Research Archive

Last updated 8/21/23. Questions? Email Dr. Tom Meuser.

YearProject TitleLead Investigator(s) Supported by the CEAH – UNE based unless otherwise notedOutcome
2023Measuring music engagement in older adults: the UNE music in aging wellness scaleTM MeuserPublished Paper
2023Sleep movements and respiratory coupling as a biobehavioral metric for early Alzheimer’s disease in independently dwelling adultsMJ Haynes (UMaine Faculty)Published Paper
2023An Evidence-Based Approach to Labeling Older Adult Health Status: Stable vs. DecliningE Byrd (Medical Student)Student Poster (pending)
2023What pre-pandemic characteristics predict coping through the early and mid-pandemic period?A Wuerthner  (Holy Cross Student)Paper Pending
2023Associations between reported victimization from ageism and self-reported mental healthE Gagen (Medical Student)Student Poster Pending
2023Predictors of Suicidal Ideation over Three Years in Community-Dwelling Older AdultsTM Meuser; PJ LongPaper Pending
2022Telecollaboration in gerontology service learning: Addressing isolation & loneliness in a pandemicTM Meuser; S Cohen KonradPublished Paper
2022Cross-Generational Understandings of Ageism and Its Perceived Impacts on Personal-Public HealthDM Mayo; TM Meuser; RH RobnettPublished Paper
2022Death Anxiety & Experiences in the US Healthcare System among Non-White & Immigrant ResidentsS Fadel; F Rassman (Medical Students)Student Poster
2021First Steps Toward Promoting Paradoxical Lucidity: Meaningful Engagement When Least Expected at the End of LifeRH RobnettPublished Abstract
2021Exploring Cross Generational COVID-19 Attitudes and BehaviorsRH Robnett; TM MeuserPublished Paper
2021Things are changing: Dentistry then and now from geriatric patients’ point of viewY KangPublished Paper
2021Exploring Paradoxical Lucidity Stories: Working Towards Promoting Meaningful Engagement when Least ExpectedRH Robnett; TM MeuserPublished Abstract
2021Medications And Cognitive Aging in Community Dwelling Older AdultsE Poirer; C McKenna (Pharmacy Students)Student Poster
2021Death Awareness, Gratitude, and Quality of Life in Aging Adults: A Mixed Methods InvestigationM Egan; C Papaleo (Medical Students)Student Poster
2020Food Security Status and Food Purchasing Behaviors: findings from a sample of Maine residents during the covid-19 pandemic from a sample of Maine residents during the covid-19 pandemicM PolacsekPublished Report
2019Healthspan Extension in the Vet2Vet ProgramMR GugliucciInternal Report (see related)
2019Assessment of Symptoms and Functional Measures in Sedentary Older Adults after Performing Various Eccentric Exercise Intensity ProtocolsCM SadacharanPending
2019The Use of Digital Text and Print in Older and Younger AdultsJJ Stiegler-BalfourPending
(see related)
2019The Self and Daily Life in Older AdultsJL Longua PetersonPresentation
2019Oral Health Status of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in the State of MaineM ElSahly; S RashidPending (see related)
2019Informed Decision Making for Geriatric Patients in a University Dental Clinical SettinY KangPublished Paper
2019DO PERSONALITY TRAITS INFLUENCE PERCEPTIONS OF COGNITIVE CHANGE IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS?TM Meuser; RH RobnettPublished Abstract