Publication Archives

Most of the following material is available for download; a few pieces available in printed form only. For a piece available in print only, contact the Gerontology Institute at (617) 287.7308.

The Gerontology Institute: The First Years, 1984-1987 (1989)

Health and Long-Term Care
Retirement and Economic Security
Productive Aging and Older Workers
Families in Later Life and Grandparenthood
Transportation
Elder Housing and Assisted Living

Productive Aging and Older Workers

Productive Aging
Community-Residing Elders
Education
The Older Workforce

Health and Long-Term Care

Adult Day Care
Long-Term Care
Home Care

Retirement and Economic Security

The Economic Status of Older Women in Massachusetts (1987) E. Caraballo & N. Goldstein

Foreword to Encyclopedia of Retirement and Finance (2004) Y-P Chen

Retirement and High Level Human Capital (2003) I. Gershenberg

Employee Preferences as a Factor in Pension Participation by Minority Workers (2002) Y-P Chen and T. D. Leavitt

Working Paper

Implications of Changing Social Norms for Social Security Benefits: Results of Pilot Research (2004) F. Caro & Y-P Chen

Book

The Experience of Retirement. Robert S. Weiss (2005). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Fact Sheet: The Massachusetts Elder Economic Security (2009)

Productive Aging

The Older Population in Massachusetts: 1980-1990 (1994)

Retirement and High Level Human Capital (2003) I. Gershenberg

Working Papers

Active Aging: Motives and Barriers (2005) F. Caro et al.

Motivation for Active Aging: Results of a Pilot Study (2005) F. Caro et al

Community-Residing Elders

Seniors Count Follow-Up Study (2003) N. Silverstein & M. Jawad

Aging in Place at Harbor Point: Outreach Follow-Up of Older Adults Living in Independent Mixed Income Apartments (2004) J. Conahan, N. Silverstein, & K. Fitzgerald

Education

"A New Part of My Life..." Contributions of the Manning Gerontology Students, Gerontology Institute (2001). A descriptive booklet on the University of Massachusetts Boston's Manning Certificate Program and its graduates. $3.00.

The Frank J. Manning Certificate in Gerontology Alumni Survey: 21 Years of Service to Elders (2004) N. Silverstein et al.

The Older Workforce

Access to Training for Mature Workers Through One-Step Career Centers in Massachusetts (2004) F. Caro & K. FitzgeraldBlue Ribbon Commission: Older Workers: An Essential Resource for Massachusetts (April 2000).

Key Finding & Recommendations (Executive Summary)

Full Research Report

Families in Later Life and Grandparenthood

Kinship Care

Kinship Care in Massachusetts (2002) J. E. Mutchler, A. S. Gottlieb, L. Choi, & E. A. Bruce.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren

"Growing Pains and Challenges:" Grand Families House Four-Year Follow-Up Evaluation (2003) A. Gottlieb & N. Silverstein

Life at GrandFamilies House: The First Six Months (2000) A. Gottlieb et al.

Kinship Care in Massachusetts (2002) J. Mutchler et al.

Comparisons by Race and Ethnicity (2002) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker

Grandparent Care in the Asian Population (2002) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker

Grandparent Care in the American Indian/Alaska Native Population (2002) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker

Grandparent Care in the African-American Population (2003) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker

Grandparent Care in the Latino/Hispanic Population (2003) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker

Grandparent Care in the Non-Hispanic White Population (2003) J. Mutchler, S. Lee, & L. Baker

Transportation

DVD

Keep Moving Longer: Features for Safe Driving (2004). $6. Order Form.

The DVD demonstrates how the use of simple modifications can make it easier and safer to drive a car if the driver is experiencing physical or sensory challenges.

Promoting Safe Mobility Among Elders by Increasing Awareness of Vehicle Modifications: (2005) E. Van Ranst, N. Silverstein, & A. Gottlieb:

Driving in Massachusetts: When to Stop and Who Should Decide? (2001) N. Silverstein & J. Murtha|

Book

Van Ranst, E., Silverstein, N.M., & Gottlieb, A.S. (2005). Developing a video to increase elders' awareness of safety features for driving. In R. Bushko (Ed): Future of Intelligent and Extelligent Health Environment, Washington, DC: IOS Press.

Elder Housing and Assisted Living

Aging in Place at Harbor Point: Outreach Follow-Up of Older Adults Living in Independent Mixed Income

Apartments. (2004) N. Silverstein, J. Conahan, & K. FitzgeraldSeniors in Public Housing, J. E. Mutchler & F. G. Caro (2003). A printed and bound version of this report is available from the Gerontology Institute for $3.00. Order Form

Working Papers

Residential Adjustment of Elders: Perspectives of Elders and Their Adult Children (2005) A. Gottlieb, E. Johns, & F. Caro