Elizabeth Rosenthal Excellence Professor, Emerita,  Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Environmental Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170.

Address (Residence):   1316 Clover Lane
                                                    Greensboro, NC  27410-2804
Telephone:                    (336) 288-4886
E-mail:                           vrkivett@bellsouth.com

Education:

1976 Ph. D. School of Home Economics, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Major: Family Relations with a special focus in Social Gerontology
    Minor: Educational Research and Evaluation

1960 M.S.H.E. School of Home Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Child Development)

1955 B.S.H.E. Woman's College of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Home Economics Education)

Research Focus:

1999-Present  Elizabeth Rosenthal Excellence Professor, Emerita, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1993-1999 Excellence Professor, (Elizabeth Rosenthal Excellence Professor in Human Development and Family Studies) The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

1987-1993 Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, School of Human Environmental Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

1981-1987 Associate Professor, Department of Child Development and Family Relations, School of Home Economics, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

1976-1981 Assistant Professor, The School of Home Economics, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro;and The North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

1968-1976 Research Instructor, Department of Child Development and Family Relations, School of Home Economics, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and The North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

1973-1990 Visiting Professor: The College of William and Mary, West Virginia University, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, North Carolina State University, Georgia State University

Honors and Awards and Professional Recognition:

1999 Alpha Lambda Delta National Honorary Society (Honorary Member)
1999 Mildred L. Seltzer Distinguished Service Award, The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
1998; 1999 Nominee, Distinguished Women of North Carolina. North Carolina Council of Women
1997 Fulbright Scholar Award to the United Kingdom, Spring 1998
1997 Charter Fellow, The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
1996 Oliver Max Gardner Award
1993 Designation as Excellence Professor, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1991 State Nominee (North Carolina Division of Aging, Department of Human Resources),
          the Louise B. Gerrard Award for meritorious contributions to the quality of life of older rural
          adults (National Association of State Agencies on Aging, Washington, DC).
1991 Fellow, The Gerontological Society of America
1989 Cited by Family Science Review as one of the 16 most eminent scholars in Family Science
          Departments in the U.S. and Canada
1988 Distinguished Academic Gerontologist Award, The Southern Gerontological Society
1983 Certificate of Appreciation, presented by the State of North Carolina State Goals and Policy
           Board, for contributions to the N. C. 2000 effort (public policy for the aging)
1983 Research findings on the status and needs of the rural elderly reported before the Select
          Committee on Aging, U.S. House of Representatives, 98th Congress, First Session
1980 Recipient, U.S. Community Services Administration Award for 1981 White House
          Conference on Aging background paper, "The Rural Elderly Poor: Economic Impacts and
          Policy Recommendations," Washington, DC

Professional Societies:

Fulbright Association (1998-Present)
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (1990-1999)
Gerontological Society of America (l976-1999)
Southern Gerontological Society (Charter Member) (1980-1999)
National Council on Family Relations (1968-1999)
International Sociological Association (1989-1999)
 
Editorial Boards:
(Served on 7 editorial boards 1978-1999); (Reviewer for 10 additional journals between 1980-1999)

Community, State, and National Service:

1996 Member, Guilford County Commission on Aging (County Commissioner Appointed)
1995 Alternate Delegate - 1995 White House Conference on Aging (Congressional Appointment)
1994 Steering Committee, Regional forum, North Carolina White House Conference on Aging)
1994 Senior Analyst - North Carolina White House Conference on Aging
1992-94 Advisory Panel, Greensboro Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers (CARE-LINK)
1988-94 Resource, National Resource Center for the Rural Elderly, University of Missouri at Kansas City
1988 Resource, Governor's Conference on Aging
1983-present Consumer Advisory Committee, BellSouth of North Carolina
1983-84 Committee, Health Care Needs of Older Adults, State Goals and Policy Board, NC Office of
              Administration
1980-81 Delegate and Session Director, 1981 N. C. White House Conference on Aging
1980-81 Delegate and Session Director, 1981 NC White House Conference on Aging
1980 Governor's Steering Committee, 1981 N. C. White House Conference on Aging
1981 Delegate, 1981 White House Conference on Aging (Gubernatorial appointment) Washington, DC
1981-83 Administrative ad hoc Committee, Follow-Up, 1981 White House Conference on Aging, State of NC
 
Publications (Partial Listing):

  Refereed (1990-1998)

   Dugan, E., & Kivett, V. R. (1998). Implementing the Adams and Blieszner conceptual model: Predicting interactive friendshp processes of older adults. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 15(5), 607-622.

   Kivett, V. R. (1998). Critical review: Synthesis and recommendations for research, education, and policy. Journal of Women and Aging, 10(4), 81-90.

    Kivett, V.R. (1996). The saliency of the grandmother-granddaughter relationship: Predictors of association. Journal of Women and Aging, 8(3&4), 25-39.

    McCulloch, B.J., & Kivett, V.R. (1995). Characteristics of and survivorship among the very old: Implications for rural families and service delivery. Family Relations, 44, 87-94.

    Dugan, E., & Kivett, V.R. (1994). The importance of emotional and social isolation to loneliness among very old rural adults. The Gerontologist, 34(3), 340-346.

    Kivett, V. R., & Schwenk, F. N. (1994). The consumer expenditures of elderly women: Racial, marital, and rural/urban impacts. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 15, 261-277.

    Kivett, V. R. (1993). Racial comparisons of the grandmother role: Implications for strengthening the family support system of older black women. Family Relations, 42, 165-172.

    Kivett, V. R., & McCulloch, B. J. (1992). Older rural nonsurvivers: Their prediction and terminal care. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 11(4), 407-424.

    Powers, E. A., & Kivett, V. R. (1992). Kin expectations and kin support among rural older adults. Rural Sociology, 57(2), 194-213.

    Kivett, V. R. (1991). Centrality of the grandfather role among older rural black and white men. The Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 46, S250-258.

    Kivett, V. R. (1991). The grandparent-grandchild connection. Marriage and Family Review, 16(3 & 4), 267-290.

    Kivett, V. R. (1990). Older rural women: Mythical, forbearing, and unsung. Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 11(1), 83-101.

Note: Approximately 33 other refereed articles;15 book chapters and reviews; and 33 proceedings, bulletins, etc.
 
Publications - Book Chapters and Book Reviews (Partial Listing)

  Books (1990-1998)

Kivett, V.R. (1998). Transitions in grandparents’ lives: Effects on the grandparent role. In M.E. Szinovacz (Ed.). Handbook on grandparenthood pp. 131-144. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Kivett, V. R. (1998). Critical review: Synthesis and recommendations for research, education, and policy. In J. B. McCulloch (Ed.). Old, female, and rural pp. 81-90. New York: NY: The Haworth Press, Inc.

Kivett, V.R. (1997). Rural older women. In J.M. Coyle (Ed.). Handbook on women and aging pp.351-364. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Company.

Krout, J.A., McCulloch, & Kivett, V.R. (1997). Rural older men: A neglected population. In J.L. Kosbery and L.W. Kaye (Eds.). Elderly men: Special problems and professional challenges pp. 113-130. New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Kivett, V.R. (1996). The saliency of the grandmother-granddaughter relationship: Predictors of association. In K.A. Roberto (Ed.). Relations between women in later life pp. 28-39. New York: Haworth Press, Inc.

Book Reviews (1997)

  Kivett V.R. (1997) [Review of long-term care for the rural elderly: New directions in services, research, and policy]. Contemporary Gerontology, 4 (1), 26-27.

Papers Presented (1979-1998)

Regional - 43 (Southern Gerontological Society)
National - 59 (Gerontological Society of America, National Council on Family Relations)
International - 11 (International Association of Sociology, International Association of Gerontology)

Research Grants or Contracts Written and Funded:
(Approximately $1,561, 802) National Institute on Aging, AARP Andrus Foundation, Retirement Research Foundation, North Carolina Agricultural Research Service.

Most Recently Funded:

The Rural By-Passed Elderly: A 20-Year Follow-Up on the Outcomes and Needs of the Very Old. The North Carolina Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Retirement Research Foundation, Chicago, IL (1996-97), $27,451. Principal Investigator.

Structure and Outcomes of Caregiving to Black Elderly. National Institute of Aging. Department of Health and Human Services. Bethesda, MD (1996-99), $1,289,990. Co-Principal Investigator with Peggye Dilworth-Anderson and Theresa Cooper.

University Service (1986-98):

Chair, The Oliver Max Gardner Award (1997-1999)(Chancellor appointed)
Chair, The University Commission on Faculty Roles, Rewards, and Responsibilities (1996-1998)
            Provost appointed.
Member, Provost Search Committee (1995-96), Chancellor appointed
Member, Dean Search Committee (HES), Provost appointed
Chairman, Committee to Review the Effectiveness of the University Search Process (1992-93)
Member, Ad hoc Advisory Committee on Faculty Research Leaves (1991-92)
Senator, Faculty Senate (1991-92)
Member at Large, Academic Cabinet (1981-83;1987-90)
Chair, Excellence Foundation Summer Grants (1988-89)
Member, Task Force on Academic Planning (1986-87) Provost appointed

(Department Level -Partial)

Acting Chair, Department of HDFS, July 1996
Chair, Search Committee for departmental chair (1995-96)
Chair or member of Search Committees (1993-94;1987-88;1993-94)

(School Level - Partial)

Outstanding Teacher Award Committee (1988-89) Chair (1989-90)
Other committees including faculty governance, computer facilities, chair evaluation
 
Travel:

France (1998)
Ireland (1998)
Australia (1997)
Fiji Islands (1997)
New Zealand (1997)
Spain (1990)
West Germany (Max Plank Institute, University of Nuremberg at Erlangen) (1988)
Austria (1988)
England (Cambridge Seminars, Clare College, Cambridge University) (1986),
     (Fulbright Senior Scholar, University of Kent, Canterbury) (1998)
Scotland (1986, 1998)
Israel (1981)
Mexico (1980, 1987)
Egypt (1979)
Greece (1977, 1981)
Yugoslavia, Italy, Switzerland (1972)

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