Linda A. Wray's Information
POSITION TITLE: Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Links among social environment, health, and aging; chronic disease management; health risks and middle-age.
RESEARCH AREAS:
Interdisciplinary Perspectives Linking Individual, Family, and Population Health over Time
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
2002-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health and Women's Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
2006-2009 Council Member-at-Large, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America
2007 Program Committee, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America
2007 Editorial Board, Journal of Aging and Health
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Hayward, M.D.
,
E.M. Crimmins
and
L.A. Wray
(1994).
"The Relationship Between Retirement Life Cycle Changes and Older Men's Labor Force Participation Rates."
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 49(5):S219-S230.
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Wray, L.A.
and
C.S. Blaum
(2001).
"Explaining the Role of Sex on Disability: A Population-Based Study."
The Gerontologist 41(4):499-510.
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Franks, M.M.
,
A.M. Pienta
and
L.A. Wray
(2002).
"It Takes Two: Marriage and Smoking Cessation in the Middle Years."
Journal of Aging and Health 14(3):336-354.
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Blaum, C.S.
,
M.B. Ofstedal
,
K.M. Langa
and
L.A. Wray
(2003).
"Functional Status and Health Outcomes in Older Americans with Diabetes Mellitus."
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 51(6):745-753.
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Fitzgerald, J.T.
,
L.A. Wray
,
J.B. Halter
,
B.C. Williams
and
M.A. Supiano
(2003).
"Relating Medical Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Experience to an Interest in Geriatric Medicine."
Gerontologist 43(6):849-855.
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Fitzgerald, J.T.
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L.D. Gruppen
,
L.A. Wray
,
B.R. Shay
and
R.N. Anderson
(2003).
"Measuring Perceptions of Diabetes-Related Concepts: A Preliminary Study."
Diabetes Educator 29(3):480-487.
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Jenkins, K.R.
,
N.H. Fultz
,
S.J. Fonda
and
L.A. Wray
(2003).
"Patterns of Body Weight in Middle-Aged and Older Americans, by Gender and Race, 1993-2000."
Sozial-Und Praventivmedizin 48(4):257-268.
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Fonda, S.J.
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N.H. Fultz
,
K.R. Jenkins
,
L.M. Wheeler
and
L.A. Wray
(2004).
"Relationship of Body Mass and Net Worth for Retirement-Aged Men and Women."
Research on Aging 26(1):153-176.
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Wray, L.A.
(2004).
"Diet and Meal Planning." In
Hazlett, J.
(Ed.)
, Diabetes Self-Management Answer Book: 501 Tips and Secrets to Keep You Healthy.
New York:
R.A. Rapaport Publishing.
Wray, L.A.
,
C.S. Blaum
and
M.B. Ofstedal
(2004).
"Diabetes Diagnosis and Weight Loss in Middle-Aged Adults."
Research on Aging 26(1):62-81.
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Alwin, D.F.
and
L.A. Wray
(2005).
"A Life-Span Developmental Perspective on Social Status and Health."
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 60B(Spec No 2):S7-S14.
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Wray, L.A.
,
D.F. Alwin
and
R.J. McCammon
(2005).
"Social Status and Risky Health Behaviors: Results from the Health and Retirement Study."
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 60B(Spec No 2):S85-S92.
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Wray, L.A.
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M.B. Ofstedal
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K.M. Langa
and
C.S. Blaum
(2005).
"The Effect of Diabetes on Disability in Middle-Aged and Older Adults."
Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 60(9):1206-1211.
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Wray, L.A.
,
D.F. Alwin
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R.J. McCammon
,
T. Manning
and
L.E. Best
(2006).
"Social Status, Risky Health Behaviors, and Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Older Adults."
Journals of Gerontology--Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences 61(6):S290-S298.
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Beverly, E.A.
,
J. Penrod
and
L.A. Wray
(2007).
"Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Marital Perspectives of Middle-Aged and Older Couples."
Journal of Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services 45(2):24-32.
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Wray, L.A.
(2007).
"Smoking." In
Markides, K.S.
(Ed.)
, Encyclopedia of Health and Aging.
Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications.
(pp. 524-527)
Alwin, D.F.
,
R.J. McCammon
,
L.A. Wray
and
W.L. Rodgers
(2008).
"Population Processes and Cognitive Aging." In
Hofer, S.M.
and
D.F. Alwin
(Eds.)
, Handbook of Cognitive Aging: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.
Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications.
Beverly, E.A.
,
C.K. Miller
and
L.A. Wray
(2008).
"Spousal Support and Food-Related Behavior Change in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Living With Type 2 Diabetes."
Health Education & Behavior 35(5):707-720.
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Beverly, E.A.
,
L.A. Wray
and
C.K. Miller
(2008).
"Practice Implications of What Couples Tell Us about Type 2 Diabetes Management."
Diabetes Spectrum 21:39-45.
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Renosky, R.
,
B. Hunt
,
F. Hill-Briggs
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L.A. Wray
and
J.S. Ulbrecht
(2008).
"Counseling People Living with Diabetes."
Journal of Rehabilitation 74(4):31-40.
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Wray, L.A.
(2008).
"Diabetes, Adulthood and Later Life." In
Carr, D.
(Ed.)
, Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development, Volume 3: Later Life.
Farmington Hills, MI:
Macmillan Reference USA.
Beverly, E.A.
and
L.A. Wray
(In Press).
"The Role of Collective Efficacy in Exercise Adherence: A Qualitative Study of Spousal Support and Type 2 Diabetes Management."
Health Education Research.
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Chiu, C.
,
L.A. Wray
,
E.A. Beverly
and
O. Dominic
(Forthcoming).
"The Role of Health Behaviors in Mediating the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach."
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
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Garcia-Dominic, O.
,
L.A. Wray
,
R.P. Trevino
,
A.E. Hernandez
,
Z. Yin
and
J.S. Ulbrecht
(Forthcoming).
"Identifying Barriers That Hinder Onsite Parental Involvement in a School-Based Health Promotion Program."
Health Promotion Practice.
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