Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Retirement and Cognitive Aging: Modifying Factors, Britney M. Veal
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Contribution of Contextual Factors and Neuropathology to Dementia, Monica E. Nelson
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Complaint Patterns in US Nursing Homes: 2013-2017, Kallol Kumar Bhattacharyya
Assisted Living Administrators’ Perspectives of how COVID-19 Affected Direct Care Staff, Carlyn E. Vogel
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Serious Mental Illness in Nursing Homes: Quality Concerns, Dylan J. Jester
Multidimensional Well-Being Across Time Scales in Caregivers and Non-Caregivers, Victoria R. Marino
Resilience and Health Outcomes of Sexual Minority Middle-Aged and Older Adults, Christi L. Nelson
Early Indicators of Cognitive Dysfunction: The Role of Mild Behavioral Impairment, Hillary J. Rouse
Stressors, Resources, and Psychological Well-Being Among Working Black and White Caregivers in the United States, Maureen E. Templeman
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Assisted Living Facilities in Florida: Examining the Factors Associated with Entries, Closure, and Licensure Change, Joseph W. June
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Using a Stress Process Model to Examine Longitudinal Racial Differences in Well-Being and Health: Results from a Population-Based Study of Caregiving, Adrian N. S. Badana
Interventions to Improve Older Driver Safety, Bernadette A. Fausto
Home-based Cognitive Monitoring: The Role of Personality and Predictors of Adherence and Satisfaction, Nasreen A. Sadeq
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Factors Related to Hearing Aid Use among Older Adults from Hispanic/Latino Backgrounds: Findings from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, Michelle L. Arnold
Daily Fatigue and Subjective Cognitive Function: What Influences Daily Quality of Life Issues among Breast Cancer Survivors?, Sarah L. Eisel
Perspectives of older Blacks and Whites living with serious mental illness about outpatient mental health services, Rosalyn Roker
Broadening the Lens: A Systems Approach to Nursing Home Quality Improvement, Kelly M. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
How Did I Get Here? Testing the Translation of the Morris Water Maze and the Influence of Hemoglobin A1c on Spatial Navigation Performance, Colleen Pappas
Improving Dementia Care through Online Training Programs: A Systematic Review and Evaluation, Michelle L. Pleasant
Pain and Physical Function in a Socioeconomically Diverse Sample of Black and White Adults, Angela Sardina
Sex after Gray Hair? Association between Sexual Activity, Hugging, and Health among older Adults?, Chantelle Sharpe
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Care Setting of the Last Resort: Care Transitions for Nursing Home Residents Directly Admitted from the Community, Amanda A. Holup
Family Communication Concerning End-of-Life Care Preferences, Lindsay Jo Peterson
Genetic Moderators of Cognitive Decline in the Health and Retirement Study, Shannon K. Runge
The Effects of Cognitive Training among Individuals with Neurodegenerative Diseases, Elise Gabriela Valdes
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Impact of the Veterans Health Administration's Home Based Primary Care on Health Services Use, Expenditures, and Mortality, Melissa Castora-Binkley
Lipoproteins and Health Outcomes: Cognitive and Physical Function in Older Adults, Marianne Chanti-Ketterl
Mediation and Moderation Analysis of Nutrition, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Cognition in Older Adults, Elizabeth Handing
The Association of Cognitive Endophenotypes and Risky Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of Alzheimer's Disease within the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) Database, Kyle Joseph Jennette
Spatially-Weighted Ethnic Density and Residential Segregation: Effects on Health Status among Older Mexican Americans, Sung Han Rhew
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
"Having Our Say": Exploring the Processes and Feasibility of a Community-Based Participatory Intergenerational Physical Activity Program for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Tiffany Lenell Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Exploring the Relationship between Physical Activity and Everyday Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Within- and Between- Person Variability, Christine Haley
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Bereavement Outcomes among Spousal Hospice Caregivers: The Role of Rumination, Feelings of Relief, and Perceived Suffering, Jessica Y. Allen
Exploring the Advance Care Planning Experiences among Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment: Individual and Spousal Perspectives, Catherine Parsons Emmett
Daily Experiences of Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Elizabeth Hahn
The Effects of Cognitive Stimulation and Computerized Memory Training among Older Adults Residing in Indepedent-Living Facilities, Elizabeth M. Hudak
Influence of Stress and Cytokinic Profiles on Cognitive Performance in Older Adults, Kerri S. Rawson
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Role of Lipoproteins/cholesterol in Genomic Instability and Chromosome Mis-segregation in Alzheimer's and Cardiovascular Disease, Antoneta Granic
The Impact of Hospice and Dementia Special Care Units on End-of-Life Care for Individuals with Dementia, Catherine Elizabeth Mccarty
Tarnished Golden Years: Older Offenders with Mental Health Problems and Late Life First Time Offenders, Brianne Stanback
Patient Safety in Nursing Homes, Kali Thomas
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Personality and Adjustment to Assisted Living, Whitney L. Mills
Identifying and Addressing Health Disparities in Black Older Adults with Osteoarthritis, Chivon A. Mingo
How does Mobility Change over Time for Older Adults, and How are Changes Influenced by Cognitive Functioning?, Melissa Lunsman O'Connor
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Correlates of attitudes toward behavioral health services among older primary care patients, Nancy Bridger Lynn
Caregivers of adults with intellectual disabilities: The relationship of compound caregiving and reciprocity to quality of life, Elizabeth A. Perkins
Cultural Competence in Health Care: A Client-Based Perspective, Karon L. Phillips
Factors Affecting the Utilization and Quality of Long-Term Care, April Temple
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
The Effects of Non-Surgical Interventions on Osteoarthritis-Like Changes in the Mouse Knee, Wendy K. Anemaet
Service Utilization among Bereaved Spouses and Family Caregivers, Elizabeth J. Bergman
The Role of Lifestyle Factors in Cognitive Aging and Dementia, Tiffany F. Hughes
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The preliminary impact of 2001 Florida tort reform on nursing facility litigation in one county, Deborah K. Hedgecock
Medicaid risk adjustment model with diagnosis and pharmacy-based adjusters: Does it work?, Yanen Li
Modifiable factors for disability: Is there potential for reducing racial disparities in disability in older age?, Mihaela A. Popa
Community context and health disparities among older adults, Helen M. Zayac
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
A three part study on the relationship between retirement planning and health, Linda Christine Albert
An exploration of middle-aged and older Women's experiences of bat mitzvah within the framework of Erikson's theory of human development, Keren S. Vergon
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The Relationship between Caregiving and Bereavement: A Series of Three Studies, Allison Burton
Expanding the science of successful aging: Older adults living in continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), Kathryn H. Petrossi
Stress and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults, Christopher B. Rosnick
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Evaluation of the Prognostic Criteria for Medicare Hospice Eligibility, D Helen Moore
