Miami University

Lisa Groger, Professor, Department of Sociology and Gerontology; Scripps Research Fellow; Director of Graduate Programs. grogerl@muohio.edu Curriculum Vitae

Education:

Ph.D., Anthropology, Columbia University;
M.A., Anthropology, Columbia University;
B.A., Anthropology, Columbia University.

Research Interests:

Minority aging; African-American elders' long-term care choices; informal support; environment and aging; global aging; cross-cultural comparison of aging issues; qualitative research methods.

Selected Publications:

L. Groger & J.M. Kinney (2006). CCRC Here We Come! Reasons for Moving to a Continuing Care Retirement Community. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol. 20, #4, pp. 79-101.

L. Groger (2006). Gifts or Poison? The Cultural Context of Using Public Funds to Pay Family Caregivers. In S.R. Kunkel and V. Wellin (Eds.), Consumer Voice and Choice in Long-Term Care (pp. 221-231). New York: Springer Publishing Company.

D. Shenk & L. Groger (2005). Introduction: Aging Education in a Global Context. In D. Shenk and L. Groger (Eds.), Aging Education in a Global Context (pp. 1-7). New York: The Haworth Press 2005, pp. 1-7.

D. Shenk & L. Groger (Guest Co-Editors of Special Issue) (2005). Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, vol. 26, no. 1.

K.B. McGrew, L. Groger, S.R. Kunkel (2003). The Costs of Triple Jeopardy: Aging, Developmental Disabilities and Ohio's Impending Care Shift. Oxford, OH: Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University.

L. Groger (2002). Coming To Terms: African-Americans' Complex Ways of Coping With Life In A Nursing Home. Int'l J. Aging and Human Development, 55(3), 181-203.

L. Groger & P.S. Mayberry (2001). Caring too Much? Cultural Lag in African Americans' Perceptions of Filial Responsibilities. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 16, pp. 21-39.