Center Fellows

By Academic Unit:

Sinclair School of Nursing
School of Medicine
School of Health Professions
School of Social Work
College of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Health Management and Informatics
College of Engineering
Department of Sociology
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Architectural Studies

University Extension-UM
School of Law
College of Education
School of Journalism
School of Music
Department of Romance Languages and Literature
Department of Anthropology
Department of Economics
Department of Psychological Sciences
Department of Family and Consumer Economics
J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library
UM- Academic Affairs
Honorary Fellows

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Sinclair School of Nursing

	Myra A. Aud, PhD, RN
	Assistant Professor
	S422 Sinclair School of Nursing
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 884-9539
	E-mail: audm@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Older adults in institutional long-term care (especially assisted living facilities), promotion of health and safety, dementia

Methodology:

Qualitative (ethnography) and quantitative

Education Focus:

Undergraduate level gerontological nursing and leadership management

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	Jane Bostick, PhD, RN
	Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
	S407 Sinclair School of Nursing
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 882-0255
	E-mail: bostickj@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Staffing in nursing homes, special care units

Methodology:

Quantitative

Service Focus:

Psychiatric/mental health nursing

Education Focus:

Community mental health, nursing systems

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	Constance Brooks, PhD, MS(N), RN APNMH, APNCH
	Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
	S328 Sinclair School of Nursing
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 882-0206
	E-mail: brookscw@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Interpersonal relations

Methodology:

Qualitative

Service Focus:

Public health and mental health

Education Focus:

Public health

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	Kathryn Burks, PhD, RN
	Assistant Professor
	S420 Sinclair School of Nursing
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 884-9538
	E-mail: burksk@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Contribution of stiffness and pain to functional limitation in older adults with osteoarthritis of the knee

Methodology:

Quantitative

Service Focus:

Arthritis Foundation, helping with projects that help older adults

Education Focus:

Community health nursing and gerontology

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	Vicki S. Conn, PhD, RN
	Associate Dean for Research and Potter-Brinton Professor
	S317 Sinclair School of Nursing
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 882-0231
	E-mail: conn@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Health behavior among the aged and chronically ill

Methodology:

Intervention and meta-analysis research

Education Focus:

Graduate education

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	Shirley Farrah, PhD, RN, BC
	Assistant Dean, Nursing Outreach and Distance Education, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
	S226 Sinclair School of Nursing
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 882-0215
	E-mail: farrahs@missouri.edu

Education Focus:

Continuing education in gerontology

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	Marcia Flesner, PhD, RN
	Coordinator, Program and Project Support
	S440 Sinclair School of Nursing
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 884-5778
	E-mail: flesnerm@.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Nursing home administration and culture

Methodology:

Qualitative

Education Focus:

Administration

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	Lawrence H. Ganong, PhD
	Professor of Nursing and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
	S313 Sinclair School of Nursing and 409 Gentry Hall
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 882-0225 and (573) 882-6852
	E-mail: ganongl@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Intergenerational relationships; aging couples and families

Methodology:

Surveys, interviews, vignettes, grounded theory, phenomenology, other

Education Focus:

I do not teach courses on aging, but the courses I do teach have components in which material about older adults and their family relationships are presented.

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	Rebecca Johnson, PhD, RN
	Associate Professor and Millsap Professor of Gerontological Nursing & Public Policy
	S413 School of Nursing Building
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 884-4686
	E-mail: rajohnson@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Relocation of older adults

Methodology:

Health benefits of human-animal interactions

Service Focus:

Gerontology

Education Focus:

Research methods

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	Alice F. Kuehn, PhD, RN, CS, FNP/GNP
	Associate Professor Emeritus
	S253 Sinclair School of Nursing
	University of Missouri-Columbia
	Columbia, MO 65211
	Phone: (573) 882-0232
	E-mail: kuehna@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Nursing workforce planning

Methodology:

Qualitative

Service Focus:

Health services at Higbee Senior Center, Higbee, Missouri

Education Focus:

Baccalaureate and associate degree nursing student education

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Jia Lee, RN, PhD Assistant Professor S428 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-1693 E-mail: leejia@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Post-hospital recovery of physical function

Methodology:

Qualitative

Service Focus:

Sub-acute care, nursing home, home care

Education Focus:

Nursing students, residents

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Louise Miller, PhD, RN Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing S324 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-9542 E-mail: lmiller@missouri.edu

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Charlotte McKenney, RN Research Nurse, Project Coordinator Ellis Fischel Cancer Center 115 Business Loop 70 West Columbia, MO 65203 Phone: 884-6056 E-mail: mckenneyc@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Relocation of elders, Aging in Place, human-companion animal bond

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Lorraine J. Phillips, PhD, APRN, BC, FNP Associate Professor S414 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO  65211 Phone: (573) 882-0218 E-mail: phillipslo@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, identification and understanding of unmet needs, interventions aimed at reducing behavioral symptoms and improving psychosocial functioning

Methodology:

quantitative, especially multivariate analysis

Service Focus:

Gerontology

Education Focus:

Undergraduate gerontological nursing and graduate research methods.

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Lori Popejoy, PhD, APRN, BC, GCNS Assistant Professor S420 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-9538 E-mail: popejoyl@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Decision-making, achieving decisional congruence, discharge planning, end-of-life care

Methodology:

Mixed methods

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Eileen J. Porter, PhD, RN Associate Professor S424 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-7261 E-mail: porterej@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Older women’s health-related experiences

Methodology:

Descriptive phenomenology

Education Focus:

Doctoral courses in nursing: theory and research methods

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Rose Porter, PhD, RN Dean and Associate Professor S215 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-0278 E-mail: porterr@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Aging, new delivery models of care for older people

Service Focus:

Aging, Tiger Place

Education Focus:

Aging

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Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN Professor and Associate Director, MU Interdisciplinary Center on Aging S406 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-0258 E-mail: rantzm@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Quality measurement, quality of care, care delivery for older adults, Aging in Place

Methodology:

Large data set analysis, qualitative methods

 

Service Focus:

Aging, Tiger Place

Education Focus:

Health systems

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Cynthia L. Russell, PhD, RN Assistant Professor S423 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-9541 E-mail: russellc@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Medication noncompliance in renal transplant recipients

Methodology:

Intervention research

Service Focus:

Clinical nurse specialist - medical surgical nursing

Education Focus:

Graduate advance practice nursing students

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Jill Scott-Cawiezell, PhD Assistant Professor S326 School of Nursing Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-0264 E-mail: scottji@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Organizational design

Service Focus:

Nursing home administration

Education Focus:

Nursing home administration

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Bonnie Wakefield, RN, PhD Director, Health Services Research Program Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital Research Associate Professor MU Sinclair School of Nursing 800 Hospital Drive Columbia, MO  65201 Phone:  573-814-6548 E-mail: wakefieldb@missouri.edu or bonnie.wakefield@va.gov

Research Focus:

Assessment and improvement of functional outcomes in frail elderly patients; the professional culture surrounding patient safety issues; application of innovative telehealth strategies to improve health care delivery

Methodology:

Clinical trials

Service Focus:

Grant reviewer for VA, Dept. of Commerce Technology Opportunity Program

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Deidre Wipke-Tevis, RN, PhD, BC Associate Professor S329 Sinclair School of Nursing University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-8441 E-mail: wipketevisd@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Wound healing and human microcirculation

Methodology:

Quantitative physiological measurements

Service Focus:

Society for Vascular Nursing

Education Focus:

Adult health, medical-surgical clinical nurse specialist

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School of Medicine

 

Jason H. Calhoun, MD, FACS Chairman and J. Vernon Luck Distinguished Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery MC213 McHaney Hall University of Missouri-Columbia One Hospital Drive Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-7189 E-mail: calhounj@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Musculoskeletal infection

Methodology:

Clinical trials

Service Focus:

Foot and ankle

Education Focus:

Orthopedic residency

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Karen H. Calhoun, MD Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology; Head and Neck Surgery University of Missouri-Columbia One Hospital Drive Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 8849644 E-mail: calhounk@health.missouri.edu

Research, Service and Education Focus:

Geriatric otolaryngology

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James D. Campbell, PhD Professor and Research Director Department of Family and Community Medicine MA306 Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-2190 E-mail: campbellj@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

End-of-life care, chronic illness

Methodology:

Qualitative methods and scaling measurements

Areas of Interest:

Religion/Spirituality, End-of-Life Treatment, Theory

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Kevin Craig, MD, MSPH Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine M240 Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-7060 E-mail: craigk@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

End-of-life care, geriatrics education

Methodology:

Epidemiologic

Areas of Interest:

Education of medical students, residents, fellows

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David D. Cravens, MD, MSPH, CMD Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine M249 School of Medicine University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-1854 E-mail: cravensd@health.missouri.edu

Service Focus:

Geriatrics, long-term care

Education Focus:

Geriatrics

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Karen E. Edison, MD Philip C. Anderson Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology Medical Director, Missouri Telehealth Network Co-Director, Center for Health Policy MA111 Health Sciences Center University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-3142 E-mail: edisonk@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Telehealth, health policy

Service Focus:

Dermatology, telehealth, health policy

Education Focus:

Dermatology, telehealth, health policy

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David A. Fleming, MD Associate Professor of Medicine Director, Center for Health Ethics Department of Health Management & Informatics 314 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-2315 E-mail: flemingd@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Telehealth applications for homecare and home hospice; end of life and palliative care

Service Focus:

Homecare and home hospice; outpatient and inpatient medical services

Education Focus:

Internal medicine (residency training), medicine (graduate education), geriatrics, health ethics, end of life and palliative care

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Howard Houghton, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry 3301 S. Providence, Building E University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-2513 E-mail: houghtonhl@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Geriatric, mood disorders

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Julie M. Kapp, MPH, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine MA306E Medical Sciences Bldg University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 884-2119 E-mail: kappj@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Cancer epidemiology

Methodology:

Epidemiology

Areas of Interest:

Cancer Control, Screening, Surveillance

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Martin Katz, PhD Professor Department of Ophthalmology EC203 Mason Eye Institute University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-8480 E-mail: katzm@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Cellular basis of age-related neurological and retinal disease

Methodology:

Molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry

Service Focus:

Director of Campus Electron Microscopy Core

Education Focus:

Graduate education in life sciences

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Robin Kruse, MS, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine MA306-F Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-5611 E-mail: kruser@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Predicting mortality and ADL change in nursing home residents; the effects of treatments on outcomes

Service Focus:

Reviewer for the Annals of Family Medicine and InfoPOEMS, Research Day poster judge, departmental committees

Education Focus:

Statistical analysis

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Joseph W. LeMaster, MD Assistant Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine MA206-K Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-4534 E-mail: lemasterj@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Diabetes, physical activity, chronic illness, multiple morbidity, aging

Service Focus:

Clinical practice at Green Meadows Family Practice

Education Focus:

Epidemiology, clinical medicine

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David R. Mehr, MD, MS Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine MA306-L Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-1584 E-mail: mehrd@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Infections in nursing home residents, quality of care in nursing home residents, end-of-life care in patients with dementia

Methodology:

Quantitative

Service Focus:

Geriatric medicine, comprehensive geriataric assessment

Education Focus:

Director, Fellowship in geriatric medicine

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Kyle Moylan, MD Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 884-6544 E-mail: moylank@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Clinical care of geriatric patients, focusing on patient safety and quality improvement. Specific areas include hip fractures, dementia, delirium, and polypharmacy.

Methodology:

Quantitative.

Service Focus:

Inpatient care, hospitalist service

Area of Interest:

Medical education at graduate (internal medicine residents) and undergraduate level (medical students)

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David B. Oliver, PhD Associate Researcher & Assistant Director, MU Interdisciplinary Center on Aging M239 Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-4098 E-mail: oliverd@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Long-term care; health care delivery systems; leadership and management

Service Focus:

Licensed nursing home administrator; community service

Education Focus:

Interdisciplinary gerontology

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Albert Sun, PhD Professor Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology M526 Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-1565 E-mail: suna@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Oxidative stress in aging and neurodegenerative disorders

Methodology:

Using the methods in histology, immunocytochemistry, molecular biology and biochemistry to study the oxidative stressors in inducing apoptotic cell death in vivo and in vitro

Service Focus:

Reviewing research grant proposals and manuscripts

Education Focus:

Involvement in the team-teaching of neurobiochemistry, neuropharmacology and neuroscience

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Steven C. Zweig, MD, MSPH Director, MU Interdisciplinary Center on Aging Professor and Associate Chair Family and Community Medicine M223 Health Sciences Center University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-1758 E-mail: zweigs@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Geriatric health services, end of life care

Methodology:

Epidemiological

Service Focus:

Primary and consultative care, nursing home, hospice

Education Focus:

Medical students, residents, fellows, practicing physicians

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School of Health Professions

Richard Oliver, PhD Dean School of Health Professions 510 Lewis Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-8013 E-mail: oliverr@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Adult day care, team approaches to care, community-based care

Methodology:

Descriptive analysis, data base analysis

Service Focus:

Adult day health services; community wellness programs

Education Focus:

Interdisciplinary Problem Based Learning (PBL)

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Kristofer J. Hagglund, PhD, ABPP Associate Dean and Professor Co-Director, Center for Health Policy School of Health Professions 507 Lewis Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-7050 E-mail: hagglundk@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Health disparities, disability and rehabilitation, and health policy

Methodology:

Varies by project

Service Focus:

Chair, Rehabilitation Research Policy & Legislation Committee of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine; Member, Inter-Organization Task Force to promote the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research; Member, Committee on Improving the Disability Decision Process, Institute of Medicine; Chair, Public Health Committee, University of Missouri-Columbia

Education Focus:

Dr. Hagglund teaches HP 7300/4300: "Health Care in the U.S."

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Marybeth Brown, PT, PhD, FAPTA Professor, Physical Therapy SHP/106 Lewis Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-7531 E-mail: brownmb@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Activity (exercise) effects and inactivity consequences with aging on skeletal muscle and bone (animal model) and specific exercise effects on physical frailty in old adults

Methodology:

Animal model: applied research in a basic tissue laboratory; humans: functional and impairment measures for frailty

Service Focus:

Campus and professional, mostly APTA and ACSM

Education Focus:

Research and a geriatrics course

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Erin Alice Dannecker, PhD, ATC Assistant Professor SHP/Department of Physical Therapy 106 Lewis Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-8698 E-mail: danneckere@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Role of biopsychosocial factors in musculoskeletal pain, injury, and disability issues related to exercise behavior

Methodology:

Psychophysical sensory testing, physical examination, exercise testing, self-report, and tissue sample analyses

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Sandy Matsuda, OTR/L, PhD Assistant Professor SHP/Department of Occupational Therapy University of Missouri-Columbia 421 Lewis Hall Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-7312 E-mail: matsudas@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Caregivers, Alzheimer's, personal assistance for elderly and disabled

Methodology:

Qualitative

Service Focus:

Tai chi and the elderly or those with disability

Education Focus:

Problem-Based Learning (PBL); information-seeking activities of health professionals

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Guy L. McCormack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Clinical Professor and Chair SHP/Department of Occupational Therapy 406 Lewis Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-4183 E-mail: mccormackg@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Pain management, post-surgical pain management in elderly population; complementary/alternative therapies (CAMS); non-contact therapeutic touch, acupressure interventions to alleviate side effects of radiation therapy and chemotherapy for women with breast cancer; relaxation training for stress management, psychoneuroimmunology

Methodology:

Qualitative and quantitative research. Prefer experimental design or clinical trials

Service Focus:

Home modifications and adaptations for aging in place

Education Focus:

Complementary/alternative therapies from a wellness/health promotion perspective

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Marian Minor, PT, PhD Professor and Chair SHP/Department of Physical Therapy 106 Lewis Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-1579 E-mail: minorm@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Rheumatic disease, exercise, self-management

Methodology:

Quantitative

Service Focus:

Deptartment chairman, undergraduate research

Education Focus:

Evidence-based practice

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Stephanie Reid-Arndt, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor Director, Adult Neuropsychology SHP/Department of Health Psychology One Hospital Drive University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-8847 E-mail: reidarndts@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Dementia, caregiver coping

Methodology:

Experimental design, qualitative observations

Service Focus:

Neuropsychological evaluations for adults

Education Focus:

Neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology

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Stephen P. Sayers, PhD Assistant Professor SHP/Department of Physical Therapy 114 Lewis Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-8400 E-mail: sayerss@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Reducing functional limitations and physical disability in older adults

Methodology:

Exercise and resistance training

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Cheryl L. Shigaki, PhD Assistant Professor SHP/Department of Health Psychology University of Missouri-Columbia One Hospital Drive Columbia, MO  65212 Phone: (573) 884-0690, (573) 884-4540 E-mail: shigakic@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Geriatric (and rural) rehabilitation, quality of life for elders, mindfulness-based stress reduction

Service Focus:

Rehabilitation psychology and neuropsychology

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Letitia (Tish) Thomas, MS Director, Eldercare Center School of Health Professions 137 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-7070 E-mail:  thomasl@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Quality of life for older adults

Methodology:

Literature reviews

Service Focus:

Mental health and aging

Education Focus:

Management and administration – recreation and leisure

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Dovie Weston MEd, OTR/L Senior Health Program Specialist and Adjunct Faculty Member SHP/Department of Occupational Therapy 517 Lewis Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-0892 E-mail: westondov@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Development of continuing education opportunities to assist health professionals in learning interdisciplinary team approaches to geriatric assessment, utilizing a problem based learning approach to care plan development, for the complex geriatric patient.

Methodology:

Seminars, online instruction, resource library and newsletter

Service Focus:

Health care professionals practicing in underserved/ rural areas of the state of Missouri

Education Focus:

Aid health care professionals in 1) refining their geriatric assessment skills, 2) learning new treatment techniques and 3) working effectively in teams.

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School of Social Work

Angela Curl, Ph.D., MSW Assistant Professor School of Social Work 709 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-6043 E-mail: curla@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Work/Retirement of older married couples; economic issues (especially related to Social Security)

Methodology:

longitudinal, dyadic, quantitative, secondary data analysis

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Colleen Galambos, DSW, MSW, ACSW, LCSW-C Director and Associate Professor School of Social Work 730 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-3701 E-mail: galambosc@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Gerontology and higher education, long term care

Methodology:

Quantitative and qualitative

Service Focus:

Management and administration, policy analysis

Education Focus:

Policy

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Debra Parker Oliver, MSW, PhD Assistant Professor School of Social Work 719 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-9639 E-mail: oliverdr@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

End of life, nursing homes, dementia

Methodology:

Survey research, focus groups, interviews, MDS, content analysis, observation

Service Focus:

Missouri End of Life Coalition

Education Focus:

Research methods, social work practice in health, senior seminar, PhD seminar, interdisciplinary gerontology, helping strategies with older adults

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Dong Pil Yoon, PhD School of Social Work 701 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-0916 E-mail: yoond@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Religion and spirituality, rural social work, gerontology and HIV/AIDS

Education Focus:

Teaching social policy analysis and social statistics

Service Focus:

Research consulting

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College of Veterinary Medicine

 

Frank Booth, PhD Professor Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences E102 Veterinary Medicine Building 1600 East Rollins University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-6652 E-mail: boothf@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Identify the genes and their function by which physical activity signals insulin resistance and muscle wasting in old skeletal muscle

Methodology:

Molecular biology

Service Focus:

Research

Education Focus:

Physical inactivity accelerates functional decline and aging

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Richard Meadows, DVM, DABVP Director of the Center for the Study of Animal Wellness Clinical Assistant Professor College of Veterinary Medicine 379 East Campus Drive University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-7821 E-mail: meadowsr@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Human-animal interaction studies

Education Focus:

Human animal bond, dentistry, dermatology, vaccinology and general small animal medicine and surgery

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Department of Health Management and Informatics

Robert DeGraaff, PhD, MBA Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Health Management and Informatics 304 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-1783 E-mail: Degraaffr@health.missouri.edu

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Lanis Hicks, PhD Professor Department of Health Management and Informatics 324 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-8418 E-mail: hicksl@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Rural, economic evaluation, long-term care

Methodology:

Economic analysis

Service Focus:

Rural organizations, policy analyses

Education Focus:

Health economics policy

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David Moxley, MLS Associate Director, Executive Programs Department of Health Management and Informatics 408 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-8419 E-mail: moxleyd@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Information retrieval

Methodology:

qualitative and quantitative

Service Focus:

IT Support

Education Focus:

Information Seeking

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Greg Petroski, PhD Statistician Office of Medical Research/Biostatistics Group Department of Health Management and Informatics 137 Hadley Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-3373 E-mail: petroskig@health.missouri.edu

Service Focus:

Data analysis and statistical support

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Win Phillips, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Health Management and Informatics 324 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-1723 E-mail: phillipswin@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Health-care ethics, computers in healthcare

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Gerald Sill, JD Adjunct Professor Department of Health Management and Informatics 2906 Valley View Terrace Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: (573) 893-6874 E-mail: jsill@mail.mhanet.com

Areas of Interest:

Health law issues; advance directives and the end-of-life decision-making process

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College of Engineering

 

Tony X. Han, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 311 Engineering Building West University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-6630 E-mail: hantx@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Visual based human detection, tracking, and activity recognition. Information fusion, object recognition, super-resolution.

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Zhihai He, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 225 Engineering Building West University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-3495 E-mail: hezhi@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Visual signal processing, wireless communication

Service Focus:

Technical committees and publications

Education Focus:

Digital signal processing, information theory, video compression

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Jim Keller, PhD R.L. Tatum Professor of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 217 Engineering Building West University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-7339 E-mail: kellerj@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Computational intelligence; fuzzy set theory and fuzzy logic; neural networks, and evolutionary computation with a focus on problems in computer vision and pattern recognition, including bioinformatics, spatial reasoning in robotics, sensor analysis and information fusion in technology for eldercare and landmine detection

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Marjorie Skubic, PhD Associate Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 349 Engineering Building West University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-7766 E-mail: skubicm@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Robotics and sensory perception; technology interfaces

Service Focus:

Robots in education

Education Focus:

Computer science and computer engineering

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Tina Smilkstein, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 335 Engineering Building West University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-8164 E-mail: smilksteint@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Unobtrusive eldercare monitoring, powering prosthetics, autism, and other hardware

Methodology:

Qualitative and quantitative. Theory through physical design.

Service Focus:

Tiger Place

Education Focus:

Integrated Circuits

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Harry W. Tyrer, PhD Professor Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 305 Engineering Building West University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-6489 E-mail: tyrerh@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Instrumentation

Education Focus:

Engineering

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Department of Sociology

 

Jaber F. Gubrium, PhD Professor and Chair of Sociology Department of Sociology 312 Middlebush Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-8331 E-mail: gubrium@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Long-term care; narrative analysis; ethnography

Methodology:

Qualitative

Education Focus:

Doctoral education

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Department of Human Development and Family Studies

 

Marilyn Coleman, PhD Professor of Human Development and Family Studies 411 Gentry Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-4360 E-mail: colemanma@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Remarriage and step families; family obligations after divorce and remarriage, gender issues, divorce

Methodology:

Grounded theory, various quantitative approaches

Service Focus:

National Council on Family Relations

Education Focus:

Divorce, remarriage, gender relations in families

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Teresa M. Cooney, PhD Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies 314 Gentry Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-4649 E-mail: cooneyt@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Families and aging, intergenerational relations

Methodology:

Primarily survey research

Service Focus:

Reviewer for professional gerontology publications, grant reviewing for various boards

Educational Focus:

Undergraduate and graduate courses related to aging

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Department of Biochemistry

Agnes Simonyi, PhD Research Assistant Professor Department of Biochemistry M743 Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-6178 E-mail: simonyia@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Inflammatory and oxidative processes in AD

Methodology:

In situ hybridization, behavioral analysis

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Grace Sun, PhD Professor Biochemistry, Nutritional Sciences and Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program M743 Medical Sciences Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-5377 E-mail: sung@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Alzheimer’s disease

Methodology:

Basic research

Education Focus:

Help train post-docs, residents, grad students, etc.

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Department of Architectural Studies

YiKyung Hong, PhD Visiting Scholar Department of Architectural Studies 141 Stanley Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Phone: (573) 884 4910 E-mail: hongy@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Environmental design for the elderly, elderly facility

Methodology:

Quantitative

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Hee Jin Pak, PhD Visiting Scholar Department of Architectural Studies 141 Stanley Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Phone: (573) 884 4910 E-mail: pakh@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Interior design

Methodology:

Quantitative, multi-methods

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Ruth Brent Tofle, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Architectural Studies 142C Stanley Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Phone: (573) 882 6035 E-mail: tofler@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Aging and environment, design education and research, place attachment, residential environments

Methodology:

Qualitative

Service Focus:

Interior design

Education Focus:

Undergraduate, master's, PhD (includes online education)

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Benyamin Schwarz, PhD Professor Department of Architectural Studies 142A Stanley Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-4904 E-mail: schwarzb@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Environment and aging, housing and services for the elderly such as assisted living, special care units for people with dementia, nursing homes.

Methods:

Interdisciplinary research, qualitative research

Service Focus:

Consulting on housing for the elderly

Education Focus:

Architecture and interior design

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So-Yeon Yoon, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Architectural Studies 133 Stanley Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-7542 E-mail: yoons@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Individual difference in Human-Computer Interaction, Design /Evaluation of computer generated environments

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University Extension-UM

Daryl Hobbs, PhD Senior Research Associate, Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis Professor Emeritus of Rural Sociology 630 Clark Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-7396 E-mail: hobbsd@umsystem.edu

Research Focus:

Demographic, social, economic, health care significance of older population

Methodology:

Database construction and extrapolation

Service Focus:

Supplying public with relevant data and analysis via internet and making public presentation on request.

Education Focus:

Social change, community, social organization, social capital

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Molly Vetter-Smith MEd, RD Doctoral Candidate of Health Education State Health Education Specialist University Extension 1205 University Ave Suite 1100 University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-4107 E-mail: vettersmithm@health.missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Health behavior change in adults and older adults, program evaluation

Methodology:

Varies by project

Areas of Interest:

Chronic disease prevention and management in adults and older adults

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School of Law

David M. English, JD W.F. Fratcher Missouri Endowed Professor of Law School of Law 203 Hulston Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-6854 E-mail: englishda@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Legal issues relating to aging, including guardianship, long-term care, and planning for incapacity, particularly from a comparative law perspective

Methodology:

Legal policy

Service Focus:

Member, Commission on Law and Aging, American Bar Association

Education Focus:

Courses such as Elder Law

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College of Education

 

P. Paul Heppner, PhD Professor and Chair 16 Hill Hall Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-3523 E-mail: heppnerp@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Problem solving and coping with stress

Methodology:

Primarily quantitative, some qualitative

Education Focus:

Psycho-educational

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Joe Donaldson, PhD Professor 202 Hill Hall Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-9330 E-mail: donaldsonj@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Adult undergraduate students and continuing education in the professions.

 

Methodology:

Qualitative and quantitative methodologies

Service Focus:

Graduate education, extension and outreach

Areas of Interest:

Adult learning and development, continuing education, education in the professions

 

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School of Journalism

Glen Cameron, PhD The Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research Department of Advertising 214A Walter Williams University of Missouri Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 884-2607 E-mail: camerong@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Conflicts and public relations; health communications

Methodology:

Ecumenical – all qualitative and quantitative methods

Education:

Campaigns course in advertising and public relations

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School of Music

Erin Wehr-Flowers, PhD Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education School of Music and College of Education 267 Fine Arts Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-0939 E-mail: wehrflowerse@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Adult and intergenerational music education, stereotypes and social influence in educational settings

Methodology:

Quantitative, structural equation modeling

Areas of Interest:

Interacting with and making music for improving health and quality of life for older adults

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Department of Anthropology

Daniel J. Wescott, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Anthropology 107 Swallow Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-8748 E-mail: wescottd@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Skeletal biology, skeletal growth and development, secular change

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Department of Romance Languages and Literature

Rita C. Cavigioli, PhD Assistant Professor of Italian Department of Romance Languages and Literature 124 Arts & Science Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-2865 E-mail: cavigiolir@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Representations of aging in contemporary Italian women’s narratives

Methodology:

Cultural studies, literary theory, textual analysis

Service/Education Focus:

Teacher training, curriculum development, teaching materials development

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Department of Economics

Saku Aura, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Economics 118 Professional Building University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-6073 E-mail: auras@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Economics of aging, especially the economic well-being of surviving spouses

Methodology:

Statistical and microeconomic analysis

Education Focus:

Public economic courses with a small aging component

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Department of Psychological Sciences

Todd R. Schachtman, PhD Professor Department of Psychological Sciences 109 McAlester Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-3154 E-mail: schachtmant@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Neuroscience work involving metabotropic glutamate receptors and learning

Methodology:

Learning tasks and the use of agonists and antagonists

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Department of Family and Consumer Economics

Deanna L. Sharpe, PhD, CFP(R) Associate Professor, Consumer and Family Economics, Director of Graduate Studies Certified Financial Planner (TM) Program Director Department of Consumer and Family Economics 239 Stanley Hall University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: (573) 882-9652 E-mail: sharped@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Factors affecting later life economic well-being; financial aspects of grandparent caregiving; debt levels and credit use among older Americans; retirement funding and lifestyle; consumption patterns of older Americans

Methodology:

Multivariate analysis of national secondary data; (Consumer Expenditure Survey; Survey of Consumer Finances; Health and Retirement Survey; Census Data)

Service Focus:

Dissemination of research findings to general audiences

Education Focus:

Undergraduate and graduate education

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J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library

Rebecca S. Graves, MLS Educational Services Librarian J. Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO 65212 Phone: (573) 882-0469 E-mail: gravesr@health.missouri.edu

Service Focus:

Information retrieval; evidence based health care support

Education Focus:

Evidence based health care; education; information use and needs

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UM-Academic Affairs

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Armon Yanders, PhD
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Research Program
521 Clark Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-1640
E-mail: yandersa@umsystem.edu

Awarding and administering research grants involving Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders

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Honorary Fellows

Anne Deaton, EdD P.O. Box 916 Columbia, MO 65205-0916 E-mail: deatona@missouri.edu

Research Focus:

Public health policy for persons with long-term support needs

Service Focus:

Persons with disabilities of all ages; strengthening partnership among faculty, state agency decision-makers, and service providers

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Vice Chancellor for Research
Office of Research
205 Jesse Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO 65211

MU Interdisciplinary Center on Aging Director reports to the Vice Chancellor.

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