Biography
Dominika Pindus completed her PhD in Physical Activity, Public Health, and Cognition at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. She joined The Department of Kinesiology and Community Health from a postdoctoral research position in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University, where she was mentored by former KCH professor Dr. Charles Hillman. Her research there focused on the relationship between physical activity and cognitive control in preadolescents. She also investigated relationships among sedentary time, physical activity, and working memory in preadolescents. Prior to Northeastern University, Dr. Pindus completed a postdoctoral position in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Cambridge in England. She will continue her research in the area of exercise psychology within the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health.
“What attracted me to the position was the opportunity to work at an excellent institution and to pursue research in areas I am passionate about—physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and neurocognitive function—in the leading kinesiology department in the country,” Dr. Pindus said. “I am excited about conducting interdisciplinary work in this area.”
Research Description
My laboratory webpage: Physical Activity and Neurocognitive Health Laboratory
Additional Campus Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Community Health
Assistant Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Recent Publications
Ai, M., Morris, T. P., Ordway, C., Quinoñez, E., D'Agostino, F., Whitfield-Gabrieli, S., Hillman, C. H., Pindus, D. M., McAuley, E., Mayo, N., de la Colina, A. N., Phillips, S., Kramer, A. F., & Geddes, M. (2021). The daily activity study of health (DASH): A pilot randomized controlled trial to enhance physical activity in sedentary older adults. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 106, [106405]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106405
Chaddock-Heyman, L., Weng, T. B., Loui, P., Kienzler, C., Weisshappel, R., Drollette, E. S., Raine, L. B., Westfall, D., Kao, S. C., Pindus, D. M., Baniqued, P., Castelli, D. M., Hillman, C. H., & Kramer, A. F. (2021). Brain network modularity predicts changes in cortical thickness in children involved in a physical activity intervention. Psychophysiology, 58(10), [e13890]. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13890
Pindus, D. M., Edwards, C. G., Walk, A. M., Reeser, G., Burd, N. A., Holscher, H. D., & Khan, N. A. (2021). Sedentary time is related to deficits in response inhibition among adults with overweight and obesity: An accelerometry and event-related brain potentials study. Psychophysiology, 58(8), [e13843]. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13843
Pindus, D. M., Edwards, C. G., Walk, A. M., Reeser, G., Burd, N. A., Holscher, H. D., & Khan, N. A. (2021). The relationships between prolonged sedentary time, physical activity, cognitive control, and P3 in adults with overweight and obesity. International Journal of Obesity, 45(4), 746-757. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-020-00734-w
Pindus, D. M., Zwilling, C. E., Jarrett, J. S., Talukdar, T., Schwarb, H., Anderson, E., Cohen, N. J., Barbey, A. K., Kramer, A. F., & Hillman, C. H. (2020). Opposing associations between sedentary time and decision-making competence in young adults revealed by functional connectivity in the dorsal attention network. Scientific reports, 10(1), [13993]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70679-7