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The Elderly Care Research CenterDr. Eva Kahana, Director Primary activities of the Center include research into diverse theory based on relevant public policy issues related to the elderly. A programmatic thrust at the Center has been the focus on health and mental health outcomes of stress, coping and adaptation. Research has been focused on predictors of wellness as well as of vulnerability. Study samples have ranged from the frail and institutionalized aged to adventurous older adults undertaking long distance moves. Cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons and focus on ethnic differences also represent a unique aspect of our orientation to research. In recognition of the multiple environmental and social influences on well-being of the elderly, research has been interdisciplinary in nature, bringing to bear qualitative as well as quantitative methods of Sociology, Psychology and other social science disciplines on the issues under study. In addition to publishing results of research in professional journals and presenting them to the scientific community, ECRC is committed to broad dissemination of research in a readily understood format to community organizations, professionals and to elderly participants in diverse studies. Effective intervention programs have been developed and implemented based on findings of some research projects. Elderly Care Research Center Brochure
The Cancer Survivors Research ProgramDr. Gary Deimling, Director Conducted at the Sociology Department of Case Western Reserve University, the Cancer Survivors Research Program (CSRP) investigates important research issues in psychosocial oncology. Formally started in September 1998, the CSRP has been funded for 10 years by the National Cancer Institute. Dr. Gary Deimling serves as the CSRP's director and principal investigator and is assisted by colleagues in the Department of Sociology and the Case School of Medicine. As with many other research programs within the department and the university at large, the CSRP also serves as a teaching facility by training graduate students in the many methodological and theoretical aspects of sociomedical research. The project allows students in the Sociology Ph.D. program to gain hands-on experience in a formal research setting while putting their coursework into practice.
Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity Across the Life SpanDr. Jessica Kelley-Moore, Co-Investigator Jessica Kelley-Moore studies how the community environment influences health over the life course. She is co-investigator on the National Institute on Aging intramural study “Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversity across the Life Span” [HANDLS]. This area probability study draws Black and White respondents from twelve neighborhoods in Baltimore, MD between the ages of 30 and 64. These subjects represent both high and low socioeconomic statuses in the city. In the HANDLS study, Dr. Kelley-Moore designed and conducts the ecological (environmental, city, and neighborhood) levels of the project, overseeing teams of trained researchers who code the physical and social characteristics of the area and conduct a full inventory of the businesses and services of the area. These teams also assess the type and cost of available food in the local grocery stores and markets. She is collaborating with researchers at CWRU and local public officials to extend this study to Cleveland, specifically focusing on food availability in disadvantaged and underserved neighborhoods. |
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