Publications
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Falzarano, F., Greenfield, A., Osso, F., Bumbalova, K., & Bloom, R. F. (2025). ‘Diagnose & Adios’: Multi-perspective insights on formal service use in dementia family caregivers. The Gerontologist, gnaf081. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf081
Yazdani, N., Falzarano, F., Minahan Zucchetto, J., & Siedlecki, K. L. (2025). COVID-19 pandemic–related stress and subjective well-being across age: The mediating role of social resources. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 100(4), 399–423. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150241240122
Cimarolli, V. R., Chunga, R. E., Falzarano, F., Riffin, C., Tintle, N., Czaja, S., & Boerner, K. (2025). Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an intervention to support long-distance family caregivers of older adults with dementia. Clinical Gerontologist, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2025.2464869
Siedlecki, K.L. & Falzarano, F. (2024). Observer perspective memories may be a distinct type of memory distortion. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, 13(1), 26-29. https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000165
Falzarano, F. B., Lucius-Milliman, D., Ceruso, M., & Czaja, S. J. (2024). A tablet-based application to enhance social connectedness for individuals with a cognitive impairment: Results from the PRISM-CI pilot study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 43(10), 1473–1484. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231207789
Kobrinsky, V., Aminoff, E.M., Boros, M., Falzarano, F., Minahan Zuchetto, J., Yazdani, N., Sergio, J., Bloom, R.F., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2024). COVID-19 illness and cognitive functioning in a community-dwelling sample of adults. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 20(1), 20-33. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0411-8
Ang, C. S., Siriaraya, P., Tabbaa, L., Falzarano, F., Kanjo, E., & Prigerson, H. (2023). Editorial for advances in human-centred dementia technology. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 170, 102964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2022.102964
Losada-Baltar, A., Falzarano, F. B., Hancock, D. W., Márquez-González, M., Pillemer, K., Huertas-Domingo, C., Jiménez-Gonzalo, L., Fernandes-Pires, J. A., & Czaja, S. J. (2024). Cross-national analysis of the associations between familism and self-efficacy in family caregivers of people with dementia: Effects on burden and depression. Journal of Aging and Health, 36(7–8), 403–413. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643231225613
Bryant, N., Cimarolli, V.C., Falzarano, F., & Stone, R. (2023). Organizational factors associated with direct care professionals’ job satisfaction during COVID-19. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(7), 1574-1581. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648231155017
Prigerson, H.G., Viola, M., Maciejewski, P.K., & Falzarano, F. (2023). Advance care planning (ACP) to promote receipt of value-concordant care: Results vary according to patient priorities. PLOS ONE, 18(1), e0280197. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280197
Falzarano, F., Cimarolli, V., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2023). Staying in the loop: Quality of family-paid caregiver communication & influences on resident mental health in long-term care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(4), 1209-1219. http://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18184
Falzarano, F., Winoker, H., Burke, R.V., Mendoza, J.A., Munoz, F., Tergas, A., Maciejewski, P.K., & Prigerson, H.G. (2022). Grief & bereavement in the Latino/a community: A literature synthesis & directions for future research. Health Equity, 6(1), 696-707. http://doi.org/10.1089/heq.2022.0031
Cimarolli, V., Bryant, N.S., Falzarano, F. & Stone, R. (2022). Factors associated with nursing home direct care professionals’ turnover intent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Geriatric Nursing, 48, 32-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2022.08.012
Falzarano, F. B., Yazdani, N., Zucchetto, J. M., & Siedlecki, K. L. (2022). Does neurocognition predict subjective well-being? Journal of Happiness Studies, 23(8), 3713–3730. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-022-00565-8
Riffin, C., Griffin, J.M., Brody, L., Wolff, J.L., Pillemer, K.A., Adelman, R.D., Bangerter, L.R., Starks, S.M., Falzarano, F., Villanigro-Santiago, M., Veney, L., & Czaja, S.J. (2022). Engaging and supporting care partners of persons with dementia in healthcare delivery: Results from a national consensus conference. Public Policy & Aging Report, 32(2), 58-65. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/prac004
Zucchetto, J. M., Cimarolli, V. R., Wylie, M. J., Falzarano, F., & Horowitz, A. (2022). Long-distance caregivers’ use of supportive services. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 65(6), 618–634. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2021.2009079
Falzarano, F., Moxley, J., Pillemer, K., & Czaja, S. J. (2022). Family matters: Cross-cultural differences in familism and caregiving outcomes. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(7), 1269–1279. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbab160
Maciejewski, P.K., Falzarano, F., She, W.J., Lichtenthal, W.G., Prigerson, H.G. (2021). A micro-sociological theory of adjustment to loss. Current Opinion in Psychology, 43, 96-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.06.016
Falzarano, F., Cimarolli, V.C., Boerner, K., Siedlecki, K.L., & Horowitz, A. (2021). Use of home care services reduces care-related strain in long-distance caregivers. The Gerontologist, 62(2), gnab088. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab088
Falzarano, F., Prigerson, H.G., & Maciejewski, P.K. (2021). The role of advance care planning in cancer patient and caregiver grief resolution: Helpful or harmful? Cancers, 13(8), 1977. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13081977
Minahan, J., Falzarano, F., Yazdani, N., & Siedlecki, K.L. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic and psychosocial outcomes across age through the stress and coping framework. The Gerontologist, 61(2), 228-239. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa205
Cimarolli, V. R., Burack, O., Minahan, J. M., Falzarano, F., Reinhardt, J. P., & Shi, X. (2021). A substance misuse intervention program in postacute care: Who declines participation? The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29(1), 15–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2020.08.004
Karakala, S.E., Roberts, K.E., Rogers, M., Coats, T., Falzarano, F., Gang, J., Chilov, M., Avery, J., Maciejewski, PK., Lichtenthal, W.G., & Prigerson, H.G. (2020). The neurobiological reward system in Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD): A systematic review. Psychiatric Research Neuroimaging, 303(30), 111135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111135
Falzarano, F., Cimarolli, V.C., Minahan, J., & Horowitz, A. (2020). Long-distance caregivers: What are their experiences with formal care providers? Clinical Gerontologist, 45(5), 1273-1284. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2020.1783043
Falzarano, F., Reid, M.C., Schulz, L., Meador, R., & Pillemer, K. (2020). Getting along in assisted living: Quality of relationships between family and staff. The Gerontologist, 60(8), 1445-1455. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa057
Falzarano, F., & Siedlecki, K. L. (2021). Differences in cognitive performance between informal caregivers and non-caregivers. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 28(2), 284–307. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2020.1749228
Falzarano, F. & Siedlecki, K.L. (2019). Investigating the relations among different measures of false memory. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 15(4), 290-300. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0276-0
Cimarolli, V., Falzarano, F. & Hicks, S. (2019). Predictors of discharge in post-acute rehabilitation among different ethnic groups. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(4), 513-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.008
Siedlecki, K. L., Falzarano, F., & Salthouse, T. A. (2019). Examining gender differences in neurocognitive functioning across adulthood. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 25(10), 1051–1060. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617719000821
Siedlecki, K.L., Yezdani, N., Minahan, J. & Falzarano, F. (2019). Examining processing speed as a predictor of well-being across age and time in the German Aging Survey. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2019.1585514
Siedlecki, K.L. & Falzarano, F. (2016). Examining measurement invariance across gender in self-defining autobiographical memory characteristics using a shortened version of the memory experiences questionnaire. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 30(6), 1073-1079. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3276