Hanamori F. Skoblow, PhD

About

My name is Dr. Hanamori Skoblow, and I am a gerontologist and quantitative researcher. Currently, I hold a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Family Policy and Research housed within the University of Missouri.

I serve as PI on two studies focused on family caregiving, social networks, and cognitive aging with support from the Alzheimer's Association (AARF-25-1485184) and the NIH-funded Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging. In addition, I work with Dr. Megan Gilligan on her NIA-funded project examining relationship dynamics and stress reactivity in adult sibling dyads caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (K01AG061260), which leverages a combination of survey, interview, observational, and biometric data.

My research examines the biopsychosocial connections that shape aging across the life course. To date, I have focused on: (1) the intersections between views on aging, close relationships, and health in older adulthood; (2) early-life antecedents of later-life cognitive functioning; and (3) family caregiving, particularly in the context of cognitive impairment. Ultimately, I am committed to understanding how psychosocial resources and varied contexts affect our aging process.

This work draws on diverse sources of data, including self-report surveys, in-depth interviews, and biomarkers. I use a variety of analytic methods, including structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, social network analysis, meta-analysis, and thematic analysis, and am particularly interested in longitudinal and dyadic data.

I am also a volunteer with the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Missouri as I am dedicated to translating research findings for the public and learning from those willing to share their lived experiences.

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Education

PhD in Human Development & Family Science

Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Research
University of Missouri
2024

MS in Human Development & Family Science

University of Missouri
2021

BA in Psychology

Minor: Spanish
Study abroad: Barcelona, Spain
Magna cum laude
Beloit College
2014

Publications

Huo, M., Hu, R. X., & Skoblow, H. F. (2025). Aging and perceiving aging together: Couple synchrony in self-perceptions of aging and health. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf199

Skoblow, H. F. & Gilligan, M. (2025). Stressors and resources among adult child caregivers in the presence or absence of siblings. The Gerontologist, 65(3), gnaf006. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf006 [download accepted manuscript here]

Skoblow, H. F. & Proulx, C. M. (2025). Self-perceptions of aging and health behaviors: Associations among middle-aged and older couples. The Gerontologist, 65(3), gnaf007. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf007 [download accepted manuscript here]

Skoblow, H. F., Proulx, C. M, Akpolat, R., & Palermo, F. (2024). Early-life socioeconomic position and later-life cognitive functioning: A meta-analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 359, 117267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117267
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Bonifay, W., Winter, S., Skoblow, H. F., & Watts, A. (2024). Good fit is weak evidence of replication: Increasing rigor through prior predictive similarity checking. Assessment, 32(2), 170-189. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911241234118

Skoblow, H. F., Proulx, C. M., & Palermo, F. (2024). Childhood socioeconomic positioning and later-life cognitive functioning in the U.S.: A critical review. Developmental Review, 71, 101104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2023.101104
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Skoblow, H. F., Drewelies, J., & Proulx, C. M. (2023). Sexual activity and satisfaction in older dyads: The role of perceptions of aging. The Gerontologist, 63(2), 251–260. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac099

Skoblow, H. F., & Proulx, C. M. (2022). Subjective aging, C-reactive protein, and incident cardiovascular disease: A mediation model. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(9), 1654–1658. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac051

Skoblow, H. F., & Proulx, C. M. (2021). Review of the book Living Apart Together: Legal Protections for a New Form of Family, by Cynthia Grant Bowman. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 13, 566-572. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12430