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Molly Perkins PhD

  • Department of Medicine
    Professor
  • (404) 727-9676
  • molly.m.perkins@emory.edu
  • Emory University
    Woodruff Memorial Research Building
    101 Woodruff Circle, Suite 2007A
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Overview

Dr. Perkins is a social gerontologist and medical sociologist with research interests in social determinants of health and disparities, aging in minority and vulnerable populations, functional wellness, and long-term care. She is a National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Scholar and a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). A primary focus of her work is on addressing social, behavioral, and environmental aspects of chronic disease management.

Dr. Perkins co-directs the NIH Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery at Emory University and is Co-Director of the Emory NIH Center for AIDS (CFAR) Research HIV and Aging Research Cluster. She also co-directs the national NIH Inter-CFAR HIV and Aging Working Group and is co-convener of the GSA HIV, AIDS, and Older Adults Interest Group.

In addition to her primary appointment as a professor with tenure in the Emory School of Medicine, Dr. Perkins is a member of the graduate faculty in the Emory Department of Sociology and has an adjunct faculty position in the Emory School of Nursing. In addition, she holds a joint appointment as a research health scientist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center where she is the Atlanta Site Director for Research for the Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC). Recent grant funding as Principal Investigator includes a 5-year longitudinal study funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIH/NIA) (RF1AG069114) investigating informal caregiver involvement in end-of-life care of persons with advanced dementia in assisted living.

Academic Appointment

  • Professor of Medicine with Tenure, Medicine - Geriatrics and Gerontology, Emory University
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty, Department of Sociology, Emory University
  • Research Health Scientist, Atlanta VA Medical Center (VHA)

Education

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Sociology from Georgia State University
  • MA Sociology from Georgia State University

Research

Publications

  • Differing Realities Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia: Understanding Care Partner Responses.
    Gerontologist Volume: 65
    04/09/2025 Authors: Kemp CL; Anglin E; Morgan JC; Perkins MM; Burgess EO; Bender AA
  • Caregiving is associated with lower brain age in humans.
    Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci Volume: 20
    03/13/2025 Authors: Rilling JK; Lee M; Zhou C; Hepburn K; Perkins MM; Gaser C
  • Examining Help-Seeking Behavior in People Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment.
    J Appl Gerontol Page(s): 7334648241309478
    01/09/2025 Authors: Smith CP; Perkins MM; Hepburn KW; Kavalieratos D; Lowers J
  • A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the NIH Emotions Toolbox Among People Living with HIV and Who May Use Methamphetamine.
    AIDS Behav Volume: 29 Page(s): 55 - 63
    01/01/2025 Authors: Bender AA; Moore DJ; Perkins MM; Hunt R; Haardrfer R
  • "How do You Take that Much Time for One Person's Life?" Experiences of Dementia Caregivers Who are Not Immediate Family.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 44 Page(s): 166 - 175
    01/01/2025 Authors: Lowers J; Brus K; Smith C; Kavalieratos D; Hepburn K; Perkins MM
  • Fragmented Readmissions From a Nursing Facility in Medicare Beneficiaries.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 43 Page(s): 1762 - 1771
    11/01/2024 Authors: Turbow SD; Perkins MM; Vaughan CP; Klemensen T; Culler SD; Rask KJ; Clevenger CK; Ali MK
  • Resident and Caregiver Dyads Talk About Death and Dying in Assisted Living: A Typology of Communication Behaviors.
    Am J Hosp Palliat Care Volume: 41 Page(s): 1011 - 1017
    09/01/2024 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Bender AA; Kemp CL; Perkins MM
  • "Call 911 - That's my [Advance Care] Plan": Factors that Inform Advance Care Planning Conversation Readiness Among Aging Persons Living With HIV.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 43 Page(s): 1156 - 1164
    08/01/2024 Authors: Pinto Taylor E; Halpin SN; Marconi VC; Justice AC; Johnson TM; McInnes DK; Perkins MM
  • Is Electronic Information Exchange Associated With Lower 30-Day Readmission Charges Among Medicare Beneficiaries?
    Med Care Volume: 62 Page(s): 423 - 430
    06/01/2024 Authors: Turbow SD; Chehal PK; Culler SD; Vaughan CP; Offutt C; Rask KJ; Perkins MM; Clevenger CK; Ali MK
  • Barriers to Community Service Use Among Persons With Dementia and Their Care Partners: A Focus on Consumers of a Novel Statewide Dementia Care Program.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 43 Page(s): 612 - 622
    05/01/2024 Authors: Bender AA; Pier E; Moore M; Jungerman J; Davis A; Perkins MM
  • Proactive Care-Seeking Strategies Among Adults Aging Solo With Early Dementia: A Qualitative Study.
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Volume: 79
    05/01/2024 Authors: Lowers J; Datcher I; Kavalieratos D; Hepburn K; Perkins MM
  • "Just Join Them": Improv and Dementia Care.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 43 Page(s): 302 - 309
    03/01/2024 Authors: Kemp CL; Craft Morgan J; Bender AA; Hill AM; Anglin E; Burgess EO; Epps F; Perkins MM
  • Impact of electronic information exchange on repeat imaging during 30-day readmissions among Medicare beneficiaries.
    Am J Manag Care Volume: 30 Page(s): 66 - 72
    02/01/2024 Authors: Turbow SD; Culler SD; Vaughan EC; Rask KJ; Perkins MM; Clevenger CK; Ali MK
  • From Empathy to Action: Design Thinking as a Catalyst for Community-Based Participatory Research in Dementia Caregiving.
    Design Health (Abingdon) Volume: 8 Page(s): 24 - 45
    01/01/2024 Authors: Aflatoony L; Hepburn K; Perkins MM
  • Latent class analysis of perceived stigma among older adults receiving medications for opioid use disorder.
    J Subst Use Addict Treat Volume: 156 Page(s): 209187
    01/01/2024 Authors: Mitchell MM; Angelo S; Akinwolere OG; Perkins MM; Bender AA
  • Evaluation of a Photo Captioning Cognitive Empathy Intervention for Dementia Caregivers.
    Clin Gerontol Volume: 47 Page(s): 832 - 845
    01/01/2024 Authors: Rilling JK; Lee M; McIsaac J; Factor S; Gallagher P; Kim JH; Zhang J; Zhou C; McDade TW; Hepburn K
  • Turning It Over to God: African American Assisted Living Residents' End-of-Life Preferences and Advance Care Planning.
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Volume: 78 Page(s): 1747 - 1755
    10/09/2023 Authors: Kemp CL; Skipper AD; Bender AA; Perkins MM
  • Interpretive Qualitative Evaluation Informs Research Participation and Advocacy Training Program for Seniors: A Pilot Study.
    Healthcare (Basel) Volume: 11
    10/03/2023 Authors: Bay AA; Tian T; Hackney ME; Silverstein HA; Hart AR; Lazris D; Perkins MM
  • Remote versus In-Person Health Education: Feasibility, Satisfaction, and Health Literacy for Diverse Older Adults.
    Health Educ Behav Volume: 50 Page(s): 369 - 381
    06/01/2023 Authors: Shah AR; Ni L; Bay AA; Hart AR; Perkins MM; Hackney ME
  • Ambulance use and subsequent fragmented hospital readmission among older adults.
    J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 71 Page(s): 1416 - 1428
    05/01/2023 Authors: Turbow SD; Culler SD; Vaughan CP; Rask KJ; Perkins MM; Clevenger CK; Ali MK
  • Association of Fragmented Readmissions and Electronic Information Sharing With Discharge Destination Among Older Adults.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 6 Page(s): e2313592
    05/01/2023 Authors: Turbow SD; Ali MK; Culler SD; Rask KJ; Perkins MM; Clevenger CK; Vaughan CP
  • Understanding Capacity and Optimizing Meaningful Engagement among Persons Living with Dementia.
    Dementia (London) Volume: 22 Page(s): 854 - 874
    05/01/2023 Authors: Kemp CL; Bender AA; Morgan JC; Burgess EO; Epps FR; Hill AM; Perkins MM
  • The Impact of Health Information Exchange on In-Hospital and Postdischarge Mortality in Older Adults with Alzheimer Disease Readmitted to a Different Hospital Within 30 Days of Discharge: Cohort Study of Medicare Beneficiaries.
    JMIR Aging Volume: 6 Page(s): e41936
    03/10/2023 Authors: Turbow S; Vaughan CP; Culler SD; Hepburn KW; Rask KJ; Perkins MM; Clevenger CK; Ali MK
  • Annual Foot Exams are Associated with Reduced Incident Amputation among Older Veterans with Diabetes.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 42 Page(s): 205 - 212
    02/01/2023 Authors: Allen LL; Khakharia A; Phillips LS; Johnson TM; Uphold CR; Perkins MM; Vaughan E
  • Psychosocial Effects of Remote Reading with Telephone Support versus In-Person Health Education for Diverse, Older Adults.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 42 Page(s): 59 - 66
    01/01/2023 Authors: Shah AR; Ni L; Bay AA; Hart AR; Perkins MM; Hackney ME
  • Rationale and Design of the PARTNER Trial: Partnered Rhythmic Rehabilitation for Enhanced Motor-Cognition in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease.
    J Alzheimers Dis Volume: 91 Page(s): 1019 - 1033
    01/01/2023 Authors: Cao K; Bay AA; Hajjar I; Wharton W; Goldstein F; Qiu D; Prusin T; McKay JL; Perkins MM; Hackney ME
  • "You gotta have your cry": Administrator and direct care worker experiences of death in assisted living.
    J Aging Stud Volume: 63 Page(s): 101072
    12/01/2022 Authors: Bender AA; Kemp CL; Vandenberg AE; Burgess EO; Perkins MM
  • YES, AND...ENHANCING DEMENTIA CARE COMPETENCY THROUGH IMPROVISATIONAL THEATRE TECHNIQUES
    Volume: 6 Page(s): 755 - 756
    11/01/2022 Authors: Kemp C; Morgan JC; Hill A; Pullon E; Burgess E; Perkins M; Bender A
  • RESILIENCY AS A PROCESS: A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION INTO US VETERANS' EXPERIENCES AGING WITH HIV
    Volume: 6 Page(s): 793 - 794
    11/01/2022 Authors: Chan K; Bender A; Marconi V; Justice A; Johnson T; McInnes K; Perkins M
  • ASSESSING THE NIH TOOLBOX EMOTION BATTERY AMONG PEOPLE AGING WITH HIV AND WHO USE METHAMPHETAMINES
    Volume: 6 Page(s): 844 - 844
    11/01/2022 Authors: Bender A; Cooper HLF; Moore D; Perkins M; Haardoerfer R
  • LONELINESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS APPROACHING END OF LIFE
    Volume: 6 Page(s): 782 - 783
    11/01/2022 Authors: Arthur C; Bender A; Perkins M
  • Ethics of Health Information Sharing and Social Relationships at End of Life in Assisted Living.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 41 Page(s): 1153 - 1166
    04/01/2022 Authors: Cooke E; Perkins MM; Doyle P; Kinlaw K; Wack K; Vandenberg AE
  • Medical Decision-Making Practices for Unrepresented Residents in Nursing Homes.
    J Am Med Dir Assoc Volume: 23 Page(s): 488 - 492
    03/01/2022 Authors: Kim H; Perkins M; Pope TM; Comer P; Song M-K
  • Assisted Living Administrators' Approaches to Advance Care Planning.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 41 Page(s): 391 - 400
    02/01/2022 Authors: Abken ES; Perkins MM; Bender AA
  • HIV and Aging in the Era of ART and COVID-19: Symposium Overview.
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Volume: 89 Page(s): S3 - S9
    02/01/2022 Authors: Montano M; Landay A; Perkins M; Holstad M; Pallikkuth S; Pahwa S; HIV and Aging in the Era of ART and COVID-19 Inter-CFAR Symposium
  • Training Clinical Researchers with Design Thinking to To Develop Dementia Caregiving Research Initiatives.
    Design Health (Abingdon) Volume: 6 Page(s): 69 - 90
    01/01/2022 Authors: Aflatoony L; Hepburn K; Perkins MM; Waldrop D; Reed L
  • Meaningful Engagement Among Assisted Living Residents With Dementia: Successful Approaches.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 40 Page(s): 1751 - 1757
    12/01/2021 Authors: Kemp CL; Bender AA; Ciofi J; Craft Morgan J; Burgess EO; Duong S; Epps FR; Hill AM; Manley PR; Sease J
  • Barriers to advance care planning for veterans living with HIV in the context of the patient-clinician relationship
    Volume: 69 Page(s): S189 - S189
    04/01/2021 Authors: Taylor EP; Halpin SN; Marconi V; Justice AC; Cooper H; Johnson TM; McInnes DK; Perkins MM
  • Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise Participation Among Frail Older African American Assisted Living Residents.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 40 Page(s): 268 - 277
    03/01/2021 Authors: Bender AA; Halpin SN; Kemp CL; Perkins MM
  • "HIV and Aging in Special Populations: From the Mitochondria to the Metropolis"-Proceedings From the 2019 Conference.
    J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care Volume: 32 Page(s): 214 - 221
    03/01/2021 Authors: Nguyen A; Rinaldi S; Martinez C; Perkins M; Holstad MM
  • DESIGN THINKING AS A METHOD FOR DEVELOPING CAREGIVER (AND OTHER) INTERVENTIONS
    Volume: 5 Page(s): 393 - 393
    01/01/2021 Authors: Aflatoony L; Perkins M; Waldrop D; Hepburn K
  • LEARNING NEEDS OF DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVERS DURING THE PANDEMIC
    Volume: 5 Page(s): 802 - 802
    01/01/2021 Authors: Clevenger C; Epps F; Hepburn K; Perkins M; Glasgow GB
  • ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATORS' VIEWS OF PALLIATIVE CARE
    Volume: 5 Page(s): 899 - 899
    01/01/2021 Authors: Abken E; Perkins M; Bender A
  • GENDER DIFFERENCES IN WELL-BEING AMONG PEOPLE AGE >= 50 IN MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER
    Volume: 5 Page(s): 287 - 287
    01/01/2021 Authors: Angelo S; Mitchell M; Perkins M; Bender A
  • BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO ADVANCE CARE PANNING AMONG VETERANS AGING WITH HIV
    Volume: 5 Page(s): 422 - 422
    01/01/2021 Authors: Taylor EP; Halpin S; Marconi V; Justice A; Johnson T; McInnes K; Perkins M
  • Qualitative Evaluation Informs Understanding of Motor Cognition and Therapies in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.
    J Alzheimers Dis Volume: 84 Page(s): 691 - 703
    01/01/2021 Authors: Lazris D; Perkins MM; Bay AA; Hackney ME
  • A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding the Palliative Needs of Parkinson's Patients.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 39 Page(s): 834 - 845
    08/01/2020 Authors: Prizer LP; Gay JL; Wilson MG; Emerson KG; Glass AP; Miyasaki JM; Perkins MM
  • Optimizing Quality of Life With Cognitive Impairment: A Study of End-of-Life Care in Assisted Living.
    Volume: 21 Page(s): 692 - 696
    05/01/2020 Authors: Arneson L; Bender AA; Robert MN; Perkins MM
  • Isolation, Loneliness, and Psychological Distress Among African American Assisted Living Residents Approaching End of Life
    Volume: 70 Page(s): S269 - S270
    04/01/2020 Authors: Arthur CB; Bender AA; Perkins MM
  • Effects of a Health Education and Research Participation Enhancement Program on Participation and Autonomy in Diverse Older Adults.
    Gerontol Geriatr Med Volume: 6 Page(s): 2333721420924952
    01/01/2020 Authors: Bay AA; Prizer L; Orusa A; Hart AR; Perkins MM; Hackney ME
  • Individualization and the Health Care Mosaic in Assisted Living.
    Gerontologist Volume: 59 Page(s): 644 - 654
    07/16/2019 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball MM; Perkins MM
  • A Formative Qualitative Evaluation to Inform Implementation of a Research Participation Enhancement and Advocacy Training Program for Diverse Seniors: The DREAMS Program.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 38 Page(s): 959 - 982
    07/01/2019 Authors: Perkins MM; Hart A; Dillard RL; Wincek RC; Jones DE; Hackney ME
  • Contours of "here": Phenomenology of space for assisted living residents approaching end of life.
    J Aging Stud Volume: 47 Page(s): 72 - 83
    12/01/2018 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Ball MM; Kemp CL; Doyle PJ; Fritz M; Halpin S; Hundley L; Perkins MM
  • Research Advocacy Training Program Benefits Diverse Older Adults in Participation, Self-Efficacy, and Attitudes toward Research
    PROGRESS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS-RESEARCH EDUCATION AND ACTION Volume: 12 Page(s): 363 - 364
    12/01/2018 Authors: Dillard RL; Perkins M; Hart A; Li C; Wincek R; Jones D; Hackney ME
  • Correction to: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Persons living with HIV in the Era of Combined Antiretroviral Treatment.
    AIDS Behav Volume: 22 Page(s): 2381
    07/01/2018 Authors: Halpin SN; Carruth EC; Rai RP; Edelman EJ; Fiellin DA; Gibert C; Gordon KS; Huang W; Justice A; Marconi VC
  • Maneuvering Together, Apart, and at Odds: Residents' Care Convoys in Assisted Living.
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Volume: 73 Page(s): e13 - e23
    04/16/2018 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball MM; Morgan JC; Doyle PJ; Burgess EO; Perkins MM
  • "That Is So Common Everyday . . . Everywhere You Go": Sexual Harassment of Workers in Assisted Living.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 37 Page(s): 397 - 418
    04/01/2018 Authors: Burgess EO; Barmon C; Moorhead JR; Perkins MM; Bender AA
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Persons living with HIV in the Era of Combined Antiretroviral Treatment.
    AIDS Behav Volume: 22 Page(s): 848 - 852
    03/01/2018 Authors: Halpin SN; Carruth EC; Rai RP; Edelman EJ; Fiellin DA; Gibert C; Gordon KS; Huang W; Justice A; Marconi VC
  • Academic Detailing with Provider Audit and Feedback Improve Prescribing Quality for Older Veterans.
    J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 66 Page(s): 621 - 627
    03/01/2018 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Echt KV; Kemp L; McGwin G; Perkins MM; Mirk AK
  • Research Advocacy Training Program Benefits Diverse Older Adults in Participation, Self-Efficacy and Attitudes toward Research.
    Prog Community Health Partnersh Volume: 12 Page(s): 367 - 380
    01/01/2018 Authors: Dillard RL; Perkins M; Hart A; Li C; Wincek R; Jones D; Hackney ME
  • Research Advocacy Training Program Benefits Diverse Older Adults in Participation, Self-Efficacy, and Attitudes toward Research.
    Prog Community Health Partnersh Volume: 12 Page(s): 363 - 364
    01/01/2018 Authors: Dillard RL; Perkins M; Hart A; Li C; Wincek R; Jones D; Hackney ME
  • Emergency Medical Services Provider Experiences of Hospice Care.
    Prehosp Emerg Care Volume: 22 Page(s): 237 - 243
    01/01/2018 Authors: Barnette Donnelly C; Armstrong KA; Perkins MM; Moulia D; Quest TE; Yancey AH
  • Using social exchange theory to understand non-terminal palliative care referral practices for Parkinson's disease patients.
    Palliat Med Volume: 31 Page(s): 861 - 867
    10/01/2017 Authors: Prizer LP; Gay JL; Perkins MM; Wilson MG; Emerson KG; Glass AP; Miyasaki JM
  • Exposing the Backstage: Critical Reflections on a Longitudinal Qualitative Study of Residents' Care Networks in Assisted Living.
    Qual Health Res Volume: 27 Page(s): 1190 - 1202
    07/01/2017 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball MM; Morgan JC; Doyle PJ; Burgess EO; Dillard JA; Barmon CE; Fitzroy AF; Helmly VE; Avent ES
  • The DREAMS Team: Creating community partnerships through research advocacy training for diverse older adults.
    Educ Gerontol Volume: 43 Page(s): 440 - 450
    01/01/2017 Authors: Hart AR; Dillard R; Perkins MM; Vaughan CP; Kinlaw K; McKay JL; Waldrop-Valverde D; Hagen K; Wincek RC; Hackney ME
  • THE LONG-TERM PALLIATIVE NEEDS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE PATIENTS: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 56 Page(s): 75 - 75
    11/01/2016 Authors: Prizer LP; Gay JL; Perkins M; Wilson MG; Emerson KG; Glass A
  • PALLIATIVE CARE REFERRAL FOR PARKINSON'S PATIENTS: AN APPLICATION OF SOCIAL EXCHANGE THEORY
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 56 Page(s): 75 - 75
    11/01/2016 Authors: Prizer LP; Gay JL; Perkins M; Wilson MG; Emerson KG; Glass A
  • 12 HOUR INTERACTIVE HEALTH SEMINAR IMPROVES COGNITION IN DIVERSE COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 56 Page(s): 420 - 420
    11/01/2016 Authors: Hackney ME; Dillard R; Hart AR; Perkins M
  • ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS' INFORMAL CARE NETWORKS: A FOCUS ON NON-TRADITIONAL HELPERS
    Volume: 56 Page(s): 197 - 197
    11/01/2016 Authors: Perkins M; Kemp C; Burgess E; Ball M; Fitzroy A; Hollingsworth C
  • PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS: IDENTIFYING FACILITATORS AND BARRIERS
    Volume: 56 Page(s): 597 - 597
    11/01/2016 Authors: Halpin SN; Kemp C; Ball M; Fitzgibbon J; Vandenberg A; Quest T; Perkins M
  • THE CONTOURS OF "HERE": PHENOMENOLOGY OF SPACE FOR ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS APPROACHING END OF LIFE
    Volume: 56 Page(s): 197 - 197
    11/01/2016 Authors: Vandenberg A; Ball M; Doyle P; Halpin SN; Kemp C; Quest T; Perkins M
  • RELIGION, GENDER, AND HIV: SEEKING SUPPORT AND CIRCUMVENTING STIGMA IN THE CHURCH
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 56 Page(s): 81 - 81
    11/01/2016 Authors: Halpin SN; Rimland D; Cooper H; Johnson TM; McInnes K; Ohl M; Perkins M
  • COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG HIV-POSITIVE PATIENTS IN THE CURRENT TREATMENT ERA
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 56 Page(s): 707 - 708
    11/01/2016 Authors: Halpin SN; Carruth EC; Edleman EJ; Huang W; Marconi VC; Justice A; Perkins M
  • TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS? SIMPLER. CLINICAL IMPLEMENTATION IN PHYSICALLY FRAIL OLDER ADULTS? INVOLVED.
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 56 Page(s): 667 - 667
    11/01/2016 Authors: Vandenberg A; Johnson TM; Jones B; Clevenger C; Nadel L; Vaughan CP; Master V; Perkins M
  • Couples' Social Careers in Assisted Living: Reconciling Individual and Shared Situations.
    Gerontologist Volume: 56 Page(s): 841 - 854
    10/01/2016 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball MM; Perkins MM
  • A case series of auricular acupuncture in a veteran's population using a revised auricular mapping-diagnostic paradigm (RAMP-uP).
    Complement Ther Med Volume: 27 Page(s): 130 - 136
    08/01/2016 Authors: Huang W; Halpin SN; Perkins MM
  • "Everybody don't have the same stride": Clinic Staff Views on Gait Speed Measurement Applications
    Volume: 64 Page(s): S187 - S188
    05/01/2016 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Johnson TM; Clevenger CK; Nadel L; Perkins M; Vaughan C; Master V; Jones BD
  • Academic Detailing and Peer Benchmarking IMPROVE Prescribing Quality for Rural Older Veterans.
    Volume: 64 Page(s): S143 - S144
    05/01/2016 Authors: Mirk A; Kemp L; Echt K; Perkins M; Vandenberg AE
  • Polypharmacy Review of Vulnerable Elders: Can We IMPROVE Outcomes?
    Fed Pract Volume: 33 Page(s): 39 - 41
    03/01/2016 Authors: Mirk A; Echt KV; Vandenberg AE; Kemp L; Johnson TM; Perkins MM
  • CARE NETWORK TYPES OF HOME-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RESOURCES
    Volume: 55 Page(s): 331 - 331
    11/01/2015 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball MM; Morgan J; Burgess EO; Doyle PJ; Perkins MM
  • The DREAMS Project: Findings from a Pre-Intervention Qualitative Evaluation
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 55
    11/01/2015 Authors: Perkins MM; Hart AR; Dillard RL; Hackney M
  • SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH OF VETERANS AGING WITH HIV: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 55 Page(s): 41 - 41
    11/01/2015 Authors: Perkins MM; Halpin SN; Cooper H; Justice AC; Johnson TM; McInnes D; Rentsch C; Rimland D
  • ENGAGING RURAL VA CLINICS TO IMPROVE PRESCRIBING FOR OLDER VETERANS
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 55 Page(s): 786 - 786
    11/01/2015 Authors: Vandenberg AE; Perkins MM; Kemp L; Echt KV; Mirk A
  • Can We IMPROVE prescribing for Rural Geriatric Veterans? Barriers and Strategies to Clinical Translation.
    Volume: 63 Page(s): S73 - S73
    04/01/2015 Authors: Mirk A; Kemp L; Echt KV; Vandenberg AE; Perkins M
  • Implementing a Team-Based Medication Management Model for Older Veterans: Translating Evidence into Clinical Practice
    Volume: 63 Page(s): S79 - S79
    04/01/2015 Authors: Perkins M; Kemp L; Echt KV; Vandenberg AE; Johnson TM; Mirk AK
  • Practical Matters and Ultimate Concerns, "Doing" and "Being": A Diary Study of the Chaplain's Role in the Care of the Seriously Ill in an Urban Acute Care Hospital
    Volume: 49 Page(s): 412 - 412
    02/01/2015 Authors: Idler E; Binney Z; Grant G; Perkins M; Quest T
  • Emergency Medical Services Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experiences Responding to Patients with End-of-Life Emergencies
    Volume: 49 Page(s): 421 - 421
    02/01/2015 Authors: Donnelly C; Yancey A; Johnson K; Perkins M; Quest T
  • Physicians' influence on veterans' decision to use acupuncture.
    Patient Educ Couns Volume: 97 Page(s): 211 - 215
    11/01/2014 Authors: Halpin SN; Huang W; Perkins MM
  • "This is our last stop": Negotiating end-of-life transitions in assisted living.
    J Aging Stud Volume: 30 Page(s): 1 - 13
    08/01/2014 Authors: Ball MM; Kemp CL; Hollingsworth C; Perkins MM
  • Patient-Centered Outcomes of Hospital Based Chaplain Visits: Structured Time Diaries
    Volume: 47 Page(s): 499 - 500
    02/01/2014 Authors: Binney Z; Idler E; Arvin K; Perkins M; Grant G; Quest T
  • Determining attitudes toward acupuncture: a focus on older U.S. veterans.
    J Altern Complement Med Volume: 20 Page(s): 118 - 122
    02/01/2014 Authors: Halpin SN; Perkins MM; Huang W
  • Resilience in Later Life: Emerging Trends and Future Directions.
    Gerontologist
    01/15/2014 Authors: Perkins MM
  • Coming together and pulling apart: Exploring the influence of functional status on co-resident relationships in assisted living.
    J Aging Stud Volume: 27 Page(s): 317 - 329
    12/01/2013 Authors: Sandhu NK; Kemp CL; Ball MM; Burgess EO; Perkins MM
  • "MY GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS ARE ENGAGED": ACTIVITY PROGRAMMING AND CORESIDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 53 Page(s): 469 - 469
    11/01/2013 Authors: Jain M; Kemp CL; Ball M; Perkins M
  • RESILIENCE IN ASSISTED LIVING: FINDINGS FROM DIVERSE CARE SETTINGS FOR OLDER ADULTS
    Volume: 53 Page(s): 565 - 565
    11/01/2013 Authors: Perkins MM; Ball MM
  • SOCIAL NETWORK TYPES IN ASSISTED LIVING: EXPLORING SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES ACROSS FACILITIES
    Volume: 53 Page(s): 601 - 601
    11/01/2013 Authors: Perkins MM; Ball MM; Kemp CL
  • Social relations and resident health in assisted living: an application of the convoy model.
    Gerontologist Volume: 53 Page(s): 495 - 507
    06/01/2013 Authors: Perkins MM; Ball MM; Kemp CL; Hollingsworth C
  • Integrated Management and Polypharmacy Review of Vulnerable Elders: Can we IMPROVE outcomes?
    Volume: 61 Page(s): S92 - S92
    04/01/2013 Authors: Mirk A; Kemp L; Echt KV; Perkins MM
  • Convoys of care: theorizing intersections of formal and informal care.
    J Aging Stud Volume: 27 Page(s): 15 - 29
    01/01/2013 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball MM; Perkins MM
  • SOCIAL NETWORK TYPES AMONG ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS AND THEIR RELATION TO HEALTH
    Volume: 52 Page(s): 648 - 648
    11/01/2012 Authors: Perkins M; Ball M; Kemp CL
  • "MEN DON'T TALK": EXAMINING THE DYNAMICS OF MEN'S CORESIDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 52 Page(s): 394 - 394
    11/01/2012 Authors: Paye YP; Kemp CL; Ball M; Perkins MM
  • Strangers and friends: residents' social careers in assisted living.
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Volume: 67 Page(s): 491 - 502
    07/01/2012 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball MM; Hollingsworth C; Perkins MM
  • Relational Autonomy in Assisted Living: A Focus on Diverse Care Settings for Older Adults.
    J Aging Stud Volume: 26 Page(s): 214 - 225
    04/01/2012 Authors: Perkins MM; Ball MM; Whittington FJ; Hollingsworth C
  • Adult criminal involvement: A cross-sectional inquiry into correlates and mechanisms over the life course.
    Crim Justice Rev Volume: 37
    03/01/2012 Authors: Depadilla L; Perkins MM; Elifson KW; Sterk CE
  • AN EXAMINATION OF THE CONVOY MODEL OF SOCIAL RELATIONS IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 51 Page(s): 632 - 632
    11/01/2011 Authors: Perkins MM; Sweatman M; Ball MM; Kemp CL
  • AN EVALUATION OF METHODS USED TO ASSESS ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS' SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORKS
    Volume: 51 Page(s): 245 - 245
    11/01/2011 Authors: Perkins MM; Ball MM; Kemp CL
  • INDIVIDUAL, FACILITY, AND COMMUNITY FACTORS INFLUENCING SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 51 Page(s): 505 - 505
    11/01/2011 Authors: Meadows A; Paye Y; Luo S; Perkins MM
  • "MY DAY REVOLVES AROUND WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO": COUPLEHOOD AND SOCIAL LIFE IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 51 Page(s): 632 - 632
    11/01/2011 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball M; Perkins MM; Sandhu NK; Meadows A
  • "THIS IS OUR LAST STOP.": DEATH AND DYING IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 51 Page(s): 632 - 632
    11/01/2011 Authors: Ball M; Perkins MM; Kemp CL; Hollingsworth C; Stanley V; Paye Y
  • STRANGERS AND FRIENDS: RESIDENTS' SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 50 Page(s): 278 - 278
    10/01/2010 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball M; Perkins MM; Hollingsworth C; Sweatman M; Luo S; Stanley V
  • AFRICAN AMERICANS MOVE TO ASSISTED LIVING: THE ROLE OF CLASS, CULTURE, AND FAMILY DYNAMICS
    Volume: 50 Page(s): 222 - 222
    10/01/2010 Authors: Ball M; Kemp CL; Perkins MM; Hollingsworth C
  • SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG LOW-INCOME ASSISTED LIVING POPULATIONS
    Volume: 50 Page(s): 222 - 222
    10/01/2010 Authors: Perkins MM; Ball M; Hollingsworth C; Kemp CL
  • CROSSING THE RACIAL DIVIDE: THE DIVERSE SOCIAL WORLDS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS
    Volume: 50 Page(s): 450 - 450
    10/01/2010 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball M; Perkins MM; Hollingsworth C; Cochran-Jackson EJ; Meadows A
  • DRUG RISK: A CROSS-SECTIONAL EXPLORATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY-OF-ORIGIN AND CURRENT SITUATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
    J Drug Issues Volume: 40 Page(s): 353 - 378
    04/01/2010 Authors: Perkins M; Elifson KW; Sterk CE
  • A MODEL FOR MAXIMIZING SATISFACTION AND RETENTION OF DIRECT CARE WORKERS IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 49 Page(s): 464 - 465
    10/01/2009 Authors: Ball M; Perkins M; Hollingsworth C; Kemp CL
  • CO-WORKER RELATIONSHIPS IN ASSISTED LIVING: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORK TIES
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 49 Page(s): 464 - 464
    10/01/2009 Authors: Hollingsworth C; Perkins M; Sweatman WM
  • WORKER-ON-WORKER RACISM IN ASSISTED LIVING
    Volume: 49 Page(s): 383 - 383
    10/01/2009 Authors: Lepore M; Perkins M; Miller S; Ball M
  • FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TURNOVER IN ASSISTED LIVING: A MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 49 Page(s): 465 - 465
    10/01/2009 Authors: Perkins M; Adelman R; Furlow C; Sweatman WM; Baird J
  • "I get along with most of them": direct care workers' relationships with residents' families in assisted living.
    Gerontologist Volume: 49 Page(s): 224 - 235
    04/01/2009 Authors: Kemp CL; Ball MM; Perkins MM; Hollingsworth C; Lepore MJ
  • Pathways to Assisted Living: The Influence of Race and Class.
    J Appl Gerontol Volume: 28 Page(s): 81 - 108
    02/01/2009 Authors: Ball MM; Perkins MM; Hollingsworth C; Whittington FJ; King SV
  • "They Are the Reason I Come to Work": The Meaning of Resident-Staff Relationships in Assisted Living.
    J Aging Stud Volume: 23 Page(s): 37 - 47
    01/01/2009 Authors: Ball MM; Lepore ML; Perkins MM; Hollingsworth C; Sweatman M
  • Staff retention in assisted living: Redefining job status
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 45 Page(s): 637 - 637
    10/01/2005 Authors: Lepore M; Whittington F; Ball M; Perkins M; Sambhara R; Hollingsworth C; Sweatman M
  • Measuring staff satisfaction in assisted living: Evaluating the reliability and validty of two scales
    Volume: 45 Page(s): 484 - 484
    10/01/2005 Authors: Liu G; Perkins M; Ball M; Adelman R; Lepore M; Sambhari R
  • Worker satisfaction and intent to leave in assisted living: The effect of race
    GERONTOLOGIST Volume: 45 Page(s): 483 - 483
    10/01/2005 Authors: Sweatman M; Perkins M; Ball M; Adelman R; Hollingsworth C; Liu G; Taylor-Harris D; Armstrong K
  • The meaning of resident-staff relationships in assisted living
    Volume: 44 Page(s): 593 - 593
    10/01/2004 Authors: Lepore M; Hollingsworth C; Sambhara R; Perkins M; Ball M; Sweatman M
  • Work culture in assisted living: Key to staff satisfaction and retention
    Volume: 44 Page(s): 593 - 593
    10/01/2004 Authors: Perkins M; Hollinsworth C; Sambhara R; Ball M; Sweatman M; Lepore M
  • Managing decline in assisted living: the key to aging in place.
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci Volume: 59 Page(s): S202 - S212
    07/01/2004 Authors: Ball MM; Perkins MM; Whittington FJ; Connell BR; Hollingsworth C; King SV; Elrod CL; Combs BL
  • Managing the care needs of low-income board-and-care home residents: a process of negotiating risks.
    Qual Health Res Volume: 14 Page(s): 478 - 495
    04/01/2004 Authors: Perkins MM; Ball MM; Whittington FJ; Combs BL
  • Aging in place in assisted living: Myth or reality?
    Volume: 42 Page(s): 298 - 298
    10/01/2002 Authors: Ball M; Perkins M; Whittington F; King S; Connell B; Hollingsworth C; Elrod C; Cochran R; Combs B; Freeman D
  • Physical environment characteristics of assisted living facilities
    Volume: 42 Page(s): 12 - 12
    10/01/2002 Authors: Connell B; Whittington F; Ball M; Perkins M; King S; Hollingsworth C; Combs B; Elrod C; Cochran R
  • Religious continuity among residents of African American-owned assisted living facilities.
    Volume: 41 Page(s): 252 - 252
    10/01/2001 Authors: King SV; Ball MM; Perkins MM; Hollingsworth C; Combs BL; Whittington FJ
  • Surviving in the competitive world of assisted living: The plight of small African American facilities
    Volume: 41 Page(s): 105 - 105
    10/01/2001 Authors: Ball MM; Perkins MM; Hollingsworth C; King SV; Combs BL; Whittington FJ
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