Kristīne Šneidere

Work experience

Education and training

Achievements

Field of research

• cognitive reserve and healthy ageing;
• physical activity as prevention in dementia;
• false memories.

Supervised and taught study courses

Neuropsychology

Social Neuroscience

Psychosocial Aspects and Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Health and Diseases

Research Data Processing and Analysis

Health psychology

Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation

Projects

Researcher, RSU inner grant programme "The Effect of Lifetime Physical Activity on the Burden Caused by Cognitive Disfunction and Depression in Elderly (ELPA-COG)"

Research assistant, State Research Programme BIOMEDICINE, sub-project No. 5.8.2. “Establishing the net-attainable benefits of long-term exercise–ENABLE-LV”

Researcher, Nordplus project NPAD-2017-10077 “Age is not an obstacle”

Memberships

2020 - present International Federation of Ageing, RSU representative

2018 - present Latvian Society of Psychologists, board member

2016 - present Latvian Health Psychology Association, member

2016 - present International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness Research

Awards and recognitions

2015 - Best young researcher at the international symposium "The 3-dimensional effect of physical activity in old age - physical, menatal& emotional"

2015 - 1st place in Rīga Stradiņš University International Student Conference

Publications

Research articles

Šneidere, K., Mondini, S., & Stepens, A. (in review). Role of EEG in measuring cognitive reserve: rapid review. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.

Šneidere, K., Ozoliņa, Z., & Stepens, A. (2020). Work-related cognitive reserve predicts depression and cognitive functioning in non-demented older adult sample. Society. Integration. Education.
Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, Vol.7., 168 - 176.

Ulmane, Z., Upesleja, G., Šneidere, K., & Stepens, A. (2020). Changes in the daily activities of the Latvian population over the last 30 years. Society. Integration. Education. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, Vol.6., 411 - 420.

Šneidere, K., Alruwais, N., Dowell, N. G., Arnis, V., Harlamova, J., Kupčs, K., ... & Rusted, J. (2019). Differences in long-and short-term memory performance and brain matter integrity in seniors with different physical activity experience. Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, 73(2), 158-163.

Ulmane, Z., Šneidere, K., & Stepens, A. (2019). Development of physical activity questionnaire: first stage. Society. Integration. Education. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference. Volume
VII, May 24th -25th, 153–162.

Šneidere, K., Montemurro, S., Mondini, S., Harlamova, J., Ulmane, Z., & Stepens, A. (2018). Cognitive reserve and cognitive performance in healthy Latvian seniors. Society. Integration. Education. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference May 25th–26th, 2018., 2018, Vol.7., 261 – 270.

Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Arnis, V., Mintāle, I., Kupčs, K., & Stepens, A. (2018). Impact of different physical activities on executive function. Conference proceedings “Society. Health. Welfare.”, 2018, 1 - 8.

Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Ulmane, Z., Arnis, V., Vanaga, A., & Stepens, A. (2017). Relationship between involvement in long-term regular physical activity and memory: preliminary results. Baltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 4(107), 23 – 27.

Books and brochures

Šneidere, K., Pipere, A., Mārtinsone, K., Spila, D., &Kamerāde, D. (in review). Research stages and research disemination. [Pētījuma posmi un rezultātu izplatīšana]. In K. Mārtinsone & A. Pipere (Eds.), Scientific Methodology: Interdisciplinary Approach. [Zinātniskās darbības metodoloģija:Starpdisciplināra perspektīva.]

Šneidere, K., Lejiņa, L., & Ļubenko, J. (eds.). (2020). Methodological guidelines for developing term-papers and Bachelors' thesis [Metodiskie norādījumi kursa darba un bakalaura darba izstrādei.] RSU Publishing.

Šneidere, K. (2019). Health psychology appreaches to cardio-vascular disease [Veselības psiholoģijas pieejas kardiovaskulāro slimību gadījumā]. In K. Mārtinsone & V. Sudraba (Eds.), Health psychology. Interdisciplinarity of theory and practice [Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva] (p 269-273). RSU Publishing.

Šneidere, K. (2019). Health psychology approaches in spinal cord injuries [Veselības psiholoģijas pieejas muguras smadzeņu bojājumu gadījumā]. In K. Mārtinsone & V. Sudraba (Eds.), Health psychology. Interdisciplinarity of theory and practice [Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva] (p 273-279). RSU Publishing.

Šneidere, K. (2019). Health psychology approached in neurorehabilitation [Veselības psiholoģijas pieejas neirorehabilitācijā]. In K. Mārtinsone & V. Sudraba (Eds.), Health psychology. Interdisciplinarity of theory and practice [Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva] (p 280-291).
RSU Publishing.

Šneidere, K., & Vīķe, J. (2019). Scientific communication: public presentations in scientific context [Zinātniskā komunikācija: publiskas prezentācijas zinātniskos pasākumos]. In K. Martinsone & A. Pipere (Eds.), Scientific writing and dissemination of research results [Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana] (pp. 169 - 202). RSU publishing.

Šneidere, K., & Spila, D. (2019). Citing styles in different scientific areas. [Citēšanas sistēmas dažādās zinātnes nozarēs.]. In K. Martinsone & A. Pipere (Eds.), Scientific writing and dissemination of research results [Zinātniskā rakstīšana un pētījumu rezultātu izplatīšana](pp. 221 - 225). RSU publishing.

Lejiņa, L. & Šneidere, K. (2017). Methodological guidelines for writing term papers and Bachelors Thesis [Metodiskie norādījumi kursa un bakalaura darbu izstrādei]. Riga, Latvia: RSU publishing.

Perepjolkina, V., Mārtinsone, K., & Šneidere, K. (2017). Methodological guidelines for writing Master’s Thesis. 2^nd ed. [Metodiskie norādījumi maģistra darbu izstrādei, otrais, atjaunotais izdevums]. Riga, Latvia: RSU publishing.

Abstracts

2019

Šneidere, K., Ulmane, Z., & Stepens, A. (03.10.2019). Investigating the relationship between long-term physical activity and visual attention in healthy older adults. Physical activity against early aging and noncommunicable diseases, pp 30.

Ulmane, Z., Upesleja, G., Šneidere, K., & Stepens, A. (2019). Improving the self-reported assessment of life-span physical activities: a case of Latvia. Physical activity against early aging and noncommunicable diseases, pp 31.

Šneidere, K., Koķe, T., & Mārtinsone, K. (2019). Reflection on research integration in study process: case of psychology branch in Rīga Stradiņš University. Conference Knowledge for Use in Practice: Abstract Book, pp. 541

Šneidere, K., Alruwais, N., Dowell, N., Harlamova, J.. Kupčs, K., Ulmane, Z. … Stepens, A. (2019). Physical activity predicts brain integrity in frontal and temporal white matter in healthy seniors, but not cognitive functioning. RSU Conference Knowledge for Use in Practice: Abstract Book., pp. 288.

2018

Bundzena-Ervika, A., Perepjolkina, V., Šneidere, K., Ulmane, Z., Harlamova, J., & Stepens, A. (2018). Relationship between Cognitive Processes, Physical Activity and Cognitive Reserve in Seniors. 7th International Interdisciplinary scientific conference. Society. Health. Welfare. Contemporary Social Dynamics and Welfare: Urban and Rural Development Perspectives. Abstracts, pp 35. Iegūts no http://society-health-welfare.rsu.lv/pdf/abstracts.pdf

Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Ulmane, Z., & Stepens, A. (2018). First stage of adaptation of Cognitive Reserve Index questionnaire. 7th International Interdisciplinary scientific conference. Society. Health. Welfare. Contemporary Social Dynamics and Welfare: Urban and Rural Development Perspectives. Abstracts, pp 137. Iegūts no http://society-health-welfare.rsu.lv/pdf/abstracts.pdf

Šneidere, K., Mārtinsone, K., & Levina, J. (2018). Analysis of Riga Stradiņš University psychology students defended thesis from year 2007 – 2017 [Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes psiholoģijas virzienā studējošo aizstāvēto noslēguma darbu analīze par laikposmu no 2007. līdz 2017. gadam]. Rīga Stradiņš University (Riga, 2018, March, 22–23). Book of Abstracts, pp. 274.

Ulmane, Z., Šneidere, K., Bundzena-Ervika, A., & Stepens, A. (2018). Kumulatīvā aerobā slodze dzīves garumā: aptaujas izstrādes pirmais posms [Life-time cumulative aerobic physical activity: first stage]. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. 2018. gada zinātniskā konference (Rīgā, 2018. gada 22.–23. martā). Tēzes., pp. 209.

Ulmane, Z., Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Arnis, V., & Stepens, A. (2018). The relationship between personality traits in seniors with different aerobic physical activity experience. Abstracts of the 60th International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University, pp. 142 – 143.

Ulmane, Z., Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Arnis, V., & Stepens A. (2018). Relationship between personality traits and cognitive performance in healthy seniors. 7th International Interdisciplinary scientific conference. Society. Health. Welfare. Contemporary Social Dynamics and Welfare: Urban and Rural Development Perspectives. Abstracts, pp 150. Iegūts no http://society-health-welfare.rsu.lv/pdf/abstracts.pdf

2017

Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Arnis, V., Ulmane, Z., Mintāle, I., Kupčs, K., & Stepens, A. (2017). Impact of regular aerobic activities on cognitive processes in seniors. 31st Conference of the EHPS. Innovative Ideas in Health Psychology. Conference Abstracts. Retrieved from http://ehps2017.org/wp-content/uploads/EHPS-2017-Abstracts-…

Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Arnis, V., & Stepens, A. (2017). Impact of long-term regular aerobic physical activities un executive functions in seniors. Rīga Stradiņš University International Student Conference “Health and Social Sciences”: Abstract Book – Health Sciences, pp. 198. Retrieved from http://www.rsu.lv/eng/images/isc2017_health_abstracts.pdf

Ulmane, Z., Harlamova, J., Arnis, V., Sneidere, K., Mintale, I., Kupcs, K., & Stepens, A. (2017). The relationship between aerobic load and personality traits in seniors with different physical activity experience. 31st Conference of the EHPS. Innovative Ideas in Health Psychology. Conference Abstracts. Retrieved from http://ehps2017.org/wp-content/uploads/EHPS-2017-Abstracts-…

2016

Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Arnis, V., Ulmane, Z., Mintāle, I., Kupčs, K., & Stepens, A. (2016). Impact of different aerobic activities on executive functioning. 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference “Society. Health. Welfare” Living in the World of Diversity: Social Transformations. Innovations. Solutions (Rīga, 23–25 November 2016): Abstracts, pp. 110.

Šneidere, K., Ulmane, Z., Harlamova, J., Arnis, V., Mintāle, I., Kupčs, K., Mārtinsone, K., & Stepens, A. (2016). Impact of long-term aerobic physical activities on cognitive functioning: evaluation of the pilot study. Symposium of the International Council of Physical Activity and Fitness Research (ICPAFR) "Physical Activity and Fitness: Challenges and New Perspectives". Book of Abstracts, pp. 23. Retreived from https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-q8xKm8AR2_UnY 5U0dPeE9 UNEE/view

2015

Šneidere, K., Harlamova, J., Perepjolkina, V., Arnis, V., Mārtinsone, K., & Stepens, A. (2015). Establishing the net attainable benefits of long-term exercise - Latvian version (ENABLE-LV). The International Scientific Symposium 3-Dimensional Effect of Physical Activity in Old Age – Physical, Mental & Emotional. Book of Abstracts, pp 35. Retreived from http://www.lsu.lt/sites/default/files/dokuumentai/simpozium…

Šneidere, K. & Mārtinsone, K. (2015). „Adaptation of Deese/Roediger-McDermott paradigm”. In Riga Stradiņš University International Student Conference „Health and Social Sciences” 2015: Abstracts of Social Sciences, pp.37.