Contact Information:

Email: oclay@uab.edu
Office Phone: (205) 934 3850
Fax: (205) 975 6110

Education:

B.S., 1998, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Psychology
M.S., 2003, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Psychology
Ph.D., 2007, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lifespan Development

Curriculum Vitae

Research Program:

Racial/ethnic disparities, Caregiving, Social support, Cognition and mobility in older adults

Representative Publications:

Clay, O.J., Roth, D. L., Safford, M. M., Sawyer, P. L., & Allman, R. M. (in press). Predictors of overnight hospital admission in older African American and Caucasian Medicare beneficiaries. Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.

Crowe, M., Sartori, A., Clay, O. J., Wadley, V. G., Andel, R., Wang, H.-X., Sawyer, P., & Allman, R. (2010). Diabetes and cognitive decline: Investigating the potential influence of factors related to health disparities. Journal of Aging and Health, 22, 292-306.

Kvale, E.A., Clay, O.J., Ross, L.A., McGee, J.S., Edwards, J.D. Unverzagt, F.W., Ritchie, C.S., & Ball, K.K. (2010). Cognitive speed of processing and functional declines in older cancer survivors: An analysis of data from the ACTIVE trial. European Journal of Cancer Care, 19, 110-117.

Clay, O.J., Edwards, J.D., Ross, L.A., Okonkwo, O., Wadley, V.G., Roth, D.L., & Ball, K.K. (2009). Visual function and cognitive speed of processing mediate age-related decline in memory span and fluid intelligence. Journal of Aging & Health, 21, 547-566.
Clay, O.J., Roth, D.L., Wadley, V.G., & Haley, W.E. (2008). Changes in Social Support and their Impact on Psychosocial Outcome over a 5-Year Period for African American and White Dementia Caregivers. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23, 857-862.

Teaching Interests:

Statistical Methods and Design, Psychology of Aging, Health Disparities Seminar