Gerontology Center

Member Activities of Note

Dr. Susan Gallagher-Lepak

• UW-Green Bay students explore solutions for an aging population as part of inaugural Innovation in Aging competition - WiSys
• WiSys names UW-Green Bay’s Susan Gallagher-Lepak ‘Innovation Champion’ - WiSys
• Innovation On-Ramp @ UW-Green Bay - WiSys

Dr. Abigail Nehrkorn-Bailey

• (2021). The effects of age stereotypes on physical and mental health are mediated by self-perceptions of aging. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 76(5), 845-857.
• (2021). Social distancing in the context of COVID-19 anxiety: A social cognitive approach. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 15(1), 164-180.
• (2020). The AgingPLUS trial: Design of a randomized controlled trial to increase physical activity in middle-aged and older adults. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 96, 106105. 
• Google Podcast

Dr. Uwe Pott

• Professors Merkel and Pott receive recognition from MCW - Inside UW-Green Bay News (uwgb.edu)

Dr. Stephanie Rhee

• (2022). Expressive writing for Korean immigrant older adults residing in areas without well-established Korean communities. Social Work Research, 46(3), 205-216. 
• (2019). Korean immigrant older adults residing in non-Korean ethnic enclaves: Acculturation strategies and psychosocial adaptation. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 29(7), 861-873.
• (2019). Acculturative stress and coping among Korean immigrant elders residing in non-Korean ethnic enclaves. International Social Work, 62(2), 622-639.
• (2017). Acculturative stress and depressive symptoms among Korean immigrant elders residing in non-Korean ethnic enclaves. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 26(4), 347-365.
• Faculty note: Rhee publication - Inside UW-Green Bay News (uwgb.edu)
• KoreaMed Synapse

Dr. Christine Smith

• BIPOC R.I.S.E. - UW-Green Bay (uwgb.edu)

Dr. Dean VonDras

• Journey into the Deeper Psychologies of Later Life | Age, Culture, Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Journal (tidsskrift.dk)
• Dean D. VonDras | FifteenEightyFour | Cambridge University Press (cambridgeblog.org)
• Amazon.com: Dean D. VonDras: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle