First Name
Kevin
Last Name
Peters
Email
kevinpeters@trentu.ca
Phone
705-748-1011 ext. 7795
Location
DNA C137
Campus
Peterborough
Job Title
Associate Professor
Job Designation
Chair of the Department of Psychology
Accreditation
M.A., Ph.D. (British Columbia)
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Areas of Expertise
Publications
Peters, K.R., Ray, L., Smith, V., & Smith, C.T. (2008). Changes in the density of Stage 2 sleep spindles following motor learning in young and older adults. Journal of Sleep Research, 17(1), 23-33.
Katz, S., & Peters, K.R.(2008). Enhancing the mind? Memory medicine, dementia, and the aging brain. Journal of Aging Studies, 22, 348-355.
Peters, K.R., Rockwood, K., Black, S.E., Hogan, D.B., Gauthier, S.G., Loy-English, I., Hsiung, G-Y., Jacoya, C., Kertesz, A., & Feldman, H.H. (2008). Neuropsychiatric symptom clusters and functional disability in Cognitively-Impaired-Not-Demented individuals. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16(2), 136-144.
Katz, S., & Peters, K.R.(2008). Enhancing the mind? Memory medicine, dementia, and the aging brain. Journal of Aging Studies, 22, 348-355.
Peters, K.R., Rockwood, K., Black, S.E., Hogan, D.B., Gauthier, S.G., Loy-English, I., Hsiung, G-Y., Jacoya, C., Kertesz, A., & Feldman, H.H. (2008). Neuropsychiatric symptom clusters and functional disability in Cognitively-Impaired-Not-Demented individuals. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16(2), 136-144.
Areas of Research
My current research interests cover two main areas:
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Neuroethics of Cognitive Enhancement: I have recently become interested in how people define cognitive enhancement and what factors are related to one’s willingness to use pharmaceuticals to enhance their cognitive performance and other aspects of psychological functioning.
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Perceptions and Realities of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: I am interested in the critical examination of how well we can reliably and validly predict the onset of dementia (e.g., Alzheimer disease or AD). I am also interested in what the members of the public think about the risk of developing AD and their views on how effective the current treatments are for AD.
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