Publications

In Press

Romañach-Álvarez, L., Farina, M. P., & Muñoz, E. Neighborhood environment and cognitive function among Brazilian adults aged 50+. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.

Zheng, A., Vo, T., Muñoz, E., Wadsworth, S., Sliwinski, M., & Reynolds, C.A. How’s Your Memory? Convergence of Objective and Subjective Memory Performance Using Ambulatory Assessment in Middle-Age. Innovation in Aging.

2025

Muñoz, E., Choi, J., Thanga Raj Malini, H., Maredia, A., Romañach Álvarez L., & The Health and Aging Brain Study (HABS-HD) Study Team (2025). Understanding the stress process among Mexican American adults aged 50 and older in the United States. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.

Cuevas, H., Muñoz, E., Wood S., Kim, J., & García, A. (2025). Adaptation of the Florida Cognitive Activities Scale for Latinx adults with chronic diseases. Ethnicity & Health.

2024

Muñoz, E., Hyun, J., Diaz, J. A., Scott, S. B., & Sliwinski, M. J. Exposure to neighborhood violence, and laboratory-based and ambulatory cognitive task performance in adulthood Social Science & Medicine. Publishers version

Muñoz, E., & Choi, J. Contextualizing the effects of stress on cognitive health in U.S. Latinx adults. In Aging in the Americas (6th ed.) . Springer Nature.

Gresko, S. A., Hink, L., Corley, R. P., Reynolds, C. A., Muñoz, E., & Rhee, S. H. (2024) An examination of early socioeconomic status and neighborhood disadvantage as independent predictors of antisocial behavior: a longitudinal adoption study PLOS ONE.

2023

Choi, J., Han, S. H., Ng, Y. T., & Muñoz, E. Neighborhood cohesion across the life course and effects on cognitive aging. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences , 78 (10), 1765–1774

Hyun, J., Katz, M., Derby, C. A., Roque, N., Muñoz, E., Sliwinski, M.J.,, Lovasi, G. S., et al. Availability of healthy foods, fruit and vegetable consumption, and cognition among urban older adults. BMC Geriatrics , 23 (302).

Muñoz, E., Yan, W., Tse, H. W., Zavala, D., Lopez, B. G., & Kim, S. Y. Prospective effects of discrimination, depressive symptoms, and cognitive control among Mexican-origin women. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.

Cuevas, H., Muñoz, E., Nagireddy, D., Kim, J., Woods, S., Ganucheau, G., & Alolmoush, F. The association of glucose variability and dementia incidence in Latinx adults with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective study. Clinical Nursing Research , 32 (2), 249-255.

2022

Muñoz, E., Sutin, G., & Robins, R. Perceived ethnic discrimination and cognitive function: A 12-year longitudinal study of Mexican-origin adults. Social Science & Medicine.

Phillips, D., Finkel, D., Petkus, A. J., Muñoz, E., Pahlen, S., Johnson, W., Reynolds, C. R., et al. Longitudinal analyses indicate bidirectional associations between loneliness and health . Aging & Mental Health , 1-9.

Marquine, M. J., Gallo, L. C., Tarraf, W., Wu, B., Moore, A.A.,, Vásquez, P. M., Talavera, G., et al. The association of stress, metabolic syndrome and systemic inflammation with neurocognitive function in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos and its Sociocultural Ancillary Study. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B , 77 (5), 860-871.

2021

Muñoz, E. Challenges and opportunities during a “new normal” of psychological aging research. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences , 76 (9), e122–e128

Muñoz, E., Gallo, L. C., Hua, S., Sliwinski, M. J., Kaplan, R., Lipton, R. B., González, H. M., et al. Stress is associated with neurocognitive function in Hispanic/Latino adults: results from HCHS/SOL Socio-Cultural Ancillary Study. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences , 76 (4), e122-e128.

2020

Muñoz, E., Scott, S. B., Corley, R., Wadsworth, S. J., Sliwinski, M. J., & Reynolds, C. A. The role of perceived neighborhood stressors on cognitive function: a coordinated analysis. Health & Place , 66, e102442.

Johnson, K. E., Sol, K., Sprague, B. N., Cadet, T., Muñoz, E., & Webster, N. J. The impact of region and urbanicity on the discrimination-cognitive health link among older Blacks. Research in Human Development. , 17 (1), 4-19.

Munoz, E., Stawski, R. S., Sliwinski, M. J., Smyth, J. M., & MacDonald, S. W. S. The ups and downs of cognitive function: neuroticism and negative affect drive performance inconsistency. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B , 75 (2), 263–273.

Reynolds, C. A., Tan, Q., Munoz, E., Jylhävä, J., Hjelmborg, J., Christiansen, L., Hägg, S., et al. A decade of epigenetic change in aging twins: genetic and environmental contributions to longitudinal DNA methylation. Aging Cell , 19 (8), e13197.

2019

Wadsworth, S. J., Corley, R. P., Munoz, E., Trubenstein, B. P., Knaap, E., DeFries, J. C., Plomin, R., et al. CATSLife: A study of lifespan behavioral development and cognitive functioning. Twin Research and Human Genetics , 1–12.

Stawski, R. S., MacDonald, S. W. S., Brewster, P. W. H., Munoz, E., Cerino, E. S., & Halliday, D. W. R. A comprehensive comparison of quantifications of intraindividual variability in response times: a measurement burst approach. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B , 74 (3), 397–408.

Mogle, J., Muñoz, E., Hill, N. L., Smyth, J. M., & Sliwinski, M. J. Daily memory lapses in adults: characterization and influence on affect. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B , 74 (1), 59–68.

Reynolds, C. A., Smolen, A., Corley, R. P., Munoz, E., Friedman, N. P., Rhee, S. H., Stallings, M. C., et al. APOE effects on cognition from childhood to adolescence. Neurobiology of Aging.

Munoz, E., Filshtein, T., Bettcher, B. M., McLaren, D., Hedden, T., Tommet, D., Mungas, D., et al. Cognitive function and neuropathological outcomes: a forward-looking approach. Journal of Neurology.

Phibbs, S., Stawski, R. S., MacDonald, S. W. S., Munoz, E., Smyth, J. M., & Sliwinski, M. J. The influence of social support and perceived stress on response time inconsistency. Aging & Mental Health , 23 (2), 214–221.

Jylhävä, J., Hjelmborg, J., Soerensen, M., Munoz, E., Tan, Q., Kuja-Halkola, R., Mengel-From, J., et al. Longitudinal changes in the genetic and environmental influences on the epigenetic clocks across old age: Evidence from two twin cohorts. EBioMedicine , 40, 710–716.

2018

Sliwinski, M. J., Mogle, J. A., Hyun, J., Munoz, E., Smyth, J. M., & Lipton, R. B. Reliability and validity of ambulatory cognitive assessments. Assessment , 25 (1), 14–30.

Scott, S. B., Munoz, E., Mogle, J. A., Gamaldo, A. A., Smyth, J. M., Almeida, D. M., & Sliwinski, M. J. Perceived neighborhood characteristics predict severity and emotional response to daily stressors. Social Science & Medicine , 200, 262–270.

2017

Hill, N. L., McDermott, C., Mogle, J., Munoz, E., DePasquale, N., Wion, R., & Whitaker, E. Subjective cognitive impairment and quality of life: a systematic review. International Psychogeriatrics , 29 (12), 1965–1977.

Massimo, L., Munoz, E., Hill, N., Mogle, J., Mulhall, P., McMillan, C. T., Clare, L., et al. Genetic and environmental factors associated with delirium severity in older adults with dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 32 (5), 574–581.

2016

Hill, N. L., Mogle, J., Wion, R., Munoz, E., DePasquale, N., Yevchak, A. M., & Parisi, J. M. Subjective cognitive impairment and affective symptoms: a systematic review. The Gerontologist , 56 (6), e109–e127.

2015

Scott, S. B., Graham-Engeland, J. E., Engeland, C. G., Smyth, J. M., Almeida, D. M., Katz, M. J., Lipton, R. B., et al. The Effects of Stress on Cognitive Aging, Physiology and Emotion (ESCAPE) project. BMC Psychiatry , 15 (1), 146.

Hill, N. L., Mogle, J. M., Munoz, E., Wion, R., & Colancecco, E. M. Assessment of subjective cognitive impairment among older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing , 41 (4), 28–35.

Munoz, E., Sliwinski, M. J., Scott, S. B., & Hofer, S. Global perceived stress predicts cognitive change among older adults. Psychology and Aging.

2013

Munoz, E., Sliwinski, M. J., Smyth, J. M., Almeida, D. M., & King, H. A. Intrusive thoughts mediate the association between neuroticism and cognitive function. Personality and Individual Differences , 55 (8), 898–903.