Peter Gordon

About

Peter Gordon is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience and Education and an Associate Professor of Cognitive Science in Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is the Director of the Language and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab. His scholarly interests include language acquisition and processing, developmental neuroscience of language and cognition, cross-cultural studies of numerical cognition and linguistic knowledge, infant event representations, verb argument structure, behavioral genetics of language, and magnetic resonance imaging of brain functioning in language processing. Gordon holds a B.A. (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Stirling in Scotland and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research has contributed significantly to understanding numerical cognition without words, as evidenced by his publication in Science on evidence from Amazonia, and to the study of language development and processing across different cultures and languages. Gordon's work also explores the origins of argument structure in infant event representations and the neural basis of language and cognition. He has conducted field research in Piraha villages in Amazonia and on the Kadiweu reservation in Brazil. His academic career includes numerous publications, grants, and active participation in professional organizations related to psychology, linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Family medicine
• Virology
• Nursing
• Pathology
• Immunology
• Environmental health
• Gerontology

Selected publications

• Challenges and opportunities of telehealth digital equity to manage HIV and comorbidities for older persons living with HIV in New York State

  BMC Health Services Research · 2022 · 38 citations

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  BACKGROUND: Older persons living with HIV (PLWH) need routine healthcare to manage HIV and other comorbidities. This mixed methods study investigated digital equity, constituted as access, use and quality, of HIV and specialty telehealth services for PLWH > 50 years during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic when services transitioned to remote care. METHODS: A survey of closed and open-ended questions was administered to 80 English (N = 63) and Spanish (N = 17) speaking PLWH receiving HIV…

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• At-Home Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Sexually Transmitted Diseases · 2020 · 33 citations

  During the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital provided HIV prevention patients with gonorrhea/chlamydia testing kits at home. This report describes the program implementation to provide other sexual health clinics with a roadmap in adapting to a "new normal" in providing comprehensive sexual health care virtually to patients.

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• Rapid or Immediate ART, HIV Stigma, Medical Mistrust, and Retention in Care: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Pilot Study

  AIDS and Behavior · 2023-04-18 · 13 citations

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  Rapid or immediate antiretroviral therapy (iART) after HIV diagnosis improves linkage to care and time to viral suppression. However, iART may affect or be affected by HIV-related stigma and medical mistrust. In this mixed-methods pilot study, we examined the bi-directional role of HIV stigma, medical mistrust, and visit adherence (VA) in the context of iART in a diverse, newly diagnosed patient population. Participants were recruited from an HIV clinic in New York City and we utilized a converg…

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• Using a Health Information Exchange to Characterize Changes in HIV Viral Load Suppression and Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City

  Open Forum Infectious Diseases · 2023-11-29 · 4 citations

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  Abstract Background HIV viral suppression requires sustained engagement in care. The COVID-19 pandemic challenged care accessibility for many people living with HIV (PLWH). We used health information exchange data to evaluate the effect of pandemic-related disruptions in HIV care on viral load suppression (VLS) and to examine racial/ethnic disparities in VLS. Methods We performed a retrospective observational cohort study of PLWH using data from a regional health information exchange in the New…

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• A <scp>US</scp>‐Based Multi‐Site Pilot to Screen Hepatitis B Surface Antigen‐Positive Patients for Hepatitis D

  Journal of Viral Hepatitis · 2024-12-12 · 3 citations

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  Hepatitis D (HDV) is a severe infection with well-recognised clinical ramifications that remains relatively neglected and underdiagnosed; consequently, the epidemiology of HDV is poorly characterised, both in the United States and globally. In 2022, a pilot project involving eight healthcare institutions was undertaken to ascertain the prevalence of HDV in healthcare institutions with an HBV seropositivity of at least 1%, describe the characteristics of patients testing positive for HDV, and eva…

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Frequent coauthors

• Jason Zucker

  Columbia University

  76 shared

• Daniel Winetsky

  SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

  60 shared

• Caroline Carnevale

  NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

  52 shared

• Magdalena E. Sobieszczyk

  Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  50 shared

• Alwyn Cohall

  Columbia University

  48 shared

• Susan Olender

  Columbia University

  39 shared

• Deborah Theodore

  Columbia University

  33 shared

• Matthew Scherer

  Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  33 shared

Labs

• Language and Cognitive Neuroscience LabPI

  The lab focuses on language and cognitive neuroscience research.

Education

• B.A., Psychology

  University of Stirling (Scotland)

• Ph.D., Psychology

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Awards & honors

• Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellowship to Peter Gordon, 1987-19…
• Sloan Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cognitive Scien…

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