Students

Student participants

Students working in the Exceptional Longevity Lab:

  • Participate in weekly “Gerontology Roundtable” discussions
    • Special topic speakers
    • Presentation venue for student projects
    • Present theses and dissertations
  • Take part in data analysis workshops
  • Participate in grant writing
  • Work with international visiting scholars
  • Become familiar with well known data sets
  • Present research at national and international conferences

The Gerontological Society of America – www.geron.org

American Society on Aging – www.asaging.org

North American Network in Aging Studies – http://agingstudies.org/NANAS/

Student research publications:

Heinz, M., Cone, N., Rosa, G., & Bishop, A. (2016). Examining psychosocial theories of aging among the oldest- old. Societies, 7(8). doi:10.3390/soc7020008

Lockhart, P., Martin, P., Shirtcliff, E., Johnson, M. A., & Poon, L. (2016). The relationship of fertility, lifestyle and longevity among women. Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 00, 1-6.

Baek, Y., Martin, P., Siegler, I. C., Davey, A., & Poon, L.W. (2016). Personality traits and successful aging: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 83(3), 207-227.

Heinz, M., Martin, P., Cook, C.C., Franke, W., Margrett, J., & Wong, J. (2014). Exploring predictors of technology adoption among older adults. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. doi:10.1080/02701960.2014.925887

DaRosa, G., Martin, P., Gondo, Y., Hirose, N., Ishioka, Y., & Poon, L.W. (2014). Examination of important life experiences of the oldest-old: Cross-cultural comparisons of U.S. and Japanese centenarians. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 29, 109-130. doi: 10.1007/s10823-014-9223-z

Cho, J, Martin, P., & Poon, L.W. (2013). Age group differences in positive and negative effect among oldest-old adults: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 77, 361-288. doi: 10.2190/AG.77.4.a

Heinz, M., Martin, P., Margrett, J., Yearns, M., Franke, W., Yang, H.I., Wong, J., & Chang, C. (2013). Perceptions of technology among older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 39, 1-20. doi:10.1080/0361073X.2013.761869

Student presentations:

Peterson, N., Lee, J. (2019, November). Racial similarities and differences in future care planning. Paper presented at Gerontological Society of America, Austin, Texas.

Zhao, F., Martin, P., & Lee, G. (2019, November). Depression and cognitive decline of older adults in the transition to widowhood. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Austin, TX.

Cone, N., Jasper, A., & Martin, P. (2019, November). Health personality, health activation, and general health. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Austin, TX.

Arieli, R., Martin, P., & Poon, L. W. (2019, November). Social support and social resources predicting life satisfaction among centenarians and octogenarians.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Austin, TX.

Arieli, R., Martin, P., & Poon, L. (2019, May). Social support and social resources predicting life satisfaction in a Centenarian population. Oral presentation presented at the International Centenarian Consortium, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Cone, N., Lee, G., & Martin, P. (2019, November). Negative social supports and depressive symptoms among older adults: A cross-lagged analysis, Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Austin, TX

Lee, G., & Martin, P. (2019, November). Stability and change in depressive symptoms and cognition for centenarian cohorts. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Austin, TX.

Kim, D., & Martin, P. (2019, November). Older parents’ perceived social support and strain from adult children and intergenerational financial transfer. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Austin, TX.

Arieli, R., Kim, J., & Martin, P. (2018, November). Predicting health outcomes with personality and health personality traits.  Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston.

Kim. J., Jasper, A., & Martin, P. (2018, November). Latent profiles of health personality. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston.

Lee, G., & Martin, P. (2018, November). Changes in depressive symptoms for three centenarian cohorts. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston.

Harrison Joynt, M., Martin, P., & Poon, L. W. (2018, November). Gender differences and similarities among oldest old adults: A study of personality, social support, and disablement. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston.

Obhi, H. K., Margrett, J. A, Martin, P., Schofield, T., Russell, D., Poon, L. W., Masaki, K., & Willcox, B (2018, August). Cognitive abilities and functional status: The Kuakini Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington D.C.

Obhi, H. K., Margrett, J. A., Poon, L. W., Russell, D. W., Martin, P., Schofield, T., Masaki, K., & Willcox, B. (2018, May). Factor analysis of cognitive abilities screening instrument: Findings from the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Presented at the Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Nordin, N. MD., Martin, P., & Talib, M. A. (2017, October). Neuroticism, daily hassles, & mental health among undergraduate students in Malaysia. Presented at the meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development. Providence, RI.

Obhi, H. K., Schofield, T., Margrett, J. A, Martin, P., Poon, L. W., Masaki, K., & Willcox, B. (2017, August). Midlife personality influence on later life depressive symptoms, physical functioning, and cognitive change: Findings from The Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program/Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. Presented at the American Psychological Association Conference, Washington D.C.

Lockhart, P., Martin, P., & Poon, L. W. (2017, July). The relationship of age, longevity and comorbidity in older adults. Presented at the International Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco.

Kim, J., Baek, Y., Jasper, A., Martin, P., & Poon, L. W. (2017, July). Am I just tired or incapable of completing daily tasks? Impact of personality and fatigue on functional health. Presented at the International Association for Gerontology and Geriatrics, San Francisco.

Cone, N. & Heinz, M. (2016, December). Is theory utilization lessening? An analysis of theories in psychological gerontology research. Poster abstract accepted to the 2017 International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Baek, Y., & Martin, P. (2016, August). The role of social engagement and subjective health in psychological well-being of older adults: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO.
Baek, Y., & Martin, P. (2016, November). Parental relationship, religiosity, and psychological well-being. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
Baek, Y., Jeon, S., Martin, P., & Poon, L. W. (2016, November). Duration of widowhood and mental health: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Jasper, A., Kim, J., Martin, P., & Poon, L. (2016, November). The effect of morale and emotional well-being on longevity. presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans.

Kim, J., Martin, P., & Poon, L. (2016, November). Still growing after all these years? Centenarians’ and octogenarians’ autonomy and personal growth. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans.

Lockhart, P., Martin, P., Margrett, J., Russell, D., & Franke, W. (2016, November). The effect of psychosocial resources on psychological well-being among centenarians. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans.

Lee, K., Martin, P., & Poon, L. W. (2015, November). Factors influencing caregivers perceived loneliness of oldest-old care recipients. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando.

Jasper, A., Martin, P., Johnson, M. A., & Poon, L. W. (2015, November). Predictors of longevity and mortality among old and very old adults. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando.

Baek, Y., Martin, P., & Poon, L. W. (2015, November). Family loss in midlife and its impact on mental health of older adults: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando.

Lockhart, P., Martin, P., Shirtcliff, E., Johnson, M. A., Poon, L. W. (2015, November). Early childhood events, fertility, menopause and longevity in women. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando.

Zhao, F., Martin, P., (2015, November). Parental affection in childhood, interpersonal relations, and self- evaluated health in mid and later life. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando.

Baek, Y., Martin, P., Siegler, I., & Poon, L. W. (2014, November). The impact of resilience factors on successful aging of older adults. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington D. C.

Nam, Sangbo (2014, November). Older mothers’ use of technology to maintain contact with adult children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Washington, D.C.

Holst, Marissa. (2014, October) Understanding our extended families: Predictors and outcomes. Poster presented at the Fall HDFS Departmental Symposium, Iowa State University Ames, IA.

Lee, Kyuho. (2014, November). Influence of proximal and distal life events on mental status in later life. Presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Washington, D.C.

Zhang, Yangqing. (2014, November) The association between family structure and functioning among the oldest old. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Washington, D.C.

Zhao, Feng. (2014, November) Coping behaviors and cardiovascular disease among centenarians. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Heinz, Melinda. (2013, November) Predictors of older adult technology adoption. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.

Lee, Kyuho. (2013, June) The structure of the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ) for centenarians and octogenarians. Symposium presentation at the International Centenarian Consortium in Seoul, South Korea.

Student theses and dissertations:

Joynt, M. (2019) Gender differences and similarities among octogenarians and centenarians: A study of personality, social support, and disablement.

Lee, G. (2019) The relationship between volunteerism, personality, and psychological well-being among oldest old adults.

Nordin, N. (2019) Perceived stress, smartphone dependency, coping behaviors, and psychological well-being among undergraduate students in Malaysia.

Lockhart, P. (2019) The association of affectionate touch and well-being among older married adults.

Baek, Y. (2018) The role of personality in successful aging.

Jasper, A. (2018) Gerotranscendence, personality, and social support among unmarried older adults.

Lee, Kyuho. (2016) The influence of health and psychosocial resources on retirement adjustment. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.

Johnson, M. (2015) Examining resources and their influence on developmental health outcomes in older African Americans. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.

Zhang, Y. (2015) Personality, social support and loneliness among centenarians: A comparison between self and proxy reports. Unpublished master’s thesis.

Holst, M. (2014) Understanding our extended families: Predictors and outcomes. Unpublished master’s thesis.

Heinz, M. (2013) Exploring predictors of technology adoption among older adults. Published doctoral dissertation.

Johnson, M. (2013) The effects of adolescent stressors on African American maternal depression. Unpublished master’s thesis.

Kelly, N. (2013) Synchronous haptic experience and self-other boundaries in human-computer interaction. Unpublished master’s thesis.

Current student research interests and e-mail

Manuela Ellen Faulhaber User experience; research methods; gerontechnology manufa@iastate.edu

Natasha Peterson End-of-life care; aging and life course; custodial grandparenting; caregiving nlp@iastate.edu

Nicholas Cone Gerontology; technology in aging; mental health in aging; successful aging/coping; personality traits njcone@iastate.edu

Rotem Arieli  Successful aging; social support; life satisfaction; longevity; health and well-being rotem@iastate.edu

Da Hee Kim Family relations; aging and life course; inter-generational relationships daheekim@iastate.edu

Joseph Kim Aging & Life Course; Mental Health; Personality jkim7@iastate.edu

Gina Lee Successful/optimal aging; mental health (i.e., depression, loneliness, life satisfaction); personality; centenarian; longevity; social support; life span perspective;  ginalee@iastate.edu

Chloe Steffensmeier Stress, well-being, residence differences (i.e. nursing homes, assisted living, and private homes), autonomy, growth and life events chloes@iastate.edu

Feng Zhao Life course perspective of health; psycho-social determinants of successful aging fzhao@iastate.edu