Gerontology Program
Gerontology
Affiliated Faculty at UNCG
For more information
contact Dr. Janice Wassel at jiwassel@uncg.edu or
256-1020.
Over
50 UNCG faculty and instructors are affiliated with
The UNCG Gerontology Program.
Their
interests and contact information are below.
Biology • Communication
Sciences & Disorders • Communication
Studies
Consumer
Apparel & Retail Studies
Counseling & Educational
Development • Economics • Exercise
and Sport Science
Geography • Gerontology • Human
Development & Family Studies • Nutrition & Food
Service Systems
Political
Science • Psychology • Public
Health Education • Recreation Tourism & Hospitality
Management
Bryan School of Business & Economics • School
of Nursing • Social Work • Sociology
Dr. Olav Rueppell, Ph.D., Biodemographic determinants of life span, Biology of aging..(336) 256-2591. olav_rueppell@uncg.edu
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Virginia A. Hinton, Ph.D., Effects of aging on speech production, Effects of hormone replacement therapy on the voices of older women, Normal speech physiology. (336) 256-1498. vahinton@uncg.edu
Kristine
Lundgren, Sc.D., Brain disorders, Neurology, Neuropsychology,
Speech-language pathology, and right hemisphere disorders after stroke.
(336) 334-5184 csd@uncg.edu
Mayo, Robert, Ph.D., Adult
neurogenic disorders, Voice and brain/language disorders, racial
and ethnic health disparities in aging as they relate to speech, language
and hearing disorders. (336) 334-5744. r_mayo@uncg.edu
Susan L. Phillips, Ph.D., Hearing problems in the elderly. (336) 334-5184. slphilli@uncg.edu
Communication Studies
Sharon L. Bracci, Ph.D.,
Interdisciplinary connections among communication ethics, Public argument
and practical moral reasoning in contemporary social, media, and health care
contexts. (336)334-3836. slbracci@uncg.edu
Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies
Carl L. Dyer, Ph.D., Hayes Distinguished Professor. Consumer policy; age and ethnicity issues in retailing; demographic issues in household consumption and expenditure; vulnerable consumer populations; global apparel retailing and international trade. (336) 256-0251. cldyer@uncg.edu
Counseling & Educational Development
Jane Myers, Ph.D., Gerontological counseling, Adult children of older adults and wellness, Developmental counseling; Clinical assessment, Wellness assessment and counseling over the lifespan. (336) 334-3429. jemyers@uncg.edu
Stuart D. Allen, Ph.D., Monetary economics, Macroeconomics. (336) 334-3166. stuart_allen@uncg.edu
Christopher Ruhm, Ph.D., Health economics, Applied economics, Labor economics. (336) 334-5463. c_ruhm@uncg.edu
Jennifer
L. Etnier, Ph.D.,
Exercise Psychology, Effects of physical activity on cognitive
performance in older adults. (336) 334-3037. JLEtnier@uncg.edu
Diane
L. Gill, Ph.D., Sport and exercise psychology and well-being
across the life span.
(336) 334-4683. dlgill@uncg.edu
William
Karper, Ph.D., Exercise and older adults, Effects of
exercise on chronic pain conditions, particularly fibromyalgia,
internal cystitis,
and chronic fatigue syndromes. (336) 334-3035. wbkarper@uncg.edu
Kurt W. Kornatz,
Ph.D., Adaptations of the neuromuscular system in response
to aging and training. (336) 334-5548. K_Kornat@uncg.edu
Kathleen Williams, Ph.D. Balance and mobility in older adults, Control and coordination of movement in the elderly, Validation of developmental movement sequences. (336) 256-0218. k_willia@uncg.edu
D. Gordon Bennett, Ph.D., Population problems, Market area delineation, Retirement migration and demographic analysis. (336) 334-3894. dgbennet@uncg.edu
Johns, A. Frank, J.D., Elder law, Guardianship, Legal services for elder clients. (336) 275-9567. afj@nc-law.com
Cohen, Lauren, M.A., Long-term care, Dementia
care, Research methods, Data manaagement. (919) 843-8874. lauren_cohen@unc.edu
Leak, Sandra C., M.H.A., Long-term
care policy, Health administration and policy, Community responses to aging populations,
Post Baccalaureate curriculum development in aging, and Internship
and Career Placement. (919) 490-6151. scleak@email.unc.edu
Janice
I. Wassel, Ph.D., Demography, Financial resources and
the aging family, Retirement decisions of couples and professionals,
Health care coverage in
retirement, Healthy
aging, Caregiving and family
systems, Language of aging. (336) 256-1020. jiwassel@uncg.edu
Bei Wu, PhD., Gerontology, research interest: dementia, cognitive impairment, long-term care, oral health, minority aging and health, international aging. (336) 256-8579, (formerly bwu@hsc.wvu.edu but now is) b_wu@uncg.edu
Human Development & Family Studies
Daniel Perlman, Ph.D., Close relationships across
the lifespan. (336) 256-0134. D_perlma@uncg.edu
Sudha
Shreeniwas, Ph.D., Ethnic disparities in health among older
African American and white women, Aging and gender issues in
South India. (336) 256-0269. s_shreen@uncg.edu
Martha L. Taylor-Hawkins, Ph.D., Nutritional risk, Eating habits, and health concerns of older adults and their caregivers. (336) 256-0326. martha_taylor@uncg.edu
Kenneth A. Klase, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of the Graduate Program, and MPA Program Director. Public budgeting, public financial administration, and public personnel management. (336) 256-0510. kaklase@uncg.edu
Robert Guttentag, Ph.D., Developmental change in cognitive functioning across the lifespan. (336) 256-0005. rob_guttentag@uncg.edu
Anne R. Daniel, M.A., Medicare and Medicaid, Health policy, Medical care costs and the health insurance industry affecting older adults and families. (336) 274-1110. annerdaniel@aol.com
Michele Haber, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Board-Certified Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine physician. Principal of Geriatrics Consulting Services, a geriatric medical practice specializing in comprehensive geriatric assessment to senior citizens and their families. Consultant to organizations serving senior citizens, including individual geriatric assessment and program and staff development and training for long-term care facilities. (336) 292-7622. mahaber@att.net
Sharon D. Morrison, M.S.P.H., Ph.D., HIV/AIDS and transnational women and girls, Health literacy, cultural adaptation, disease prevention and health promotion among immigrants and refugees, Service learning and community based participatory research. (336) 334-3243. sdmorri2@uncg.edu
Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management
Leandra
Bedini, Ph.D., Leisure of family caregivers.
(336) 334-3260. labedini@uncg.edu
Linda
Buettner, Ph.D., CTRS, LRT, Dementia, depression, and
Therapeutic programs for older adults, Alzheimer's disease care, Community
based
interventions for frail older adults, Non-drug approaches in dementia
and depression treatment, Early-stage memory loss programs, Model programs
to treat behavioral aspects of dementia.. (336) 334-4131. llbuettn@uncg.edu.
[Bryan] School of Business and Economics
Catherine Holderness, Ed.D., Leadership, Ethics, & Strategy, Strategic crisis management. (336) 334-5390. c_holder@uncg.edu
William L. Tullar, Ph.D., Human resources management. (336) 334-4526. wltullar@uncg.edu
Emeila P. Amoako, Community practice of gerontology. (336) 334-5306. epamoako@uncg.edu
Beth E. Barba, Ph.D., RN, FAGHE, Community practice department, Gerontological nursing education, Human-companion animal relationships with older adults, Nursing home communities, Dementia care. (336) 334-5217. beth_barba@uncg.edu
Carolyn Blue, Ph.D., Community practice, Predictors of physical activity and healthy eating among adults at risk for diabetes. (336) 334-4903. clblue2@uncg.edu
Patricia
B. Crane, Ph.D., RN, Symptom management of older women
after myocardial infarction to facilitate secondary prevention.
(336) 334-4896. patricia_crane@uncg.edu
Jacqueline
Kayler DeBrew, MSN, APRN, BC,
Certified Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist. Community-dwelling
elders, Teaching geriatric nursing. (336) 334-3100. jkdebrew@uncg.edu
Jie Hu, Ph.D, RN, Health-related quality of life and symptoms in older adults, Minority populations with chronic disease. (336) 256-1025. j_hu2@uncg.edu
Ellen Jones, ND, FNPC, RN, Diabetes and older adults. (336) 334-4894. edjones@uncg.edu
Laurie
Kennedy-Malone, Ph.D., Community-gerontological nursing,
Diabetes and Older African-Americans.
(336) 334-5012. laurie_kennedy-malone@uncg.edu
Susan Letvak, Ph.D., RN, Qualitative methods, Gerontological nursing, Aging workforce and systems research. (336) 256-1024. saletvak@uncg.edu
Jayne
Lutz, M.S., Health promotion for the elderly in the community.
(336) 334-5238. jayne_lutz@uncg.edu
Eileen Rossen, PhD, RN, Relocation Self-Efficacy,
Relocation transition to
Independent Living communities, Gerontological and Community Mental
Health Nursing, Qualitative Methods, Quality of Life, Depression.
(336) 334-5058.
eileen_rossen@uncg.edu
Anita
S. Tesh, Ph.D., Adult health nursing, Geriatrics,
End of life care. (336) 334-4901. anita_tesh@uncg.edu
Debra C. Wallace,
PhD., RN,
Director of Research and Center for the Health of Vulnerable Populations,
Daphine Doster Mastroianni DistinguishedProfessor. Minority elders, Health
service
utilization, Outcomes research. (336)256-0572. dcwallac@uncg.edu
Social Work Department in the School of Human Environmental Sciences
Jay Poole,
MSW, Health, Mental health, and Clinical social work practice. (336)334-4097
kjpoole@uncg.edu
John Rife, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Senior Scholar at the Council on Social Work Education, Gerontological social work education, Underemployment in vulnerable populations including older workers. (336) 256-0363. jcrife@uncg.edu
Rebecca
Adams, Ph.D., Friendships of older adults.
(336) 334-3578. Rebecca_Adams@uncg.edu
Hamil-Luker, Jenifer, Ph.D., Later life consequences of early life
social experiences. (336) 334-5295 jlhamill@uncg.edu
Steve Kroll-Smith, Ph.D., Environmental sociological and ethnic relations. (336) 334-3765. s_krolls@uncg.edu