Optimism and Pessimism's impact on health outcomes
Social structural related health disparities
Predictors and outcomes of heart failure and its related depression
Gerontology
Hospitalization and recovery in older patients
Stress and Coping Models
Research Projects
Structural Equation Modeling Expert. Center of Excellence to Build the Science of Self-Management: A Systems Approach. NIH, National Institute for Nursing Research. P30NRO10676 9/29/07-6/30/12. Principal Investigator: Shirley Moore.
Education Interests
Statistics
Structural Equation Modeling
Linear Regression Techniques
Research Methodologies
Gerontology
Educational Background
BA, Communication, Cleveland State University, 1988
MACTM, Communication, Cleveland State University, 1991
MA, Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, 2000
