Religious Influences on Health and Well-Being in the Elderly » (New Edition)

K. Warner Schaie, PhD, is an Evan Pugh Professor of Human Development and Psychology and director of the Gerontology Center at Pennsylvania State University. He has previously held professional appointments at the University of Nebraska, West Virginia University, and the University of Southern California. Dr. Schaie received his BA from the University of California - Berkeley and his MS and PhD degrees from the University of Washington, all in psychology. He is the author or editor of 26 books and over 200 journal articles and chapters related to the study of human aging. Dr. Schaie is the recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award of the American Psychological Association and of the Robert W. Kleemeier Award for Distinguished Research Contributions from the Gerontological Society of America. He was awarded the honorary degree of Dr. phil. h.c. by the Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany.

Researchers in psychology, public health, gerontology, and other fields participated in an October 2002 conference at Pennsylvania State University, and present edited versions of their seven talks. Their topics include theory and research into religious observance and health, empirical developments in the psychology of religion and coping, and race and ethnicity in religion and health. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR