UConn AgingNet Faculty

Julie Robison, Ph.D.

Academic Title
Associate Professor of Medicine

Education
Ph.D., Human Development & Family Studies, Cornell University
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Epidemiology of Aging, Yale University

Areas of Research Interest
Long-Term Care, Family Caregiving, Dementia, Depression

Selected Publications
Erickson MA, Krout J, Ewen H, Robison J. (2006). Should I stay or should I go? Moving plans of older adults. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 20, 5-22.

Robison J, Pillemer K. (2007). Job satisfaction and intention to quit among nursing home nursing staff: Do Special Care Units make a difference? Journal of Applied Gerontology, 26, 1-18.

Tolin DF, Robison JT, Gaztambide S, Horowitz S, Blank K. (in press). Ataques de nervios and psychiatric disorders in older Puerto Rican primary care patients. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Diefenbach GJ, Disch WB, Robison JT, Baez E, Coman E. (in press).  Anxious depression among Puerto Rican and African-American older adults.  Aging and Mental Health.

Robison J, Curry L, Gruman C, Porter M, Henderson C Jr, Pillemer K. (in press). Partners in Caregiving in a Special Care Environment: Cooperative Communication between Staff and Families on Dementia Units. The Gerontologist.

Pillemer K, Meador R, Henderson C Jr, Robison J, Hegeman C, Graham E, Schultz L. (in press). A facility specialist model for improving retention of nursing home staff: Results from a randomized, controlled study. The Gerontologist.

Educational Contribution
Fellows (MD)
Residents (MD)

Contact Information
Phone: 860-679-4278
Fax: 860-679-8023
E-mail: jrobison@uchc.edu