of Age, Cognition, and Stress,’ Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) Pilot Grant, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University (PI: Ready, $15,000 direct costs)
2006 – 7 ‘Changes in Emotion Self-knowledge with Age: Motivational and Cognitive Determinants,’ Faculty Research/Healey Endowment Grant, University of Massachusetts, Research Council; Matching funds from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Psychology Department (PI: Ready, $17,000)
2006-7 ‘The Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease on Marital Relationships,’ Commonwealth College Honor Research Grant (PI: Lindsay Miller, Faculty Mentor: Ready, $1,000, PI: Lindsay Miller).
2006 Grant Proposal Preparation Grant, University of Massachusetts, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (course buy-out)
2005 - 6 ‘Recall Bias in Geriatric Depression,’ University of Massachusetts, College of Social and Behavioral Science (Co-PIs: Mark Weinberger, MS & Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D., $3,500)
2001 - 3 ‘Quality of Life in Cognitively Impaired Elderly,’ F32 National Research Service Award, Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Institute on Aging ($71,080)
Mentors: Brian R. Ott, M.D. & Janet Grace, Ph.D.
1988 - 9 ‘Cognition and Psychosis in Alzheimer’s Disease,’ T32 National Research Service Award, Predoctoral Fellowship, U of Iowa, Center on Aging ($21, 540)
Mentor: Jane S. Paulsen, Ph.D. (T32 AG00214-10)
1998 - 9 Graduate Student Research Grants, The University of Iowa, Dept of Psychology
1998 University of Minnesota Press, Dissertation Research Grant (PI: Ready, Co-PI: Lee Anna Clark, Ph.D., $6,000)
Teaching Grants
2012 - 13 Community Service Learning (CSL) Grant ($500), Memory Screening Clinic
Ready, R.E.
2006 - 08 Unit Community Service Learning (CSL) Implementation Grant ($10,000)
Overtree, C., Ready, R.E., Blum, K. & Halgin, R.
Honors and Awards
2015 Fellow, Association for Psychological Science (APS)
2015 Board Certification, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), Clinical Neuropsychology
2015 Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA), Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (Division 40)
2015 Psi Chi Society, APS Convention Research Poster Award
2014 Faculty Research Scholar, Institute for Social Science Research, UMass Amherst
2013 Psi Chi Society, APS Convention Research Poster Award
2012 APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology Invitation, Academic Track
2011 Best Collaboration between Faculty and Students Poster Award, New England Psychological Association
2009 Award for Outstanding Community Service and Engagement, Psychological Services Center, Assessment Team, UMass Amherst
2008 Faculty Research Scholar, Center for Research on Families, UMass Amherst
2007 Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) Pilot Grant Award
2003 Positive Psychology Summer Institute Invitation Award
2002 Travel Fellowship Award, The Alzheimer’s Association
2001 Kenneth Spence Award, The University of Iowa, Department of Psychology
1999 Travel Fund Award, The University of Iowa, Graduate Student Senate
1999 Student Poster Award, National Academy of Neuropsychology
1998 Student Travel Award, American Psychological Association
1998 Tuition Fellowship, The University of Iowa, Department of Psychology
Professional Affiliations
2012-present Society for a Science in Clinical Psychology
2012-present Association for Psychological Science (Fellow)
1999-present International Neuropsychological Society
1994-present American Psychological Association (Fellow)
Division 20, Adult Development and Aging
Division 40, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology
Blog on Science of Psychology and Aging
https://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/becky-ready-phd-abpp
Peer-reviewed Publications
Under line = graduate student or post-doc under Dr. Ready’s mentorship at the time of work
Italics = undergraduate student under Dr. Ready’s mentorship at the time of work
* = senior author
61. Carlozzi, N., Goodnight, S.M., Ready, R.E., Gershon, R.C., Kratz, A.L., Frank, S., Stout, J., Hahn, E.A., Cella, D., Dayalu, P., & Schilling, S. (accepted). Patient-reported outcomes for physical functioning in Huntington Disease: reliability and validity of the Neuro-QOL and HDQLIFE Physical Functioning Measures. Movement Disorders.
60. Carlozzi, N.E., Hahn, E.A., Goodnight, S.M., Kratz, A.L., Paulsen, J.S., Stout, J.C., Frank, S., Miner, J.A., Cella, D., Gershon, R.C., & Ready, R.E. (accepted). Patient-reported outcomes for social functioning in Huntington disease: Neuro-QOL Social Functioning measures. Psychological Assessment.
59. Lundquist, T.S., Santorelli, G.D., & Ready, R.E. (2017). Measurement of anxiety about Alzheimer’s disease in midlife and older adults. Prevention and Health Promotion: Research, Social Action, Practice and Training, 10, 22-28.
58. Santorelli, G.D., Ready, R.E., & Mather, M. (accepted). Perceptions of emotion and age among younger, midlife, and older adults. Aging and Mental Health. Published online 12/11/16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1268092
57. Ready, R.E.,* Mather, M., Santorelli, G.D., & Santospago, B. (2016). Apathy, alexithymia, and depressive symptoms: Points of convergence and divergence. Psychiatry Research, 244, 306-311.
56. Carlozzi, N.E.,* Schilling, S.G., Lai, J., Paulsen, J.S., Hahn, E.A., Perlmutter, J.S., Ross, C.A., Downing, N.R., Kratz, A.L., McCormack, M.K., Nance, M.A., Quaid, K.A., Stout, J.C., Gershon. R.C., Ready, R.E., Miner, J.A., Barton, S.K., Perlman, S.L., Rao, S.M., Frank, S., Shoulson, I., Marin, H., Geschwind, M.D., Dayalu, P., Goodnight, S.M., & Cella, D. (2016). HDQLIFE: Development and assessment of health-related quality of life in Huntington disease (HD). Quality of Life Research, 25, 2441-2455.
55. Ready, R.E.* & Santorelli, G.D. (2016). Emotion regulation and memory: differential associations in younger and midlife-older adults. Experimental Aging Research, 42, 264-278. 10.1080/0361073X.2016.1156971
54. Ready, R.E.,* Santorelli, G.D., & Mather, M. (2016). Judgement and classification of emotion terms by older and younger adults. Aging and Mental Health (epub ahead of print). 10.1080/0361073X.2016.1156971
53. Kubu, C.,* Ready, R.E., Festa, J., Roper, B., & Pliskin, N. (2016). The times they are a changin’: Neuropsychology and integrated care teams. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 30, 51-65. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2015.1134670
52. Santorelli, G.D.* & Ready, R.E. (2016). Alexithymia and executive function in younger and older adults. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 29, 938-955. 10.1080/13854046.2015.1123296
51. Carvalho, J.O.,* Buelow, M.T., Ready. R.E., & Grace, J. (2016). Associations between a reduced Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe), cognition, and activities of daily living in a neurologic sample. Applied Neuropsychology 23, 125-132. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2015.1012759
50. Ready, R.E.,* Santorelli, G.D., Lundquist, T.S., & Romano, F. (2016). Psychology internship director perceptions of pre-internship training preparation in assessment. North American Journal of Psychology (2), 317-334.
49. Nelson, A.,* Roper, B., Slomine, B., Morrisson, C., Greher, M., Janusz, J., Larson, J., Meadows, M.E., Ready, R.E., Rivera Mindt, M., Whiteside, D., Willment, K., Wodushek, T. (2016). Official position of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN): Guidelines for practicum training in clinical neuropsychology. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 7, 879-904, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2015.1117658
48. Lundquist, T.* & Ready, R.E. (2015). Screening for Alzheimer's disease: Inspiration and ideas from breast cancer strategies. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 34, 317-328. doi: 10.1177/0733464813500711
47. Ready, R.E.* & Santorelli, G. (2014). Values and goals in clinical psychology programs: Are training in practice and research at odds? Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 45, 99-103. doi: 10.1037/a0036081
46. Ready, R.E.* & Veague, H.B. (2014). Training in psychological assessment: Current practices of clinical psychology programs. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 45, 278-282. doi: 10.1037/a0037439
45. Lacreuse, A.,* Schatz, K., Strazzullo, S., King, H.M., & Ready, R.E. (2013). Attentional biases and memory for emotional stimuli in men and male rhesus monkeys. Animal Cognition, 16, 861-871.
44. Carvalho, J.O.,* Ready, R.E., Malloy, P., & Grace, J. (2013). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe). Assessment, 20, 632-641.
43. Ready, R.E.,* Chaudhry, M., Schatz, K., & Strazzullo, S. (2013). ‘Passageless’ administration of the Nelson-Denny Reading Comprehension Test: Associations with IQ and reading skills. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 46, 377-384. doi: 10.1177/0022219412468160
42. Chisolm, L.Z., Flavin, K.T., Paulsen, J.S., & Ready, R.E.* (2013). Psychological well-being in persons affected by Huntington’s Disease: A comparison of at-risk, prodromal, and symptomatic Groups. Journal of Health Psychology, 18, 409-419.
41. Ready, R.E.,* Akerstedt, A., & Mroczek, D. (2012). Emotional complexity and emotional well-being in older adults: Risks of high neuroticism. Aging and Mental Health, 16, 17-26.
40. Ready, R.E.,* Carvalho, J.C., & Akerstedt, A. (2012). Evaluative organization of the self-concept in younger, midlife, and older adults. Research on Aging, 73, 56-79.
39. Ready, R.E.,* Vaidya, J., Watson, D., Latzman, R., Koffel, E.A., & Clark, L.A. (2011). Age group differences in facets of positive and negative affect. Aging and Mental Health, 15, 784-795.
38. Ready, R.E.,* Baran, B., Chaudhry, M., Schatz, K., Gordon, J., & Spencer, R.M.C. (2011). ApoE e4, processing speed, and white matter volume in a genetically-enriched sample of midlife adults. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 26, 463-468. doi:10.1177/1533317511421921
37. Ready, R.E.,* O’Rourke, J.J.F., & Paulsen, J.S. (2011). Quality of life in prodromal HD: Qualitative analyses of discourse from participants and companions. Neurology Research International, 2011. doi:10.1155/2011/958439
36. Ready, R.E.,* Carvalho, J.O., Green, R.C., Gavett, B.E., & Stern, R.A. (2011). The structure and validity of self-reported affect in Mild Cognitive Impairment and mild Alzheimer’s disease. International Psychogeriatrics, 23, 887-898.
35. Carvalho, J.O.* & Ready, R.E. (2010). Emotion and executive functioning: The effect of normal mood states on fluency tasks. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32(3), 225-230.
34. Ready, R.E.,* Marquez, D.X., & Akerstedt, A. (2009). Emotions in younger and older adults: Retrospective and prospective associations with sleep and physical activity. Experimental Aging Research, 35, 348-368.
33. Ready, R.E.,* Carvalho, J., & Weinberger, M.I. (2008). Emotional complexity in younger, midlife, and older adults. Psychology and Aging, 23, 928-933.
32. Lundquist, T.*& Ready, R.E. (2008). Young adult attitudes about Alzheimer’s disease. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 23, 267-273.
31. Ready, R.E.* & Robinson, M.D. (2008). Do older individuals adapt to their traits?: Personality-emotion relations among younger and older adults. Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 1020-1030.
30. Kapucu, A.,* Rotello, C., Ready, R.E., & Seidl, K. (2008). Response bias in 'remembering' emotional stimuli: A new perspective on age differences. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 34, 703-711.
29. Ready, R.E,* Mathews, M., Leserman, A., & Paulsen, J.S. (2008). Patient and caregiver quality of life in Huntington’s disease. Movement Disorders, 23, 721-726.
28. Ready, R.E.* & Ott, B.R. (2007/2008). Integrating patient and informant reports on the Cornell-Brown Quality of Life Scale. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 22, 528-534.
27. Ready, R.E.,* Weinberger, M., & Jones, K. (2007). How happy have you felt lately? A diary study of emotion recall in older and younger adults. Cognition and Emotion, 21, 728-757.
26. Ready, R.E.,* Ott, B.R., Grace, J. (2007). Factor structure of patient and caregiver ratings on the Dementia Quality of Life Instrument. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 14, 144-154.
25. Ready, R.E. (2007). Patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s and Dementia, 3, 172-176.
24. Ready, R.E.,* Robinson, M.D., & Weinberger, M. (2006). Age differences in the organization of emotion knowledge: Effects involving valence and time frame. Psychology and Aging, 21, 726-736.
23. Ready, R.E.,* Ott, B.R., & Grace, J. (2006). Insight and cognitive impairment: Effects on quality of life reports from Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease patients. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 21, 242-248.
22. Martire, L.M.,* Keefe, F.J., Schulz, R., Ready, R., Beach, S.R., Rudy, T.E., & Starz, T.W. (2006). Older spouses’ perception of partner’s chronic pain: Implications for spousal responses, support provision, and caregiving experiences. Psychology and Aging, 21, 222-230.
21. Ruffolo, J.S.,* Malloy, P.F., Ready, R.E., Westervelt, H., & Whelihan, W. (2005). Limitations of the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) in screening for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 20, 848-849.
20. Brown, L.B., Ott, B.R.,* Papandonatos, G.D., Sui, Y., Ready, R.E., & Morris, J.C. (2005). Prediction of on-road driving performance in patients with early Alzheimer’s disease. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 53, 94-98.