Sheila R. Black

Sheila R. Black is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama. She earned her PhD from Washington University in St. Louis in 1994 and specializes in cognitive aging, particularly focusing on attentional/semantic processes and episodic memory.

• Focus areas: Racial disparities in cognitive aging, African American contributions to psychology
• Teaches cognitive aging in the geropsychology emphasis
• Currently not accepting students

Grants:

• NIH Research Supplement (2001-2003): $187,00
• UA Center for Mental Health and Aging (2005-2006): $5,000 (Co-investigator)
• NIH Principal Investigator (2008): Cognitive interventions for older type 2 diabetics