Academic Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine

Education: PhD, 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:
Robison, J., Moen, P., & Dempster-McClain, D. (1995). Women's caregiving: Changing profiles and pathways. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 50B(6), S362-S373.
Blank, K., Fogel, D., Robison, J., Gruman, C., & Schwartz, H. I. (2000). Late-life depression: A naturalistic study of inpatient treatment. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 6(3), 249-260.
Robison, J. T., & Moen, P. (2000). A life-course perspective on housing expectations and shifts in late midlife. Research on Aging, 22(5), 499-532.
Curry, L., Gruman, C., & Robison, J. (2001). Medicaid estate planning: Perceptions of morality and necessity. The Gerontologist, 41(1), 34-42.
Curry, L., & Robison, J. (2002). Consumer and family caregiver views on assisted living. Southwest Journal on Aging, 18(1), 43-50.
Robison, J., Gruman, C., Gaztambide, S., & Blank, K. (2002). Screening for depression in middle-aged and older Puerto Rican primary care patients. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 57A(5), M308-M314.
Pillemer, K., Suitor, J. J., Henderson, C. R., Meador, R., Schultz, L., Robison, J., & Hegeman, C. (2003). A cooperative communication intervention for nursing home staff and family members of residents. The Gerontologist, 43(Special Issue 2), 96-106.
Robison, J., Curry, L., Gruman, C., Covington, T., Gaztambide, S., & Blank, K. (2003). Depression in later-life Puerto Rican primary care patients: The role of illness, stress, social integration, and religiosity. International Psychogeriatrics, 15(3), 239-251.
Diefenbach, G. J., Robison, J. T., Tolin, D. F., & Blank, K. (2004). Late-life anxiety disorders among Puerto Rican primary care patients: Impact on well-being, functioning, and service utilization. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 18, 841-858.
Robison, J. & Pillemer, K. (in press). Partners in Caregiving: Cooperative communication between families and nursing homes. In J.E. Gaugler (Ed.), Promoting Family Involvement in Nursing Homes: Making Programs Work. Baltimore, MD: Health Professions Press.

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