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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E JANUARY 2017

EVA KAHANA, PH.D.

TITLE: Distinguished University Professor Pierce and Elizabeth Robson Professor of Humanities & Sociology Director, Elderly Care Research Center Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7124

SECONDARY APPOINTMENTS: Professor of Nursing, Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing Professor of Medicine, CWRU College of Medicine (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine and Oncology) Professor of Applied Social Science, Mandel School of Applied Social Science

OFFICE: Case Western Reserve University Department of Sociology Mather Memorial Hall Room 226 10900 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7124 Phone: (216) 368-2700 Fax: (216) 368-2676 e-mail: [email protected]

MARITAL STATUS: Married: Boaz Kahana, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio 44114

CHILDREN: Jeffrey, J.D., Ph.D. Michael, Ph.D.

EDUCATION: Stern College for Women, New York - History B.A. 1962 City College of C.U.N.Y. - Clinical Psychology M.A. 1965 University of Chicago - Human Development Ph.D. 1967 Midwest Council for Social Research in Aging Postdoctoral Fellow 1968

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Social organization of health care institutions; late life sequelae of social stress; coping and adaptation among the elderly; environmental influences on aging individuals; institutionalization; migration; intergenerational family relationships; medical sociology; health care partnerships; self-care; health care communication; cancer prevention and care; community-based intervention research.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Sociology of Health Care Institutions; Social Factors in Stress and Coping; Sociology of Mental Illness; Sociology of Aging; Medical Sociology; Family; Human Development; Research Methods; Social Problems; Social Psychology; Social Research in Long-Term Care Settings; Sociology of Mental Health

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Professor, Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, 1984-present • Chair, Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, 1984-2004 • Robson Professor of Sociology & Humanities, Department of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, 1990-present • Director, Elderly Care Research Center, Case Western Reserve University, 1984-present • Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture, Fall 1992 • Associate Professor of Sociology, Wayne State University, 1971-1973 (tenured) • Professor of Sociology, Wayne State University, 1973-1984 • Lecturer, Wayne State University Medical School, Departments of Family and Community Medicine, 1972-1975, 1983-1989 • Distinguished Visiting Scientist, University of Detroit Center for Human Development and Aging, 1981-1987 • Assistant Professor, Washington University, Department of Sociology and Research Associate Medical Care Research Center, 1966-1971 • Director of Research, Ida Rosenblatt Research Center of Jewish Center for the Aged, St. Louis, Missouri, 1969-1971 • Fellow, Midwest Council of Research in Aging, 1967-1968 • Predoctoral Trainee in Social Gerontology, University of Chicago, Committee on Human Development. Ph.D. Effects of Age Segregation on Elderly Psychiatric Patients at a State Psychiatric Hospital, Bernice Neugarten & Robert Kahn, Advisors 1963-1965 • Research Assistant to R. Havighurst and B. Neugarten in cross-national study of retirement, University of Chicago, Committee on Human Development, 1964-1965 • V.A. Trainee in Clinical Psychology, Downey Veteran's Administration Hospital, Downey, IL., Summer 1965

HONORS AND RECOGNITION:

• Awarded Hovorka Prize CWRU, 2016 • Awarded 18 Difference Makers in Northeast Ohio, 2016 • Ohio Magazine Excellence in Education Award, 2013 • Awarded Distinguished University Professorship, CWRU, 2012 • Distinguished Career Contribution Award, Gerontological Society of America, 2011 • Participant in filmed presentation of leading gerontologists for the GSA Archives, 2010 • Inaugural Keynote Speaker, Palliative Care Sig, National Institute of Health, 2010 • GSA Social Gerontology Theory Paper Finalist, 2007 • Spotlight Prize for Women’s Scholarship, CWRU College of Arts & Sciences, 2007 • Nominee, Stanford University Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 2007 • Scholar Award, American Psychosomatic Society, 2007 • Seminar Scholar, Baker-Nord Seminar on Information, CWRU, 2006 2

• Fellow, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, 2006 • Outstanding Journal Special Issue Award for significant contribution to scholarship in applied communication theory, research, and practice, National Communication Association, 2006 • Holocaust Survivor of Achievement, State of Ohio, 2005 • Outstanding Gerontological Educator in the State of Ohio, OAGE, 2004 • Outstanding Alumnae, Yeshiva University-Stern College Past 50 Years, 2004 • John S. Diekhoff Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award, Case Western Reserve, 2003 • Honored by previous mentees at Gerontological Society of America Meetings in Boston, 2002 • Chair, American Sociological Association, Section on Aging and the Life Course, 2000-2001 • Matilda White Riley Distinguished Scholar Award, American Sociological Association, Section on Aging and the Life Course, 1997 • Lawton Award (formerly Polisher Award) for Creative Contributions to Applied Gerontology, Gerontological Society of America, 1997 • Elected to Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1994 • Outstanding Gerontological Researcher in Ohio, Ohio Research Council on Aging, 1993 • Mary E. Switzer Distinguished Fellow, National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation, 1992-93 • Visiting Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fall 1992 • Heller Award for Distinguished Service to Gerontology & Geriatrics, Menorah Park Center for Aging, 1992 • Doctor of Humane Letters, Yeshiva University, 1991 • National Institute on Aging Merit Award recipient, 1989-1999 • Armington Professor, Case Western Reserve University, 1989-1990 • Distinguished Mentorship Award, Gerontological Society of America, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, 1987 • Chair, Behavioral & Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America, 1983-1984 • Elected Life Member, Academy of Scholars, Wayne State University, 1983 • Career Scientist Development Award, NIMH, USPHS, 1974-1979 • Presidential Citation, Wayne State University, 1979 • Fellow, Gerontological Society of America, 1978 • Prochovnick Award, Israel Gerontological Society, 1978 • Probus Award for Academic Achievement, Wayne State University, 1974 • Outstanding Young Women of America, State Award Winner, Missouri, 1970 • Publisher's Prize for Research Excellence, Southwestern Psychological Association, 1969 • USPHS Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Social Gerontology, 1963-1966 • Listed in Who's Who in America, American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who of Women in Education, Who's Who in Medical Care, Who's Who in the Midwest, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in Medicine, 2,000 Outstanding Scholars of the 20th Century

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Sociological Association International Sociological Association Gerontological Society of America (Fellow) American Psychosocial Oncology Society Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (Fellow)

NATIONAL ACADEMIC OFFICES:

• Elected Member of Council, Section on Disability and Society, American Sociological Association, 2015-2017, Section Chair, Nominee 2016 • Chair, Nomination Committee 2011- 2013, American Sociological Association, Section on Disability and Society • Member, Program Committee American Sociological Association, Section Aging & Life Course, 2014-2015 • Chair, Fellowship Committee Gerontological Society of America 2012-2013 (Past Chair 2014-15). • Chair, Award Committee for Distinguished Publications, American Sociological Association, Section Aging & Life Course, 2011-2012 • Chair, Fellowship Committee Behavioral & Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America, 2009-2010 • Member, Scientific Program Committee, American Psychosocial Oncology Society, 2009-2010. • Member, Bylaws Committee, American Sociological Association Disability and Society Section in Formation, 2009. • Program Committee, Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, 2007 • Committee on Nominations of the Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, 2006 • Chair, Disability Interest Group, Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, 2004-present • Chair, Nominations Committee, Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, 2001-2002 • Section Chair, Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, 2000-2001 • Chair, Program Committee, Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, 2000-2001 • Chair, Awards Committee, Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, 1999-2000 • Member, Program Committee, Gerontological Society of America, 1999 • Member, Organizing Committee, International Conference on Traumatic Stress, 1996 • Member, Program Committee, Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 1989-1990 • Member, Awards Committee, Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, 1988-1989 • Chair, Mentorship Committee Behavioral & Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America, 1985-1988 • Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America, 1984-1985 • Member of Council, Section on Aging, American Sociological Association, 1986-1989 • Member, Taskforce on Aging, Liaison to National Associations, American Orthopsychiatric Association, 1983-1985 • Member, Local Arrangements Committee, American Sociological Association, 1982-1983 • Member, Awards Committee, Gerontological Society of America, 1982-1983 • Member, Research Committee, White House Conference on Aging, 1981 • Member, Program Committee, International Gerontological Society, 1977-1978 • Member, Executive Committee, Gerontological Society of America, 1973-1974 •

GRANT PEER REVIEW COMMITTEES:

• Flanders Strategic Basic Research Foundation Reviewer, 2015-2016 • Member, Research Review Committee, National Institutes of Nursing Research, 2015-2017 • Member, Review Committee, Canadian Research Council, 2014-16 • Member, Review Committee, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), 2013-2014 • Member, Research Review Committee, National Institutes of Health, Innovator Award, 2011-2012 • Member, Research Review Committee, Israel Science Foundation, 2010 • Member, Research Review Committee, National Institute on Nursing Research, 2008-2010 • Reviewer, Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada, 2009 • Member, Research Review Committee, Hong Kong Research Council, 2005-2008 • Member, Research Review Committee, National Cancer Institute, 2007 • Member, Minority Research Review Committee, National Institute of Health, 1993-1994 • Member, Research Review Committee – NIH, Heart, Blood & Lung Institute, 1986-1988 • Member, Research Review Committee, National Institute on Aging, 1976-1980;1983-1984 • Member, Teaching Nursing Home Review Committee, National Institute on Aging, 1983-1984 • Member, Social Problems Review Committee, National Institute of Mental Health, 1971-1975 • Ad Hoc Reviewer - National Science Foundation, National Library of Medicine, Social Science & Humanities Research Council of Canada, March of Dimes, Social Security Administration, National Data Archives and Austrian Science Fund

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS: Current Current Aging Science Gerontology and Geriatric Research German Journal of Family Medicine (ZFA – Zeitschrift fuer Allgemeinmedizin) Open Longevity Science Patient Preference & Adherence International Journal of Communication Research

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS (CONTINUED): Prior Annals of Family Medicine Medical Decision Making Journals of Gerontology Psychology and Aging The Gerontologist Applied Behavioral Science Review Caregiving Series, Rosalyn Carter Institute Family Caregiving Series, Sage Publications Journal of Applied Social Sciences

EDITORIAL REVIEWER (SELECTED JOURNALS)

• Ageing & Society • Journal of Health & Social Behavior • American Sociological Review • Journal of Traumatic Stress • Annals of Internal Medicine • Medical Care

• British Medical Journal • Nursing Research • Annals of Family Medicine • Patient Education and Counseling • Cancer Nursing • PLOS 1 • Cross-cultural Gerontology • Research in Aging • Contemporary Sociology • Social Forces • Experimental Aging Research • Social Science & Medicine • Gerontology • Stress and Health • Internatl. Journal of Aging & Human Development • Omega • International Journal of Mental Health • Oxford University Press • Journal of Aging and Health • Psycho-Oncology • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society • Springer Publishers • Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine • The Gerontologist • Journal of Applied Gerontology • Journals of Gerontology – Psychological Sciences • Journals of Gerontology – Social Sciences

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

• Cologne Research and Health Care Development Network (CoRe-Net) of the Center for Health Services Research University of Cologne, Germany, 2015-2017 • Editor, Open Longevity Science, Hot Topics Issue, 2010 • Collaborative research with Medical Faculty, University of Koln, Germany, 2009-present • Collaborative research with Eotvos Lorant University Budapest, Hungary, 1996-2005 • National Academy of Sciences Fellowship to travel to Eastern Europe, 1996 • Program Committee, Home Care International Perspectives, 1993 • Collaborative Research, Indian Gerontological Society, Professor Ramamurti,1990 • Collaborative Research, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, 1986-1990 • Co-Principal Investigator with Kazuo Hasegawa and Boaz Kahana, Comparative Study of Institutional Adaptation in U.S. and Japan, 1982-1986 • Sponsor of Japanese Fulbright Scholar, Hitoshi Asano, 1982-1983 • Liaison with Foreign Sociologists, International Sociological Association, 1979-1981 • Visiting Scientist, Brookdale Institute of Gerontology, Jerusalem, Israel, January-July 1978; • Summer 1980-1981; Summer, 1985 • Organizer and Co-Director, Travel Seminars in Gerontology, Wayne State University Study; Seminar to Scandinavia, Summer 1977; Seminar to Israel, 1980; Seminar to Britain & Ireland, 1981; Seminar to Scandinavia, 1982

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND CONSULTANCIES (RECENT):

• Benjamin Rose Institute (Consultant), 2014- • Veterans Administration Hospital, Cleveland, Associated Investigator, 2015- • Metro Health Center Cleveland, Associated Investigator, 2015- • Western Reserve Geriatric Education Center Executive Committee, 2009-present • Child Survivors of the Holocaust Conference Program Committee, 2011-2012 • Jewish Family and Children’s Service Committee on Services to Maturing Adults, 2009-present • Menorah Park Center for Aged (Heller Award Committee; Research Committee), 2009-present

• Comprehensive Cancer Center Faculty 2006- present

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY OFFICES: • Faculty Senate • Nominating Committee, 2001-2002; Chair, 2002-2003, 2012-2014 • Compensation Committee, 2004-10 • Fringe Benefits Committee, 2004-2008 • Personnel Committee, 2004-2008 • Minority Task Force, 1994-1999

• College of Arts & Sciences • Tenure & Promotion Advisory Committee, 1985-1986, 1988-1991, 1993-1997, 2002-2005, 2008-2009, 2012-2013, 2015-2016, ,2016-2017 • Graduate Committee, 2010-2013 • Library Committee, 2004-2007 • Executive Committee, 1997-1998 • Armington Professor Award Committee, 1990-present • Spotlight Prize for Women’s Scholarship Award Committee, 2008-present

• University Center on Aging & Health • Senior Fellow, 1984-present • Working Groups (Research, Technology, and Education), 2007-2010

• Sociology Department • Member, Colloquium Committee, 2016-2017 • Chair, Medical Sociology Concentration, 2016-2017 • Member, Aging and Life Course Committee, 2016-2017

• Other University • LGBT faculty research group, 2015-present • Planning Committee for Emeritus Academy • Developmental Disabilities-Practice-Based Research Network, 2015 • Distinguished University Professor Advisory Council, 2012-present • Alzheimer’s Conference Planning Committee, 2004-2006 • School of Law Special Review Appointments Committee, 2005-2006 • Human Subjects/Institutional Review Committee, 1991-1997 • President's Commission on Ethics in Undergraduate Education, 1992-1993 • Executive Committee, Social Sciences and Humanities, Western Reserve College, 1989-92 • Mather Visiting Professor Search Committee, 1988-1989 • Research Initiation Grant Review Committee, 1987-1989 • Committee on Collegiate Structure, 1986-1987 • Co-Director, Human Development Program, 1985-1991 • School of Medicine Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1985-1986 • Faculty Teaching Evaluation Committee, 1985-1986 • University Curriculum Committee, 1984-1985 • Office of Geriatric Medicine Advisory Committee, 1984-2008 7

SPONSORED RESEARCH:

• Matching Environments and Needs of the Aged: A Study of Congruence Between Environments in Homes for the Aged and Resident Characteristics. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, funded by NICHD, 1969-1973, total direct cost (TCD) $177,322.

• Role of Homes for the Aged among Community Services for the Elderly. A survey of service needs of the urban aged and their families and of community agencies providing basic supportive or institutional care. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, funded by NIMH, 1970-1975, (TDC) $132,649.

• Strategies of Adaptation among Institutionalized Aged. A longitudinal study of coping strategies which predict survival in institutional settings. E. Kahana & B. Kahana, Co-Principal Investigators, funded by NIMH, 1973-1977, competitive renewal funded 1977-1978, (TDC) $419,381.

• Studies of Adaptation among the Aged. Research Scientist Career Development Award, funded by NIMH, 1974-1979, (TDC) $150,000.

• Voluntary Relocation and Adaptation of the Aged. A cross-national study of adaptation in Florida and Israel. E. Kahana & B. Kahana, Co-Principal Investigators, funded by NIMH, 1977-1982, (TDC) $375,893.

• Attitudes toward the Elderly: Antecedents, Content and Outcome. E. Kahana & A. Kiyak, Co-Principal Investigators, funded by National Institute on Aging, 1978-1979, competitive renewal, 1980-1982, (TDC) $160,320.

• Stress, Resources, and Health of the Aged. E. Kahana & B. Kahana, Co-Principal Investigators, funded by National Institute on Aging, 1980-1984, (TDC) $190,384.

• Mental Health Implications of Extreme Stress for Late Life. B. Kahana, Principal Investigator; Z. Harel & E., Kahana, Co-Investigators, funded by NIMH, 1982-1986, (TDC) $325,369.

• Helping and Altruism in the Aged. E. Midlarsky & E. Kahana, Co-Principal Investigators, funded by National Institute on Aging at the University of Detroit, 1982-1986, (TDC) $179,000.

• Mental Health, Adaptation and Caretaking of Aged-Ill. R. Young & E. Kahana, Co-Principal Investigators, funded by National Institute on Aging, 1984-1987, (TDC) $316,000.

• Unlicensed Board and Care Facilities. K. Eckert, M. Haug & E. Kahana, Co-Investigators, funded by National Institute on Aging, 1985-1988, (TDC) $274,771.

• Physician's Attitudes and Practices toward AD Patients. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator; J.M. Kinney & Kathleen Smyth, Co-Investigators, funded by National Institute on Aging, 1989-1991, (TDC) $40,000.

• Nursing Practice Models in Nursing Homes. T.L. Zurakowski, E. Kahana, P.F. Brennan, Co-Investigators, funded by National Institute on Aging-Pepper Center, 1993-1995, (TDC) $216,007.

• Adaptation to Frailty among Dispersed Elders – MERIT Award. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, National Institute on Aging, 1989-1994, (TDC) $578,430. Re-awarded 1994-2000, (TDC) $636,459.

• Buffers of Impairment-Disability Cascade among the Old-Old. K. Stange & E. Kahana, Co-Principal Investigators, K. Kercher, B. Kahana, E. Borawski-Clark, S. Zyzanski, Co-Investigators, National Institute on Aging, 1992-1996, (TDC) $808,663.

• Variations in Nursing Practice Models. P.F. Brennan, E. Kahana, K. Kercher, T.L. Zurakowski, Co-Investigators, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1995-1997, (TDC) $324,587.

• Buffers of Arthritis-Disability Cascade in the Old-Old. K. Kercher, Principal Investigator, K. Stange & E. Kahana, B. Kahana, S. Zyzanski, H. Smith, Co-Investigators, National Institute of Musculoskeletal Diseases, 1995-1999, (TDC) $384,078.

• Medical Care Buffers of the Arthritis-Disability Cascade. K. Kercher, E. Kahana, B. Kahana, & K. Kwoh, Co-Principal Investigators, National Institute of Musculoskeletal Diseases, 1999-2002, (TDC) $491,309.

• Health Care Partnerships and Self-Care of Older Adults. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, E. Stoller, K. Kercher, B. Kahana, & K. Stange, Co-Investigators, funded by National Institute on Aging, 1999-2004, (TDC) $1,083,648.

• Quality of Life of Older Long-term Cancer Survivors. G. Deimling, B. Kahana, Co-Principal Investigators, E. Kahana, K. Kercher, K. Stange, J. Rose, B. Overmoyer, K. Bowman, E. Stoller, Co-Investigators, funded by National Cancer Institute and National Institute on Aging, 1998-2003, (TDC) $924,153.

• Health Care Partnerships and Self-Care of Older Adults Supplement: Memory Changes in Community Dwelling Aged. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, E. Stoller, & M. Kahana, Co-Investigators, National Institute on Aging, 2000-2004, (TDC) $199,423.

• Buffers of Impairment-Disability Cascade among the Old-Old. E. Kahana & K. Stange, Co-Principal Investigators; K. Kercher, B. Kahana, & A. Ford, Co-Investigators, National Institute on Aging, 1996-2002, (TDC) $706,512; Bridge Funding 2002-2003, (TDC) $65,359.

• Buffers of Impairment-Disability Cascade among the Old-Old (Competitive Renewal). E. Kahana E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, K. Stange, K. Kercher, B. Kahana, Co-Investigators; Funded by the National Institute on Aging, 2003-2008, (TDC) $1,125,000.

• Empowering Older Adults: A study on Service Consumerism. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, Cathie King, Co-Investigator. Funded by Jewish Federation of Cleveland, 2004-2005, (TDC) $150,000.

• Health Care Partnerships Model of Doctor-Patient Communication in Cancer Prevention and Care Among the Aged. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, B. Kahana, J. Kelley-Moore, & K. Stange. National Cancer Institute, 2004-2009, (TDC) $1,566,130.

• Co-Morbidity and Cancer Prevention among Older Adults. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, B. Kahana, J. Kelley-Moore, & K. Stange. Pilot Grant, Aging & Cancer Research Center, CWRU, funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2004-2006, (TDC) $148,972.

• Elders Marshaling Responsive Care to Enhance Quality of Life in the Final Years. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, M. Wykle, B. Kahana, J. Kelley-Moore, & K. Covinsky, Co-Investigators. National Institute of Nursing Research, 2007-2013, (TDC) $2,250,000.

• Health Care Partnerships in Cancer Prevention and Care Among the Aged (Competing Renewal-Funded). E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, J. Kahana, J. Kelley-Moore, L. Lovegreen & K. Stange. National Cancer Institute, 2010-2016, (TDC) $1,300,000.

• Neighborhood Characteristics and Health Care Utilization in Cancer Screening. G. Marshall-Fabien, Principal Investigator. E. Kahana (Parent Grant). National Cancer Institute Diversity Supplement for G. Marshall-Fabien Faculty Career Development. 2014-2016, (TDC) $199,340.

• Proactive Adaptations and Resources as Stress Buffers among Minority and Disadvantaged Elders. E Kahana. Principal Investigator, C. Coulton, N. Feeny, A. Perzynski, JD. Thornton, K. Stange, J. Zauszniewski, submitted to National Institute of Aging, 2016- 2021 (TDC) Scored, but not funded, $1,850,000.

• Educating Elders for Health Events and Future Care in a Community Context. E. Kahana, Principal Investigator, J. Zauszniewski, C. Burant, & K. Stange Co-Investigators. National Institute of Nursing Research, 2017-2022. (Resubmission) (TDC). Pending 17th percentile, $1,881,000.

• Empowering Grandparents and Parents to Advocate for Children with Autism. E. Kahana, Elizabeth Short, and Jeffrey Kahana, Co-Investigators. Mount Sinai Research Foundation and International Center on Autism Research, 2017-2018, $18,000

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS:

Wykle, M., Kahana, E., & Kowal, J. (Eds.). (1992). Stress and Health among the Elderly. New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Midlarsky, E., & Kahana, E. (1994). Altruism in Later Life. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Kahana, E., Biegel, D., & Wykle, M. (Eds.). (1994). Family Caregiving across the Lifespan. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications

Kahana, B., Harel, Z., & Kahana, E. (2005). Holocaust Survivors and Immigrants: Late Life Adaptations. New York: Kluwer/Springer Press.

Luciano, J., Cumming, P., Kahana, E., & Wilkinson, M. (2014). Foundations and Trends in Health Web Science. Delft, The Netherlands: Now Publishers.

ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS:

Kahana, E. (1965). Profile analysis as a method of measuring adult personality change. Essays on Development, Committee on Human Development, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1966). Age changes in impulsivity among chronic schizophrenics. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Gerontology, Vienna, Austria.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1968). The effects of age segregation on mental status of elderly psychiatric patients. Geriatric Focus, 7, 2.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1968). The effects of age segregation on affective expression of elderly psychiatric patients. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 38(2), 317-318.

Kahana, E., & Coe, R.M. (1969). Dimensions of conformity: A multidisciplinary view. Journal of Gerontology, 24(1), 76-81.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1969). Attitudes of young men and women toward awareness of death. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 39(2), 203-204.

Kahana, E., & Coe, R.M. (1969). Grandparent role not important to aged persons in institutions. Geriatric Focus, 8 (18), 3.

Kahana, E., & Coe, R.M. (1969). Self and staff conceptions of institutionalized aged. Gerontologist, 9(4), 264-267.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1970). Grandparenthood from the perspective of the developing grandchild. Developmental Psychology, 3(1), 98-105.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1970). Changes in mental status of elderly patients in age-integrated and age-segregated hospital milieus. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 75(2), 177-181.

Kahana, E. (1970). Grandparent role a ‘ritual’ for institutionalized aged. Geriatric Focus, 9(10), 6.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1970). Therapeutic potential of age integration: Effects of age-integrated hospital environments on elderly psychiatric patients. Archives of General Psychiatry, 23, 20-29.

Kahana, E. (1971). Emerging issues in institutional services for the aging. Gerontologist, 11(1), 51-58.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1971). Theoretical and research perspectives on grandparenthood: A theoretical statement. Aging and Human Development, 2, 261-268.

Harel, Z., & Kahana, E. (1972). Social and behavioral principles in residential care for the aged. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 42(2), 331-333.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1972). Attitudes of young men and women toward awareness of death. Omega: International Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 3, 37-44.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1972). Parenting and personality in three-generational families. In T. Williams (Ed.), Infant care: Abstracts of the literature (pp. 84-85). Washington, DC: Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Kahana, E. (1973). Perspectives on service needs and service preferences of older people. America Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 43(2), 278-279.

Kahana, E. (1973). The humane treatment of old people in institutions. The Gerontologist, 13(3), 282-289.

Kahana, E., Felton, B., & Fairchild, T. (1974). Community services and facilities planning. In P. Lawton, & T. Byerts (Eds.), Community planning for the elderly (Report No. HUD-CPD-52). Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service.

Felton, B., & Kahana, E. (1974). Adjustment and situationally-bound locus of control among institutionalized aged. Journal of Gerontology, 29(3), 295-301.

Kahana, E. (1974). Matching environments to needs of the aged: A conceptual scheme. In J. Gubrium (Ed.), Late life: Communities and environmental policy (pp. 201-214). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher.

Kahana, E., & Coe, R.M. (1975). Alternatives in long-term care. In S. Sherwood (Ed.), Long term care: A handbook for researchers, planners, and providers (pp. 511-572). New York, NY: Spectrum Publications, Inc.

Kahana, E. (1975). Environmental adaptation of the aged. In T. Byerts (Ed.), Environmental research and aging (pp. 81-92). Washington, DC: Gerontological Society.

Kahana, E. (1975). A congruence model of person-environment interaction. In P.G. Windley, T.O. Byerts, & F.G. Ernst (Eds.), Theory development in environment and aging (pp. 181-217). New York, NY: Wiley.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1975). Humanizing institutional care of the aged. Michigan Nurse. 48, 7-8, 18-20.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1975). The relationship of impulse control to cognition and adjustment among institutionalized aged women. Journal of Gerontology, 30, 679-687.

Kahana, E., & Kahana B. (1976). Health care facilities. In F.U. Steinberg (Ed.), Cowdrey's special aspects of geriatric care, 5th edition (pp. 451-479). St. Louis, MO: C.V. Mosby.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1977). Grandparenthood. In B. B. Wolman (Ed.), International encyclopedia of psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, and neurology (pp. 231-233). London: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1977). The nitty-gritty of survival. In L. Troll, J. Israel, & K. Israel (Eds.), Looking ahead: A woman's guide to the problems and joys of growing older (pp. 172-177). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.

Kahana, E., Liang, J., Felton, B., Fairchild, T., & Harel, Z. (1977). Perspectives of aged on victimization, "ageism" and their problems in urban society. Gerontologist, 17, 121-129.

Kahana, E., & Felton, B. (1977). Social context and personal needs: A study of Polish Jewish aged. Journal of Social Issues, 33, 56-74.

Kiyak, A., Kahana, E., & Lev, N. (1979). The role of informal norms in determining institutional totality in homes for the aged. Long Term Care and Health Administration Quarterly, 2, 102-110.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1979). Perceptions of the aged: Changes are taking place. National Journal Issues Book, 41-47.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1979). Changing attitudes toward the aged. National Journal, 11, 1913-1919.

Meznek, J., Liang, J., & Kahana, E. (1979). Definition of the situation and desire to relocate among the elderly. Sociological Symposium, 3-26.

Kahana, E., Kiyak, A., & Liang, J. (1980). Menopause in the context of other life events. In A. Dan, E. Graham, & C. Beecher (Eds.), The menstrual cycle: A synthesis of interdisciplinary research (pp. 167-178). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1980). The older woman: Impact of widowhood and living arrangements on social needs. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 3, 3-26.

Kahana, E., Liang, J., & Felton, B. (1980). Alternative models of person-environment fit: Prediction of morale in three homes for the aged. Journal of Gerontology, 35, 584-595.

Liang, J., Dvorkin, L., Kahana, E., & Mazian, F. (1980). Social integration and morale: A re-examination. Journal of Gerontology, 35(5), 746-757.

Liang, J., Kahana, E., & Doherty, E. (1980). Financial well-being among the aged: A further elaboration. Journal of Gerontology, 35(3), 409-420.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1982). Do grandparents still play an important role in families? Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality, 16(9), 45-60.

Kahana, E., Fairchild, T., & Kahana, B. (1982). Adaptation. In D.J. Mangen & W. Peterson (Eds.), Research instruments in social gerontology: Clinical and social psychology, Vol 1 (pp. 145-193). Minneapolis, MN, University of Minnesota Press.

Kahana, E. (1982). A congruence model of person-environment interactions. In M.P. Lawton, P.G. Windley, & T.O. Byerts (Eds.), Aging and the environment: Theoretical approaches (pp. 97-120). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1982). Clinical issues of middle age and later life. Annals of political and social sciences (pp. 140-161). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1983). Environmental continuity, futurity, and adaptation of the aged. In G. Rowles, & R. Ohta (Eds.), Aging and milieu: Environmental perspectives on growing old (pp. 205-228). New York, NY: Academic Press, Inc.

Midlarsky, E., & Kahana, E. (1983). Helping by the elderly: Conceptual & empirical considerations. In H.P. Von Hahn (Ed.), Interdisciplinary topics in gerontology, (pp. 10-24). Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1983). Stress reactions. In P. Lewinsohn, & L. Teri (Eds.), Clinical Geropsychology (pp. 139-169). New York, NY: Pergamon Press.

Kahana, E., & Midlarsky, E. (1983). Perspectives on helping in late life: Conceptual and empirical directions. Academic Psychology Bulletin, 5, 351-361.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1984). Institutionalization of the aged woman: Bane or blessing? In M. Haug, M. Schaefer, & A. Ford (Eds.), The physical and mental health of aged women (pp. 219-236). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1984). Jews. In E. Palmore (Ed.), Handbook on the aged in the United States (pp. 155-179). Connecticut: Greenwood Press.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1984). Attitudes and behavior of staff in facilities for the aged. Research on Aging, 6, 395-416.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1984). Book Review: The mind and mood of aging: Mental health problems of the community elderly in New York and London. Contemporary Sociology, 13(3), 281-282.

Harel, Z., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1984). The effects of the Holocaust: Psychiatric, behavioral, and survivor perspectives. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 11, 915-929.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Young, R. (1985). Social factors in institutional living. In W. Peterson, & J. Quadango (Eds.), Social bonds in later life: Aging & interdependence (pp. 389-419). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1985). Jewish aged and their families: Cross-national perspectives. In J. Habib (Ed.), Papers on aging in the Jewish world (pp. 1-28). Jerusalem, Israel: Brookdale Publishing Co.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Harel, Z., & Segall, M. (1986). The victim as helper: Prosocial behavior during the Holocaust. Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, 13(1&2), 357-373.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Segall, M., Riley, K., & Vosmik, J. (1986). Motivators, resources and barriers in voluntary international migration of the elderly: The case of Israel-bound aged. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 1, 191-208.

Midlarsky, E., Kahana, E., & Corley, R. (1986). Personal and situational influences on late life helping. Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, 13(1&2), 217-233.

Kahana, E., & Segall, M. (1987). Deinstitutionalization. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging (pp. 163-164). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Kahana, E., & Riley, K. (1987). Loss. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging (pp. 416-417). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Kahana, E. (1987). Institutionalization. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging (pp. 355-357). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Eckert, J., Namazi, K., & Kahana, E. (1987). Unlicensed board and care homes: An extra-familial living arrangement for the elderly. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2, 377-393.

Liang, J., Asano, H., Bollen, K.A., Kahana, E., & Maeda, D. (1987). Cross-cultural comparability of the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Morale Scale: An American-Japanese comparison. Journal of Gerontology, 42, 37-43.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Young, R. (1987). Strategies of coping and post institutional outcomes. Research on Aging, 9(2), 182-199.

Kahana, E., Midlarsky, E., & Kahana, B. (1987). Beyond dependency, autonomy, and exchange: Prosocial behavior in late-life adaptation. Social Justice Research, 1(4), 439-459.

Young, R., & Kahana, E. (1987). Conceptualizing stress, coping, and illness management in heart disease caregiving. Hospice Journal, 3, 53-73.

Young, R., Kahana, E., & Rubenfire, M. (1987). Preventive health behavior advice: A study with older myocardial infarction patients. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 10, 394-407.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Riley, K.P. (1988). Contextual issues in quantitative studies of institutional settings for the aged. In G.D. Rowles, & S. Reinhartz (Eds.), Qualitative gerontology (pp. 197-216). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Kahana, B., Harel, Z., & Kahana, E. (1988). Predictors of psychological well-being among survivors of the Holocaust. In J. Wilson, Z. Harel, & B. Kahana (Eds.), Human adaptation to extreme stress: From the Holocaust to Vietnam (pp. 171-192). New York: Plenum Publishing Co.

Harel, Z., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1988). Psychological well-being among Holocaust survivors and immigrants in Israel. Journal of Traumatic Stress Studies, 1(4), 413-429.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Harel, Z., & Rosner, T. (1988). Coping with extreme trauma. In J. Wilson, Z. Harel, & B. Kahana (Eds.), Human adaptation to extreme stress: From the Holocaust to Vietnam (pp. 55-79). New York, NY: Plenum Publishing Co.

Midlarsky, E., & Kahana, E. (1988). Altruistic lifestyles among the old: A contributory model of late life adaptation. Gerontology Review, 1(1), 51-58.

Kahana, B., Harel, Z., & Kahana, E. (1989). Clinical and gerontological issues facing survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. In P. Marcus, & A. Rosenberg (Eds.), Healing their wounds: Psychotherapy with Holocaust survivors and their families (pp. 197-211). New York, NY: Praeger Publishers.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Riley, K. (1989). Person-environment transactions relevant to control and helplessness in institutional settings. In P.S. Fry (Ed.), Psychological perspectives of helplessness (pp. 121-154). Alberta, Canada: Elsevier Science Publishers, B.V.

Young, R., & Kahana, E. (1989). Age, medical advice about cardiac risk reduction, and patient compliance. Journal of Aging and Health, 1, 121-134.

Namazi, K.H., Eckert, J.K., Kahana, E., & Lyon, S.M. (1989). Psychological well-being of elderly board and care home residents. The Gerontologist, 29, 511-516.

Young, R.F., & Kahana, E. (1989). Specifying caregiver outcomes: Gender and relationship aspects of caregiving strain. The Gerontologist, 29, 660A-666A.

Kahana, E., & Young, R. (1990). Clarifying the caregiver paradigm: Challenges for the future. In D.E. Biegel, & A. Blum (Eds.), Aging and caregiving: Theory, research and practice (pp. 76-97). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Kahana, E., Stuckey, J., & Borawski, E. (1990). Implementing a national mentorship program in gerontology. Educational Gerontology, 16, 497-506.

Brennan, P., Taft, S.., Kahana, E., Silvers, J. Zurakowski, T., Bolek, B., & Jones, P (1990). Strengthening hospital nursing: innovations for the improvement of patient care. Journal of the Society for Health Systems, 3(2), 5-21.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Kinney, J. (1990). Coping among vulnerable elders. In Z. Harel, P. Ehrlich, & R. Hubbard (Eds.), The vulnerable aged: People, services, and policies (pp. 64-85). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Young, R., Waller, J.B., & Kahana, E. (1991). Racial and socioeconomic aspects of myocardial recovery: studying confounds. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 7, 438-444.

Alemango, S., Zyzanski, S., Stange, K., Kercher, K., Medalie, J., & Kahana, E. (1991). Health and illness behavior of Type A persons. Journal of Occupational Medicine, 33(8), 891-895.

Brennan, P.F., Taft, S.H., Kahana, E., Silvers, J.B., Zurakowski, T.L., Bolek, B., Emmons, H., & Jones, P.K. (1991). Strengthening hospital nursing: Innovations for the improvement of patient care. Journal of the Society for Health Systems, 3(2), 5-21.

Kahana E., & Kinney, J.M. (1991). Understanding caregiving interventions in the context of the stress model. In R. Young and E. Olson (Eds.), Health, illness, and disability in later life: Practice issues and interventions (pp. 122-142). New York, NY: Sage Publications.

Kahana, E. (1992). Stress research, and aging: Complexities, ambiguities, paradoxes, and promise. In M. Wykle, E. Kahana, & J. Kowal (Eds.), Stress and health among the elderly (pp. 239-256). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Kahana, E., & Brittis, S. (1992). Nursing homes. In E. Borgatta, & M. Borgatta (Eds.), Encyclopedia of sociology, Volume 3 (pp. 1359-1371). New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Sterin, G., Fedirko, T., & Taylor, R. (1993). Adaptation to institutional life among Polish, Jewish, and Western European elderly. In C. Barresi, & D. Stull (Eds.), Ethnicity and long-term care (pp. 144-158). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.

Kahana, E., Stange, K., & Kahana, B. (1993). Book Review: Stress and aging: The journey from what, to how, to why. [Review of the books Regression, Stress, and Readjustment in Aging, Stress and Adaptation, and Stress and Coping in Later-Life Families]. The Gerontologist, 33, 423-425.

Kahana, E., Young, R., Kercher, K., & Kaczynski, R. (1993). Testing a symmetrical model of caregiving outcomes during recovery from heart attacks. Research on Aging, 15(4), 371-398.

Harel, Z., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1993). Social resources and the mental health of aging Nazi Holocaust survivors and immigrants. In J. Wilson & B. Raphael (Eds.), The international handbook of traumatic stress syndromes (pp. 241-252). New York, NY: Plenum.

Young, R., & Kahana, E. (1993). Gender, recovery from late life heart attack, and medical care. Women and Health, 20(1), 11-31.

Young, R., & Kahana, E. (1994). Caregiving issues after a heart attack: Perspectives on elderly patients and their families. In E. Kahana, D. Biegel, & M. Wykle (Eds.), Family caregiving across the lifespan (pp. 262-284). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., King, C., Brown, J., DeCrane, P., Mackey, D., Monaghan, P., Raff, L., Wu, T., Kercher, K., & Stange, K. (1994). Environmental modifications and disabled elders. SYSTED 94: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Systems Sciences in Health-Social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled, 145-150.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Johnson, J., Hammond, R., & Kercher, K. (1994). Developmental challenges and family caregiving: Bridging concepts and research. In E. Kahana, D. Biegel, & M. Wykle (Eds.), Family caregiving across the lifespan (pp. 3-41). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

Kahana, E., Redmond, C., Hill, G., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (1995). The effects of stress, vulnerability, and appraisals on the psychological well-being of the elderly. Research on Aging, 17 (4), 459-489.

Young, R.F., & Kahana, E. (1995). The context of caregiving and well-being outcomes among African and Caucasian Americans. The Gerontologist, 35(2), 225-232.

Borawski, E., Kinney, J., & Kahana, E. (1996). The meaning of older adults’ health appraisals: Congruence with health status and determinant of mortality. Journal of Gerontology, 51B(3), S157-S170.

Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Namazi, K., & Stange, K. (1996). Mild cognitive impairment and accuracy of survey responses of the old-old. Conference Proceeding: Health Survey Research Methods. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 153-159.

Kahana, E., Kinney, J., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Tinsley, V., King, C., Stuckey, J., & Ishler, K. (1996). Predictors of attitudes toward three target groups of elderly persons: The well, the physically ill, and patients with Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Aging and Health, 8(1), 27-53.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1996). Conceptual and empirical advances in understanding aging well through proactive adaptation. In V. Bengtson (Ed.), Adulthood and aging: Research on continuities and discontinuities (pp. 18-40). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Nauta, A., Brooks, J., Johnson, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1996). Egocentric and non-egocentric life events: Effects on the health and subjective well-being of the aged. Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, 2(1), 3-21.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Harel, Z., Kelly, K., Monaghan, P., & Holland, L. (1997). A framework for understanding the chronic stress of Holocaust survivors. In M. Gottlieb (Ed.), Coping with chronic stress (pp. 315-342). New York, NY: Plenum Publishing Co.

Kahana, E., Stange, K., Meehan, R., & Raff, L. (1997). Forced disruption in continuity of primary care: The patients’ perspective. Sociological Focus, 30(2), 177-187.

Kiyak, A., Namazi, K., & Kahana, E. (1997). Job commitment and turnover among women working in facilities serving older persons. Research on Aging, 19(2), 223-246.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Namazi, K., Kercher, K., & Stange, K. (1997). The role of pain in the cascade from chronic illness to social disability and psychological distress in late life. In D. Mostofsky, & J. Lomranz (Eds.), Handbook of pain and aging (pp. 185-206). New York, NY: Plenum Publishing Co.

Covinsky, K., Palmer, B., Kresevic D., Kahana, E., Counsell, S., Fortinsky, R., & Landefeld, S. (1998). Improving functional outcomes in older patients: Lessons from an acute care for elders unit. Journal on Quality Improvement, 24(2), 63-76.

Brennan, P.F., Anthony, M., Jones, J., & Kahana, E. (1998). Nursing practice models: Implications for information system design. Journal of Nursing Administration, 28(10), 26-31.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1998). Toward a temporal-spatial model of cumulative life stress: Placing late life stress effects in life course perspective. In J. Lomranz, (Ed.), Handbook of aging and mental Health: An integrative approach (pp. 153-178). New York, NY: Plenum Publishing Co.

Covinsky, K., Kahana, E., Chin, M., Palmer, R., Fortinsky, R., & Landefeld, S. (1999). Depressive symptoms and three-year mortality in hospitalized medical patients. Annals of Internal Medicine, 130(7), 563-569.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Chirayath, H. (1999). Innovations in institutional care from a patient-responsive perspective. In D. Biegel & A. Blum (Eds.), Innovations in practice and service delivery across the lifespan (pp. 249-275). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., King, C., Lovegreen, L., & Chirayath, H. (1999). Evaluating a model of successful aging for urban African American and White elderly. In M. Wykle & A. B. Ford (Eds.), Serving minority elders in the 21st Century (pp. 287-322). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Chirayath, H. (1999). Developing a patient-responsive model of hospital care. Research in Sociology of Health Care, 16, 31-54.

Midlarsky, L., Kahana, E., Corley, R., Nemeroff, R., & Schonbar, R. (1999). Altruistic moral judgment among older adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 49(1), 27-41.

Kahana, E. (2000). Long-term care facilities. In E. Borgatta, & R. Montgomery (Eds.), Encyclopedia of sociology (pp. 1663-1683). New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company.

Covinsky, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Schumacher, J., & Justice, A. (2001). History and mobility exam index to identify community-dwelling elderly persons at risk of falling. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 56A(4), M253-M259.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2001). Holocaust trauma and sequelae. In E. Gerrity, T. Keane, & F. Tuma (Eds.), The mental health consequences of torture (pp. 143-158). New York, NY: Plenum Publishing Co.

Kahana, E. (2001). Deinstitutionalization. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging (pp. 273-276). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Kahana, E. (2001). Institutionalization. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging (pp. 548-551). New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Kahana, E. (2001). Loss. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging (pp. 636-638). New York: Springer.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2001). On being a proactive health care consumer: Making an “unresponsive” system work for you. Research in Sociology of Health Care: Changing Consumers and Changing Technology in Health Care and Health Care Delivery, 19, 21-44.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2001). Successful aging among people with HIV/AIDS. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 54, S53-S56.

Kahana, E., Lawrence, R., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Wisniewski, A., Stoller, E., Tobin, J., & Stange, K. (2002). Long-term impact of preventive proactivity on quality of life of the old-old. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64 (3), 382-394.

Kahana, E. (2002). Reflections of a child survivor of the Holocaust. In Z. Harel (Ed.), Personal testimonies of child survivors of the Holocaust, (pp. 79-85). Cleveland, OH: Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2003). Contextualizing successful aging: New directions in age-old search. In R. Settersten, Jr. (Ed.), Invitation to the life course: Toward new understandings of later life (pp. 225-255). Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Company.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2003). Patient proactivity enhancing doctor-patient-family communication in cancer prevention and care among the aged. Patient Education & Counseling, 50(1), 67-73.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K. (2003). Emerging lifestyles and proactive options for successful aging. Ageing International, 28(2), 155-180.

Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, B., & Kahana, M. (2003). Person, environment, and person-environment fit as influences on residential satisfaction of elders. Environment and Behavior, 35(3), 434-453.

Kahana, B., Dan, A., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2004). The personal and social context of planning for end-of-life care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52, 1163-1167.

Kahana, E., Dan, A., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Seckin, G., & Stange, K. (2004). Changing health care experiences and perspectives of older adults: Comparison of HMO and fee-for-service enrollees. Research in Sociology of Health Care, 22, 65-80. Kahana, E., King, C., Kahana, B., Menne, H., Webster, N., Dan, A., Kercher, K., Bohne, A., & Lechner, C. (2005). Successful aging in the face of chronic disease. In M. L. Wykle, P. J. Whitehouse, & D. L. Morris (Eds.), Successful aging through the life span: Intergenerational issues in health (pp. 101-126). NY: Springer.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., & Schumacher, J. (2005). The influence of depressive symptoms among older patients on patient-physician relationship: Implications for health communication. In S. RubinellI & J. Haes (Eds.), Proceedings of Tailoring Health Messages Conference (pp. 25-30). Lugano, Switzerland: Health Care Communication Laboratory.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., King, C., Meehan, R., Lovegreen, L., & Brown, J. (2005). The role of health communication in contributing to health disparities in cancer prevention and screening. In S. RubinellI & J. Haes (Eds.), Proceedings of Tailoring Health Messages Conference (pp. 135-142). Lugano, Switzerland: Health Care Communication Laboratory.

Settersten, R., & Kahana, E. (2005). Gerontology at Case Western Reserve University: A history of pioneering scholarship. Contemporary Gerontology, 11(4), 149-153.

Kahana, E. (2005). Institutionalization. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging. New York: Springer.

Kahana, E, (2005). Loss. In G. Maddox (Ed.), Encyclopedia of aging. New York: Springer.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Zhang, J. (2005). Motivational antecedents of preventive proactivity in late life: Linking future orientation and exercise. Journal of Motivation & Emotion Special Issue: The Psychology of Future-Oriented Thinking, 29(4), 438-459.

Kelley-Moore, J., Schumacher, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2006). When do older adults become “disabled”? Acquiring a disability identity in the process of health decline. Journal of Health & Social Behavior, 47, 126-141.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., & Seckin, G. (2006). Compensatory use of computers by disabled older adults. In K. Meisenberger et al. (Eds.), ICCHP 2006, Contributions in computer science, (pp. 766-769). Berlin-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag.

Kahana, E. (2006). Dreams of hot toast and smiling nurses. Research in the Sociology of Health Care, Vol. 24: Access, Quality and Satisfaction with Care: Concerns of Patients, Providers and Insurers, 109-133.

Sterns, S., & Kahana, E. (2006). Institutional constraints on residents in long-term care facilities for the elderly. Research in the Sociology of Health Care, Vol. 24: Access, Quality and Satisfaction with Care: Concerns of Patients, Providers and Insurers, 135-154.

Berger, N., Savvides, P., Koroukian, S., Kahana, E., Deimling, G., Rose, J., Bowman, K., & Miller, R. (2006). Cancer in the elderly. Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association, 117, 147-156.

Boswell, G., Kahana, E., Dilworth-Anderson, P. (2006). Spirituality and healthy lifestyle behaviors: Stress counter-balancing effects on the well-being of older adults. Journal of Religion and Health, 45(4), 587-602.

Midlarsky, L. & Kahana, E. (2007). Altruism, well-being and mental health in late life. In S. Post (Ed.), Altruism and health: Perspectives from empirical research I (pp. 81-103). New York: Oxford University Press.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Harel, Z, King, C., & Seckin, G. (2007). A multi-dimensional view of late life adaptation of trauma survivors: Focus on aged survivors of the Holocaust. Gerontology: Journal of the Israel Gerontological Society, 19-34.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2007). Health Care Partnership Model of doctor-patient communication in cancer prevention and care among the aged. In D O’Hair, G. Kreps, & L. Sparks (Eds.), Handbook of communication and cancer care, (pp. 37-54). New York: Hampton Press.

Brooks, J., Kahana, E., Nauta, A., & Kahana B. (2007). Exploring health disparities affected by stressful life events: Are older African Americans at greater risk? Sociation Today, 5(1). Available at http://www.ncsociology.org/sociationtoday/v51/brooks.htm.

Kahana, E., Seckin, G., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, B., Cheruvu, V., Brown, J., King, C., & Kelley-Moore, J. (2007). Enhancing signal strength in later life through technology. In Tarasti, E., Forsell, P., & Littlefield, R. (Eds.) Communication: Understanding/Misunderstanding, Acta Semiotica Fennica XXXIV, Vol. 2 (pp 665-675). Helsinki-Imatra, Finland: International Semiotics Institute.

Kahana, B., Deimling, G., Sterns, S., & Kahana, E. (2008). Physical impairment and psychological transformation among elderly cancer survivors. In Proceedings of 16th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Bruges, Belgium (pp. 233-234). Turin, Italy: Edizioni Minerva Medica.

Kahana, E. (April 11, 2008). Dual meanings of collective memory: Survivors’ and academics’ perspectives on genocide. Harvard International Review. Available at: http://www.harvardir.org.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Hammel, R. (2008). Stress in later life. In D. Carr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the life course and human development, Vol 3 (pp. 396-408). Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA. NIHMSID: 96023

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Harel, Z., King, C., & Seckin G. (2008). A multidimensional View of Late Life Adaptation of Trauma Survivors: Focus on Aged Survivors of the Holocaust. Gerontology: Jounral of the Israel Gerontological Society.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2008). Mental health later life. In D. Carr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the life course and human development, Vol 3 (pp. 251-262). Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference USA. NIHMSID: 96025

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Wykle, M., & Kulle, D. (2009). Marshaling social support: A care-getting model for persons living with cancer. Journal of Family Social Work Special Issue, 12(2), 168-193. Reprinted (2012) in G. Singer, D. Biegel, & P. Conway (Eds.), Family Support and Family Caregiving across Disabilities (pp. 58-83). Florence, KY: Taylor & Francis.

Zhang J., Kahana B., Kahana E., Hu B., & Pozuelo L. (2009). Joint modeling of longitudinal changes in depressive symptoms and mortality in a sample of community-dwelling elderly people. Psychosomatic Medicine, 71, 704-714.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kelley-Moore, J., Adams, S., Hammel, R., Kulle, D., Brown, J., & King, C. (2009). Toward advocacy in cancer care for older adults: Survivors have cautious personal actions but bold advice for others. Journal of American Geriatrics Society, 57 (S2), S269-S271. 22

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Wykle, M. (2009). “Care-Getting”: A conceptual model of marshaling support near the end of life. Current Aging Science, 3, 71-78.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2010). Stress and agentic aging: A Targeted Adaptation Model focused on cancer. In D. Dannefer & C. Phillipson (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of social gerontology (pp. 280-293). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications Ltd.

Lovegreen, L., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2010). Residential relocation of amenity migrants to Florida: “Unpacking” post-amenity moves. Journal of Aging and Health 22(7), 1001-1028.

Kahana, E., Cheruvu, V., Kahana, B., Kelley-Moore, J., Sterns, S., Brown, J., King, Cathie, Kulle, D., Speck, J. & Stange, K. (2010). Patient advocacy and cancer screening in late life. Open Longevity Science Special Issue on Enhancing Disability-Free Life Expectancy Through Proactive Lifestyles 4, 20-29.

Kahana, E. (2010). What the Aged Can Teach Us About the Final Years of Life. Inaugural Keynote Lecture, NIH End of Life Palliative Care SIG October 21, 2010, Bethesda, Maryland. Palliative Care Interest Group Lecture Archives. Available at http://sigs.nih.gov/EOLPC/Pages/Lecture%20Archives.aspx.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Sterns, S., & Deimling, G. (2011). Determinants of altered life perspectives among older long-term cancer survivors. Cancer Nursing, 34(3), 209-218.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Kelley-Moore, J., & Brown, J. (2011). Social dimensions of late life disability. In M. Wykle & S. Gueldner (Eds.). Aging well: Gerontological education for nurses and other health care professionals (pp. 457-468). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishing.

Sterns, S., Allen, S., Miller, S.C., & Kahana, E. (2011). The effect of anticipatory socialization on morale in newly institutionalized LTC residents. In M. Wykle and S. Gueldner (Eds.). Aging well: Gerontological education for nurses and other health care professionals (pp. 313-330). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishing.

Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L. D., & Kahana, B. (2011). Long term care: Tradition and innovation. In R. Settersten & J. Angel (Eds.), Handbook of sociology of aging (pp. 583-602). New York: Springer.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Pfaff, H., Lovegreen, L., & Cronin, C. (2011). The proactive aged: New players in the Web World. Proceedings of Web Science 2011 Conference, Koblenz, Germany. Available at http://www.websci11.org/program/.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lovegreen, L. Kahana, J., Brown, J., & Kulle, D. (2011). Health care consumerism and access to health care: Educating elders to improve both preventive and end of life care. In J. J. Kronenfeld (Ed.), Patients as Partners in Care and Changing Roles of Health Providers (Research in the Sociology of Health Care, Volume 29) (pp. 173-193). Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Saw J., Kulle D., Kahana B., & Kahana, E. (2011). Patients’ perspective on communication: Elderly cancer survivors' experiences with their doctors. Discussions (Student Publication) 7(2), 4-11.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, J., & Brown J. (2011) Redefining the temporal framework for end-of-life planning: The planful self-advocacy model. BMJ Support for Palliative Care 1(78), 65-109.

Kahana, E., Kelley-Moore, J., & Kahana, B. (2012). Proactive aging: A longitudinal study of stress, resources, agency, and well-being in late life. Aging and Mental Health, 16(4), 438-451. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2011.644519.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., King, C., Harel, Z., & Seckin, G. (2012). Facing challenges of aging among Holocaust survivors. Gerontology: Journal of the Israel Gerontological Society.

Kahana, J., Lovegreen, L., & Kahana, E. (2012). Expanding the time frame for advance care planning: Policy considerations and implications for research. Geriatrics, 179-194.

Choi, M., Adams, K., & Kahana, E. (2012). The impact of transportation support on decision making about driving cessation among community-dwelling older adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 392-400. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbs035

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2012). Interventions to promote successful aging. Proceedings of NIA Sponsored Conference on Successful Aging (Leonard Poon Ph. D, organizer). Retrieved December 23, 2014 (https://healthyandsuccessfulaging.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/paper-5- interventions-to-promote-successful-aging/#more-221).

Martin, P., Kelly, N., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Poon, L. (2012). Defining successful aging: A tangible or elusive concept? Proceedings of NIA Sponsored Conference on Successful Aging (Leonard Poon Ph. D., organizer). Retrieved December 23, 2014 (https://healthyandsuccessfulaging.wordpress.com /2012/11/12/paper-1-defining-successful-aging-a-tangible-or-elusive-concept/#more-91).

Kahana, E. (2012). Rethinking the scope of advance care planning for older adults. Editorial. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Research, 1(4). http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-7182.1000e112

Aungst, H., Ruhe, M., Stange, K.C., Allan, T.M., Borawski, E.A., Drummond, C.K., Fischer, R.L., Fry, R., Kahana, E., Lalumandier, J.A., Mehlman, M., & Moore, S.M. (2012). Boundary spanning and health: Invitation to a learning community. London Journal of Primary Care, 4, 109-115.

Kessler, R. (2012). Q & A Eva Kahana: Ageing proactively. Nature, 492(7427), S9. doi: 10.1038/492S9a

Choi, M., Adams, K., & Kahana, E. (2013). Self-regulatory driving behaviors: Gender and transportation support effects. Journal of Women & Aging, 25(2), 104-118. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2012.720212

Kahana, E., Bhatta, T., Lovegreen, L.D., Kahana, B., & Midlarsky, E. (2013). Altruism, helping, and volunteering: Pathways to well-being in late life, Journal of Aging and Health, 35(1), 159-187.

Luciano, J.S., Cumming, G.P., Wilkinson, M.D., & Kahana, E. (2013). The emergent discipline of health web science. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(8), e166. doi: 10.2196/jmir.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2014). Baby Boomers’ expectations of health and medicine. Virtual Mentor, American Medical Association Journal of Ethics: Medicine and Society,

16(5), 380-384.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Lee, J.E. (2014). Proactive approaches to successful aging: One clear path through the forest. Gerontology, 60(5), 466-474.

Martin, P., Kelly N., Kahana B., Kahana, E., Willcox, B.J., Willcox, D.C., & Poon, L.W. (2014). Defining successful aging: A tangible or elusive concept. The Gerontologist, 55(1), 1-12. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnu044

Midlarsky, E., & Kahana, E. (2014). Prosocial behaviors in late life. Pp. 415-432. In D. Schroeder & W. G. Graziano (Eds.), Oxford handbook of prosocial behavior. New York: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195399813.013.030

Kowalski, C., Kahana, E., Kuhr, K., Ansmann , L., & Pfaff, H. (2014). Changes over time in the utilization of disease-related Internet information in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients 2007 to 2013, Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16(8):e195. doi: 10.2196/jmir.3289

Kahana, E., Lee, J., Kahana, J., Goler, T., Kahana, B., Shick, S., Burk, E., & Barnes, K. (2015). Childhood autism and proactive family coping: Intergenerational perspectives. Journal of Intergenerational Research 13(2): 150-166, doi:10.1080/15350770.2015.1026759

Lee, J., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Barnes, K. (2015). Positive affect, depressive symptoms, and arthritis pain of elderly individuals over time. Healthy Aging Research, 4:16 (23 February 2015).

Kahana, E., & Ye, M. (2015). Cell Phones and Cancer Treatment (pp. 251–254).. In G.A. Colditz (Ed.), Sage Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society (2nd ed.). Sage Publications. Thousand Oaks, California

Seçkin, G., & Kahana, E. (2015). Smart Phone Health Applications. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior (pp. 898-905). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch073

Lee, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2015). Social support and cognitive function as resources for elderly in chronic arthritis pain. Aging and Mental Health. Francis and Taylor Publishers. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1013920.

Kahana, E., Lee, J.E., Kahana, B., Langendoerfer, K.B., and Marshall, G.L. (2015). Patient planning and initiative enhances physician recommendations for cancer screening and prevention. Journal of Family Medicine and Community Health 2 (8):1066-1070, ISSN: 2379-0547

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lee, J. E., Bhatta, T., & Wolf, J. K. (2015). Trauma and the life course in a Cross-National perspective: Focus on Holocaust survivors living in Hungary. Traumatology, 21(4), 311-321.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Lee. J., Kahana, J., & Yu, J. (2015). Perspectives of older adults on health communication related to cancer prevention and care. In R. Caron (Ed.), Health communication: Advocacy strategies, effectiveness and emerging challenges, (pp. 15-26). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publisher, Inc.

Cumming, G.P., Morris, E., Simpson, P., French, T., Kahana, E., Luciano, J.S., & Molik, D. (2016). The future of post-reproductive health: The role of the Internet, the Web, information provision and access. Post Reproductive Health, 0(0), 1-8.doi: 10.1177/2053369116647858.

Ye, M., Chen, L., & Kahana, E. (2016). Mealtime Interactions and Life Satisfaction among Older Adults in Shanghai. Journal of Aging and Health, 0898264316641080.

Chen, L., Ye, M., & Kahana, E. (2016). “Their Today Is Our Future” Direct Carers’ Work Experience and Formal Caring Relationships in a Community-Based Eldercare Program in Shanghai. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 0733464816653360.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Langendoerfer, K. B., Kahana, B., & Smith-Tran, A. (2016). Elderly Cancer Survivors Reflect on Coping Strategies During the Cancer Journey. J Gerontol Geriatr Res, 5(337). doi: 10.4162/2167-7182.1000337.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Bhatta, T., Ye, M., Yu, J. (2016) Altruism and life satisfaction among LGBT older adults. In A. Yotkovitz (Ed.) Altruism: Concepts, Perspectives and Current Issues, Nova Publishers. ISBN: 978-1-53610-560-5

Kahana, E., Slone, M., Kahana, B., Langendoerfer, K., & Reynolds, C. (2017). Beyond Ageist Attitudes: Researchers Call for NIH Action to Limit Funding for Older Academics, The Gerontologist. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnw190

IN PRESS

BOOKS:

Kahana, J., & Kahana, E. (2017). Disability and Aging: Learning from Both to Empower the Lives of Older Adults Boulder, CO: Lynne Reiner Publishers. March 2017

ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS:

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Wolf J. K. (In Press). Grappling with forgiveness: Perspectives of Jewish, LGBT and Roma Holocaust survivors. In J. Kiper & S. Rocco (Eds.), Perspectives on Forgiveness: Contrasting Approaches to Concepts of Forgiveness and Revenge. London: Interdisciplinary Press.

Cumming G., Luciano J., Kahana E., Molik, D., French, T.& Currie H. (In Press). Health Web Science: Formulating Healthcare for the 21st Century in A. Audrain (Ed.) Digitalization of Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities.

Lee, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (In Press): Successful Aging from the Viewpoint of Older Adults: Development of a Brief Successful Aging Inventory (SAI), Gerontology.

Bhatta,T., Albert,J., Kahana, E., & Lekhak ,N. Early Origins of Later Life Psychological Well-being: A Novel Application of Causal Mediation Analysis to Life Course Research, (Invited Submission for Methodological Innovations in Gerontology: Advances in Psychosocial Research special issue of Journal of Gerontology: Psychological and Social Sciences. (Revisions submitted November 30,

2016)

UNDER REVIEW

Cumming, G.P., Currie H., French, T., Kahana, E., Luciano, J. S. Molik, D. Formulating women’s healthcare for the 21st century. Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Marshall G. and Kahana E. Financial Strain: Influences on psychological well-being in late life, Journal of Gerontological Social Work.( revise and Resubmit)

Bhatta, T., Albert, J., Kelley-Moore, J., Kahana, E., & Dannefer, D. “Long Arm” of Parental Education?: Life Course Influences on Functional Limitations Among Older Adults in India. Advances in Life Course Research. (Revisions submitted December 6, 2016)

Kahana E., Kahana B.,Ye, M., Iqbal, A., Bhatta T., Han C. (2016). “Roadmap to “Aging in The Right Place”: Factors Contributing to Post-Move Satisfaction Among Amenities Movers to the Sunbelt, Seniors Housing & Care Journal.

Chen,L., Ye M., & Kahana,E. Process vs. Structure: Service Satisfaction and Recommendation in a Community-based Elderly Meal Service in Shanghai. Health & Social Care in the Community.

IN PREPARATION

Kahana, E., Kahana B., Kropf, N., & Langendoerfer, K. Interventions that promote successful aging: A paradigm based survey.

Goler, T., Bhatta, T., Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. The role of stress appraisal in mental health maintenance among African American Elderly.

Bhatta, T., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Midlarsky, E. Validating an Altruism Scale.

Kelley-Moore, J., Kahana, E., Yu, J. & Kahana, B. The double cascade among the oldest old: Identifying concurrent changes in health and social activities in the years prior to death.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Lee, J., Ye, M., Wolf, J.K., Siegel, J., Yu, J. & Langendoerfer, K. Predictors of life satisfaction among participants at an LGBT senior center.

PRESENTATIONS

Kahana, E. (1965). Aging and involvement in interpersonal relationships. Paper presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1967, November). The effects of age segregation on mental status and responsiveness of elderly psychiatric patients. Paper presented at the 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, St. Petersburg, FL. 27

Kahana, E. (1967). The effects of age segregation on interaction patterns of elderly psychiatric patients. Paper presented at the 75th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, E. (1968). Alternatives in institutional care. Invited lecture, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis Psychiatry Colloquium, St. Louis, MO.

Kahana, E., & Coe, R.M. (1968, May). Self and staff conceptions on institutionalized aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Omaha, NE.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1968). Effects of age segregation on affective expression of elderly psychiatric patients. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E. (1969). Roles of institutional care among the needs of the elderly. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Council for Social Research in Aging, Senior Seminar, Kansas City, KS.

Kahana, E. (1969). Grandparenting as a function of family structure. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Santa Monica, CA.

Kahana, E. (1969). Significance of grandparenthood for the institutionalized aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress of Gerontology, Washington, DC.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1969, March). Attitudes of young men and women toward awareness of death. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, E. (1969, November). Protective and institutional services for the aging. Invited address, Jewish Center for the Aged Board Seminar: "The Aging in the 1970's," St. Louis, MO.

Kahana, E., & Coe, R.M. (1969, September). Perceptions of grandparenthood by community and institutionalized aged. Paper presented at the 77th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E., & Jacobs, K. (1970, September). Functionally heterogeneous patient environments in homes for the aged. Paper presented at the 78th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Miami, FL.

Kahana, E. (1970, September). Perspectives on grandparenthood. Paper presented during the symposium on grandparents, parents and grandchildren at the 78th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Miami, FL.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1970, September). The roles of delay of gratification and motor control in the attainment of conceptual thought. Paper presented at the 78th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Miami, FL.

Ehrlich, P., & Kahana, E. (1970, October). Door to door survey of elderly population in a transitional neighborhood. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1970, October). Children’s views of their grandparents: Influences of the kinship system. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Jacobs, K. (1970, October). Functionally integrated therapy programs for the elderly. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1971, May). Parenting and personality in three-generational families. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Detroit, MI.

Kahana, E. (1971, June). The humane treatment of old people in institutions. Invited address, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1971). Social integration of the institutionalized aged: Environmental influences. Paper presented at the 79th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E. (1971, October). Effects matching institutional environment and needs of the aged. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Houston, TX.

Kahana, E., & Harel, Z. (1971, October). Social psychological milieu in residential care settings for the aged. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Houston, TX.

Read, W., Kahana, E., & Coe, R. (1971, October). A framework for planning services for the urban aged. Paper presented at the 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Houston, TX.

Harel, Z., & Kahana, E. (1972, April). Social and behavioral principles in residential care settings for the aged: Part I and Part II. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Detroit, MI.

Kahana, E. (1972, July). A comparative study of preferences of the aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Gerontological Association, Kiev, U.S.S.R.

Kahana, E. (1972, September). The aged and their significant others. Paper presented at the 80th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Kahana, E. (1972, December). Alternative approaches to conceptualizing congruence. Paper presented at the 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Kahana, E. (1973, May). Environmental adaptation of the aged. Invited address, Environment and Aged Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Kahana, E. & Felton, B. (1973, May). Perspectives on service needs and service preferences of older people. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, E. (1973, May). The urban aged in the context of the family. Keynote address, Michigan Council for Social Relations, Lansing, MI.

Kahana, B., Perez, R., Tagore, A., & Kahana, E. (1973, August). Cross cultural perspectives on intergenerational relations. Paper presented at the 81st annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Montreal, Canada.

Kahana, E. (1973, September). Older women: Lifespan challenges. Moderator and organizer of research seminar, Ann Arbor, MI.

Felton, B., & Kahana, E. (1973, November). Locus of control and environmental adaptation. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Miami, FL.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1973, November). Strategies of adaptation in institutional settings. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Miami, FL.

Uits, C, & Kahana, E. (1973, November). Use of perceptions of need by the elderly in social planning. Paper presented at the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Miami, FL.

Kahana, E. (1974). Problems of the aged in urban America. Paper presented at the meeting of the North Central Sociological Society.

Kahana, E. (1974). Sociological research in aging: Public policy implications. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Portland, OR.

Kahana, E. (1974, April). Perspectives on research on the older woman. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Psychological Association, Ypsilanti, MI.

Kahana, E. (1974, April). Theoretical approaches to the study of environment-person interaction. Paper presented at the Conference on Person-Environment Interaction, Manhattan, KS.

Miller, M., Felton, B., & Kahana, E. (1974, April). Perspectives on needs and characteristics of the aged as reported by “significant others.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Sociological Association, Omaha, NE.

Kahana, E. (1974, May). Research perspectives on older women. Invited paper presented at the meeting of the Michigan Psychological Association, MI.

Kahana, E. (1974, October). Service needs of urban aged. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Portland, OR.

Kahana, E., Liang, J., Felton, B., Fairchild, T., & Harel, Z. (1974, October). Perspectives of aged on victimization, "ageism," and their problems in urban society. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Portland, OR.

Fairchild, T., Liang, J., & Kahana, E. (1974, October). Utilization of ambulatory services among an urban aged population. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Portland, OR.

Felton, B., Teresa, J., & Kahana, E. (1974, October). Toward an empirical means of measuring person-environment congruence among institutionalized aged. Paper presented at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Portland, OR.

Kahana, E. (1975). Studying ethnic aged in a community context: Perspective of service providers, consumers and significant others. Paper presented at the Symposium on Social Research and Social Practice, Louisville, KY.

Kahana, E. (1975, January). Service needs of the urban aged: Perspectives of consumers, agencies and significant others. Paper presented at the Wayne State University, University of Michigan Institute of Gerontology Pro-Seminar, MI.

Kahana, E. (1975, April). Informal social networks-implications for service needs. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E. (1975, May). The aged define their needs. Keynote address, Tri-State Association of Directors of Homes for the Aged, Toledo, OH.

Kahana, E. (1975, May). Intergenerational relations, perspectives of the grandparent generation. Paper presented at the meeting of the St. Louis Family and Children Services, St. Louis, MO.

Kahana, E., & Felton, B. (1975, May). Locus of control: Strategies of adaptation and morale before and after institutionalization. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Louisville, KY.

Felton, B., & Kahana, E. (1975, June). Personal lifespace and person-environment fit in institutions for the aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress on Gerontology, Jerusalem, Israel.

Harel, Z., Kahana, E., Felton, B. (1975, June). The norm of reciprocity and the aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress on Gerontology, Jerusalem, Israel.

Kahana, E., & Liang, J. (1975, June). A multivariate study of predictors of morale among elderly living in the different environments. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress on Gerontology, Jerusalem, Israel.

Fairchild, T., & Kahana, E. (1975, October). Implications of the relative deprivation theory for understanding the financial adequacy of the aged. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Louisville, KY.

Kahana, E., Fairchild, T., & Felton, B. (1976, August). Positive and negative life events: Relationship to morale of the aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the Life Events Symposium at American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E. (1976, August). The older woman: Implications of research for social policy. Paper presented at the 71st annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, E. (1976, September). Person-environment fit in settings for the aged. Keynote address, Midwest Council for Social Research in Aging, Kansas City, MO.

Kahana, E., & Fairchild, T. (1976, October). Dimensions of service needs among urban aged. Paper presented at meeting of the Service Need Symposium at the Gerontological Society of America, New York, NY.

Kahana, E., & Felton, B. (1976, October). Continuity and change in coping strategies in a longitudinal analysis. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New York, NY.

Kahana, E. (1976, October). Innovative assessments of morale: Workshop on research in aging. Invited paper presented at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New York, NY.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1976, October). Service needs of older women. Invited paper given at Cornell University Conference on Women in Midlife, Ithaca, NY.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1977). Sex differences and service needs of urban aged. Proceedings of the Cornell University Conference on Women.

Kahana, E. (1977, April). Sociological perspectives on environments through the life span: Implications for mental health of aging and the aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, E. (1977, April). Informal social network: Implications for service needs. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, E., Kiyak, A., & Liang, J. (1977, June). Menopause in the context of other life events. Paper presented at The Menstrual Cycle: An Interdisciplinary Nursing Research Conference, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.

Sharma, S., & Kahana, E. (1977, August). Sex differences in adaptation patterns of urban aged. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Scientific Society of Social Problems.

Kahana, E., Liang, J., & Dvorkin, L. (1977, November). Morale and dimensions of social integration: A causal analysis. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kiyak, A., Kahana, E., & Liang, J. (1977, November). Sociocultural influences on test responses of the aged. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E. (1978, June). Prochovnick Lecture - Keynote Address. Paper presented at the meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Jerusalem, Israel. Fairchild, T., Chang, P., & Kahana, E. (1978, August). Influence of expectations on environmental satisfaction of institutionalized aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Hasegawa, K. (1978, August). Adaptive strategies and institutionalization of the aged - U.S. and Japanese perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan.

Kahana, B., Liang, J., Chang, V., & Kahana, E. (1978, November). Patterns of adaptation and morale in institutionalized environments. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Kahana, E., Hasegawa, K., & Kahana, B. (1978, November). A comparative study of adaptation to institutional living. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Liang, J., Kahana, E., & Doherty, E. (1978, November). Relative deprivation, distributive justice, and financial well-being among the aged. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Kahana, E., Felton, B., & Kiyak, A. (1979). Assessing internal vs. external locus of control among older persons. Symposium presented at the 87th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New York, NY.

Liang, J., Dvorkin, L., Kahana, E., & Mazian, F. (1979, August). Social integration and morale: A re-examination. Paper presented at the 74th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & McLenigan, P. (1979). Support network of long distance movers: The cultural and geographical transition. Paper presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E. (1979, November). A congruence model of person-environment fit. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1979, December). Mental health aspects of aging. Invited paper at the meeting of the American Anthropological Society, Cincinnati, OH.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1980, April). Grandparents’ attitudes toward grandchildren as a function of marital-divorce status of their children. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada.

Hwalek, M., Kahana, E., & Alexander, S. (1980, November). Antecedents of sex role attitudes among the elderly. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & McLenigan, P. (1980, November). The adventurous aged: Voluntary relocation in the later years. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1980, November). Antecedents, content and outcome of attitudes toward the elderly. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Neale, V., & Datwyler, M. (1980, November). Adaptive tasks, adaptive strategies and satisfaction following long distance moves. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Neale, A., Kiyak, A., & Kahana, E. (1980, November). Predictors of job satisfaction among staff working with the aged. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, E. (1981, March). Person-environment interaction and mental health of the aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1981, July). Predictors of attitudes toward aged service providers. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress of Gerontology, Hamburg, Germany.

Kiyak, A., Kahana, E., & Buczko, B. (1981, July). Development of a scale to measure behavioral intentions toward elderly. Paper presented at the meeting of the International Congress of Gerontology, Hamburg, Germany.

Kahana, E., Kiyak, A., & Habbib, J. (1981, November). Ageist attitudes as determinants of job satisfaction and turnover. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E., & Midlarsky, E. (1981, November). Altruism and the aged. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E. (1981, November). Coping with stress and adaptation: The long range impact of the Holocaust on survivors. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E., Gibbs, J., & Datwyler, M. (1981, November). Stress as lack of P-E fit and life change among the aged. Paper presented at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1982, August). Issues of researcher/organizational interactions in studying facilities for the aged. Paper presented at the 90th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1982, October). Institutionalization of the aged woman - bane or blessing? Paper presented at the Conference on the Physical and Mental Health of Aged Women, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., & Midlarsky, E. (1982, November). Is there help beyond exchange?: Contributory options in late life adaptation. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1982, November). Observing staff-client interactions in facilities for the aged. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Neale, A., & Kahana, E. (1982, November). The effects of social participation on morale among widowed women. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1983, April). Innovative approaches to therapy with the aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Boston, MA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Harel, Z., Mellor, S. (1983, August). The mental and physical functioning of elderly Jews forty years after the Holocaust. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Detroit, MI.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Harel, Z., & Mellor, S. (1983, November). Methodological issues in studying elderly populations: Looking at survivors of the Holocaust. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1983, November). Futurity, desire for change, and satisfaction among long distance movers. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1983, November). Attitudes towards the elderly: Antecedents, content, and outcome. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., & Midlarsky, E. (1983, November). The elderly helper. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kiyak, A., & Kahana, E. (1983, November). Personal and job related predictors of employee turnover in facilities for the elderly. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Midlarsky, E., Hannah, M.E., & Kahana, E. (1983, November). Who cares? Naturalistic studies of altruism across the life span. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Young, R.F., & Kahana, E. (1983, November). Illness adaptation: Clarifying the concept and validating a scale. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Young, R., & Kahana, E. (1983, November). Studying physically ill elderly. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Young, R. (1984). Social factors in institutional living. Paper presented at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E., & Midlarsky, E. (1984). Beyond dependency, autonomy, and exchange: Altruism in late life adaptation. Paper presented at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Midlarsky, E., Hannah, M.E., & Kahana, E. (1985). The generous elderly: Perspectives from Naturalistic research. Paper presented at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Midlarsky, E., & Kahana, E. (1985). Helping by the elderly: A proactive option in late life adaptation. Paper presented at the 13th annual meeting of the International Association of Gerontology.

Kahana, E., Riley, K., & Gibbs, J. (1985, April). Service needs among urban older adults. Paper presented at the 9th annual Professional and Scientific Ohio Conference on Aging, Columbus, OH.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1985, May). An overview of research issues in intergenerational relations and research issues related to adults and their aging parents. Paper presented at Visiting Scholars, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Young, R. (1985, May). Strategies of coping with institutionalization: Perspectives from a longitudinal study. Paper presented at the Spectrum of Research on Aging and the Aged, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., & Kiyak, A. (1985, September). Attitudes toward the elderly: Antecedents, content, outcome. Paper presented at the National Institute of Aging Workshop on Aging and Formal Health Care, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E. (1985, October). Stress, resources and health of the aged. Paper presented at the University of Maryland Symposium, Baltimore, MD.

Kahana, E. (1985, November). A search for meanings in late life: New approaches to understanding. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1985, November). Voluntary relocation by the aged: Options for enhancing P-E fit. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E. (1985, November). Environmental psychology and aging from theory to practice. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Young, R. (1985, November). Influences of diverse stresses on health and well-being of community aged. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Midlarsky, E., & Kahana, E. (1985, November). Altruistic lifestyles among the old: A contributory model of late life adaptation. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Riley, K., & Kahana, E. (1985, November). Environmentally influenced deficits and learned helplessness in the aged. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E. (1986, April). Coping strategies and extreme stress. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Young, R. (1986, April). Influences of diverse stresses on health and well-being of community aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Borawski, E. (1986, August). Timing of retirement and well-being among elderly migrants. Paper presented at the meeting of the Israel Gerontological Society, Jerusalem, Israel.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Young, R. (1986, October). Cumulative or recent stress predictors of late life well-being. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Denver, CO.

Kahana, E., & Young, R.F. (1986, November). Recovering after heart attack: Challenges in the study of older patients and caregivers. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Harel, Z. (1986, November). Toward a conceptual model for understanding: Coping with extreme and cumulative stress in late life. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E. (1986, November). Role of mentor in facilitating professional achievements of students. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1986, November). Humanistic and interactionist perspectives in long-term care research. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Midlarsky, E., Kahana, E., & Corley, R. (1986, November). Altruist or hedonist?: Correlates of moral reasoning among the elderly. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Segall, M., Kahana, E., & Namazi, K. (1986, November). Determinants of ambulatory care utilization by the elderly in an HMO. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., Borawski, E., & Suggs, P. (1987, March). Mentoring activities in a gerontological context. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E. (1987, March). Environmental intervention with the aged. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association symposium on Challenges of Caring for Frail Aged and Their Families, Washington, D.C.

Kiyak, A., & Kahana, E. (1987, April). Personal and job related predictors of employee turnover in facilities for the elderly. Paper presented at meeting of the Spectrum of Research on Aging and the Aged, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., & Woodward, G. (1987, April). Diversity in patterns of support among urban elderly. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E. (1987, April). Effective proposal preparation. Paper presented at the Ohio Research Council on Aging Symposium, University of Akron, Akron, OH.

Kahana, E., Midlarsky, E., & Kahana, B. (1987, August). Beyond dependency, autonomy and exchange: Prosocial behavior in late life adaptation. Paper presented at the 82nd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

Young, R., & Kahana, E. (1987, August). Spouse and non-spousal caregivers to ailing aged. Paper presented at the 82nd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

Young, R., & Kahana, E. (1987, October). The non-compliant heart patient: Facts and possible reasons. Paper presented at the 115th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E. (1987, November). Coping and adaptation in the aftermath of extreme stress. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, E., &Young, R. (1987, November). Meeting the challenge of providing care to the older heart patient. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Woodward, G., & Borawski, E. (1987, November). Social and demographic antecedents of coping strategies in late life. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Shimizu, Y., Kahana, E., Kiyak, A., Maeda, D., Sakata, S., Okamoto, T., Sato, T., Tojo, M., & Asano, H. (1987, November). Japan-U.S. cross-national study on the factors affecting the attitudes of workers toward their work with the aged in nursing homes. Paper presented at the IAG Asia/Oceania Region Third Regional Congress, Bangkok, Thailand.

Kahana, E. (1988, March). Confrontations with diverse stresses in late life. Invited lecturer, Western New York Geriatric Center, SUNY, Buffalo, NY.

Kahana, E., Borawski, E., & Stuckey, J. (1988, March). Mentorship in gerontology: Implementing a national mentorship program. Paper presented at the meeting of the Association of Gerontology in Higher Education, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Kinney, J.M. (1988, April). Coping among vulnerable elders. Paper presented at the Conference on Understanding and Serving Vulnerable Aged, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., Kinney, J.M., & Kahana, B. (1988, April). Voluntary relocation by the aged: Options for enhancing P-E fit. Paper presented at the OPEG Spring Conference, Columbus, OH.

Kahana, E., Kinney, J.M., & Kahana, B. (1988, April). Dimensions of stress in late life adaptation. Paper presented at the symposium, of The Spectrum of Research on Aging and the Aged, University Center on Aging & Health, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E. (1988, May). Providing long-term care: Problems vs. possibilities. Invited address at The Gerontology Center Spring Conference & Lecture Series, Quality of Long-Term Care: Examining Public and Private Responsibilities, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.

Borawski, E.A., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (1988, November). Structural examination of self-assessed physical health and psychological well-being. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Riley, K. (1988, November). Environmental perspectives of personal control in late life: Focus on institutionalized elders. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Midlarsky, E., Kahana, E., & Corley, R. (1988, November). Who helps?: Attitudes and characteristics of elderly altruists. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E. (1989, January). Vulnerability and adaptation among survivors of extreme stress. Paper presented at the International Conference on Psychological Stress and Adjustment in Time of War and Peace, Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Kahana, E. (1989, June). New perspectives on the study of control among the elderly. Invited address, Youngstown State University, New York, NY.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1989). Social context of extreme trauma. Invited address, Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., Young, R., & Kacynski, R. (1989, November). Morbidity, mortality, and psychological well-being after late-life heart attack. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Kahana, E., & Young, R. (1989, November). A conceptual framework for understanding dyadic aspects of caregiving. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Harris, P. (1989, November). Coping efforts and risk-taking as mediators of relocation stress for long distance migrants. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Borawski, E. (1989, November). Typologies of intergenerational living arrangements from an older adult perspective. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Kahana, E. (1990, April). Expanding the caregiver paradigm: Challenges for research, training, and education in gerontology. Paper presented at the Annual Ohio Conference on Aging, Columbus, OH.

Kahana, E. (1990, April). New perspectives in aging. Paper presented at the meeting of the Annual American Orthopsychiatric Association Inc., Miami, FL.

Kahana, E. (1990, August). Altruistic behaviors and well-being in late life: Humanistic values and adaptational outcomes. Paper presented at the 12th World Congress of Humanism, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kinney, J.M., Stuckey, J., King, C., & Tinsley, V. (1990, August). Nature and determinants of staff attitudes towards the well elderly, physically ill elderly and patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Paper presented at the 85th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Sterin, G., Fedirko, T., & Brittis, S. (1990, October). Patterns of mutual assistance and well-being among ethnic nursing home residents. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E. (1990, November). Meeting challenges of ill health through proactive adaptation and ecological context. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Young, R., Kercher, K. & Kaczynski, R. (1990, November). Testing a symmetrical model of caregiving outcomes during recovery from heart attacks. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kercher, K., Borawski, E., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1990, November). Developing measures for the stress-buffering model of subjective well-being: A guide to researchers. Paper presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E. (1991, March). Perspectives on criminal victimization and other life crises involving violence among community living elders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E. (1991, April). A preventive model of coping with stress. Paper presented at the meeting of the Ohio Network of Educational Consultants in Gerontology, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E. (1991, October). Contextual factors in assessment of stress reactions among the elderly: Toward a synthesis of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E., & Young, R. (1991, November). Influences on care recipient satisfaction in recovery from heart attacks. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E. (1991, November). Understanding the stress paradigm through clarification of concepts and measurement. Paper presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E. (1992, August). Perspectives on "aging well" among Florida retirees. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Pittsburgh, PA.

Kahana, E., Kinney, J., & Smyth, K. (1992, November). Physicians do see the whole patient through their stethoscopes. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Zurakowski, T., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1992, November). Coping as a mediator in predicting outcomes in institutionalized older adults. Paper presented at the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kinney, J., Kahana, E., & Smyth, K. (1993). There’s hope: Physicians as integral members of geriatric health care teams. In J.R. Snyder (Ed.), Interdisciplinary health care teams: Proceedings of the fourteenth annual conference (pp. 59-69). Indianapolis, IN.

Kahana, E. (1993, June). Perspectives on the sandwich generation. Invited address, Conference on Coming of Age in Business, Center on Aging and Health, CWRU, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1993, July). Proactivity in late life adaptation. Paper presented at the International Gerontological Society Meetings, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1993, July). The adventuresome elderly: New models for understanding well-being of the aged. Paper presented at the International Gerontological Society Meetings, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Stange, K., & Johnson, J.R. (1993, July). Proactive adaptation and well-being among adventuresome elderly. Paper presented at the International Gerontology Society Meetings, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, E. (1993, July). Toward a model of successful aging. Invited address, National Institute on Aging Summer Institute, Washington, DC.

Furman, R., Latcovich, M., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Borawski-Clark, E. (1993, November). Extrinsic religiosity as a generalized resistance resource of an older person’s sense of coherence. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E. (1993, November). Self-enhancing and contributory life styles in old age and invulnerability to stress. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Nauta, A., Brooks, J., Johnson, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1993, November). Egocentric and nonegocentric stressful life events: A developmental approach to successful aging. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Zurakowsi, T., Brennan, P., Kahana, E., Montoro, J., & Kercher, K. (1993, November). An index of nursing practice models in long-term care. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Balaswamy, S., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & King, C. (1994, November). Psycho-social factors associated with users and non-users of private paid services. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Deimling, G., Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Stull, D., & Kosloski, K. (1994, November). Global and caregiving-specific measures of well-being and stress. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, E., King, C., & Kahana, B. (1994, November). Reconsidering long term care policy from the care-receivers perspectives. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Kinney, J., Borawski-Clark, E., & Kahana, E. (1994, November). Social networks of the old-old: Size, composition, and stability over time. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Monaghan, P., Brown, J., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1994, November). The effects of personality and life events on subjective well-being in the old-old. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Nauta, A., Brooks, J., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Young, R. (1994, November). Rethinking the double jeopardy hypothesis: Are older African Americans more adversely affected by stressful life events? Paper presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Brennan, P., Zurakowski, T., Kahana, E., Monaghan, P., Kercher, K., & Kelly, J. (1994, November). Nursing practice models in long-term care. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Balaswamy, S., Namazi, K., King, C., Brown, J., Kercher, K., & Stange, K. (1995, March). Self-initiated, caregiver-initiated, and professionally-initiated environmental modifications to assist disabled elders. Paper presented at the Environmental Design Research Association, Boston, MA.

Namazi, K., Johnson, B., & Kahana, E. (1995, March). The continuity model in environmental design: The case of special care units for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease. Paper presented at the Environmental Design Research Association, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E. (1995, June). Meeting the challenges of aging among survivors of extreme stress. Paper presented as part of the Distinguished Guest Lecture Series, Duke University.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Borawski-Clark, E., Kercher, K., Stange, K., & King, C. (1995, July). Family proximity and social supports of elders living in age segregated retirement communities in Florida. Paper presented at International Institute of Sociology, XXXII Congress, Trieste, Italy.

Kahana, E. (1995, September). Successful Aging. Presented at Presidents/General Managers Meeting of Scott-Fetzer Company, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, B., Oakes, M., Slotterback, C., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (1995, November). Crises throughout the life course: Effects on physical and mental health in late life. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., McCrone, N., Kelly, J., Kahana, M., & Kercher, K. (1995, November). Age and gender effects on projective test responses: A longitudinal analysis of the Senior Apperception Technique. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Namazi, K., & Stange, K. (1995, November). Mild cognitive impairment and accuracy of survey responses of the old-old. The Gerontologist, Special Issue I (35), 150. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Kiyak, H., Namazi, K., & Kahana, E. (1995, November). Job commitment and turnover among women working in community and LTC facilities. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Raff, L, Mackey, D., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Stange, K., & Kahana, B. (1995, November). Gender and physical health in the old-old: Does marital status play a role? Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Wu, T., Kahana, E., & Uyeki, E. (1995, November). Intergenerational comparison of Chinese Americans’ health care behavior. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA.

Kahana, E. (1996, April). Empowerment of caregivers and clients. Keynote speaker at 5th Annual Multidisciplinary Conference, Maximizing the Independence of Older Adults: Empowerment Issues, Perrysburg, OH.

Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Namazi, K., & Stange, K. (1996, July). Development of a burden of disability scale for the aged. Paper presented at the British Congress of Gerontology, Manchester, England.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Stange, K., & Brown, J. (1996, August). Exercise and wellness in old-old retirement community residents. Paper presented at the 91st annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, E. (1996, August). Effective chair leadership in times of retrenchment. Talk given at Chair Conference at the 91st annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, E., Stange, K., Meehan, R., & Raff, L. (1996, August). Forced disruption of the patient-physician relationship due to managed care: The patient’s perspective. Paper presented at the 91st annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Harel, Z. (1996, November). Survivors of traumatic stress confronting old age: Conceptual and theoretical considerations vis a vis empirical findings. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, B., Namazi, K., & Kahana, E. (1996, November). Recent and long-term traumatic events and their effect on psychological, physical, and social domains of life. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, E., King, C., Meehan, R., Smith, T., Boswell, G., Newell, K., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Borawski, E. (1996, November). Gender and Aging Successfully. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

McCrone, N., Kelly, J., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Kahana, E. (1996, November). A longitudinal analysis of gender effects using the S.A.T. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Namazi, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Stange, K. (1996, November). Antecedence and outcomes of pain among healthy community residing elderly. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, E., Settersten, R., & Deimling, G. (1997, February). Promoting early professional socialization for students of aging. Paper presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Chirayath, H. (1997, May). Is there innovation in long-term care as we enter the 21st Century?: Changing care contexts and consumer expectations shaping the health of the old-old: Research, clinical and policy perspectives. Symposium presented at 6th International Conference on Systems Sciences in Health-Social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Holland, L., Brown, J., Kahana, M., Kercher, K., & Monaghan, P. (1997, June). Social achievements in the shadow of psychological distress among survivors of the Nazi Holocaust living in the U.S. and Israel. Paper presented at the ESTSS 5th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Holland, L., Brown, J., Kahana, M., Kercher, K., & Monaghan, P. (1997, June). Adaptation to aging in the aftermath of trauma. Presented at the ESTSS 5th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1997, August). Mental and physical health in later life as a function of negative life events and trauma throughout the life course. Paper presented at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Chirayath, H. (1997, August). Developing a patient-responsive model of hospital care. Paper presented at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Kahana, E. (1997, September). Who is the older adult?: A current portrait. Ministry to older adults: Changing trends, attitudes, social needs and spirituality. Workshop on aging and the ministry, Center for Pastoral Leadership, Diocese of Cleveland.

Kahana, E. (1997, October). Successful Aging. Presentation given at the CWRU President’s Weekend Program, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1997, November). Holocaust Trauma and Sequelae. Presented to the Working Group for the NIMH Report on the Psychobiological Consequences of Torture and Extreme Trauma. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, Canada.

Kahana, B., Brown, J., King, C., Borawski-Clark, E., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (1997, November). Exercise and social proactivity as components of successful aging. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

Kahana, E., & Borawski, E. (1997, November). Altruism and helping others as proactive adaptations in late life: How helping others returns dividends. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

Kahana, E. (1997, November). Dreams of hot toast and smiling nurses: Toward a model of patient-responsive care in nursing homes. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

Midlarsky, E., Gameroff, M., & Kahana, E. (1997, November). The altruism scale for the elderly. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

Schumacher, J., Fortinsky, R., Deimling, G., & Kahana, E. (1997, November). Undergraduate student interest and knowledge of gerontological studies. Paper presented at the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.

Kahana, E. (1998, March). Presentation on Mentoring. Address to Case Western Reserve University Women’s Faculty Association, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Settersten, R. (1998, July). Social structure, education, and social achievements of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust living in the U.S., Israel, and Hungary. Paper presented for the Comparative Education Society in Europe, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Kahana, B, & Kahana, E. (1998, August). Evaluating the impact of late life stress and cumulative trauma in the life course perspective. Paper presented at the 93rd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E. (1998, August). Pathways to successful aging: A model of preventive and corrective proactivity. Distinguished Scholar Lecture presented at the 93rd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E. (1998, October). Model of Preventive-Corrective Activity. Presentation for the University Center on Aging and Health Symposium, “A Spectrum of Aging and Health” Reactor Panel: “The Realities of Longevity, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E. (1998, October). Successful Aging. Presented for the Benjamin Rose Institute Conference on Aging Well, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, B., Abbott, K., Deimling, G., Kahana, E., & Wisniewski, A. (1998, November). The impact of serious illness on religiosity in late life. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Harel, H., Kahana, M., King, C., & Lovegreen, L. (1998, November). Survivors of the Nazi Holocaust face old age. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

Kahana, E., Midlarsky, E., & King, C. (1998, November). Demographic antecedents and stability of altruism in late life. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

Kercher, K., Burant, C., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1998, November). The multidimensional nature of sense of coherence among the old-old. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

King, C., Brown, J., Schumacher, J., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, E., & Stoller, E. (1998, November). Am I still me? The journey of the social self through chronic illness in later life. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.

Deimling, G., Kahana, B., Abbott K., Bowman, K., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Medley, N., Rose, Schaefer, M., & Stange, K. (1999). Measurement and predictors of psychological distress and traumatic stress among older adult cancer survivors research issues in cancer survivorship, The National Cancer Institute.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., King, C., Wisniewski, A., & Klainin, P. (1999, June). Marshalling health-related social support from friends, family, and health care providers among frail elders. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Systems Sciences in Health-Social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled (SYSTED), Grenoble, France.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Brown, J., & Chirayath, H. (1999, June). Conceptualizing and measuring burden of disability among frail elders: Predictors and sequelae. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Systems Sciences in Health-Social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled (SYSTED), Grenoble, France.

Kahana, E. (1999, June). The role of responsive health care providers in ameliorating the disability cascade. Paper presented at the International Medical Sociology Conference, London, England.

Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1999, July). Measurement and definitional issues in assessing quality of care among old-old community residents. Paper presented at the IVth European Congress of Gerontology, Berlin, Germany.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Chirayath, H. (1999, July). Patient-responsive medical care: A new model. Paper presented at The 5th Annual Picker Institute Symposium, Boston, MA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., McCrone, N., Kelly, J., Kercher, K., & Kahana, M. (1999, August). Revisiting disengagement theory through a longitudinal study using the Senior Apperception Technique. Paper presented at the 94th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., & Kahana, M. (1999, August). Person, environment, and person-environment fit as influences on residential satisfaction of elders. Paper presented at the 94th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., McCrone, N., Kelly, J., & Kahana, M. (1999, September). Revisiting disengagement theory through a longitudinal study using the Senior Apperception Technique. Paper presented at the British Society of Gerontology Meeting, Bournemouth, England.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Chirayath, H. (1999, September). The cumulative impact of life events on well-being of the old-old during a four-year period. Paper presented at the British Society of Gerontology Meeting, Bournemouth, England.

Burant, C., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Fortinsky, R. (1999, November). The multidimensional nature of the life orientation test among hospitalized elders. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Abbott, K., Wisniewski, A., & Kercher, K. (1999, November). Longitudinal changes in patterns of alcohol consumption among the old-old. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1999, November). The role of social context in shaping late life effect of early trauma. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Chirayath, H., Kercher, K., & Brown, J. (1999, November). Cumulative life crises and psychological well-being in late life. Paper presented at the 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., & Stoller, E. (2000, February). Linking program goals, student interests and career opportunities in gerontological education. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Kahana, E., Settersten, R., & Deimling, G. (2000, February). Promoting early professional socialization for students of aging. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Myrtle Beach, SC.

Kahana, E., Wisniewski, A., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Seckin, G., Stange, K. (2000, August). Perspectives of old-old adults in and out of HMOs on rationing in their health care delivery. Paper presented at the 95th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC.

Kahana, B., Wisniewski, A., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2000, August). Placing religious coping in the context of the stress paradigm. Paper presented at the 95th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E., Lawrence, R., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Stoller, E., & Stange, K. (2000, November). Long-term impact of preventive proactivity on quality of life of the old-old. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Lawrence, R., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kwoh, K., Stange, K. (2000, November). Interplay between musculoskeletal problems, pain, and walking. Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Wisniewski, A., Kercher, K., & King, C. (2001, May). Demographic influences on exposure to traumatic events throughout the life course. Paper presented at the ESTSS 7th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & Wisniewski, A. (2001, May). Crises throughout the life course: Effects on physical and mental health in later life. Paper presented at the ESTSS 7th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2001, May). The role of doctor-patient communication in cancer care among the aged. Paper presented at the Innovations in Research, Practice and Medical Education Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2001, May). Health care partnership model of doctor-patient communication in cancer prevention among the aged. Paper presented at the Innovations in Research, Practice and Medical Education Conference, St. Louis, MO.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2001, July). Community context as facilitator of successful aging. Paper presented at the 35th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Krakow, Poland.

Kahana E., & Kahana, B. (2001, July). Meeting challenges of aging among elderly survivors of the Nazi Holocaust. Paper presented at the 35th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Krakow, Poland.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2001, August). Successful aging among people with HIV/AIDS. Paper presented at the 96th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2001, August). Emerging lifestyles and options for identity maintenance in later life. Paper presented at the 96th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2001, November). Meeting challenges of aging successfully among seriously ill aged: Focus on living with AIDS and cancer. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Stoller, E., Wisniewski, A., Lawrence, R., Kercher, K., & Kahana, E. (2001, November). Unpacking images of health decline. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, B., Klainin, P., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2001, November). Longitudinal changes in depression among old-old community dwellers. The Gerontologist, Special Issue I (41). Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lawrence, R., Wisniewski, A., & Jones, J. (2001, November). Physical impairment and medical care determinants of quality of life among old-old persons with arthritis. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

King, C., Lovegreen, L, & Kahana, E. (2001, November). A conceptual model of residential movement in late life: A life-course perspective. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Reiss, N., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Bohne, A., & Kahana, E. (2001, November). Clock drawing task: A new scoring system and manual. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Burant, C., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Fortinsky, R. (2001, November). Measurement and social correlates of the life orientation test among hospitalized elders. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Stange, K., & Kahana, E. (2001, November). Underlying physical and psychological health indicators of fatigue in a community based sample of elderly. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Wisniewski, A., Reiss, N., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., King, C., & Kahana, E. (2001, November). The impact of cognitive functioning and physical impairment on depressive symptoms among older adults with arthritis. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2002, January). Health care partnership model of doctor-patient communication in cancer prevention and care among the aged. Paper presented at the Consumer Provider Communication Research Symposium sponsored by NCI, Bethesda, MD.

Kahana, E. (2002, April). Reflections of a child survivor: Can academics and survivors share a reality in remembering the Holocaust? Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Social Stress, Portsmouth, NH.

Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. (2002, July). The aged of the 21st Century: Special needs and special contributions. Paper presented at the 27th International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Kahana, B., Wisniewski, A., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2002, July). Depressive symptomatology, memory problems, and planning for end-of-life care among community dwelling aged. Paper presented at the 27th International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. (2002, August). Can academics and survivors share a reality in remembering the Holocaust? Paper presented at the 97th Annual Conference of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & King, C. (2002, October). Successful aging for people with chronic illness. Paper presented at the 14th Annual Florence Cellar Conference, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E. (2002, November). Preventive and corrective approaches to health care consumerism in late life. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E. & Menne, H. (2002, November). Can subjective memory predict objective memory performance? Paper presented at the 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Seçkin, G., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & King, C. (2002, November). Typology of traumatized elderly as applied to alternative sources of trauma. Paper presented at the 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Wisniewski, A., Chirayath, H., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (2003, July). Awareness towards successful aging for chronically ill aged. Paper presented at the 5th European Congress of Gerontology, Barcelona, Spain.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Wisniewski, A., & Kercher, K. (2003, July). Factors that influence planning for end of life decisions among the aged: Perspectives of patients, family members, and treating physicians. Paper presented at the 5th European Congress of Gerontology, Barcelona, Spain.

Kahana, E., Chirayath, H., Wisniewski, A., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (2003, August). The role of health-related adaptations in ameliorating adverse effects of ill health on quality of life of the aged. Paper presented at the 98th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Bohne, A., Kahana, B., Kahana, E. & Kercher, K. (2003, November). Changes in clock test scores in a longitudinal study of an old-old sample. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Dan, A., Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. (2003, November). The family, the nursing home, or assisted living? Older adults’ anticipation of and plans for long term care. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Feldman, K., Menne, H., Dan, A., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & King, C. (2003, November). Is old age a good experience? Predicting whether older adults see their present age as an advantage or disadvantage. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, E., King, C., Dan, A. & Kercher, K. (2003, November). Convergence among health care partners in assessing older adults’ health and health beliefs. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Sterns, S., Kahana, B. & Kahana, E. (2003, November). To adjust means to surrender: Voices of Elders ‘adjusting’ to the nursing home. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Sterns. S., Kahana, E., Kahana, B. (April, 2004). Adjusting to Nursing Home Life. Poster presented at the CWRU research ShowCASE, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Patterson, R., Menne, H., Feldman, K., King, C., & Kercher, K. (2004, June). Personal determinants of physicians’ cancer screening recommendations and adherence by the aged. Paper presented at the International Conference of Communication, Medicine, & Ethics, Linkoping, Sweden.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Patterson, R., Menne, H., Feldman, K., King, C., & Kercher, K. (2004, June). The role of the doctor-patient relationship in cancer screening recommendations to the aged. Paper presented at the International Conference of Communication, Medicine, & Ethics, Linkoping, Sweden.

Kahana, B., Dan, A., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2004, June). Do ill health and disability influence end of

life plans among community dwelling aged? Paper presented at the Rehabilitation International World Congress, Oslo, Norway.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Dan, A., Chirayath, H., Kercher, K., & Feldman, K. (2004, June). Assistive device use and quality of life among disabled aged. Paper presented at the Rehabilitation International World Congress, Oslo, Norway.

Kelley-Moore, J., Schumacher, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2004, August). When do older adults become disabled? A growth curve analysis of labeling oneself as disabled over time. Paper presented at the 99th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Webster, N., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., King, C., & Meehan, R. (2004, November). The physical, social and psychological effects of concerns about falling among community-dwelling elders. Presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Lovegreen, L., & Kahana, E. (2004, November). Characteristics, antecedents, and sequelae of residential change in late life. Presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, E., Feldman, K., Lechner, C., Midlarsky, L., & Kahana, B. (2004, November). Altruism and Volunteering: Effects on psychological well-being in the old-old. Presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, B., Dan, A., & Kahana, E. (2004, November). Moderating roles of age and gender on the effects of impairments on depressive symptoms among the old-old. Presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

King, C., Kahana, E., & Meehan, R. (2004, November). Expanding conceptualization of cultural competency in dealing with diverse populations of aged. Presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Seckin, G., Harris, J., & Brown, J., King, C., Lovegreen, L. (2005, June). Exploring concepts of post-traumatic growth in relation to life-threatening illness and traumatic wartime experiences. Presented at the ESTSS 9th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Stockholm, Sweden.

Kahana E., Kahana, B., Tascar, D., Daub, A., King, C., Meehan R., & Lovegreen, L. (2005, June). Vulnerability and resilience among old-old survivors of natural disasters. Presented at the ESTSS 9th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Stockholm, Sweden.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2005, July). Socioeconomic status of immigrants: An achieved status characteristic. Presented at the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Annual Meeting, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Brown, J., King, Cathie, & Meehan, R. (2005, July). Socioeconomic differences between physicians and patients: Contributions to health care disparities. Presented at the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics Annual Meeting, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kelley-Moore, J., Lovegreen, L. (2005, July). Dispositional resources as predictors of the maintenance of goals and meaning in late life: A longitudinal study. Presented at the British Gerontological Society Annual Meeting, Keele, United Kingdom.

Kahana, E., Kahana B., Kelley-Moore, J. (2005, July). Planning ahead as a buffer of adverse stress effects in maintaining social quality of life. Presented at the British Gerontological Society Annual Meeting, Keele, United Kingdom.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Kelley-Moore, J. (2005, August). Coping with disability in late life: A longitudinal study of proactive adaptations. Presented at the 100th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Sterns, S., & Kahana, E. (2005, October). Tailoring long-term care services to meet the needs and adaptive styles of consumers. Presented at the State Society on Aging of New York, Verona, NY.

Seçkin, G., & Kahana, E. (2005, October). Patient participation and decision making in the age of communication technology. Presented at the International Conference on Communication in Health Care, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Sterns, S., & Deimling, G. (2005, October). Antecedents of positive changes in life outlook among elderly cancer survivors. Abstract #126, The Gerontologist, 45, Special Issue II, 171. Presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kelley-Moore, J., & Tascar, D. (2005, November). Coping dispositions as buffers of the adverse effects of normative stressors on quality of life among the old-old. Presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Kahana, B., Sterns, S., Kahana, E., & Deimling, G. (2005, November). Comorbidity of functional limitations to perceptions of stigma among elderly cancer survivors. Presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Lovegreen, L., Kahana, E., & King, C. (2005, November). Residential relocation in late-life: The nature and context of supportive moves. Presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Sterns, S., Kahana, E. (2005, November). Theoretical approaches to understanding the transition from life in the community to life in long-term care Institutions for the Elderly. Presented at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Daub, A., Sterns, S., Kahana, E., Tascar, D., King, C., Meehan, R. (2006, April). Community support and adaptation of old-old adults after natural disasters. Poster presented at the Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Sterns, S., Kahana, E. (2006, April). Stressors in long-term care institutions for the elderly and how residents cope. Poster presented at the Research ShowCASE, Cleveland, OH.

Harris, J., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Brown, J., Kelly-Moore, J., & Meehan, R. (2006, April). Older men’s ability to marshal support in retirement communities. Poster presented at the Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kelly-Moore, J., Tascar, D., & Speck, J. (2006, April). The positive effects of religious and active coping on meaning in life. Poster presented at the Research ShowCASE, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Brown, J.A. (2006, June). Technology use as a source of empowerment for older adults. Paper presented at Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics conference, Trier, Germany.

Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., Sterns, S., Daub, A., Kahana B., Kahana, J.S., & Brown, J. (2006, June). Altruistic ideals and contributions of the elderly to civic engagement. Paper presented at Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics Conference, Trier, Germany.

Kahana, E., & Kahana B. (2006, July). Influence of elderly patients’ financial background on cancer screening in the USA. Paper presented at European Conference on Health Economics, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, B., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, E., & Kulle, D. (2006, July). Economic influences on planning for end of life care among the old-old. Paper presented at European Conference on Health Economics, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2006, August). Dual meanings of collective memory: Survivors’ and academics’ perspectives on genocide. Paper presented at 101st annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada.

Seçkin, G., & Kahana, E. (2006, October). Complementary and compensatory models of communication in health care partnerships. Presentation at the American Academy on Communication in Health Care Teaching and Research Forum, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Kelley-Moore, J. (2006, October). Proactive adaptations and successful aging. Presentation at the 10th International Conference on Social Stress Research, Portsmouth, NH.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2006, October). Conceptualizing adaptive tasks of coping with cancer: A targeted proactivity model. Presentation at the 10th International Conference on Social Stress Research, Portsmouth, NH.

Sterns, S., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2006, November). The role of cognitive impairment in the process of institutionalization. Paper presented at 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2006, November). Healthcare partnerships between patients, physicians, and caregivers in planning for end of life care. Paper presented at 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Hammel, R., Siders, R., Cheruvu, V., King, C., Lovegreen, L., & Brown, J. (2006,

November). Information technology: A promise or threat for autonomy of older adults? Paper presented at 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Seçkin, G., Kahana, E., & Settersten, R. (2006, November). Temporality of life threatening illness experience: Life course perspectives on coping with cancer. Paper presented at 59th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.

Kahana, B., Sterns, S., Deimling, G., & Kahana, E. (2007, March). Conditional vulnerability among resilient cancer survivors. Presentation at the 4th American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference, Austin, TX.

Kahana, E., Sterns, S., Kahana, B., Brown, J., & King, C., Speck, J., Lovegreen, L., & Stange, K. (2007, March). Social barriers to cancer screening among old-old adults. Presentation at the 4th American Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference, Austin, TX.

Zhang, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2007, March). Changes in depressive symptoms, not baseline depression, predicted mortality in a sample of community-dwelling elderly people. Scholar Awardee. Presentation at Annual Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Budapest, Hungary.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2007, March). Contributions of survivor perspectives to collective memory of the Holocaust. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. (2007, June). Evolving consumerism among the successfully aging: Challenges for the Medical, Legal and Service Establishment. Presented at Annual Congress of International Association of Law and Mental Health, Padua, Italy.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2007, June). Dealing with the trauma of being diagnosed with life-threatening illness through targeted proactivity. Presented at the ESTSS 10th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Opatija, Croatia.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Sterns, S., & Deimling, G. (2007, June). Determinants of pride in survivorship among elderly cancer survivors. Presented at the ESTSS 10th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Opatija, Croatia.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B., & Seckin, G. (2007, June). Technology use, health information, and doctor-patient communication. Presented at 9th World Congress of Semiotics, Helsinki/Imatra, Finland.

Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2007, June). Elderly cancer patients’ perspectives on health communication involving physicians, patients and caregivers. Presented 9th World Congress of Semiotics, Helsinki/Imatra, Finland.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Brown, J., & King, C. (2007, August). Coping with challenges of the health care system near the end of life. Paper presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, NY.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Daub, A., & Cheruvu, V. (2007, August). Contextualizing insurance and disability: Older adults’ desire to change the current state of Medicare. Presented at the 102nd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York City, NY.

Sterns, S., & Kahana, E. (2007, November). Antecedents to voluntary moves into long-term care facilities. Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana B., Kahana E., Cheruvu V., & Brown J. (2007, November). Keeping in touch by cell phone and email: Who uses communication technology among urban elders? Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kelley-Moore J., Kahana E., & Kahana B. (2007, November). Double cascade among the oldest old: Identifying concurrent changes in health and social activities in years prior to death. Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Cheruvu V., Kelley-Moore J., Kahana B., & Kahana E. (2007, November). Depressive symptoms as threats to subsequent functionality among the old-old. Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana E., Kahana B., Cheruvu V., Lovegreen L., Kelley-Moore J., Midlarsky E., King C., &. Brown J. (2007, November). Longitudinal perspective on altruism, helping, and psychological well-being in late life. Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B., Cheruvu, V.K., Kelley-Moore, J., Kulle, D., Brown, J.A., King, C., & Speck, J. (2007, November). Consumerism as a factor in cancer screening of the old-old. Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana B., Kahana E., Sterns S., & Deimling, G. (2007, November). Predictors of posttraumatic growth among elderly long-term cancer survivors. Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Sterns S., Kahana E., & Kahana B. (2007, November). Functional limitations and assistive device use among old-old men and women. Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Wykle, M. (2007, November). “Care-Getting”: A Missing Link to Completing the Life Cycle in Social Gerontology. Finalist – Social Gerontology Theory Award. Presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana E., Kahana B., Adams S., Hammel R., & York, J. (2008, March). Redefining the self and “signaling” to others: A semiotic analysis of narratives among aged cancer survivors. Presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial-Oncology Society, Los Angeles, CA.

Kahana B., Deimling G., Sterns S., & Kahana E. (2008, March). Understanding links among post traumatic growth, post traumatic transformation, mental health and well-being among elderly cancer survivors. Presented at the 5th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial-Oncology Society,

Los Angeles, CA.

Kahana, B., Deimling, G., Kahana, E., & Sterns, S. (2008, June). Physical impairment and psychological transformation among elderly cancer survivors. Poster presented at the European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Bruges, Belgium.

Kahana, B., Sterns, S., Deimling, G., & Kahana, E. (2008, June). Mental health of older cancer survivors and attribution of cancer-related change in their outlook on life. Poster presented at the International Psycho-Oncology Society 10th World Congress, Madrid, Spain.

Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2008, June). Old age as a protective influence on psychological adaptation of cancer survivors. Paper presented at the International Psycho-Oncology Society 10th World Congress, Madrid, Spain.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., King, C., Brown, J.A., Adams, S., Kulle, D., & Van Gunten, M. (2008, June). Reaching the on-line community of aged: Emerging survey research opportunities and everyday challenges. Poster presented at the 4th International Conference on e-Social Science, Manchester, England.

Kahana, E., Kelley-Moore, J., Kahana, B., & Brown, J. (2008, August). Social dimensions of late life disability. Paper presented at the 103rd annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Kulle, D., Kahana, B., Kelley-Moore, J., & King, C. (2008, November). The Impact of stressful life events on depressive symptoms in late life: A longitudinal study. Presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

Kahana, B., Kelley-Moore, J., Kahana, E., Adams, S., Brown, J., Stone, M.E. (2008, November). Longitudinal perspectives on mild cognitive impairment and depressive symptomatology among the old-old. Presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

Lovegreen, L., Kahana, E., & Kelley-Moore, J. (2008, November). Do Falls Matter?: Health status and health events as predictors of moving in late life. Presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

Kelley-Moore, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2008, November). The double cascade among the oldest old: Identifying concurrent changes in health and social activities in the years prior to death. Presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

Seckin, G., & Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2008, November). Psycho-social resilience among cancer survivors participating in on-line social support groups. Presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

Sterns, S., & Kahana, E. (2008, November). Impact of anticipatory socialization on morale during transitions to long-term care. Presented at the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Kulle, D. (2009, February). Gender differences in satisfaction with physician communication among elderly cancer patients. Presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the American Psycho-Oncology Society, Charlotte, NC.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., King, C., & Brown, J. (2009, February). Advocacy among elderly health care consumers regarding cancer prevention and cancer care. Presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the American Psycho-Oncology Society, Charlotte, NC.

Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, B., & Midlarsky, E. (2009, July). Prosocial behaviors and altruistic attitudes promote positive affect in late life. Presented at the 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Kulle, D. (2009, August). Support mobilization to reduce burden of disability among patients living with cancer: Life course perspectives. Paper presented at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B. (2009, November). Proactivity: Psychological and social well-being in late life. Presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B. (2009, November). Successful aging as process vs. product: The role of agency. Presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B. (2009, November). A targeted adaptation (TAD) model for achieving well-being in the face of cancer trauma. Presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Stone, M. & Lin, J. (2009, November). Perceived and actual connectedness between elderly patients and their primary care doctors: Trust well placed. Presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Deimling, G., & Sterns, S. (2010, July). Perceived stigma and altered life perspectives among elderly cancer survivors. XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology, Gothenberg, Sweden.

Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., & Kahana, B. (2010, August). Caring for disabled elders: A challenge for long-term care. Presented at the 105th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, B, Brown, J., Dunkin, S., & VanGunten, M. (2010, November). Elderly cancer survivors reflect on their cancer journey: Strength in survivorship. Presented at the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Cronin, C., & Brown, J. (2010, November). Expanding horizons for healthy aging: diverse viewpoints for a diverse society. Presented at the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Lovegreen, L., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., King, C., & Brown, J. (2010, November). Residents’ roles in program development and service utilization in four urban NORCs. Expanding horizons for healthy aging: diverse viewpoints for a diverse society. Presented at the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E. (2010, November). A gerontological journey: Leading gerontologists on the evolution of their careers. Presented at the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, Baruch, Brown, J., & Dunkin, S. (2011, June). Typology of coping with cancer among older adults. Presented at the ESTSS 12th European Conference on Traumatic Stress Studies, Vienna, Austria.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lovegreen, L., & VanGunten, M. (2011, June). Reflecting back on the experience of diagnosis by elderly cancer survivors. Presented at the ESTSS 12th European Conference on Traumatic Stress Studies, Vienna, Austria.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Pfaff, H., Lovegreen, L., & Cronin, C. (2011, June). The proactive aged: New players in the Web World. Presented at the Web Science 2011 Conference, Koblenz, Germany.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, J., & Brown, J. (2011, June). Redefining the temporal framework for end of life planning: The Planful Self-Advocacy Model. Presented at the Advance Care Planning & End of Life Care Conference, London, United Kingdom.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Lovegreen, L., Bhatta, T., Cronin, C., & Brown, J. (2011, June). Hoping for the best and preparing for the worst: End of life attitudes of the elderly. Presented at the Advance Care Planning & End-of-Life Care Conference, London, United Kingdom.

Kahana, E., Kahana, J., & Lovegreen, L. (2011, August). The Legacy of the ADA for older adults living with disabilities close to the end of life. Presented at the 106th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lovegreen, L., Kahana, J., & Brown, J. (2011, August). The value of patient self-advocacy in cancer prevention of the aged. Presented at the 106th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lovegreen, L., Pfaff, H., Brown, J., & Kahana, J. (2011, November). Thinking and talking about the end of life among the aged: Two very different things. Presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Brown, J., & Lovegreen, L. (2011, November). Resilient elder travelers: Experience and theory. Presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kulle, D., Li, J., Lovegreen, L., & Brown, J. (2011, November). Self-Care and healthy lifestyles in a community sample of elderly cancer survivors. Presented at the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kulle, D., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2012, February). Doctor-patient communication: Gender makes a difference. Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society 9th Annual Conference, Miami, FL.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lovegreen, L., VanGunten, & M., Brown, J. (2012, February). Drawing strength from the journey of the life course: Elders report calm determination in the face of cancer diagnosis. Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society 9th Annual Conference, Miami, FL.

Kahana, B., Kahana, Baruch, Kahana, E., Li, Jeanne, & Lovegreen, L. (2012, February). Temporal dimensions of communication experiences among elderly cancer patients.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Schick, S. (2012, August). Traveling with disabilities in later life: A Target Resilience Model. Presented at the 107th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Denver, CO.

Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. (2012, October). Trauma transmission and aging. Presented at the World Federation of Jewish Child Survivors of the Holocaust and Descendants, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E. (2012, November). A gerontological journey through the life course: Weaving lived experiences into the fabric of science. Presented at the Distinguished University Professor Presentation. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lee, J., & Bhatta, T. (2012, November). Trauma and the life course in a cross national perspective. Presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Bhatta, T., & Lee, J. (2012, November). Resilience and vulnerability: Aging in the shadow of serial trauma. Presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. (2012, November). The past, present and future of interventions to promote successful aging. Presented at the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, K., Bhatta T., & Lee, J. (2013, June). Long term adaptation of Holocaust survivors living at the site of their victimization. Presented at the ESTSS 13th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Bologna, Italy.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lee, J., & Bhatta, T. (2013, August). Aging in the face of serial trauma: Holocaust survivors living in Hungary reflect on history. Presented at the 108th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, New York, NY.

Goler, T., Bhatta, T., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2013, November). Racial differences in experiences and appraisals of stressful life events. Presented at the 66th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Bhatta, T., Lekhak, N., & Kahana, E. (2013, November). Contextualizing health appraisal among older adults in India: Examination of gender and educational differences. Presented at the 66th Annual

Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lee, J., & Barnes, K. (2014, February). The role of elderly patient advocacy in promoting physician recommendations for cancer prevention and screening. Poster Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society 11th Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.

Kahana, E., Kahana J., Kahana, B., Goler, T, Force, L., & Siegel, J. (2014, February). Elderly intervention participants reflect on cancer prevention and chronic illness management. Poster Presented at the American Psychosocial Oncology Society 11th Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Goler, T. (2014, February). Hopes for the future among the very old. Paper presented at the Conference on Positive Aging, Sarasota, FL.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Bhatta, T., & Lekhak, N. (2014, July). Altruism and spirituality: Related dispositions for positive aging. Poster presented at the 7th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Kahana, E., Barnes, K. & Kahana, B. (2014, July). Discovering the empowered elderly health care consumers of tomorrow. Poster presented at the 7th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Kahana, E., Kahana B., Goler, T., & Wolf, J. K. (2014, July). Forgiveness: Complexities and paradoxes in the context of genocide and slavery. Paper presented at the 7th Global Conference: Forgiveness, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Lee, J. (2014, August). Proactivity as an evolving roadmap for successful aging. Paper presented at the 109th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, E., Kahana B., Kropf, N., & Barnes, K. (2014, August). Promoting successful aging among older adults with disabilities: Empowerment through interventions. Paper presented at the 109th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Lee, J., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Barnes, K., Wolf, J.K., & Rovine, M. (2014, November). Trajectories of disabilities in late life. Symposium presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C.

Barnes, K., Lee, J., & Kahana, E. (2014, November). Optimistic elders with functional impairments suffer fewer depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C.

Barnes, K., Kahana, E., Lee, J., & Kahana, B. (2014, November). Does distance matter? Potential barriers to grandparenting from the Sun-Belt. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Ye, M., Wolf, J. K., Shick, S., & Siegel, J. (2014, November). Elders at An LGBT Senior Center reflect on their lives and needs. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C.

Ye, M., Lee, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2014, November). Interdependence between aging couples: Depressive symptoms, health and spousal support. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C.

Goler, T., Kahana, E., Bhatta, T., & Kahana, B. (2014, November). Racial differences in reported early life trauma between African American and White urban older adults. Poster presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C.

Kim, K., Lee, J., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2014, November). Within-person associations between functional disability and depressive symptoms in the dyadic contexts. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society of America, Washington D.C.

Luciano, J.S., Cumming, G.P., Kahana, E., French, T., Molik, D. (2015, July). Health Web Observatories: Creating preferable health outcomes through Web Science. Paper presented at the INFORMS Healthcare 2015 conference, Nashville, TN.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lee, J. & Barnes, K. (2015, July). Patient Proactivity and Physician Caring Jointly Enhance Cancer Prevention. Poster presented at the World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, Washington, D.C.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Barnes, K., Reynolds, C., & Slone, M. (2015, August) Implications of Limited Resources for Intergeneration Conflict & Ageism in Academia. Paper presented at the 110th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, E. & Kahana, J. (2015, August) Generational perspectives on the dialectic between gerontology and disability studies. Paper presented at the 110th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

Barnes, K., Lee, J., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Courey, K. (2015, November). Burden of Disability and Symptoms among Community Dwelling Older Adults over Time. Paper presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Lee, J.E., Ye, M., Barnes, K., & Courey, K. (2015, November). Adventurous LGBT Older Adults Thrive in Florida. Poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Kahana, E., Yu, J., Kahana, B., & Lee, J.E. (2015, November). Facilitators of Patient Satisfaction with Health Care: Both Patient and Doctor Characteristics Matter. Poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Lee, J.E., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2015, November). Does Having Goals Help You Deal with Life Stressors? Paper presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Bhatta, T., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2015, November). The Role of Altruistic Community in the Aftermath of Natural Disaster: Psychological Sequelae Among Older Adults. Paper presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Yu, J., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Ye, M., & Wolf, J.K. (2015, November). A Propensity Score Matching Analysis of the Health Disparities between LGBT and Non-LGBT Older Adults. Poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Lee, J.E., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (2015, November). Profiles of Successful Aging Among Older Adults. Poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Bhatta, T., Kahana, E., Kahana, B. & Midlarsky, E. (2015, November). Altruism Among Older Adults: Construct Development and Validation. Poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Ye, M., Lee, J.E., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Yu, J. (2015, November). Does Social Support Play the Same Role for Impacting Health Self-Advocacy Among LGBT Seniors? Poster presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.

Kahana, E. and Kahana B (2016, June) What the Elderly Can Teach us about Love, Keynote presentation, First International Conference on the Scientific Study of Love New York New York

Kahana B., Kahana E., Kahana BE, Smith-Tran A. and Langendoerfer K. (June, 2016). Cancer Survivors Reflect on Stress and Coping through their Cancer Journey Paper Presented at the Fifteenth International Conference on Social Stress Research. San Diego, CA.

Kahana, E. and Kahana, B. (2016, August). Planning for Continued Career Contributions in Late Life: Saying No to Retirement. Paper Presented at the American Sociological Association Meetings, Seattle.

Kahana, E., Slone, M., Kahana, B., Reynolds, C., and Langendoerfer, KB. (2016, November). Beyond Ageist Attitudes: Researchers Call for Discrimination Against Older Academics. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kahana, BE., Smith-Tran, A., and Langendoerfer, KB. (2016, November). Elderly Cancer Survivors Reflect on the Treatment Phase of their Journey. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Yu, J., Kelley-Moore, J., Kahana, E., and Kahana, B. (2016, November). Social Cascade of Mortality: Capturing Changes in Social Activities and Engagement in Final Years. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Bhatta, T., Angel, JL., Kahana, E., and Kahana, B. (2016, November). Valuation of Life Among Cuban Hispanics: Racial Differences in Perceived Disability in Later Life. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Goler, T., Bhatta, T., Lekhak, N., and Kahana, E., (2016, November). The Intersection of Race and Gender: Religiosity and Psychological Well-Being in late Life. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Bhatta, T., and Langendoerfer, KB. (2016, November). Who Plans for Future Care Among Older Adults Who are Aging in Place?. Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Kahana, E., Kahana B., Lekhak, N., Langendoerfer, K., and Bhatta, T. (2017, February). Do Patient Characteristics Determine Cancer Screening Recommendations for Community Dwelling Older Adults? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Orlando, FL.

Marshall, G., Kahana, E., and Lee, J. (2017, February). Neighborhood Disadvantage and Beliefs Regarding Cancer Screening Effectiveness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Orlando, FL.

INVITED LECTURES, COMMENTARY, SYMPOSIA, COLLOQUIA, AND BROADCAST MEDIA INTERVIEWS (SINCE 2004)

Using Technology as a Tool for Successful Aging. Keynote Speaker at University of Washington Conference: Gerontechnology, Today and Tomorrow, October, 2004.

Proactive Aging – New Options for the 21st Century. Colloquium speaker at University of Miami, Florida Department of Sociology, January, 2005.

Successful Aging in the 21st Century. Colloquium speaker at Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology, March, 2005.

Overcoming Adversity in Late Life. Award Symposium speaker (Outstanding Educator in Ohio Awardee, Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education). Presented at 29th Ohio Annual Professional, Scientific, and Student Conference on Aging, April, 2005.

Patient Proactivity in Cancer Prevention and Care: A Prerequisite for Health Care Partnerships. Faculty lecture for the Aging-Cancer Conference of the Aging-Cancer Research Development Program, Case Western Reserve University, April, 2005.

Reflections of a Child Survivor of the Holocaust. Implications for Resilience in Later Life. Presented at Park Synagogue, Beachwood, Ohio, May, 2005.

Influence of Race, Class and Ethnicity on Health Communication in Cancer Prevention for the Aged. Presented at The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Program in Aging-Cancer Research Symposium, “Advancing Psychosocial and Health Services Research on Aging and Cancer”, October, 2005.

Options for Aging in the 21st Century. Presented at Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Gerontology Group and Department of Sociology Colloquium, CWRU, November, 2005.

Invited Commentary, on essay by Stephen A. Buetow, To Care Is to Coprovide, Annals of Family Medicine, Nov/Dec 2005. Kahana, E., Health Care Partnerships – But not by Prescription [eletter].7 http://www.annfammed/org/cgi/eletters/3/6/553, 7 December, 2005.

Interview for National Public Radio. The Aging Boom: Stories on Aging in America – Part 1, Successful Aging. Vivian Goodman & Mark Urycki (Producers). (December 5, 2005) (WKSU – Kent State University), “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” [Radio broadcast]. WKSU – Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

“Care-Getting”: A Missing Link to Completing the Life Cycle in Social Gerontology. Faculty lecture for the Aging-Cancer-Energetics Seminar of the Center for Science, Health and Society, Case Western Reserve University, April, 2008.

Interview for WEWS TV (Cleveland, Ohio). Aging Symposium: Case Western Reserve University Research ShowCASE Conference, April, 2008.

How We May be Better Served. Invited Discussant for Symposium at Gerontological Society of America Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, November, 2008.

From Survey to Intervention Research: A Professional Journey. Colloquium speaker, Mandel School of Applied Social Science, February, 2009.

Keynote Speaker, “Proactive Aging – Options for the Future,” Institute for Life-Span Development and Gerontology, Akron, Ohio, April, 2009.

Presenter, “Successful Aging,” Supportive Technology & Design for Healthy Aging: What you can do NOW Conference, University of Washington Institute on Aging, May, 2009.

Presenter, “Health Literacy,” Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging Independent Living Conference, June, 2009.

Adaptation to Illness in Late Life: New Challenges for Interdisciplinary Health Services Research. Colloquium, Division of Medical Sociology of the Institute and Policlinic for Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany. July, 2009.

What the Aged Can Teach Us About the Final Years of Life. Presentation to Inaugural Meeting of the NIH Special Interest Group on Palliative and End of Life Care. Baltimore, MD, October, 2010.

National Public Radio “Idea Stream” interview: Focus on Aging. 28 February, 2011.

Keynote Speaker, Division of Medical Sociology of the Institute and Policlinic for Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany, June, 2011.

Presenter, “Coping with Frailty: Proactive Adaptations among Older Adults.” Mandel School of Applied Social Science Active Aging Symposium, Session on Management of Chronic Illness, Case Western Reserve University, 1 October, 2011.

Invited Editorial: Enhancing Disability Free Life Expectancy Through Proactive Lifestyles. Open Longevity Science Special Issue on Enhancing Disability-Free Life Expectancy Through Proactive Lifestyles 4. 2, 2010.

Invited Book review: With Shaking Hands: Aging with Parkinson’s Disease in America’s Heartland by Samantha Solimeo. Contemporary Sociology, 39(5). 604-605, 2010.

Invited lecture: Active Roles for the Elderly as Health Care Consumers. Institute for Medical Sociology, Health Services, and Rehabilitation Science, University of Cologne, Germany, 2011.

Presenter, “Caregiving for the Elderly: A Vision for the Future.” American Sociological Association 2012 Annual Meeting.

Keynote Speaker, “Pathways to Successful Aging” at the Montefiore Center for Aging, Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2013.

Discussant for ESPO Successful Aging Symposium at Gerontological Society of America: 66th Annual Scientific Meeting. New Orleans, LA, November, 2013.

Discussant for ESPO Symposium: Unexpected Consequences of Early-Life Trauma on Late-Life Well-being at Gerontological Society of America: 66th Annual Scientific Meeting. New Orleans, LA, November, 2013.

Invited workshop leader, Promoting Success in Grant Writing. CWRU Graduate student Senate, May, 2014.

Facilitating successful aging in the workplace. Lecture presented at the Institute for Rehabilitation and Medical Sociology. University of Cologne, Germany, July, 2014.

Proactive elders take charge as they face old age: Lessons from a 20 year longitudinal study. Presented at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC as part of the “Topics in Geriatric Medicine Series,” Cleveland, Ohio, October, 2014.

Linking care-giver and care-getter perspectives. Presented at the Benjamin Rose Institute Conference on “Effective methods for improving care-givers ‘Quality of Life,’” Cleveland, Ohio, November, 2014.

Promoting future care planning among older adults: Invited Lecture “Health Services Speaker Series” Metro Hospital, Cleveland, Oct 23, 2015

Social change: new challenges and opportunities for patients and health care providers. Invited Lecture Cleveland Clinic Health Services Research Seminar, Cleveland, Ohio, November 5, 2015.

Tips for Productive Scholarship: Invited Presentation on Panel: Advice from Full Professors, Mather Center for Women CWRU, April 26,2016

Theorizing Long Term Care, Guest Lecture in Sociology of Aging Class. April 20,2016

Proactive aging as a disease prevention strategy. Invited Lecture to Cleveland Clinic Geriatric Physicians, September 19, 2016

Discussant, GSA Symposium on Successful Aging with HIV. November, 2016

PRINT MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES (SINCE 1990)

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Goleman, D. (1992, October 6, Tuesday, Late Edition – Final). Holocaust survivors had skills to prosper. The New York Times, Section C; Page 1; Column 5; Science Desk.

Nguyen, L. (1996, December 23, Monday – Final). Holiday visits test the ties that bind; some holiday problems are all in the family. The Washington Post, p. B01.

Lipman, L. (1997, December 22, Monday – Final). For many elderly, the holidays are far from happy. Palm Beach Post (Florida), p. 1A.

Bensing, K. (1998, March 22, Sunday – Final). Gerontology has kept couple young. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH). p. 8J.

Spitz, K. (2000, December 13, Wednesday). Some Boomers like being members of the ‘Sandwich Generation’. Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved August 21, 2007, from http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/ lnacademic.

Heart Disease Weekly. (2002, June 23). Gerontology: More exercise, less smoking may extend, enhance life even at advanced aged. Section: Expanded Reporting, p. 14.

Beal, E. (2002, October 7, Monday). Figure lending a hand into retirement plan. Crain’s Cleveland Business. p. 21.

Farmer, R. (2002, November 28, Thursday – City Edition). Ohio man debunks age-old stereotypes. Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia), p. F-1.

Farmer, R. (2002, November 28, Thursday – City Edition). Seniors pave the way in Fla; aging gives retirees perspective to share. Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia), p. F-3.

Wasowicz, L. (2003, October 27, Monday). Health Tips…from UPI. United Press International. Retrieved August 21, 2007, from http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic.

Jaffe, S. (2003, November 16, Sunday – Final). Exploring the mysteries of aging; research may hold the answers to how we can live better – and possibly longer. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Sunday Magazine, p. 10.

Cancer Weekly. (2003, November 25). Cancer care: Health care communication model involving patients, doctors, family presented. Section: Expanded Reporting, p. 29.

Jaffe, S., & Exner, R. (2004, March 10, Wednesday). 85-plus group increases 11% in Ohio, nationally; Medical advances, healthier living add to longevity. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), p. B1.

Jones, A. (2004, April 30). U.S. faces oncoming aging boom: Political shake-up predicted as numbers of elderly set to double. National Catholic Reporter, 26 (40), 10.

Owens, D. (2004, September 31, Tuesday). Seniors acting younger than their age. Orlando Sentinel (Florida). Retrieved August 21, 2007, from http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic.

Iacoboni, D. (2005, February 13, Sunday – Final). Long-lasting love; Couples found ways to make their relationships endure. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), p. B1.

Guillen, J. (2005, June 16, Thursday- Final). Housing for active older folks catches on. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), p. C1.

Beal, E. (2005, November 28). Relating in retirement; Having time together isn’t all fun and games for some as years of unaddressed issues often come to a head. Crain’s Cleveland Business, p. 15.

Entry in Liberation and New Lives, Zev Harel & Jacob Hennenberg, 2005. Kol Israel Foundation: Cleveland.

Hendrick, B. (2006, March 15, Wednesday – Main Edition). Prime time: In the gadget galaxy, comfort level varies. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. 1P.

Johnston, L. (2007, June 19, Tuesday – Final). Where BMOC is in AARP: Oberlin attracting seniors. Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), p. B1.

Preidt, R. (2008, March 13). Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer. Cleveland Clinic news release.

Ross, A. (2008, June 22). For a fee, firms make skies friendlier for seniors. Palm Beach Post.

Crump, S. (2008, September 23). New devices on the market or in the works aim to help elderly users navigate life with more ease. Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Hoholik, S. (2009, September 28). Fear of change paralyzes health-care reform. Columbus Dispatch.

Science Daily. (2010, February 2). Cancer Patients become bold advocates once survivors. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100202111057.htm. Accessed 02.02.10.

Breast Cancer Network News. (2010, February 2). Cancer Patients become bold advocates once survivors. http://www.thebcnnews.com. Accessed 02.02.10.

Amazing Facts, (2010, December 6). 5 Things Women Fear Most About Aging. http://myamazingfact.blogspot.com/2010/12/5-things-women-fear-most-about-aging.html. Accessed 01.25.11.

MSN.com Women’s Health by Paula Spencer, Caring.com. (2010). 5 Things Women Fear Most About Aging. http://health.msn.com/womens-health/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100265381&page=2. Accessed 01.25.11.

USA TODAY, (2011, March 15). Teach your tech-challenged parents, grandparents well. http://yourlife.usatoday.com/parenting-family/caregiving/story/2011/03/Teaching-elderly-to-come-

to-grips-with-gadgets-technolody/44700622/1. Accessed 03.16.11.

The Wall Street Journal (2011, March 21). Deciding where to retire: He says Maine. She says Florida. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704254304576116471507613288.html?KEYWO RDS=He+says+Maine. Accessed 03.21.11.

Toledo Blade (2013, July 30). Retirees shake off sun, sand for home. http://www4.toledoblade.com/local/2013/07/30/Retirees-shake-off-sun-sand-for-home-Copy.html Accessed 11.24.13.

Arenschield, Laura (2014, November 27). Being thankful can lower depression symptoms, make you happier. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/11/27/a-helping-of-gratitude.html Accessed 12.15.14.

Scientific American (2015, September). Volunteering: Giving and Getting. (Volume 27, Issue 9).

Mott, Kristen (2016, October). Third-Generation Holocaust Survivors in Northeast Ohio Step Up to Keep Remembrance Top of Mind. http://jstylemagazine.com/3g-coverage/

Jacob, Bob (2016, September 24). CJN presents 18 Difference Makers. http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/cjn-presents-difference-makers/article_d4 7bd22e-6139-11e5-927b-ab83fa279c4e.html

Kiernan, John (2017, January) 2017’s Best and Worst States to Retire. https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-to-retire/18592/#eva-kahana