CURRICULUM VITAE

Eleanor  Palo  Stoller, Ph.D.

Research Professor

Departments of Sociology and Gerontology

Wake Forest University

Box 7808 Reynolda Station

Winston-Salem, NC 27109

stolleep@wfu.edu

 

EDUCATION

       Ph.D.  Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., August 1974, Sociology.

       A.M.   Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., January 1970, Sociology.

       A.B.   Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, May 1968, American Studies.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Research Professor, Departments of Sociology and Gerontology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.  2005 – present.

Selah Chamberlain Professor of Sociology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.  1997 – present.

Associate Director, Center on Aging and Health, 1998 – 2004.

Professor of Radiology and Oral Diagnostics, School of Dentistry, 2001-present.

Professor of Health Policy, Dept. of Health Policy and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.  1995 - 1997.  Affiliate Professor of Sociology 1996-1997.

Professor of Sociology, State University of New York - Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY,  1973-1995.

Distinguished University Service Professor (1993-1995)

Chair of Women's Studies (1989-1995)

Professor of Sociology (1985 - 1995); Associate Professor of Sociology (1978 - 1985); Assistant Professor of Sociology (1973 - 1978)

 

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

“Alcohol Reduction in Medical Illness: HCV as Prototype.”  National Institute on Alcohol and Alcohol Addiction, National Institutes of Health, 9/02 to 8/07.  Total Budget:  $2,905,297.  [N. Dawson, MD, PI, E. Stoller, Co-P.I.]

Academic Careers in Science and Engineering (ACES):  A Multifaceted Institutional Transformation.  National Science Foundation 9/04 to 8/06.  Total Budget:  $3,750,000.  [Lynne Singer, Associate Provost, PI, E. Stoller, Co-Investigator.]

“Lay Explanations of Diabetes and Self-Care: A Multi-ethnic, Multi-site Study.”  National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 10/00 to 9/02.  Total Budget: $50,000.  [C. Kart, P.I., E. Stoller, Co-P.I.].

“Health Care Partnerships and Self-Care of Older Adults.”  National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 9/98-8/03.  Total Budget:  $1,083,648. [E. Kahana, P.I., E. Stoller, Co-P.I.]

“Ethnicity in Helping Networks: A Study of Retired Sunbelt Migrants.” Grant No. RO1 AG10791, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 9/94-8/97.  Total Budget:  $594,878.  [E. Stoller, P.I.]

"Self Care: Lay Response to Illness," Grant No. RO1 AGO7794, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 5/89-12/92.  Total Budget: $586,070. [E. Stoller, P.I.]

 

  Grants and Contracts…..(Continued)

"Support Networks of the Rural Elderly: A Panel Study," Grant No. RO1 AG06409, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health,  8/86-6/88.  Total Budget: $201,123. (E. Stoller, P.I.]

"Support Networks of the Rural Elderly: Aging in Rural Environments," Grant No. 90-A-1678, Administration on Aging, Office of Human Development, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human  Services, 10/79-12/82.  Total Budget: $332,694. [E. Stoller, P.I.]

As Consultant (Current)

Coronary Heart Disease Self-Care Treatment Decision-making among Older Adults: MI Onset Study.  (P.I.:  Nancy Schoenberg, Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Cardiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY).  American Heart Association, 9/00-8/04.

Sleep Loss and Fatigue in Graduate Medical Education: A Focus Group Study.  (P.I. Kingman Strohl, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, CWRU, Cleveland, OH).  National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, HL-03650 Sleep Academic Award, 9/01-8/03.

 

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Secretary-Treasurer, Council of the Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, 2001-2004.

Council Member-at-Large, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America, 2001-2003.

Member, Committee on the Status of Women, Gerontological Society of America, 2002-2004.

Member, Council of the Section on the Sociology of Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association, 1997-2000.

 

Editorial Board, The Sociological Quarterly, 2004-2007.

Editorial Board, Journal of Aging Studies, 1997-present.

Editorial Board, The Gerontologist, 1993-1999.

Editorial Board, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 1992-1997, 2002-2006.

Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 1989-2004

Editorial Board, Research on Aging, 1994-1997.

Editorial Board, Family Relations, 1996-2000.

Editorial Board, Journal of Ethnicity and Aging, 1998-1999.

 

Ad Hoc Reviewer, Medical Care, Journal of Aging and Health, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Journal of Marriage and the Family, The Sociological Quarterly, American Journal of Public Health, Sex Roles.

 

Special Reviewer, Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology and Methods IRG – Section 3, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, June 2002;  Human Development and Aging Subcommittee-2, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, June and October 1990; Human Development and Aging, Subcommittee-2 AHR-B1, July 1991;  Human Development and Aging Subcommittee-2, Special Emphasis Panel, March 1998.

 

Member, Neuroscience, Behavior and Sociology of Aging Subcommittee B (currently Sociology of Aging Subcommittee), National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, July, 1992 - June 1996.


PUBLICATIONS:

   Books

E. Stoller and Rose Campbell Gibson.  Worlds of Difference: Inequality and the Aging Experience.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press, 1994.  Second Edition, 1997.  Third Edition, 2001.

 

   Manuscripts in Refereed Journals

E. Stoller, A. Hund, N. Webster, C. Blixen, A. Perzynski, D. McCormick, S. Wolfe & N. Dawson.  Alcohol Consumption within the Context of HCV: A Qualitative Study of Nonproblematic Drinkers.  Alcohol and Alcoholism 41: 546-552, Sept/Oct 2006.

D. Bilimoria, S. Perry, Z. Liang, E. Stoller, P. Higgins & C. Taylor.  How do female and male faculty members construct job satisfaction?  The Roles of Perceived institutional leadership and mentoring and their mediating processes.  Journal of Technology Transfer 31(3): 355-365, 2006.

N. Schoenberg, E. Drew, E. Stoller & C. Kart.  Situating Stress:  Lessons from Lay Discourse on Diabetes.  Medical Anthropology Quarterly.  19(2): 71-193, 2005.

E. Stoller, K. Papp, J. Aikens, B. Erokwu & K. Strohl.  Strategies resident physicians use to manage sleep loss and fatigue.  Medical Education Online 10:9, 2005.

N. Schoenberg, C. Amey, E. Stoller & E. Drew.  The pivotal role of cardiac self-care in treatment timing.  Social Science and Medicine 60(5): 1047-1060, March 2005.

E. Stoller, M. Pyle & A. Perzynski.  Priorities for Oral Health Goals in a Sample of Older Adults.  Special Care in Dentistry 24(4):220-228, 2004.

N. Schoenberg, E. Stoller, C. Kart, A. Perzynski & E. Chapleski.  Complementary and alternative medicine use among a multiethnic sample of older adults with diabetes.  Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 10(6): 1061-1066, 2004. 

K. Papp, E. Stoller, P. Sage, J. Owens, A. Avidan, J. Aikens, B. Phillips, R. Rosen & K. Strohl.  Sleep Loss and Fatigue in Graduate Medical Education: A Multi-institutional, Qualitative Study.  Academic Medicine 79:394-406, 2004.

J. Rose, K. Bowman, G. Diemling & E. Stoller.  Health maintenance activities and lay decision-making support:  A comparison of young-old and old-old long-term cancer survivors.  Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 22(3):21-44, 2004.

M. Pyle & E. Stoller.  Oral health disparities in the elderly:  Interdisciplinary challenges for the future.  Journal of Dental Education 67(12): 1327-36, Dec. 2003.

E. Stoller & A. Perzynski.  The Impact of Ethnic Identity and Migration Patterns on Anticipated Nursing Home Placement among Retired Migrants.  Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 58: S369-S376, 2003.

E. Stoller & A. Wisniewski.  The Structure of Lay Consultation Networks: Managing Illness in Community Settings. Journal of Aging and Health 15(3):482-507, 2003.

N. Schoenberg, C. Amey, E. Stoller & S. Muldoon.  Lay referral patterns involved in cardiac treatment decision-making among middle-aged and older adults. The Gerontologist . 43, no. 4 (2003 Aug): 493-502

M. Stoller & E. Stoller.  Perceived Income Adequacy and Anticipated Saving among Retired Elders.  Journal of Applied Gerontology 22(2):230-251, 2003.

E. Stoller & N. Webster.  The Full Explanatory Power of Ethnicity:  Linking Two Strands of Theorizing about Old Age.  The Gerontologist 42(5): 709-713, 2002. 

C. Longino, A. Prezynski, & E. Stoller.  Unpacking Pandora’s Suitcase: Retirement Migration Decisions.  Research on Aging 24(1):29-49, 2002.

E. Kahana, B. Kahana, K. Kercher, R. Lawrence, A. Wisniewski, E. Stoller, J. Tobin & K. Stange.  Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine 64:382-394, 2002.

   Manuscripts in Refereed Journals (Continued)

S. Ibrahim, C. Burant, L. Siminoff, E. Stoller & K. Kwoh.  Self-assessed global quality of life: A comparison between African American and white older patients with arthritis.  Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 55(5):512-517, May, 2002.

E. Stoller, G. Gilbert, M. Pyle & R. P. Duncan.  Coping with Pain: A Qualitative Study of Lay Management and Professional Consultation.  Special Care in Dentistry 21(6):208-215, 2001.

E. Stoller, Baila Miller and Shenyang Guo.  Shared Ethnicity and Relationship Multiplexity within the Informal Network of Retired European-American Sunbelt Migrants.  Research on Aging 23(3):304-325, 2001.

E. Stoller and Charles F. Longino, Jr.  “Going Home” or “Leaving Home;”  The Impact of Person and Place Ties on Anticipated Counterstream Migration.  The Gerontologist 41(1):96-102, 2001.

Gregg Gilbert, E. Stoller, R.P. Duncan et al.  Dental self-care among Dentate Adults: Contrasting Problem-Oriented Attenders from Regular Attenders. Special Care in Dentistry 20(4):155-163, 2000.

E. Stoller. Exchanges within Informal Networks of Retired Sunbelt Migrants: A Case study.  Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 53B(5):387-399, 1998.

Rose Gibson and E. Stoller.  Applied Gerontology and Minority Aging: A Millenial Goal.  Journal of Applied Gerontology 17(2):124-128, 1998.

E. Stoller.  Expressions of Finnish American Ethnic Identity among Second and Third Generation Americans.  Journal of Finnish Studies 1(3): 56-71, 1997.

L.S. Lieberman, E. Stoller, and M.A. Burg, Women’s Health Care: Cross-Cultural Encounters within the Medical System. The Florida Medical Journal 84(6):374-383, 1997. 

E. Stoller, Cary Kart, and Susan Portugal. Explaining Pathways of Care Taken by Elderly People: An Analysis of Responses to Illness Symptoms. Sociological Focus 39(2):147-165, 1997.

E. Stoller.  Sauna, Sisu and Sibelius:  Ethnic Identity among Finnish Americans. The Sociological Quarterly 37(1):145-175, 1996.

E. Stoller and Cary Kart.  Symptom Reporting During Physician Consultation: Results of a Health Diary Study.  Journal of Aging and Health 7(2):200-232, 1995.

E. Stoller, Lorna Forster, and Rachel Pollow. Older People's Recommendations for Treating Symptoms: Repertoires of Lay Knowledge about Disease.  Medical Care 32(8):847-852, 1994. 

E. Stoller and Lorna Forster.  The Impact of Symptom Interpretation on Physician Utilization.  Journal of Aging and Health 6(4):507-534, 1994.

E. Stoller. Teaching About Gender: The Experience of Family Care of Frail Elderly Relatives.  Educational Gerontology 20(7):679-697, 1994.

E. Stoller and R. Pollow.  Health-Enhancing Behaviors among Older People: Differentiating Levels of Prevention.  Public Health Reports 109(3): 377-389, May-June, 1994.

Rachel Pollow, E. Stoller, Lorna Forster, and Tamara Duniho, The Prevalence of Drug Combinations and Potential for ADR Risk among Community Dwelling Elderly.  Nursing Research  43(1): 44-49, Jan/Feb 1994.

E. Stoller, Lorna Forster, Rachel Pollow, and William Tisdale.  Lay Evaluation of Symptoms by Older People: An Assessment of Potential Risk.  Health Education Quarterly  20(4): 505-522, 1993.

   Manuscripts in Refereed Journals (Continued)

E. Stoller.  Gender and the Organization of Lay Health Care: A Socialist-Feminist Perspective.  Journal of Aging Studies  7(2)L151-170, 1993.

Lorna Earl Forster, Rachel Pollow, and E. Stoller.  Alcohol Use and Potential Risk for Alcohol-Related Adverse Drug Reactions Among Community-Based Elders.  Journal of Community Health 18(4):225-239, 1993.

E. Stoller and Stephen J. Cutler. Predictors of Use of Paid Help Among Older People Living in the Community.  The Gerontologist  33(1):31-40, 1993.

E. Stoller, Lorna Earl Forster, and Susan Portugal. Self-Care Responses to Symptoms by Older People: A Health Diary Study of Illness Behavioral.  Medical Care 31(1): 24-42, 1993.

E. Stoller.  Interpretations of Symptoms by Older People: A Health Diary Study of Illness Behavior.  Journal of Aging and Health  5(1):58-81,  1993.

E. Stoller and Lorna Earl Forster.  Patterns of Illness Behavior Among Rural Elderly: Preliminary Results from a Health Diary Study.  Journal of Rural Health  8(1):13-26, 1992.

E. Stoller and Stephen J. Cutler.  The Impact of Gender on Configurations of Care Among Elderly Couples.  Research on Aging  14(3):313-330, 1992.

Lorna Earl Forster and E. Stoller.  The Impact of Social Support on Mortality: A Seven-Year Follow-up of Older Men and Women. Journal of Applied Gerontology 11(2):183-186, 1992.

E. Stoller, Lorna Earl Forster, and Tamara Duniho.  Systems of Parent Care within Sibling Networks.  Research on Aging 14(1):28-49.

E. Stoller and Karen Pugliesi.  Size and Effectiveness of Informal Helping Networks: A Panel Study of Older People in the Community.  Journal of Health and Social Behavior  32(2): 180-191, 1991.

E. Stoller.  Males as Helpers: The Roles of Sons, Relatives and Friends,  The Gerontologist  30:228-235, 1990.

E. Stoller and Karen Pugliesi.  Other Roles of Caregivers: Competing Responsibilities or Supportive Resources.  Journal of Gerontology 44:S231-S238, November, 1989.

E. Stoller and Karen Pugliesi.  The Transition to the Caregiving Role: A Panel Study of Helpers of Elderly People.  Research on Aging 11(3): 312-330, 1989.

E. Stoller.  Formal Services and Informal Helping: The Myth of Service Substitution.  Journal of Applied Gerontology  8:37-52,  1989.

E. Stoller and Karen Pugliesi.  Informal Networks of Community Based Elderly: Changes in Composition Over Time.  Research on Aging 10(4): 499-516, 1988.

E. Stoller.  Prescription and Non-Prescription Drug Use Among Elderly Living in the Community.  Medical Care  26(12): 1149-1157, 1988.

E. Stoller.  Long Term Care Planning by Informal Helpers.  Journal of Applied Gerontology 7(1): 5-20, March, 1988.

E. Stoller and Michael A. Stoller.  The Propensity to Save Among the Elderly. The Gerontologist 27(3): 314-320,  1987.

E. Stoller.  Exchange Patterns in the Informal Networks of the Elderly: The Impact on Morale.  Journal of Marriage and the Family  47: 335-342, 1985.

   Manuscripts in Refereed Journals (Continued)

E. Stoller.  Elder-Caregiver Relationships in Shared Households, Research on Aging 7: 175-193, 1985.

E. Stoller.  Self-Assessments of Health by the Elderly: The Role of Informal Support.  Journal of Health and Social Behavior 25:260-270,  1984.

E. Stoller.  Parental Caregiving by Adult Children.  Journal of Marriage and the Family 45: 851-858, 1983.

E. Stoller.  Patterns of Physician Utilization by the Elderly: A Multivariate Analysis.  Medical Care  20:1080-1089,  1982.

E. Stoller and Lorna Earl.  Help with Activities of Everyday Living: Sources of Support for the Noninstitutionalized Elderly (with Lorna L. Earl). The Gerontologist  23: 64-70,  1983.

E. Stoller.  Coping with Illness: Sources of Support for the Noninstitutionalized Elderly.  Health and Social Work  7:111-122, 1982.

E. Stoller. The Effect of Experience on Nurses' Responses to Dying and Death in a Hospital Work Setting.  Nursing Research  29:35-38, 1980.

E. Stoller.  The Impact of Death-Related Fears on Nurses' Responses to Dying and Death in a Hospital Work Setting. Omega, Journal of Death and Dying 4:85-96,  1980.

E. Stoller.  Preconceptions of the Nursing Role Among Students in a Hospital Diploma School.  Journal of Nursing Education 17:2-14, 1978. 

E. Stoller.  New Roles for Health Care Consumers: A Case Study of Role Transformation.  Journal of Community Health  3:171-177, Winter, 1977.

Other Publications:

E. Stoller & B Haapanen.  Doing gender:  Expressions of ethnicity among Finnish Americans.  In O. Koivukangas (Ed.), Entering Multiculturalism: Finnish Experience Abroad.  Turku, Finland: Institute of Migration, 2002.

E. Stoller & L. Martin.  Informal Caregiving.  D. Eckerdt et al., (Eds.), Forthcoming in The MacMillan Encyclopedia of Aging.

E. Stoller.  Theoretical Perspectives on Men as Caregivers.  Pages 51-69 in B. Kramer and E. Thompson (Eds.)  Men as Caregivers.  New York: Springer, 2002.

E. Stoller & Rose Campbell Gibson.  Cultural Images of Old Age.  In M. Andersen, K. Logio & H. Taylor (Eds.), Understanding Sociology: An Introductory Reader.  Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2001.

Book Review (by E. Stoller) of Kathleen Slevin and C. Ray Wingrove, From Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones: The Life Experiences of Fifty African American Women.  American Journal of Sociology 104(7).  September, 1999

M. Berg, S. Kosch, A. Neims, and E. Stoller.  Personal use of alternative medicine therapies by health sciences center faculty. [Research Note]  Journal of the American Medical Association 28-(18):1563.

E. Stoller and Rose Campbell Gibson.  The Diversity of American Families.  In Margaret Andersen and Patricia Hill Collins (Ed.), Gender, Race, and Class: An Anthology, Third and Fourth Editions.  Wadsworth, Belmont, CA, 1998, 2000.

 

   Other Publications (Continued)

E. Stoller.  Medical Self Care in Late Life:  A Synthesis of Research.  In M. Ory and G. DeFriese (Eds.). Self Care and the Elderly.  New York, NY: Springer Publishing, 1998.

E. Stoller.  Informal Long-Term Care in Rural Communities.  In R. Coward and J. Krout (Eds.), Aging in Rural Settings.  New York, NY: Springer Publishing, 1998.

L. Lieberman and E. Stoller (Eds.).  Women’s Health and Research: Applying the National Agenda, Proceedings of the Inaugural Meeting of National Leaders in Women’s Health, University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, FL, 1996.

E. Stoller.  The Role of the Family in Rural Long Term Care.  In G. Rowles, J. Beaulieu and W. Myers (Eds.), Long-Term Care for the Rural Elderly.  New York, NY: Springer Publishing , 1996, pp. 35-63.

E. Stoller and Gary Lee.  Informal Helping Networks in Rural Environments.  In R. Coward, C. N. Bull, J. Galliher and G. Kukulka (Eds.), Health Services for Rural Elders, pp. 33-64, Springer Publishing Co.

E. Stoller.  Spouses as Caregivers.  In J. Dwyer and R. Coward (Eds.), Gender, Families and Elder Care (pp. 49-64). Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1992.

E. Stoller.  The Role of Ethnicity in the Informal Networks of Sunbelt Migrants. In D. Gelfand and C. Barresi, Ethnicity and Aging: New Perspectives, Springer Publishing Company, 1987, pp. 118-129. Reprinted in Siirtolaisuus, Journal of the Institute of Migration, Turku, Finland, Vol. 16, No. 1, March, 1989, pp. 3-10.

 

PARTICIPATION AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES

E. Stoller & C. Longino.  Portable Communities: The Impact of Chain Migration and Ethnicity on Informal Networks of Retired Sunbelt Migrants. Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, November 2004.

C. Warner, E. Stoller & C. Musil.  The Role of Religiosity and Self-Care among Older Women.  Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, November 2004.

N. Webster & E. Stoller.  The Importance of Ethnicity in Provider/Service Relationships among Retired Older Adults.  Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, November 2004.

C. Steggell, T. Yamamoto, M. Lee & E. Stoller.  Shopping for Retirement Housing: Decisions of Retired Migrants.  Housing Education and Research Association, Chicago, IL, October 2004.

A. Perzynski, J. Terchek, E. Stoller, C. Blixen, N. Dawson, S. Kanuch & D. McCormick.  Playing the Numbers: How Hepatitis C Patients Use their Test Results?  American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2004.

E. Stoller, C. Blixen, A. Perzynski, J. Terchek, D. McCormick, S. Kanuch & N. Dawson. Patterns of Alcohol Consumption within the Context of Hepatitis C.  AcademyHealth Research Meetings, San Diego, CA, June 2004.

J. Terchek, A. Perzynski, E. Stoller, C. Blixen, D. McCormick, S. Kanuch & N. Dawson. What’s in a Name? Hepatitis as a Generic Term and the Surrounding Confusion.  Society for General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, May 2004.

S. Kanuch, N. Dawson, D. McCormick, E. Stoller, C. Blixen, A. Perzynski & J. Terchek.  What do Hepatitis C Patients Really Mean When They Say, “I Quit Drinking”?” Society for General Internal Medicine, Chicago, IL, May 2004.

Participation at Professional Meetings and Conferences (Continued)

E. Stoller & A. Dan.  Crafting Self-care Strategies across Alternative Domains.  Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA, November 2003.

K. Papp, E. Stoller, P. Sage, A. Avidan, J. Owens, J. Aikens, B. Phillips, R. Rosen & K. Strohl.  Sleep Loss and Fatigue in Graduate Medical Education: A Model.  Poster presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society, Chicago, IL, May 2003.

J. Owens, A. Avidan, K. Papp, E. Stoller, P. Sage, J. Aikens, & K. Strohl.  A Qualitative Analysis of Sleep and Caffeine Alertness Management Strategies Used by Medical Trainees.  Poster presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society, Chicago, IL, May 2003.

E. Stoller.  Sociological Perspectives on Men’s Health.  Paper presentation at the conference Men’s Denial: Addressing Barriers to Healthy Life Styles and Preventive Health Care, sponsored by the International Longevity CenterUSA (Mt. Sinai School of Medicine).  Canyon Ranch, AZ, May 2003.

N. Schoenberg, E. Stoller, C. Kart, A. Perzynski & E. Chapleski.  Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Older Adults with Diabetes.  Paper presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November 2002.

N. Webster & E. Stoller.  The Salience of Roles among Retired Sunbelt Migrants: An Application of Identity Theory. Paper presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November 2002. 

A. Perzynski & E. Stoller.  Comparative Analysis of Social Networks of Male and Female Retired Sunbelt Migrants.  Paper presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November 2002.

E. Stoller & A. Wisniewski.  The Structure of Lay Consultation Networks:  Managing Illness within Community Settings.  Paper presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November 2002.

C. Warner, E. Stoller, K. Kercher & C. Musil.  Medical Self-Care Actions by Older Adults.  Paper presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November 2002.

C. Kart, E. Stoller, N. Schoenberg, & E. Chapleski.  Lay Perspectives on Diabetes.   Paper presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA, November 2002.

K. Papp, E. Stoller, P. Sage, K. Strohl, et al., The effects of sleep loss and fatigue on graduate medical education: A multi-institutional focus group study.  Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Society of Sleep Medicine, Seattle, WA  [Sleep 25:A441, 2002].

E. Stoller, A. Wisniewski, R. Lawrence, K. Kercher, E. Kahana & B. Kahana.  Unpacking Images of Health Decline.  Poster presentation at annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL, November 2001.

N. Schoenberg, E. Stoller, S. Muldoon & M. Rosenberg.  Social dimensions of treatment seeking behavior among cardiac patients.  Paper presented at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL, November 2001.

J. Rose, K. Bowman, G. Deimling & E. Stoller.  Age differences in older long-term cancer survivors’ use of lay decision making support and health promotion activities.  Poster presentation at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL, November 2001.

Participation at Professional Meetings and Conferences (Continued)

E. Stoller (Session Chair), Family Structure Variations in Diverse Contexts, Paper session at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL, November 2001.E. Stoller & L. Martin.  Lay Explanatory Models of Arthritis: A Qualitative Approach.  Paper presented at the American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA, August 2001.

E. Stoller.  The Prism of Diversity: Refracting Difference through Social Space, Historical Time and Individual Biography.  Symposium Presentation at the American Sociological Association, Anaheim, CA., August 2001.

E. Stoller.  Qualitative Approaches to Health Research in Gerontology.  Paper presented at the 17th Congress of the International Association of Gerontology, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, July 2001.

S. Muldoon, N. Schoenberg, E. Stoller & M. Rosenberg. Sociodemographic determinants of self-care behaviors in response to coronary heart disease symptoms in older adults.  Paper presented at the Congress of Epidemiology 2001, Toronto, Canada, June 2001.

E. Stoller & B. Haapanen.  Doing Ethnicity, Doing Gender: Expressions of Finnish American Ethnicity.  Paper presented at the Sixth International Finnish Studies Conference: Entering Multiculturalism – Finnish Experience Abroad.  Jyvaskyla, Finland, June, 2001.

E. Stoller, A. Prezynski & L. Martin.  The Impact of Migration Patterns and Ethnic Attachment on Anticipated Nursing Home Placement among Retired Sunbelt Migrants.  Poster presentation at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November, 2000.

E. Stoller.  Discussant, Symposium on Qualitative Sociology.  Gerontological Society of American, Washington, D.C., November 2000.

E. Stoller.  Options for the First Job.  Presentation at Career Development Workshop, American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., August 2000.

E. Thompson and E. Stoller.  Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Men as Caregivers.  Refereed Roundtable presentation, American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL, August, 1999.

E. Stoller, B. Miller, and S. Guo.  The Impact of Shared Ethnicity on Friendship Ties in Informal Networks of Retired Sunbelt Migrants: A Hierarchical Linear Analysis.  Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA, November, 1998.

E. Stoller.  Family Care of Frail Elders: The Myth of Gender-Blind Policies.  Keynote address at the Southeast Women's Studies Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL., March, 1998.

C. Longino, E. Stoller and C. Bono.  Anticipated Return Migration among Retired Sunbelt Migrants.  Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH, November, 1997.

E. Stoller.  Strategies for Enhancing Response Rates in Rural Surveys.  Presentation for Research in Rural Settings: Strategies that Work, Symposium presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November, 1996. 

E. Stoller, C. Peek, R. Coward, B. Zsembik, and G. Devenstedt.  Pathways into Formal, Community-Based Care.  Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November, 1996.

 

Participation at Professional Meetings and Conferences (Continued)

E. Stoller, Chuck Peek, and Nancy Schoenberg.  Race and Residence Differences in Heart Disease Outcomes.  Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Southern Gerontology Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, April, 1996.

E. Stoller.  Incorporating Gender, Race, and Class in Undergraduate Gerontology: Towards an Inclusive Curriculum.  Workshop presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Philadelphia, PA, March, 1996.

E. Stoller and C. Kart.  Self Care among Elderly Adults: An Agenda for Research.  Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA, November, 1995.

E. Stoller.  Diverse Perspectives on Family in Late Life.  Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Los Angeles, CA, August, 1995.

E. Stoller.  The Family as a Source of Long Term Care in Rural Environments.  Paper presented at conference titled Long Term Care for Rural Elders, Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, September, 1994.

E. Stoller and Stephen J. Cutler.  Configuration of Helping Networks on Among Community Based Elderly: Preliminary Indications from the AHEAD Data.  Paper presented at the AHEAD Early Results Workshop, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, September, 1994.

E. Stoller.  .  Paper presented at invitation conference on Self Care and the Elderly, Co-sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Washington, D.C., May, 1994.

E. Stoller and Cary Kart.  Symptom Reporting and Nonreporting During Physician Consultation: Results of a Health Diary Study.  Paper presented at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA, November, 1993.

E. Stoller and Phyllis Mutschler.  Coping with Caregiving by Employed Caregivers: Identity Theory and the Workplace.  Paper presented at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA, November, 1993.

Michael Stoller, E. Stoller, N. Danigelis, and S. Cutler.  Volunteer Activity and Informal Assistance as Investment and Consumption among Elderly People.  Paper presented at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA, November, 1993.

Rachel Pollow and E. Stoller.  Estimates of Potential Drug-Drug and Drug-Alcohol Adverse Reactions among Community Dwelling Elderly.  Paper presented at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA, November, 1993.

E. Stoller.  Discussant.  Symposium: Perspectives on the Aging Family and Intergenerational Changes.  National Council on Family Relations, Baltimore, MD, November, 1993.

Stoller and Stephen J. Cutler.  Extrahousehold Informal Help from Nonrelatives: Differences by Gender and Race.  Paper presented at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November, 1992.

E. Stoller.  Interpretations of Symptoms by Older People: A Health Diary Study of Illness Behavior.  Paper presented at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November, 1992.

 

 

Participation at Professional Meetings and Conferences (Continued)

E. Stoller.  Helping Networks in Ethnic Enclaves: The Experience of Retired Finnish-American Migrants. Paper presented in Symposium on New Directions for Research in Age Concentrated Communities at the annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November, 1992.

E. Stoller.  The Role of Ethnicity in Sunbelt Retirement Communities. Paper presented at Kermit Schooler Symposium, New York State Gerontological Society, Albany, NY October, 1992.

E. Stoller.  Employment and Caregiver Burden: The Impact of Multiple Roles. Paper presented at Symposium on Employed Caregivers for Frail Elderly, annual meetings of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL, November, 1992.

E. Stoller and Gary Lee.  Informal Helping Networks in Rural Environments. Paper presented at Symposium on Health and Rural Aging, sponsored by the National Rural Health Association, San Diego, CA, September, 1992.

E. Stoller and Stephen J. Cutler.  The Impact of Gender on Configurations of Care among Married Couples.  Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November, 1991.

E. Stoller, Lorna Earl Forster, and Tamara Duniho.  Patterns of Lay Care Among the Elderly: Responses to Symptoms. Paper presented at annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA., November, 1991.

E. Stoller.  Gender and the Organization of Lay Health Care, Symposium on Bringing Gender Relations into Gerontology, Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, MA, November, 1991.

E. Stoller and Lorna Forster.  Ethnicity and Social Stratification: The Experience of Finnish-Americans. Paper presented at the conference, "The Making of Finnish America: An Ethnic Culture in Transition," The Hubert Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, November, 1991.

E. Stoller.  Multiple Roles and Employed Caregivers, invited panel presentation, Research Conference on Employers, Eldercare and the Workplace, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging in collaboration with the New York Business Group on Health, New York City, NY, July, 1991.

E. Stoller and Stephen J. Cutler.  Resource Depletion and Independence Maintenance: Two Approaches to the Incorporation of Paid Help. Paper  presented at annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA., November, 1990.

E. Stoller.  Spouses as Caregivers. Paper presented at Symposium on Gender and Family Care of the Elderly, Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA., November, 1990.

E. Stoller, Lorna Earl Forster, and Tamara Duniho. Systems of Parent Care within Sibling Networks. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA., November, 1990.

E. Stoller and Karen Pugliesi.  Size and Effectiveness of Informal Helping Networks: A Panel Study of Older People in the Community. Paper presented at annual meetings of American Sociological Association, Washington, D.C., August, 1990.

E. Stoller.  Lay Care among the Rural Elderly, invited presentation at conference, "Rural Elderly Health Care: Directions for a New Decade," Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, May, 1990.

Participation at Professional Meetings and Conferences (Continued)

E. Stoller.  Ethnicity and Family Caregiving, invited presentation at Suomi College, Hancock, MI, July, 1990.

E. Stoller.  Helping Networks of the Rural Elderly, invited presentation at the NY State Association for Gerontological Education, Albany, NY, Oct. 1989.

E. Stoller, Co-Chair, Who Cares? Sources an Structures of Care, session at annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN, November, 1989.

E. Stoller and Karen Pugliesi.  The Transition to the Caregiving Role: A Panel Study of Helpers of Elderly People. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, CA., August, 1989.

E. Stoller.  Formal Services and Informal Caregiving: Directions for Future Research in Support of Frail Elderly, presented at annual meetings of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco, CA., August, 1989.

E. Stoller.  Family Caregiving for the Frail Elderly: Integrating Feminist and Gerontological Perspectives. Paper presented at annual meetings of the National Women's Studies Association, Towson, MD, June, 1989.

E. Stoller and Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Organizers, Symposium on Male Caregivers, 41st annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November, 1988.

E. Stoller.  Sex Composition of Informal Networks: Changes in Support Networks Over Time. Paper presented at annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November, 1988.

E. Stoller.  Formal Services and Informal Helping: The Myth of Service Substitution. Paper presented at 41st annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November, 1988.

E. Stoller.  Informal Networks and Family Caregiving.  Invited presentation at International Research Conference on Aging, cosponsored by McGill University Center for Studies in Age and Aging and University of Vermont, Multidisciplinary Committee on Aging, Burlington, VT, June, 1988.

E. Stoller.  Widowhood in Rural Settings.  Invited Presentation at Workshop on Rural Aging, Sponsored by the University of Arizona and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, San Diego, CA., March, 1988.

E. Stoller and Rosemary Blieszner, Co-Chairs. Session on Friends and Isolates, 40th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November, 1987.

E. Stoller.  The Aging of Populations: Implications for Women.  Invited presentation at international conference on Women and the Future, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland, August, 1987.

E. Stoller.  Older Women and the Health Care System: The Experience of the United States.  Invited presentation at meeting of the Finnish-American Working Commission on Women and Health, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland, August, 1987.

E. Stoller.  Self Care Among the Elderly: Responses to Specific Symptoms. Paper presented at the 39th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, ILL., November, 1986.

Participation at Professional Meetings and Conferences (Continued)

E. Stoller and Karen Pugliesi.  Anticipating Long Term Care Strategies: Institutional Placement.  Paper presented at the 39th annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, ILL., November, 1986.

E. Stoller and Karen Pugliesi.  Anticipating Long Term Care Strategies: Shared Households.  Paper presented at the 81st annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August, 1986, NY, NY.

E. Stoller.  Isoaiti Remembers: Sociological Reflections on Oral Histories among Elderly Finnish-American Women.  Paper presented at the Reunion of Sisters, Joint Conference on Finnish and American Women cosponsored by the University of Minnesota (Immigration History Research Center) and the University of Kuopio (Finland), Minneapolis, MN, June, 1986.

E. Stoller.  Instrumental Exchange within Informal Networks: Implications for Morale among the Elderly.  Paper presented at 37th annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1984.

E. Stoller and Michael A. Stoller. Propensity to Save Among Elderly Consumers.  Paper presented at 37th annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Antonio, Texas, November, 1984.

E. Stoller.  Mothers in the Middle.  Keynote Address, Symposium on Motherhood. The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 12-16, 1984.

E. Stoller.  Parental Caregiving by Adult Children: A Study of Time Allocation.  Paper presented at the 35th annual meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, November, 1982, Boston, MA.

E. Stoller.  Coping with Illness: Sources of Support for the Elderly.  Paper presented at the 34th annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November, 1981.

E. Stoller and Michael A. Stoller.  Labor Force Participation among the Elderly.  Paper presented at the 34th annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November, 1981.

E. Stoller and Lorna Earl.  Patterns of Illness Behavior among the Elderly.  Paper presented at the 76th annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August, 1981.

E. Stoller.  Informal Support Networks of the Nonmetropolitan Elderly.  Invited roundtable presentation of the annual meetings of the American Public Health Association, Los Angeles, CA, November, 1981.

E. Stoller and Michael A. Stoller.  The Cost of Home Health Care for the Elderly: Measuring the Family's Contribution.  Presentation at the 33rd annual scientific meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA, November, 1980.

E. Stoller.  Growing Old in the Country: The Role of Informal Support Networks.  Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Rural Sociological Society, Burlington, VT., August, 1979.

E. Stoller.  Encountering Death in the Hospital: A Pilot Study of Nurses' Responses to Dying and Death in the Work Setting.  Paper presented at the 72nd annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, New York City, August, 1976.

Participation at Professional Meetings and Conferences (Continued)

E. Stoller.  Citizen Participation in Health Planning: A Study of Role Transformation.  Paper presented at the 71st annual meetings of the American Sociological Association, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August, 1974.

 

AREAS OF TEACHING COMPETENCE

Aging and the Life Course, Medical Sociology, Social Inequality (Gender, Race and Class), Work and Family, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods.

 

PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY ASSOCIATIONS AND AWARDS  

American Sociological Association        

Sociologists for Women in Society        

Gerontological Society of America

 

Theta Sigma Phi (1966)

Phi Beta Kappa (1968)

United University Professions Faculty Excellence Award (1990)

Phi Kappa Phi (1993)

Fellow, Gerontological Society of America (1993)

Master Teacher, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (1996)

Alpha Kappa Delta (2002)