Martina Luchetti Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biosketch
Dr. Martina Luchetti is an Assistant Professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine. She joined the Department as a post-doctoral scholar (specialized faculty) in 2015, after earning her Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences at the University of Bologna, Italy. Her research concerns the identification of clinical, behavioral and psychosocial factors influencing health, cognition and aging processes. In particular, she investigates how personality factors, stress and behaviors (i.e. alcohol consumption) affect cognitive development and changes across the adult lifespan. In 2018, she received an R21 award from the National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA), which focuses on alcohol-related risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life. She also received an internal planning grant from the Florida State University, Institute of Successful Longevity, to explore vulnerabilities and resilience factors among caregivers of elder relatives.
Education
University of Bologna, Italy, Department of Psychology |
2006 |
University of Bologna, Italy, Department of Psychology |
2009 |
University of Bologna, Italy, Department of Psychology |
2015 |
Memberships
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Member |
2018-present |
Association for Research in Personality, Member |
2017-present |
FSU Institute for Successful Longevity, Affiliate |
2017-present |
Research Society on Alcoholism, Member |
2016-present |
Association for Psychological Science, Member |
2016-present |
Italian Association of Psychology, Member |
2013-present |
Research Focus
Dr. Luchetti’s program of research focuses on examining the dynamic relation between psychosocial factors and health adopting a developmental life-span perspective. Specific topics include:
- Personality development and change
- Health behaviors, particularly alcohol consumption
- Biomarker of health
- Cognitive aging and risk for dementia, and
- Caregiving
Publications
- Aschwanden, D., Luchetti, M., & Alleman, M. (2019). Are open and neurotic behaviors related to cognitive behaviors in daily life of older adults? Journal of Personality, 87, 472-484. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12409
- Luchetti, M., Terracciano, A., Stephan, Y., & Sutin, A. (2018). Alcohol use and personality change in middle and older adulthood: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study. Journal of Personality, 86, 1003-1016. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12371
- Luchetti, M., Sutin, A.R, Delitala, A., Stephan, Y., Fiorillo, E., … Terracciano, A. (2018). Personality traits and facets linked with self-reported alcohol consumption and biomarkers of liver health. Addictive Behaviors, 82, 135–141. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.02.034
- Stephan, Y., Sutin, A. R., Luchetti, M., & Terracciano, A. (2018). Polygenic Score for Alzheimer Disease and cognition: The mediating role of personality. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 107, 110-113. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.10.015
- Luchetti, M., & Sutin, A. R. (2018). Age differences in autobiographical memory across the adult lifespan: Older adults report stronger phenomenology. Memory, 26, 117–130. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2017.1335326
- Terracciano, A., Stephan, Y., Luchetti, M., Albanese, E., & Sutin, A. R. (2017). Personality traits and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 89, 22–27. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.01.011
- Luchetti, M., Terracciano, A., Stephan, Y., & Sutin, A. R. (2016). Personality and cognitive decline in older adults: Data from a longitudinal sample and meta-analysis. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71, 591–601. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu184
Additional Information
Curriculum Vitae
Complete List of Publications
Research Gate
ORCID
Open Science Framework
Dr. Martina Luchetti is an Assistant Professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine. She joined the Department as a post-doctoral scholar (specialized faculty) in 2015, after earning her Ph.D. in Psychological Sciences at the University of Bologna, Italy. Her research concerns the identification of clinical, behavioral and psychosocial factors influencing health, cognition and aging processes. In particular, she investigates how personality factors, stress and behaviors (i.e. alcohol consumption) affect cognitive development and changes across the adult lifespan. In 2018, she received an R21 award from the National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA), which focuses on alcohol-related risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life. She also received an internal planning grant from the Florida State University, Institute of Successful Longevity, to explore vulnerabilities and resilience factors among caregivers of elder relatives.
University of Bologna, Italy, Department of Psychology |
2006 |
University of Bologna, Italy, Department of Psychology |
2009 |
University of Bologna, Italy, Department of Psychology |
2015 |
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Member |
2018-present |
Association for Research in Personality, Member |
2017-present |
FSU Institute for Successful Longevity, Affiliate |
2017-present |
Research Society on Alcoholism, Member |
2016-present |
Association for Psychological Science, Member |
2016-present |
Italian Association of Psychology, Member |
2013-present |
Dr. Luchetti’s program of research focuses on examining the dynamic relation between psychosocial factors and health adopting a developmental life-span perspective. Specific topics include:
- Personality development and change
- Health behaviors, particularly alcohol consumption
- Biomarker of health
- Cognitive aging and risk for dementia, and
- Caregiving
- Aschwanden, D., Luchetti, M., & Alleman, M. (2019). Are open and neurotic behaviors related to cognitive behaviors in daily life of older adults? Journal of Personality, 87, 472-484. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12409
- Luchetti, M., Terracciano, A., Stephan, Y., & Sutin, A. (2018). Alcohol use and personality change in middle and older adulthood: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study. Journal of Personality, 86, 1003-1016. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12371
- Luchetti, M., Sutin, A.R, Delitala, A., Stephan, Y., Fiorillo, E., … Terracciano, A. (2018). Personality traits and facets linked with self-reported alcohol consumption and biomarkers of liver health. Addictive Behaviors, 82, 135–141. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.02.034
- Stephan, Y., Sutin, A. R., Luchetti, M., & Terracciano, A. (2018). Polygenic Score for Alzheimer Disease and cognition: The mediating role of personality. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 107, 110-113. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.10.015
- Luchetti, M., & Sutin, A. R. (2018). Age differences in autobiographical memory across the adult lifespan: Older adults report stronger phenomenology. Memory, 26, 117–130. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2017.1335326
- Terracciano, A., Stephan, Y., Luchetti, M., Albanese, E., & Sutin, A. R. (2017). Personality traits and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 89, 22–27. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.01.011
- Luchetti, M., Terracciano, A., Stephan, Y., & Sutin, A. R. (2016). Personality and cognitive decline in older adults: Data from a longitudinal sample and meta-analysis. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 71, 591–601. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu184