Faculty and Research
Adult Development and Aging faculty members have diverse areas of interest including developmental research methods and statistics, caregiving, close relationships (friendship, parent/child, grandparent/grandchild, family caregivers), health and chronic disease, elder abuse, community capacity, program evaluation, rural service delivery, spirituality, therapeutic interventions, intergenerational programs, social support, and gender issues. Faculty research is funded by the National Institute on Aging, USDA National Research Initiative, USDA CYFAR Initiative, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund, and other sources.
Faculty: Rosemary Blieszner, Alison Galway, Shannon E. Jarrott, Jay A. Mancini, Karen A. Roberto, Tina Savla