Jinshil Hyun, Ph.D.

My research focuses on identifying modifiable factors of cognitive aging and dementia. Specifically, I study the interaction between how person-specific psychosocial/behavioral factors interact with environmental/contextual factors to influence cognitive health across multiple time scales (e.g., momentary, daily, yearly). My work makes use of digital technologies (e.g., smartphone-based ambulatory cognitive assessments), passive sensing (e.g., GPS activity space, physical activity), and ecological momentary assessments (e.g., stress, social interactions) to capture people's real-world experiences embedded in environmental contexts that may impact cognitive health.

Awards
National Institute on Aging (NIA) R00 “Neighborhood characteristics, GPS-based activity space, and cognitive health” (Feb 2025 - Jan 2028)
Alzheimer's Association Research Fellowship "Pathways linking neighborhood and behavioral factors to the risk of ADRD" (Mar 2023 - Feb 2026)

1. Hyun, J., Cerino, E.S., Katz, M.J., Lovasi, G., Lipton, R.B., & Sliwinski, M.J. (2025). Neighborhood bonding and bridging social capital, social activity participation, and short-term cognitive variability in later life. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 80(11), gbaf157, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf157 
2. Hyun, J., Schiff, M., Hall, C.B., Appelhans, B.M., Barinas-Mitchell, E., Thurston, R.C., Karvonen-Gutierrez, C.A., Hedderson, M.M., Janssen, I., & Derby, C.A. (2025). Exposure to neighborhood concentrated poverty is associated with faster decline in episodic memory among midlife women. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 21:e70139. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70139   
3. Hyun, J., Lovasi, G.S., Katz, M.J., Derby, C.A., Lipton, R.B., & Sliwinski, M.J. (2024). Perceived but not objective measures of neighborhood safety and food environments are associated with longitudinal changes in processing speed among urban older adults. BMC Geriatrics, 24:551. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05068-0  
4. Muñoz, E., Hyun, J., Diaz Jr, J. A., Scott, S. B., & Sliwinski, M. J. (2024). Exposure to neighborhood violence and laboratory-based and ambulatory cognitive task performance in adulthood. Social Science & Medicine, 348, 116807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116807 
5. Chen, S. T., Yang, C. H., Hyun, J., & Ku, P. W. (2024). The association between morning pleasant anticipation and daily positive incidental affect on adults’ daily steps: An ecological momentary assessment study. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 70, 102561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102561 
6. Hyun, J., Katz, M.J., Derby, C.A., Roque, N., Muñoz, E., Sliwinski, M.J., Lovasi, G.S., & Lipton, R.B. (2023). Availability of healthy foods, fruit and vegetable consumption, and cognition among urban older adults. BMC Geriatrics, 23:302. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04003-z
7. Adkins-Jackson, P.B., George, K.M., Besser, L.M., Hyun, J., Lamar, M., Hill-Jarrett, T.G., Bubu, O.M., Flatt, J.D., Heyn, P.C., Cicero, E.C., Kraal, A.Z., Zanwar, P.P., Peterson, R., Kim, B., Turner, R.W., Viswanathan, J., Kulick, E.R., Zuelsdorff, M., Stites, S.D., Rentería, M.A., Tsoy, E., Seblova, D., NG, T.K.S., Manly, J.J., Babulal, G. (2023). The structural and social determinants of Alzheimer’s disease related dementias. Alzheimer's & Dementia. http://doi.org/10.1002/alz.13027
8. Hyun, J., Qin, J., Wang, C., Katz, M.J., Pavlovic, J.M., Derby, C.A., & Lipton, R.B. (2022). Reliabilities of intra-individual mean and intra-individual variability of self-reported pain derived from ecological momentary assessments: Results from the Einstein Aging Study. Journal of Pain, 23(4), 616-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.10.008
9. Hyun, J., Hall, C.B., Katz, M.J., Derby, D.A., Lipnicki, D.M., Crawford, J.D., Guita, A., Vaccaro, R., Davin, A., Kim, K.W., Han, J.W., Bae, J.B., Röhr, S., Riedel-Heller, S., Ganguli, M., Jacobsen, E., Hughes, T.F., Brodaty, H., Kochan, N.A., Trollor, J., Lobo, A., Santabarbara, J., Lopez-Anton, R., Sachdev, P.S., & Lipton, R.B. (2022). Education, occupational complexity, and incident dementia: A COSMIC collaborative cohort study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 85(1), 179-196. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-210627 
10. Hyun, J., Hall, C.B., Katz, M.J., Derby, D.A., Lipnicki, D.M., Crawford, J.D., Guita, A., Vaccaro, R., Davin, A., Kim, K.W., Han, J.W., Bae, J.B., Röhr, S., Riedel-Heller, S., Ganguli, M., Jacobsen, E., Hughes, T.F., Brodaty, H., Kochan, N.A., Trollor, J., Lobo, A., Santabarbara, J., Lopez-Anton, R., Sachdev, P.S., & Lipton, R.B. (2022). Education, occupational complexity, and incident dementia: A COSMIC collaborative cohort study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 85(1), 179-196. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-210627 
11. Cerino E.S., Katz, M.J., Wang, C., Qin, J., Gao, Q., Hyun, J., Hakun, J.G., Nelson, A.R., Derby, C.A., Lipton, R.B., & Sliwinski, M.J. (2021). Variability in cognitive performance on mobile devices is sensitive to mild cognitive impairment: Results from the Einstein Aging Study, Frontiers in Digital Health, 3, https://doi.org/10.3389/fdgth.2021.758031.
12. Hyun, J., Katz, J.M., Lipton, R.B., & Sliwinski, M. J. (2021). Mentally challenging occupations are associated with more rapid cognitive decline at later stages of cognitive aging. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76 (4), 671-680. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz122 
13. Hyun, J., Hall, C.B., Sliwinski, M.J., Katz, J.M., Wang, C., Ezzati, A., & Lipton, R.B. (2020). Effect of mentally challenging occupations on incident dementia differs between African Americans and non-Hispanic Whites. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 75(4), 1405-1416, https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191222
14. Hyun, J., Sliwinski, M. J., & Smyth, J. M. (2019). Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed: The Effects of Stress Anticipation on Working Memory in Daily Life. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 74(1), 38–46. First published 2018, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby042
15. Neupert, S. D., Neubauer, A. B., Scott, S. B., Hyun, J., & Sliwinski, M. J. (2019). Back to the Future: Examining Age Differences in Processes Before Stressor Exposure. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 74(1), 1–6. First published 2018, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby074
16. Hyun, J., Sliwinski, M. J., Almeida, D. M., Smyth, J. M., & Scott, S. B. (2018). The moderating effects of aging and cognitive abilities on the association between work stress and negative affect. Aging & Mental Health, 22(5), 611-618.  https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1299688
17. Sliwinski, M. J., Mogle, J. A., Hyun, J., Munoz, E., Smyth, J. M., & Lipton, R. B. (2018). Reliability and Validity of Ambulatory Cognitive Assessments. Assessment, 25(1), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191116643164