Berit Ingersoll-Dayton

Professor of Social Work

Berit Ingersoll-Dayton

Degrees

  • BA, Psychology, 1975, Oberlin College, OH ;
  • MSW, Social Work, 1977, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
  • MA, Psychology, 1981, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor;
  • PhD, Social Work and Psychology, 1982, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

BioSketch

Professor Berit Ingersoll-Dayton is interested in social support and clinical research with respect to families in later life. Within the area of social support, she has focused on positive and negative aspects of support, gender differences, issues of equity and reciprocity, and cross-cultural differences in marital and intergenerational relationships. In relation to clinical research, she has assessed various group interventions with the elderly, intergenerational family therapy approaches, and methods of assisting employed caregivers of the elderly. Other areas of research/scholarly interest: interpersonal practice; mental health.


Personal Information
Email bid@umich.edu
Mailbox  20
INDI  109
 Location
Room: 3846 SSWB
Phone: (734) 763-6577
Fax: (734) 763-3372
 University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Selected Publications

Ingersoll-Dayton, B., Dunkle, R. E., Chadiha, L. A., Lawrence-Jacobson, A., Li, L., Weir, E., et al. (in press). Intergenerational ambivalence: Aging mothers whose adult daughters are mentally ill. Families in Society.
Ingersoll-Dayton, B., Campbell, R., & Ha, J. (2009). Enhancing forgiveness: A group intervention for the elderly. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 52(1), 2-16.
Ha, J., & Ingersoll-Dayton, B. (2008). The effect of widowhood on intergenerational ambivalence. Journal of Gerontology, 63B(1), S49-S58.
Beel-Bates, C., Ingersoll-Dayton, B., & Nelson, E. (2007). Deference as a form of reciprocity among residents in assisted living. Research on Aging, 29(6), 626-643.
Ingersoll-Dayton, B., & Bommarito, A. (2006). Reminiscence and life review. In B. Berkman & D'Ambruoso (Eds.), Handbook of social work in health and aging (pp. 781-788). New York: Oxford University Press.
Ingersoll-Dayton, B. & Krause, N. (2005). Self-forgiveness: A component of mental health in later life. Research on Aging, 27(3), 267-289.