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Margaret Crossley B.A.Hon., M.A., Ph.D. Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology Training

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About me

Sample publications:

  • S. Lanting, N. Haugrud, & M. Crossley. (2009). The effects of age and sex on clustering and switching during speeded verbal fluency tasks.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15 (2), 196-204

    M. Crossley, D. Morgan, S. Lanting, V. Dal Bello-Haas, A. Kirk. (2008). Interdisciplinary research and interprofessional collaborative care in a memory clinic for rural and northern residents of Western Canada:  A unique training ground for clinical psychology graduate students.  Australian Psychologist, 43 (4), 231-238.

    N.M. Fournier, K.L. Calverley, J.P. Wagner, J.L. Poock, & M. Crossley. (2008).  Impaired social cognition thirty years after hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy: The importance of the right hemisphere in complex social functioning.  Epilepsy and Behavior,12 (3), 460-471.

    T. Levitt, J. Fugelsang, & M. Crossley. (2006)  Processing speed, attentional capacity, and age-related memory change.  Experimental Aging Research, 32, 263-295.  

    Crossley, M., Hiscock, M., & Beckie, J. (2004). Dual-task performance in early stage dementia: Differential effects for automatized and

    effortful profcessing. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 26(3), 332-346 .

    Crossley, M., Semchuk, K.M., McDufie, H., Ledingham, D., Hagel ,L., Cessna, A., Irvine, D., Senthilselvan, S., & Dosman, J. (1999).

    Neuropsychological functioning and health-related symptoms in a commercial applicator during high- and low-exposure seasons.

    Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 5(3), 279-287.

    Crossley, M., D’Arcy, C. & Rawson, W.S.B. (1997). Letter and category luency in community-dwelling Canadian seniors: A

    comparison of normal participants to those with dementia of the Alzheimer or Vascular type. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 19(1), 52-62.

     

Publications

 

Accepted:

P. Hall, M. Crossley, & C. D’Arcy.  Executive function and survival in the context of chronic illness.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine. (accepted January 12, 2010). 

 

L. Lejbak, M. Vrbancic, & M. Crossley. Endocrine Therapy is Associated with Low Performance on Some Estrogen-Sensitive Cognitive Tasks in Postmenopausal Women with Breast
Cancer. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (accepted December 23, 2009).

 

Morgan, D., Crossley, M., Kirk, A., McBain, L., Stewart, N., D’Arcy, C., Forbes, D., Harder, S., Dal Bello-Haas, V., Basran, J.  Evaluation of telehealth for pre-clinic assessment and follow-up in an interprofessional rural and remote memory clinic.  Journal of Applied Gerontology. (accepted Feb 14, 2010).

 

M. Heggie, D. Morgan, M. Crossley, A. Kirk, P. Wong, C.. C. Karunanayake, & R. Beever.  Quality of life in early dementia:  Comparisons of rural patient and caregiver ratings at baseline and one year.  Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice. (accepted May 24, 2010).

 

 

 

PUBLISHED REFEREED PAPERS (2005-2010):

(BOLD type for M. Crossley and graduate students working under her supervision)

 

N. Haugrud, S. Lanting, & M. Crossley. (2010). The effects of age, sex, and Alzheimer’s Disease on strategy use during verbal fluency tasks.  Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 17(2), 220-239.

 

J. Cummine, R. Borowsky, F. Stockdale Winder, & M. Crossley. (2009). Right vs left hemispherectomy for childhood-onset intractable epilepsy.  Epilepsy & Behavior, 15 (4), 470-475.

 

P. Hall, J. Dubin, M. Crossley, M. Holmqvist, & C. D’Arcy. (2009). Does executive function explain the IQ -mortality association?  Evidence from the Canadian Study on Health and Aging (CSHA). Psychosomatic Medicine, 71, 196-204. 

 

S. Lanting, N. Haugrud, & M. Crossley. (2009). The effects of age and sex on clustering and switching during speeded verbal fluency tasks.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 15 (2), 196-204.

 

L. Lejbak, M. Vrbancic, & M. Crossley.(2009).  The female advantage in object location memory is robust to verbalizability and mode of presentation of test stimuli.  Brain and Cognition, 69 (1), 148-153.

 

D. Morgan, M. Crossley, A.Kirk, C. D’Arcy, N. Stewart, J. Biem, et al. (2009). Improving access to dementia care:  Development and evaluation of a Rural and Remote Memory Clinic. Aging and Mental Health, 13 (1),  17-30.   

 

H. Tuokko, P. Chou, S. Bowden, M.Simard, B. Ska, & M. Crossley. (2009). Partial measurement equivalence of French and English versions of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging neuropsychological battery. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society., 15, 416-425, doi:10.1017/S1355617709090602.

 

M. Crossley, D. Morgan, S. Lanting, V. Dal Bello-Haas, A. Kirk. (2008). Interdisciplinary research and interprofessional collaborative care in a memory clinic for rural and northern residents of Western Canada:  A unique training ground for clinical psychology graduate students.  Australian Psychologist, 43 (4), 231-238.

 

N.M. Fournier, K.L. Calverley, J.P. Wagner, J.L. Poock, & M. Crossley. (2008).  Impaired social cognition thirty years after hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy: The importance of the right hemisphere in complex social functioning.  Epilepsy and Behavior,12 (3), 460-471.

 

W. McEachern, A. Kirk, D. Morgan, M. Crossley, & C. Henry. (2008).  Reliability of the MMSE administered in-person and by telehealth.  Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 35, 643-646.

 

D. Morgan, M. Crossley, N. Stewart, C. D’Arcy, D. Forbes, & S. Normand. (2008). Taking the hit: Focusing on caregiver “error” masks organizational-level risk factors for nursing aide assault.  Qualitative Health Research, 18 (3), 334-346.

 

T. Steve, A. Kirk, M. Crossley, D. Morgan, C. D’Arcy, J. Biem, D. Forbes, & N. Stewart. (2008). Medication use in patients presenting to a rural and remote memory clinic. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 35, 669-671. 

 

D. Morgan, M. Funk, M. Crossley, J. Basran, A. Kirk, & V. Dal Bello Haas. (2007). The potential of gait analysis to contribute to differential diagnosis of early stage dementia:  Current research and future directions.  Canadian Journal on Aging, 26(1), 19 – 32.

 

P.A. Hall, L.L. Elias, & M. Crossley. (2006) Neurocognitive influences on health behavior in a community sample.  Health Psychology, 26(6), 778-782.

 

T. Levitt, J. Fugelsang, & M. Crossley. (2006)  Processing speed, attentional capacity, and age-related memory change.  Experimental Aging Research, 32, 263-295.  

 

H. Tuokko, G. Gabiel, I. McDowell, J. Fisk, M. Tierney, M. Crossley, M. Simard, et al. (the CSHA Neuropsychology Working Group) (2006). Neuropsychological detection of cognitive impairment: Inter-rater agreement and factors affecting clinical decision-making.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 12 (1), 72-79.

                                                 

M. Crossley, A. Shiel, B. Wilson, L. Gelling, T. Fryer, M. Coleman, & J. Pickard. (2005).  Monitoring emergence from coma following severe brain injury in an octogenarian using behavioral indicators, electrophysiological measures, and metabolic studies:  A demonstration of the potential for good recovery in older adults. Brain Injury, 19 (9), 729-737.

 

D. Morgan, N. Stewart, M. Crossley, C. D’Arcy, J. Biem, A. Kirk, & D. Forbes. (2005).  Dementia care in rural and remote areas:  The first year of a CIHR New Emerging Team. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, 37 (1), 177-182.  

 

Research

Clinical and experimental neuropsychology, psychogerontology, psychopathology, rural psychology, cross-cultural assessment