Rate My Professor kathleen Insel

Dr. Insel's research program centers on cognitive function over the lifespan, with a specific emphasis on executive function and working memory, and their effects on self-management of chronic diseases. Key populations include older adults with hypertension, where medication adherence serves as a primary measure, and children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, focusing on school achievement. These findings extend to broader chronic disease self-management challenges. She has authored or co-authored numerous impactful publications, such as 'Executive function, working memory, and medication adherence among older adults' (2006, cited 477 times), 'The handbook of health behavior change' (2013, cited 612 times), 'Chemotherapy-related change in cognitive function: a conceptual model' (2007), 'Multifaceted prospective memory intervention to improve medication adherence' (2016), and recent articles including 'A Cross-Sectional Study of Cognitive Function, Illness Perceptions, and Immunosuppression Medication Adherence After Heart Transplantation' (2024) and 'The Impact of Resilience and Perceived Autonomy Support on Medication Adherence among Rural Older Adults with Hypertension' (2024). With over 1,400 citations across 54 publications, her work has advanced understanding in cognitive aging, medication adherence, health behavior change, gerontology, and prospective memory interventions, influencing interdisciplinary approaches to healthy aging and chronic disease management.