Papers and Presentations

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Karen A. Roberto

• Research on Persistent Pain in Late Life: Current Topics and Challenges
  K.A. Roberto, S.N. Perkins, & A.K. Holland
  Journal of Women & Aging
  (2007). , 19(3/4), 5-20
• Family Perceptions of Mild Cognitive Impairment
  K.A. Roberto, R. Blieszner,
  Gerontological Society of America
  November 2007
• Patient Views of Mild Cognitive Impairment
  R. Blieszner, K.A. Roberto
  Gerontological Society of America
  November 2007
• Health, Spirituality & Environmental Concern: Older Women's Perspectives on the Natural Environment
  E. Husser, C. Gigliotti, K.A. Roberto
  Gerontological Society of America
  November 2007
• Surviving Hurricane Katrina: Resilience and Resources of Aging Families
  K.A. Roberto, T. Henderson, Y. Kamo
  Gerontological Society of America
  November  2006
• “It Was Like An Elephant Sitting on My Chest”: Older Women’s Experiences With Coronary Heart Disease
  E. Husser, K.A. Roberto
  Gerontological Society of America
  November  2006
• Pain in Late Life: Current Topics and Challenges
  A. Holland, K.A. Roberto, S. Perkins
  Gerontological Society of America
  November  2006
• Grandfamilies: Parenting Satisfaction and Family Functioning
  M. Dolbin-MacNab, N. Sandord, B. Rodgers, S. Steward, J. Finney, K.A. Roberto
  American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy
  October 2006

Jay A. Mancini

• Building Community Resilience and Supporting Vulnerable Populations: Social Networks and Community Capacity
  Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D.
  19th World Conference on Disaster Management
  Toronto, Canada
  June 23, 2009

• Getting Sorted Out: Vulnerabilities, Resilience, and Homelessness
  Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D.
  Distinguished Speaker Lecture
  Human Development and Family Studies Graduate Student Colloquium Series
  University of North Carolina at Greensboro,
  March 27, 2009

• Providing Access to Resilience-Enhancing Technologies for Disadvantaged Communities and Vulnerable Populations
  John J. Kiefer, Ph.D., Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D., Betty H. Morrow, Ph.D., Hugh Gladwin, Ph.D., Terina A. Stewart, Ph.D.
  December 2008
  (PDF)
• Building Communities and Supporting Families: A Social Action Framework
  Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D.
  University of Dublin, Trinity College
  November 29, 2007
  (PowerPoint, 541KB)
• Building Community Capacity: A Collaboration Engagement
  Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D.
  Annual Meeting of the U.K. Evaluation Society
  Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  November 22, 2007
  (PowerPoint, 541KB)

• The Influences of Community Social Organization on the Well-Being of Older Adults
  Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D.
  World Demographic Association, World Ageing and Generations Congress
  St. Gallen, Switzerland, September 2007
  (PowerPoint, 541KB)
• Building Community Capacity:
  Sustaining America's Promise Partnerships in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
  Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D. and Lydia I. Marek, Ph.D.
  Training and Technical Assistance Summit
  New Orleans, LA, July 2007
  (PowerPoint/Compressed .ZIP, 646KB)
• Engagement, Participation, and Community Efficacy: Insights Into Social Organization
  Jay A. Mancini, Ph.D., Gary L. Bowen, Ph.D., William B. Ware, Ph.D., and James A. Martin, Ph.D.
  Hawaii International Conference on the Social Sciences Honolulu, May 2007
  (PowerPoint, 575KB)