University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University

Education

Ph.D. Human Development and Family Studies
Oregon State University

M.S. Human Development Counseling
Vanderbilt University

B.A. German and Psychology (summa cum laude)
University of Maryland

Research Interests

• Intragenerational relationships in late life: Relationships among siblings, friends, and lovers
• Intergenerational relationships in late life, especially between aging parents and their adult children
• Old men -- never-married, divorced, and widowed -- and their social connections
• The intersection of age relations and gender relations
• Ageism, age identity, and age denial
• Late-life sexuality
• Internet dating in late life
• Death, dying, and bereavement
• Hospice and cultural competence of hospice staff and administration
• Qualitative research methods

Courses Taught

At Stout

• HDFS 115: Individual and Family Relations
• HDFS 332: Death and Bereavement
• HDFS 340: Human Development: Late Adulthood

At Oregon State University

• HDFS 201: Contemporary Families in the U.S.
• HDFS 240: Human Sexuality
• HDFS 313: Adolescent Development
• HDFS 314: Adult Development and Aging
• HDFS 406: Leadership Seminar
• HDFS 456: Special Topics: End-of-Life Issues