Position Title
Assistant Professor
About
Dr. Yoneda is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology specializing in personality, cognitive, and developmental psychology. She received her MSc and PhD in Lifespan Health and Developmental Psychology from the University of Victoria, Canada. Dr. Yoneda completed a postdoc at Northwestern University in the department of Medical Social Sciences and is currently serving as an editorial fellow at Neuropsychology. She is deeply committed to recognizing, acknowledging, and celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusiveness.
Dr. Yoneda enthusiastically invites applications for graduate students to join her lab in 2024.
Research Focus
Dr. Yoneda’s research investigates the links between personality and cognitive aging, as well as the mechanisms underlying these relationships, particularly the interplay between personality and physiological factors. She is passionate about elucidating factors that contribute to cognitive healthspan and optimal development in older adulthood; specifically, under which circumstances, for whom, and how do psychological factors influence physiological and cognitive processes, and vice versa.
Recurring themes throughout her research are advanced methodologies effective for modelling repeated assessments at various timescales, large conceptual replications across countries and cultures, and use of multi-method data, including self-report, objective data (e.g., accelerometer), neuropathology indicators, and physiological biomarkers (e.g., blood pressure).
Publications
Yoneda, T., Lozinski, T., Turiano, N., Booth, T., Graham, E. K. & Mroczek, D. (In Press). The Big Five Personality Traits and Allostatic Load in Middle to Older Adulthood: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Yoneda, T., Graham, E.K., Lozinski, T., Bennett, D.A., Mroczek, D., Piccinin, A.M., Hofer, S.M. and Muniz-Terrera, G. (2022). Personality Traits, Cognitive States, and Mortality in Older Adulthood. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000418, [EDITOR’S CHOICE]
Yoneda, T., Marroig, A., Graham, E. K., Willroth, E. C., Watermeyer, T., Beck, E. D., Zelinski, E. M., Reynolds, C. A., Pedersen, N. L., Hofer, S. M., Mroczek., D. K., Muniz-Terrera, G. (2022). Personality Predictors of Cognitive Dispersion: A Coordinated Analysis of Data from Seven International Studies of Older Adults. Neuropsychology, 36(2). https://doi.org/10.1037/neu0000782
Yoneda, T., Lewis, N. A., Knight, J. E., Rush, J., Vendittelli, R., Kleineidam, L., Hyun, J., Piccinin, A.M., Hofer, S., Hoogendijk, E., Derby, C., Scherer, M., Riedel-Heller, S., Wagner, M., van den Hout, A., Wang, W., Bennett, D. & Terrera, G. M. (2021). The Importance of Engaging In Physical Activity In Older Adulthood For Transitions Between Cognitive States: A Coordinated Analysis Of 14 Longitudinal Studies. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 76(9), 1661-1667. doi:10.1093/gerona/glaa268
Yoneda, T., Rush, J., Berg, A. I., Johansson, B. & Piccinin, A. (2017). Trajectories of Personality Traits Preceding Dementia Diagnosis. The Journal of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 72(6), 922-931, https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbw006 [EDITOR’S CHOICE]
Teaching
During the 2023/24 academic year, Dr. Yoneda will be teaching Psychology of Aging (undergraduate-level) and Personality (undergraduate-level). Across all teaching and learning activities, Dr. Yoneda strives to promote curiosity, engagement, and inclusivity.
Awards
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (declined), 2023-2025
Governor General of Canada Gold Medal for Outstanding Dissertation, 2022
Canadian Psychological Association: Academic Excellence, 2022
Alzheimer’s Society Research Program Doctoral Fellowship,
2018-2021Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Fellowship,
2018-2021 President’s Research Scholarship, University of Victoria, 2018