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Christopher R. Beam

Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology

University of Southern California

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School of Gerontology

Christopher R. Beam is currently serving as a School Of Gerontology Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology at University of Southern California.

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Christopher R. Beam

University of Southern California

Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology

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psychology developmental psychology dementia psychiatry behavioural genetics mental health health sciences longitudinal studies child development experimental gerontology behavioral sciences neuroscience of aging cognitive development loneliness social gerontology developmental science lifespan development family psychology later adulthood dementia risk interpersonal relationships family relations family studies louisville twin study cognitive variables cognitive ability early childhood development heredity marriage child psychology social isolation twin study health psychology psychological science adolescence developmental epidemiology neuropsychological functioning latent dementia index adult development adolescent psychology family relationships cognitive factors depressive symptoms older adults psychological trauma psychological medicine developmental cognitive neuroscience family process family dynamics human development personality psychology population aging psychosocial research brain health medical genetics personality traits scarr-rowe interaction women's studies behavioral syndromes psychosocial issues coordinated analysis longitudinal twin models perceived stress gene-environment interplay evolutionary genetics genome studies sex differences intimate relationships alcohol misuse alcohol abuse middle childhood gender differences general cognitive ability alcohol dependence prevention science health prevention

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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Associations of Personality Trait Level and Change With Mortality Risk in 11 Longitudinal Studies.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2025)

Emily C WillrothEmorie BeckTomiko B YonedaChristopher R BeamIan J DearyJohanna DreweliesDenis GerstorfMartijn HuismanMindy J KatzRichard B LiptonGraciela Muniz TererraNancy L PedersenChandra A ReynoldsAvron SpiroNicholas A TurianoSherry WillisDaniel K MroczekEileen K Graham

psychosocial researchpublic healthepidemiologypersonality psychologymortality risksocial psychologypersonality assessmentpersonalityhuman healthpsychologymortality

Developmental Increases in the Reliability of Cognitive Assessment Bias G X Age Estimates. (2025)

Evan Jeffrey GiangrandeEric TurkheimerDeborah FinkelDeborah DavisChristopher BeamSean Richard WomackCharles Driver

cognitive variablescognitive abilityg x ageronald wilsondevelopmental psychopathologydevelopmental psychologycognitive developmentdevelopmental sciencecognitive sciencechild developmentlifespan developmentpsychology

Genetic and Environmental Associations Between Depressive Symptomatology and Loneliness in Adulthood. (2025)

Morgan LynchMolly GonenneColin FreilichThalida ArpawongDeborah FinkelEric TurkheimerChristopher BeamDeborah Davis

psychiatric researchlonelinesspsychiatryenvironmental associationbiological psychiatrysociogenomicsgenetic factorslouisville twin studybehavioural geneticsgenetic correlationheredityhuman geneticsgenetic epidemiologydepressionpsychologygenetics

High Precision and Cost-Effective Multiplex Quantification of Amyloid-β40, Amyloid-β42, P181Tau, P217Tau, Neurofilament Light Chain, and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein From Plasma and Serum. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease (2025)

Farshad AlishahiChristopher R BeamMargaret GatzLon S SchneiderDaniel A NationHussein N YassineHillard KaplanSuchita GanesanIoannis PappasDeborah Winders DavisEbrahim Zandi

biostatisticshigh precisionneurofilament light chainbiomarkerscost-effective multiplex quantification

Is Educational Attainment Protective Against Developing Dementia? a Twin Study of Genetic and Environmental Contributions. European Journal of Epidemiology (2025)

neuroscience of agingeducationbrain healthenvironmental contributionseducational attainment protectivedevelopmental psychologytwin studybehavioural geneticscognitive impairmentdevelopmental sciencedementiavascular dementiapsychology

A Genetically Informed Longitudinal Study of Early-Life Temperament and Childhood Aggression. Development and Psychopathology (2024)

Eric N. PenichetChristopher R. BeamSusan E. LuczakDeborah W. Davis

developmental psychopathologydevelopmental psychologychildhood aggressiondevelopmental biologybehavioural geneticsevolutionary biologyearly-life temperamenthuman geneticschild developmentdevelopmental geneticsgeneticspsychiatric genetics

A Genetically Informed Study of the Association Between Perceived Stress and Loneliness. Behavior Genetics (2024)

Ryan MoshtaelMorgan E. LynchGlen E. DuncanChristopher R. Beam

mental healthpublic healthlonelinesshealth psychologygenome biologybiological psychologybehavioural geneticshuman geneticshealth sciencesgeneticsgenome studies

Associations Between Longitudinal Loneliness, Dna Methylation Age Acceleration, and Cognitive Functioning. Innovation in Aging (2024)

Morgan LynchChristopher BeamThalida Em Arpawong

longitudinal lonelinessdevelopmental psychologyneurosciencecognitive functioningpsychologygeriatricsbehavioral sciences

Co-Recovery of Physical Size and Cognitive Ability From Infancy to Adolescence: A Twin Study. Child Development (2024)

Sean R. WomackChristopher R. BeamEvan J. GiangrandeXin TongRebecca J. ScharfDeborah FinkelDeborah W. DavisEric Turkheimer

public healthcognitive abilitytwin studyphysical sizechild developmentadolescence

Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Loneliness in a Sample of U.S. Middle-Aged Twins. Epigenetics (2024)

Christopher R. BeamKelly M. BakulskiEbrahim ZandiEric TurkheimerMorgan LynchAlaina I. GoldThalida Em ArpawongSophie A. BellAlyssa C. KamJonathan BeckerDeborah Winders Davis

epigenomicslonelinessepigenetics

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Christopher R. Beam

Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology

University of Southern California

Affiliations

School of Gerontology

Christopher R. Beam is currently serving as a School Of Gerontology Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology at University of Southern California.

Honors

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Experiences

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Christopher R. Beam

University of Southern California

Associate Professor of Psychology and Gerontology

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Associations of Personality Trait Level and Change With Mortality Risk in 11 Longitudinal Studies.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2025)

psychosocial researchpublic healthepidemiologypersonality psychologymortality risksocial psychologypersonality assessmentpersonalityhuman healthpsychologymortality

Developmental Increases in the Reliability of Cognitive Assessment Bias G X Age Estimates. (2025)

Evan Jeffrey GiangrandeEric TurkheimerDeborah FinkelDeborah DavisChristopher BeamSean Richard WomackCharles Driver

Genetic and Environmental Associations Between Depressive Symptomatology and Loneliness in Adulthood. (2025)

Morgan LynchMolly GonenneColin FreilichThalida ArpawongDeborah FinkelEric TurkheimerChristopher BeamDeborah Davis

Farshad AlishahiChristopher R BeamMargaret GatzLon S SchneiderDaniel A NationHussein N YassineHillard KaplanSuchita GanesanIoannis PappasDeborah Winders DavisEbrahim Zandi

biostatisticshigh precisionneurofilament light chainbiomarkerscost-effective multiplex quantification

Is Educational Attainment Protective Against Developing Dementia? a Twin Study of Genetic and Environmental Contributions. European Journal of Epidemiology (2025)

A Genetically Informed Longitudinal Study of Early-Life Temperament and Childhood Aggression. Development and Psychopathology (2024)

Eric N. PenichetChristopher R. BeamSusan E. LuczakDeborah W. Davis

A Genetically Informed Study of the Association Between Perceived Stress and Loneliness. Behavior Genetics (2024)

Ryan MoshtaelMorgan E. LynchGlen E. DuncanChristopher R. Beam

mental healthpublic healthlonelinesshealth psychologygenome biologybiological psychologybehavioural geneticshuman geneticshealth sciencesgeneticsgenome studies

Associations Between Longitudinal Loneliness, Dna Methylation Age Acceleration, and Cognitive Functioning. Innovation in Aging (2024)

Morgan LynchChristopher BeamThalida Em Arpawong

longitudinal lonelinessdevelopmental psychologyneurosciencecognitive functioningpsychologygeriatricsbehavioral sciences

Co-Recovery of Physical Size and Cognitive Ability From Infancy to Adolescence: A Twin Study. Child Development (2024)

Sean R. WomackChristopher R. BeamEvan J. GiangrandeXin TongRebecca J. ScharfDeborah FinkelDeborah W. DavisEric Turkheimer

public healthcognitive abilitytwin studyphysical sizechild developmentadolescence

Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Loneliness in a Sample of U.S. Middle-Aged Twins. Epigenetics (2024)

Christopher R. BeamKelly M. BakulskiEbrahim ZandiEric TurkheimerMorgan LynchAlaina I. GoldThalida Em ArpawongSophie A. BellAlyssa C. KamJonathan BeckerDeborah Winders Davis

epigenomicslonelinessepigenetics

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