Leader  -  Core B: Data Management & Statistical Resources Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Sociology & Psychology Director, University Center for Social Urban Research University of Pittsburgh Email: schulz+@pitt.edu Phone: 412-624-5442 Fax: 412-624-4810 Assistant: Anna Aivaliotis, 412-624-5442 Research Program Dr. Richard Schulz has spent most of his career doing research and writing on adult development and aging. His work has focused on social-psychological aspects of aging, including the role of control as a construct for characterizing life-course development, and the impact of disabling late life disease on patients and their families. He has been funded by NIA, NCI, NHLBI, NINR, and NIMH for more than two decades to conduct descriptive longitudinal and intervention research on diverse older populations representing illnesses such as cancer, spinal cord injury, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and arthritis. This body of work is reflected in publications, which have appeared in major medical, psychology, and aging journals. His current work focuses on the conduct of randomized

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controlled trials assessing the effectiveness of social/behavioral interventions for older patients and their family caregivers. Leadership Positions and Honors Designated "Highly Cited Researcher" by Institute for Scientific Information, 2003-on Developmental Health Award for Research on Health in Later Life, American Psychological Association, 2003 Steering Committee, National Academy of Sciences, Adaptive Aging: From Gerontology to Technology, Washington, DC, 2001 Kleemeier Award for Research on Aging, Gerontological Society of America, 2000 Petersen Endowed Chair Visiting Scholar Award, 1999 Representative Publications  Schulz R, Heckhausen J. A life-span model of successful aging. Am Psychol 51:702-714, 1996. Schulz R, Beach S. Caregiving as a risk factor for mortality. The Caregiver Health Effects Study. J Am Med Assoc 282(23):2215-2219, 1999. Schulz, R (ed) Handbook of Dementia Caregiving: Evidence-based Interventions in Family Caregiving. NY: Springer, 2000. Schulz R, Beach SR, Lind B, Martire LM, Zdaniuk B, Hirsch C, Jackson S, Burton L. Involvement in caregiving and adjustment to death of a spouse: Findings from the Caregiver Health Effects Study. J Am Med Assoc 285(24):3123-3129, 2001. Schulz R, O'Brien A, Czaja S, Ory M, Norris R, Martire LM, Belle SH, Burgio L, Gitlin L, Coon D, Burns R, Gallagher-Thompson D, Stevens A. Dementia caregiver intervention research: In search of clinical significance. Gerontologist 42(5):589-602, 2002. Schulz R, Mendelsohn AB, Haley WE, Mahoney D, Allen RS, Zhang S, Thompson L, Belle SH. End of life care and the effects of bereavement among family caregivers of persons with dementia. New England J Med 349(20):1936-1942, 2003. Schulz R, Belle SH, Czaja SJ, McGinnis KA, Stevens A, Zhang S. Long-term care placement of dementia patients and caregiver health and well-being. J Am Med Assoc 292(8):961-967, 2004. Schulz R, Martire LM. Family caregiving in persons with dementia: Prevalence, health effects, and support strategies. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 12(3):240-249, 2004. Schulz R, Martire L, Klinger J. Evidence-based caregiver interventions in geriatric psychiatry. Psychiatr Clin North Am 28(4):1007-1038, 2005. Schulz R (editor in chief). Encyclopedia of Aging (4th ed). NY: Springer Publishing, 2006.

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