E-Mail    rmb@vt.edu

Mailing Address   313 Wallace Hall (0416)
                             Blacksburg, VA 24061

               Phone    540-231-5437

                   Fax    540-231-7012

     Office Hours    By appointment
     

Curriculum Vitae

Rosemary Blieszner, Ph.D., Alumni Distinguished Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Primary Academic Interests

• Adult Development and Aging
  
• Family Studies

Professional Responsibilities

• Editor-in-chief: Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences
  
• Editorial board: Journal of Loss & Trauma

Current Research

• Book contracts
  
  • Ramsey, J. L., & Blieszner, R. Aging and spirituality. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company, Inc.
  • Blieszner, R., & Bedford, V. H. (Eds.), Handbook of Families and Aging (2nd
    ed.), Westport, CT: Praeger.
    
• Funded research
  
  • Alzheimer’s Association: “Understanding Mild Cognitive Impairment: Family dynamics and diversity.” Co-investigator with Dr. Karen A. Roberto, PI. (2007-10)
    
• Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Research Award Fund, Virginia Center on Aging: “Caring for a spouse with mild cognitive impairment: Daily challenges, marital relations, and physiological indicators of health.” Co-investigator with Drs. Karen A. Roberto (PI) and Jyoti Savla (2008-09)
  
• Other research
  
  • Family and Friend Relationships and Well Being in Old Age
    
• Use of Community Services by Rural Elders and Their Families

Selected Publications and Presentations

Blieszner, R., & Roberto, K. A. (2009, in press). Care partner responses to the onset of mild cognitive impairment. The Gerontologist.

Buys, L., Roberto, K. A., Miller, E. A., & Blieszner, R. (2008). Prevalence and predictors of depressive symptoms among rural older Australians and Americans. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 16, 33-39.

Voorpostel, M., & Blieszner, R. (2008). Intergenerational solidarity and support between adult siblings. Journal of Marriage and Family, 70, 157-167.

Blieszner, R. (2007). Introduction: Challenges and resilience among later-life couples. Generations, XXXI(3), 6-9.

Blieszner, R., Roberto, K. A., Wilcox, K. L., Barham, E. J., & Winston, B. L. (2007). Dimensions of ambiguous loss in couples coping with mild cognitive impairment. Family Relations, 56, 195-208.

Roberts, J., & Blieszner, R. (2007). Infusion of gerontology content: An ethical imperative. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work, 12, 129-140.

Roberto, K. A., Blieszner, R., & Allen, K. R. (2006). Theorizing in family gerontology: New opportunities for research and practice. Family Relations, 55, 513-525.

Blieszner, R. (2006, invited distinguished scholar article). A lifetime of caring: Close relationships in old age. Personal Relationships, 13, 1-18.

Blieszner, R. (2006). Close relationships in middle and late adulthood. In D. Perlman & A. Vangelisti (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships (pp. 211-227). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Blieszner, R., & Roberto, K. A. (2006). Perspectives on close relationships among the Baby Boomers. In S. K. Whitbourne & S. L. Willis (Eds.), The Baby Boomers grow up (pp. 261-281). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Benson, M. J., Allen, K. R., Few, A. L., Roberto, K. A., Blieszner, R., Meszaros, P., & Henderson, T. L. (2006). Transforming the master’s degree in human development and family science. Family Relations, 55, 44-55.

Blieszner, R., & Roberto, K. A. (2004). Friendship across the life span: Reciprocity in individual and relationship development. In F. R. Lang & K. L. Fingerman (Eds.), Growing together: Personal relationships across the lifespan (pp. 159-182). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Blieszner, R. (2003). The aging dimension in personal relationships courses. In S. K. Whitbourne & J. C. Cavanaugh (Eds.), Integrating aging topics into psychology: A practical guide for teaching undergraduates (pp. 217-228). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Blieszner, R. (2004). Supporting health-related quality of life for old women. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association, 59, 244-247.

Viers, D., & Blieszner, R. (2004). Career and relationship satisfaction among female faculty in MFT programs. Contemporary Family Therapy, 26, 481-501.

Blieszner, R., & Ramsey, J. L. (2002). Uncovering spiritual resiliency through feminist qualitative methods. Journal of Religious Gerontology, 14, 31-49.

[Published simultaneously in S. H. McFadden, M. Brennan, & J. H. Patrick (Eds.), New directions in the study of late life religiousness and spirituality (pp. 31-49). Binghamton, NY: Haworth Pastoral Press.]

Blieszner, R., Roberto, K. A., & Singh, K. (2002, invited article). The helping networks of rural elders: Demographic and social psychological influences on service use. Ageing International, 27, 89-119.

Usita, P. M., & Blieszner, R. (2002). Immigrant family strengths: Meeting communication challenges. Journal of Family Issues, 23, 266-286.

Blieszner, R. (2001). “She’ll be on my heart”: Intimacy among friends. Generations, XXV(2), 48-54.

 

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