Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 30, 2010

Focus on Biobehavioral Perspectives on Health in Late Life
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-8261-0613-1
Verlag: Springer Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 626 g

Reihe: Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics

A must-have professional reference for researchers and educators in psychology, sociology, anthropology, public health, genetics, medicine, and the biological sciences, this discusses how complex biological, behavioural, and social systems interact to create and impact health. It also offers methods for examining these complex systems and explores how social scientists use this information in their research.

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<p><b>Keith E. Whitfield, PhD</b> is Director of the Center on Biobehavioral and Social Aspects of Health Disparities; Director, Developmental Psychology Program; and Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University. He has received numerous awards and honors including the 2007 Leadership Award, GSA Task Force on Minority Issues, and the Allen L. Edwards Endowed Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Whitfield has received or been a part of grants totaling nearly 10 million dollars; authored over 90 professional articles; 20 book chapters; and coedited 3 books, among other accomplishments. His research involves the study of individuals and a twin resulting in ""The Baltimore Study of Black Aging (BSBA)""; the first data collection was designed to examine the influence on everyday cognition and health among African Americans. It continues today, more than 13 years and 2700 interviews later. Dr. Whitfield also developed his own twin study of health and psychosocial factors related to health called the Carolina African American Twin Study of Aging (CAATSA). CAATSA is one of the largest in-person studies of adult African Americans twins. This study examined genetic and environmental contributions to hypertension, smoking, depression, cognitive impairment, and lung function. </p>