Molly Maxfield
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Phone: 602-496-2311
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500 N. 3rd St Rm 238 Phoenix, AZ 85004
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Mail code: 3020Campus: Dtphx
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Molly Maxfield is an Associate Professor in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation at Arizona State University and Fellow in the Center for Healthy and Resilient Aging (CIHRA). She is a clinical psychologist with research interests in psychology and aging. Current projects focus on dementia-related anxiety among middle-aged and older adults; behavioral interventions to reduce dementia risk; and later-life effects of childhood maltreatment.
PhD in Clinical Psychology from University of Colorado Colorado Springs
MA in Clinical Psychology from University of Colorado Colorado Springs
BA in Psychology from Skidmore College
- Dementia-related anxiety
- Behavioral interventions to reduce dementia risk
- Differences in subjective and objective memory functioning
- Long-term effects of childhood maltreatment
Recent Publications
Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., & James, D.L. (in press). “Terror is a better word:” A qualitative analysis of dementia-related anxiety. The Gerontologist.
Maxfield, M., Beagley, L., Peckham, A., Guest, M.A., Giasson, H., Byrd, D.R., Mun, C.J., Ng, T.K.S., Yu, F., Pohl, J., Koffer, R., Andel, R. & Coon, D.W. (in press). Mirabella at Arizona State University: Innovation at a university based retirement center. Journal of Aging and Environment.
Maxfield, M., Li, X., & Widom, C.S. (2023). Childhood maltreatment and midlife cognitive functioning: The roles of social support and social isolation. Neuropsychology, 37(8), 943-954.
Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., James, D. L., Lathrop, L., & Fiske, A. (2023). Anticipated suicidal and death ideation in response to an imagined dementia diagnosis: a qualitative study. Dementia, 22(5), 1077-1096.
Maxfield, M., & Pituch, K.A. (2022). Dementia-related anxiety: A latent profile analysis. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(12), 2182-2191.
Joseph, R.P., Pituch, K.A., Guest, M.A., Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., Coon. D., Kim, W.S., & Langer, S.L. (2021). Physical activity among predominantly white middle-aged and older US adults during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Results from a national longitudinal survey. Frontiers in Public Health, 13(9), e 652197
Roberts, J.R., & Maxfield, M. (2021). A two-study psychometric evaluation of the modified dementia worry scale. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, 36.
Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., Guest, M.A., & Pituch, K.A. (2021). Age-based healthcare stereotype threat during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 64(6), 571-584.
Maxfield, M., & Greenberg, J. (2021). Anticipated stigma and dementia-related anxiety in middle-aged and older adults. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(1), 13-22.
Maxfield, M., & Pituch, K. A. (2021). COVID-19 worry, mental health indicators, and preparedness for future care needs across the adult lifespan. Aging & Mental Health, 25(7), 273-1280.
Werner, P., Abojabel, H., & Maxfield, M. (2021). Conceptualization, measurement and correlates of dementia worry: A scoping review. Archives of Gerontology & Geriatrics, 92, 104246.
Yun, S.W., Greenberg, J., & Maxfield, M. (2021). Preparation for future care needs in middle-aged and older adults: What promotes feeling of preparedness? American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 38(8), 972-978.
Current External Grants
Goal Setting to Promote Physical Activity Adherence in Midlife to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Related-Dementias: A Randomized Mechanistic Proof-of-Concept Trial (NIH National Institute on Aging: 1R61AG078089-01; MPIs: Molly Maxfield and Rodney Joseph; Co-Is: Keenan A. Pituch and Fang Yu; Support Years: 9/22 – 8/27; Total Award: $2,700,211).
Child maltreatment and risk for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (NIH National Institute on Aging: 5R01AG058683-05; PI: Cathy Spatz Widom; Co-Is: Frances Champagne, Jennifer Manly, Molly Maxfield, Nim Tottenham; Support Years: 10/18 – 5/25; Total Award: $4,940,024).
Precision Medicine in Alzheimer’s Disease: A SMART Trial of Adaptive Exercises and Their Mechanisms of Action Using AT(N) Biomarkers to Optimize Aerobic Fitness (NIH National Institute on Aging: 1R01AG076566-01A1; PI: Fang Yu; Co-Is: Dereck L. Salisbury, Jeremy J. Pruzin, Molly Maxfield, Yi Su, Rodney Joseph, Michael Todd, Elsa Baena, Danni Li, David Coon; Support Years: 4/23 – 3/28; Total Award: $4,535,544).
Courses
2025 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 508 | MH Assessment & Intervention |
HCA 508 | MH Assessment & Intervention |
HCR 280 | Team-Based Research Practicum |
HCR 480 | Adv Team-Based Research Pract |
2024 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCR 493 | Honors Thesis |
HCA 508 | MH Assessment & Intervention |
2023 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 503 | Diversity in Aging |
HCA 503 | Diversity in Aging |
HCR 492 | Honors Directed Study |
HCR 280 | Team-Based Research Practicum |
HCR 480 | Adv Team-Based Research Pract |
2023 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 508 | MH Assessment & Intervention |
HCA 508 | MH Assessment & Intervention |
2022 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 503 | Diversity in Aging |
HCA 503 | Diversity in Aging |
2022 Spring
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 508 | MH Assessment & Intervention |
HCA 508 | MH Assessment & Intervention |
HCA 508 | MH Assessment & Intervention |
HCR 493 | Honors Thesis |
2021 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 503 | Diversity in Aging |
HCA 503 | Diversity in Aging |
2020 Fall
Course Number | Course Title |
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HCA 503 | Diversity in Aging |
HCA 503 | Diversity in Aging |