Jess L. Graves

M.S. Epidemiology

M.S. Biostatistics

B.A. Anthropology

• RAR: R Package for Rest Activity Rhythm analysis

• "Saturated fatty acid concentrations are predictive of insulin sensitivity and beta cell compensation in dogs"
  Peloquin, M., Tovar, A., Graves, J.L. , ...
  Scientific Reports 14:12639 (2024)


• "Feeding dogs a high-fat diet induces metabolic changes similar to natural aging, including dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and peripheral insulin resistance"
  McKenzie B., Peloquin, M., Tovar, A., Graves, J.L. , ...
  American Journal of Veterinary Research 85:6 (2024)


• "Body weight, gonadectomy, and other risk factors for diagnosis of osteoarthritis in companion dogs"
  Graves, J.L. , McKenzi, B., Koch Z., Naka, A., Spofford, N., Morrisson, J.
  Frontiers in Veterinary Science 10 (2023)


• "Preliminary Evidence That Circadian Alignment Predicts Neural Response to Monetary Reward in Late Adolescent Drinkers"
  Hasler, B.P., Graves, J.L. , Soehner, A.M., Wallace, M.L., Clark D.B.
  Frontiers Neuroscience 16:803349 (2022)


• "Circadian preference is associated with multiple domains of trait and state level impulsivity"
  Hasler, B.P., Wallace, M.L., Graves, J.L. , Brooke, M.S.G., Pedersen, S.L.
  Chronobiology International 1-13 (2022)


• "Physiological sleep measures predict time to 15-year mortality in community adults: Application of a novel machine learning framework."
  Wallace, M.W., Coleman, T.S, Mentch, L.K., Buysse, D.J., Graves, J.L. ,..., Peppard, P.E.
  Journal of Sleep Research 00:e13386. (2021)


• "Profiles of Accelerometry-Derived Physical Activity Are Related to Perceived Physical Fatigability in Older Adults."
  Graves, J. L., Qiao, Y. S., Moored, K. D., Boudreau, R. M., Venditti, E. M., Krafty, R. T., ... & Glynn, N. W.
  Sensors 21(5), 1718. (2021)


• "Associations between physiological and self-reported indices of emotion dysregulation across varying levels of alcohol use among individuals with and without borderline personality disorder"
  Kaufman, E. A., Graves, J. L., Wallace, M. L., Lazarus, S. A., Stepp, S. D., & Pedersen, S. L.
  Biological Psychology 108044-108044 (2021)


• "An Optimal Self-Report Physical Activity Measure for Older Adults: Does Physical Function Matter?"
  Glynn, N. W., Meinhardt, A. J., LaSorda, K. R., Graves, J. L., Gmelin, T., Gerger, A. M., ... & Boudreau, R. M.
  Journal of aging and physical activity 1(aop), 1-7 (2020)


• "Activity patterns related to depression symptoms in stressed dementia caregivers"
  Smagula, S. F., Hasler, B. P., Schulz, R., Graves, J. L., Reynolds, C. F., Aizenstein, H. J., ... & Hall, M. H.
  International Psychogeriatrics 1-8 (2019)


• "Measuring variability in rest-activity rhythms from actigraphy with application to characterizing symptoms of depression"
  Krafty, R. T., Fu, H., Graves, J. L., Bruce, S. A., Hall, M. H., & Smagula, S. F.
  Statistics in Biosciences 11(2), 314-333 (2019)


• "Mortality among United States aerospace materials manufacturing workers"
  Marsh, G. M., Buchanich, J. M., Graves, J., Zimmerman, S., & Liu, Y.
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine 62(3), 192-204 (2019)

• Graves, JL, Gmelin, T., Boudreau, R., Albert, S., Newman, A., Venditti, E., & Glynn, N. (2020). Perceived Physical Fatigability Improves After a Weight Management Intervention. Innovation in Aging, 4(Suppl 1), 840–841. (link)


• Graves JL, …, Hall M. (2019) RAR: A Rest-Activity Rhythm Data Analysis Package in R. Conference: Eastern Northern American Region (ENAR) international Biometrics Society (invited talk)

• Graves JL,..., Glynn, NW (2019) Is variability of free-living activity associated with mental fatigability in older adults? Innovation in Aging, 3(Suppl 1), S233.


• Graves JL, Smagula SF, Krafty RT, Hall MH. (2019) Rest-activity rhythm timing and depression symptom severity in dementia caregivers. University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health Dean’s Day. Pittsburgh, PA.


• Graves JL, Smagula SF, Krafty RT, Hall MH. (2018) Rest-activity rhythm timing and depression symptom severity in dementia caregivers. Aging Institute Research Day. Pittsburgh, PA.


• Graves JL, Smagula SF, Krafty RT, Hall MH. (2018) Rest-activity rhythm timing and depression symptom severity in dementia caregivers. Center for Sleep and Circadian Science Research Day. Pittsburgh, PA.


• Graves JL, Kirk EC, Lewis RJ. (2010) Effects of Social Cohesion, Pair-bonding and Monogamy on Primate Brain Evolution. American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Minneapolis, MN.


• Graves JL, Kirk EC, Lewis RJ. (2010) Effects of Social Cohesion, Pair-bonding and Monogamy on Primate Brain Evolution. Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists. Waco, TX.

• Preparing Data for Analysis (lecture)
  UPMC Mercy Internal Medicine Residency, April 2021
  Lecture covering basics of data quality and data cleaning. Provided guidelines on best practices for data entry, data cleaning, and data management.


• Statistical Analysis (lecture)
  UPMC Mercy Internal Medicine Residency, September 2020
  Lecture covering basics of biostatistical methods such as: study design (observational vs. randomized trial, prospective vs. retrospective vs. cross-sectional); hypothesis testing; measures of association (e.g. odds ratios, rate ratios); generalized linear modeling; survival analyses; longitudinal analyses


• Introduction to Statistical Methods I (recitation instructor)
  University of Pittsburgh, Fall 2017
  Supplemental recitation instructor. Lectures included: Two-sample inference, ANOVA, and linear regression.

• Dean's Day Departmental Award, Doctoral Poster
  University of Pittsburgh • 2019
  


• MS Travel Award
  Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh • 2017
  


• First Place Student Poster in Clinical Category, Aging Institute Research Day
  University of Pittsburgh • 2017
  


• University of Texas Undergraduate Research Fellowship
  University of Texas at Austin • 2010
  


• Rapoport King Thesis Scholarship
  University of Texas at Austin • 2010
  


• Best Student Poster
  Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists • 2010
  


• Phi Beta Kappa Society
  University of Texas at Austin • 2010
  


• Anthropology Departmental Honors
  University of Texas at Austin • 2009
  


• College of Liberal Arts Honors
  University of Texas at Austin • 2009
  


• Tau Sigma National Honors Society
  St. Edward’s University, Austin • 2008
  

• PhD Student Representative, Educational Policies and Curriculum Committee
  University of Pittsburgh • 2018 — 2020


• Student member, Community Research Advisory Board
  University of Pittsburgh • 2017 — 2020


• Student member
  American Statistical Association • 2017 — 2018


• Community Outreach
  Laboratory of Neurocognitive Development, University of Pittsburgh • 2015


• Summer Outreach Volunteer
  Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, University of Pittsburgh • 2015


• Falls Prevention Volunteer
  Inner South Community Health Services, Melbourne, Australia • 2013


• Volunteer Researcher
  Beyond Zero Emissions, Melbourne, Australia • 2013