Dissertations from 2024
Challenging Aspects of Caregiving: The Unique Perspective of Children 65+ Caring for Parents 90+ with Dementia, Elizabeth A. Gallagher
Social Networks and Emotional Wellbeing among LGBT Older Adults, Anyah Prasad
English Learning Among Late-Life Chinese Immigrants to the U.S., Ning Xie
Visual, Hearing, and Dual Sensory Difficulty in Later Life, Shu Xu
Dissertations from 2023
Hypertension and Heart Disease in Later Life: The Role of Depression, Subjective Age, and Preventative Health Behaviors, Celeste C. Beaulieu
Town-Level Risk Factors Associated with 65+ Lung Cancer in New England, Taylor Jansen
The Relationship Between Religiosity and Nursing Home Service Utilization, Corina R. Ronneberg
The Impact of Older Adult Health Status on Loneliness and Social Engagement: What Role Does Physical Activity Play?, Natalie Victoria Shellito
Dissertations from 2022
Perceived Discrimination and Health Outcomes in Older Adults, Meghan Hendricksen
The Role of Physical Activity and Gender as Moderators for the Relationship Between Insomnia and Depression, Claire E. Wickersham
Dissertations from 2021
Healthcare of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Role of Minority Stress, Sociodemographic Characteristics and Social Resources, Krystal R. Kittle
Care Specialization and Financial Performance in Urban Nursing Homes, Xiao Joyce Wang
Dissertations from 2020
The Influence of Medicare Insurance Type – Traditional Fee-For-Service v. Medicare Advantage – on Rehospitalizations for Patients with Heart Failure in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Andrea Elizabeth Lane Daddato
The Effect of Job Demands, Control, and Support on Job Satisfaction and Intent to Leave among Massachusetts Home Health and Supportive Home Care Aides, Hayley P. Gleason
Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction of Long Term Care Workers: The Impact of the Social Working Environment, Frances Hawes
Sense of Control and Frailty Among Older Adults, Bon Kim
Family Ties and Subjective Aging in Later Life, Yijung K. Kim
Aging with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Analysis of Physical Activity Engagement, Danielle A. Waldron
Intergenerational Relationships and Sleep in Aging Families, Haowei Wang
Dissertations from 2019
The Role of the Environmental Context in Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults, Brittany E. Gaines
Health Consequences of Retirement Among Married Couples, Sae Hwang Han
Developing Age-Friendly Communities: Evidence from Multiple Case Studies, Patricia A. Oh
Dissertations from 2018
Examining the Effects of Professional Non-Nursing Staffing on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, Ian H. Livingstone
Driving and Expectation to Age in Place for Older Adults along the Urbanicity Continuum, Lorilei Michaud Richardson
Social Relationships and Obesity in Later Life, Jane L. Tavares
Grandchild Care and Marital Quality in Later Life, Shuangshuang Wang
Dissertations from 2017
Cognition and Driving Status: Identifying Risk of Cessation in Older Adults, Kristen E. Anderson
Geographic Mobility and Place Attachment in Later Life, Abigail A. Butt
Trajectories of Retirement in Later Life: A Group-Based Modeling Approach, Bruce R. Haimowitz
Multiple Roles in Later Life: Role Enhancement and Conflict and Their Effects on Psychological Well-Being, Emma D. Quach
Intergenerational Financial Exchange and Cognitive Well-Being among Older Adults in China, Ping Xu
The Impacts of Life Events on Depression in Later Life among Older Among Immigrants, Mai See Yang
Dissertations from 2016
The Impact of Social Network and Neighborhood Characteristics on the Driving Status of Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Gender, Kelli N. Barton
Letting Go: The Influence of Clinicians and Proxy Decision-Makers on Preferences for Life-Sustaining Treatments, Elizabeth C. Chen
Negotiating Home Care Work: Experiences of Agency and Independent Aides Caring for Older Adults, Judith M. Conahan
Understanding How State Policy Influences Driving Status in Older Adults, Emily A. Gadbois
Service Utilization among People with Cognitive Impairment: Does Living Alone Make a Difference?, Tamara Harden Herrick
Life-Course Informal Care and Retirement Preparation: Is there a Measurable Care Penalty?, Elizabeth Johns
Social Relationships and All-Cause Mortality in Late Life, Hyo Jung Lee
Social Determinants of Falls: The Role of Social Support and Depression Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Lien T. Quach
Living Alone and Subsequent Living Arrangement Transitions among Older Americans, Yao-Chi Shih
Dissertations from 2015
Marital History and Retirement Security: An Empirical Analysis of the Work, Family, and Gender Relationship, Lauren A. Martin Palmer
Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Aging with HIV/AIDS, Kristen E. Porter
Dissertations from 2014
The Effects of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Hypertension in Later Life: Including Risk, Diagnosis and Management of the Chronic Condition, Caitlin E. Coyle
Patterns of Dissaving Among U.S. Elders, Deborah Gray
The Impact of Childhood SES on Decline in Cognition among Older Adults, Jiyoung Lyu
Gender, Race, and Ethnic Differences in the Effects of Education on Depression in Later Life: The Mediating Roles of Mastery and Stress, Cathy Mae Wong
Dissertations from 2013
Volunteering Among Surviving Spouses: The Impact of Volunteer Activity on the Health of the Recently Widowed, Kimberly J. Johnson
Disability Status and Living Arrangements among Asian Older Adults in the United States, Seungah Hannah Lee
Dissertations from 2011
The Role of Home Environments in Residential Adjustment Decision Making in Later Life, Kimberly Joy Stoeckel
Analysis of Retirement Risk within Massachusetts State Agencies and Use of Post-Retirement Contracting as a Workforce Planning Tool, Andrea T. Tull
Dissertations from 2010
The Effects of Childbearing Patterns on the Timing of Retirement, Hsiao-Yin Chung
Dissertations from 1998
Nursing Home Ownership and Public Policy: An Historical Analysis, K. R. Kaffenberger