Ross Andel
· Professor and PhD Program DirectorArizona State University · Nursing and Healthcare Innovation
Active 2000–2026
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About
Dr. Ross Andel is a Professor in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University, where he also serves as the PhD Program Director, Faculty Honors College Advisor, and Administrative Core Lead of the ASU Roybal Center. His research primarily focuses on examining risk factors for accelerated cognitive decline and impairment, with a particular emphasis on work, retirement, and cognitive aging. Utilizing his expertise as a gerontologist, Dr. Andel has contributed to research in various related areas including disaster preparedness, quality of long-term care, and health and aging. He holds affiliations with the 2nd Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague, the International Clinical Research Center at St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno, Czech Republic, and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Andel is a former Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the Australian National University in Canberra, where he also delivered a TED talk. In recognition of his significant contributions to the study of risk factors for age-related cognitive decline and dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, he was elected a lifetime Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2023. Dr. Andel earned his Ph.D. in Gerontology from the Leonard Davis Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California and holds a B.A. in Psychology from Vanguard University of Southern California.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Pharmacology
- Neuroscience
- Clinical psychology
- Biology
- Internal medicine
- Gerontology
Selected publications
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology · 2024-12-01 · 5 citations
articleOpen accessHealthy sleep is essential to employee well-being and productivity, but many modern workers do not obtain adequate sleep. Are technology-related changes to job design (i.e., computer use, sedentary work, nontraditional work schedules) related to long-term worsening of employee sleep health? The present study seeks to address this question using nationally representative data from the Midlife in the United States study, which includes detailed information on sleep duration, regularity, sleep onse…
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease · 2025-03-20 · 4 citations
articleOpen accessBackground KLOTHO -VS heterozygosity ( KL -VSHET) and soluble α-Klotho (sαKl) protein interfere with Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology, but the specific relationships remain unclear. This study explored these associations across the AD continuum, focusing on core AD biomarkers and markers of neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, and synaptic dysfunction. Objective We investigated whether 1) KL -VSHET is associated with lower AD biomarker burden (Aβ 42 , Aβ 42/40 ratio, P-tau181, T-tau) an…
Differential MRI atrophy profiles and incident dementia: A cross-national comparison
Journal of Alzheimer s Disease · 2025-09-03 · 1 citations
articleOpen accessBackground Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with extensive neuropathological and clinical heterogeneity. Objective We assessed empirically derived brain atrophy profiles in relation to incident AD dementia. Methods A secondary data analysis of two prospective cohort studies was conducted, including participants without dementia from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI; n = 1703) and the Czech Brain Aging Study (CBAS; n = 385). Latent profile…
Terrapino: a mobile application for Alzheimer’s risk assessment and cognitive health promotion
Frontiers in Digital Health · 2025-12-15 · 1 citations
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingObjective: Mobile health technologies offer scalable opportunities to promote public health, including cognitive health, via education, engagement, and personalized health approach. This study describes the features of the Terrapino mobile application and its users to date, and provide initial evaluation of the ARA score. Methods: Between December 2022 and December 2024, 8,395 users completed the Alzheimer's Risk Assessment survey, a comprehensive questionnaire developed to collect comprehensive…
The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2026-02-02
articleOpen accessOBJECTIVES: Dementia is more prevalent in Puerto Rico than in the U.S. mainland, increasing demands for caregiving. However, research on the mental health impact of dementia caregiving among island Puerto Ricans is sparse. We examined caregiver burden and depressive symptoms among Puerto Rican dementia caregivers while also considering behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). METHODS: Using data from the Puerto Rican Elder: Health Conditions (PREHCO) study (Wave 3), 132 caregive…
Frequent coauthors
- 457 shared
Jakub Hort
- 405 shared
Jan Laczó
University Hospital in Motol
- 400 shared
Martin Vyhnálek
University Hospital in Motol
- 195 shared
Hana Marková
Charles University
- 195 shared
Zuzana Nedelská
University Hospital in Motol
- 146 shared
Tomáš Nikolai
- 137 shared
Ondřej Lerch
University Hospital in Motol
- 131 shared
Kateřina Čechová
Charles University
Education
Ph.D., Gerontology
Leonard Davis Gerontology Center
B.A., Psychology
Vanguard University of Southern California
Awards & honors
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sc…
- Fulbright Distinguished Chair to the Australian National Uni…
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