Linda M. Chatters

Professor of Social Work,School of Social Work, Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, ISR

Linda M. Chatters

Degrees

AB, Psychology, 1975, University of California, Berkeley;
Certificate, Specialist in Aging, 1977, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan - Wayne State University;
PhD, Psychology, 1983, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

BioSketch

Linda M. Chatters is a professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health and professor in the School of Social Work. She is a faculty associate with the Program for Research on Black Americans at the Institute for Social Research and the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health. The focus of Dr. Chatters' research is the study of adult development and aging in relation to the mental and physical health status and functioning of older persons in a variety of social contexts (i.e., the family, church, and community). She is also interested in religious involvement among African Americans and the independent effects of religious, personal, and social status factors on personal well-being. Dr. Chatters' research is supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging. Dr. Chatters is a Fellow, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of The Gerontological Society of America and has been designated by Thomson-ISI as a Highly Cited Researcher in the Category of General Social Sciences.

Dr. Chatters co-edited Family Life in Black America (1997) and Aging in Black America (1993) and is co-author of the book, Religion in the Lives of African Americans: Social, Psychological and Health Perspectives (2004). Other areas of research/scholarly interest: family social support networks and intergenerational family relationships, the impact of social support and negative interaction impact on well-being and psychological distress. Recent articles include "Use of complementary and alternative medicines for mental and substance use disorders: A comparison of African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and non-Hispanic Whites" in Psychiatric Services; "Use of clergy services among individual seeking treatment for alcohol use problems" in The American Journal on Addictions; "Demographic correlates of psychological well-being and distress among older African Americans and Caribbean Black adults" in Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal; and "Emotional support, negative interaction and DSM IV lifetime disorders among older African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) in International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Linda M. Chatters, Professor of Social Work,School of Social Work, Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, ISR

Email

chatters@umich.edu

Location

Room:	3818 SPH I
Phone:	(734) 763-0411
Fax:	(734) 763-3372

University of Michigan
Hlth Behavior & Hlth Educ
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Location

Room:	M5218 SPH II
Phone:	(734) 647-3178

University of Michigan
SPH - Dept. of Health Behavior/Health Education
109 S. Observatory
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Selected Publications

Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (in press). Church-based negative interaction among older African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites. In M. Silverstein & R. Giarrusso (Eds.), From generation to generation: Continuity and discontinuity in aging families. Johns Hopkins Press.

Woodward, A. T., Taylor, R. J., & Chatters, L. M. (2011). Use of professional and informal support by African American and Black Caribbean men with a mental disorder. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(3), 328-336.

Chatters, L. M., Mattis, J. S., Woodward, A. T., Taylor, R. J., Neighbors, H. W., & Grayman, N. A. (2011). Use of ministers for serious personal problems among African Americans. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81(1), 118-127.

Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R.J., Lincoln, K. D., Nguyen, A., Joe, S. (2011). Church-based social support and suicidality among African Americans and Black Caribbeans. Archives of Suicide Research, 15(4), 337-353.

Taylor, R. J., Woodward, A. T., Chatters, L. M., Mattis, J. S., & Jackson, J. S. (2011). Seeking help from clergy among Black Caribbeans in the United States. Race and Social Problems, 3, 244-251.

Himle, J. A., Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., & Nguyen, A. (2011). The relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder and religious faith: Clinical characteristics and implications for treatment. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality,
3(4), 241-258.

Levin, J. S. Taylor, R. J. & Chatters, L. M. (2011). Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of spiritual healer use: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. Complementary Therapies in Medicine.
19(2), 63-70.

Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Joe, S. (2011). Religious involvement and suicidal behavior among African Americans and Black Caribbeans. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 199(7), 478-486.

Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Joe, S. (2011). Non-organizational religious participation, subjective religiosity, and spirituality among older African Americans and Black Caribbeans. Journal of Religion and Health, 50(3), 623-645.

Levin, J., Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (2011). Theory in religion, aging, and health: An overview. Journal of Religion and Health. 50(2), 389-406.

Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Watkins, D. C., & Chatters, L. (2011). Correlates of psychological distress and major depressive disorder among African American men. Research on Social Work Practice, 21(3), 278-288.

Bohnert, A. S. B., Perron, B. E., Jarman, C. N., Vaughn, M. G., Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (2010). Use of clergy services among individuals seeking treatment for alcohol use problems. American Journal of Addictions, 19(4), 345-351.

Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., Chatters, L. M., Himle, J. A., Woodward, A. T., et al. (2010). Emotional support, negative interaction and DSM IV lifetime disorders among older African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25, 612-621.

Lincoln, K. D., Taylor, R. J., Chae, D. H., & Chatters, L. M. (2010). Demographic correlates of psychological well-being and distress among older African Americans and Caribbean Black adults. Best Practices in Mental Health, 6, 103-126.

Taylor, R. M., & Chatters, L. M. (2010). Religious media use among African Americans, Black Caribbeans, and Non-Hispanic Whites: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. Journal of African American Studies.

Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., Mattis, J. S., & Joe, S. (2010). Religious involvement among Caribbean blacks in the United States. Review of Religious Research, 52(2), 125-145.

Woodward, A. T., Bullard, K. M., Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., Baser, R. E., Perron, B. E., et al. (2009). Use of complementary and alternative medicines for mental and substance use disorders: A comparison of African Americans Black Caribbeans, and non-Hispanic Whites. Psychiatric Services, 60(190), 1342-1349.

Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2009). Race and ethnic differences in religious involvement: African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 32, 1143-1163.

Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., Bullard, K. M., Wallace, J. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2009). Organizational religious behavior among older African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. Research on Aging, 31, 440-462.

Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2009). Correlates of spirituality among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the United States: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. Journal of Black Psychology, 35, 317-342.

Levin, J. S., & Chatters, L. M. (2008). Religion, aging, and health: Historical perspectives, current trends, and future directions. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 20(1/2), 153-172.

Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Spirituality and subjective religiosity among African Americans, Black Caribbeans and Whites. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47, 725-737.

Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Spirituality and subjective religiosity among African Americans, Caribbean blacks, and non-Hispanic whites. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47(4), 725-737.

Woodward, A. T., Taylor, R. J., Neighbors, H. W., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Use of professional services and informal support by African Americans and Caribbean blacks with mental disorders. Psychiatric Services, 59(11), 1292-1298.

Chatters, L. M., Bullard, K. M., Taylor, R. J., Woodward, A. T., Neighbors, H. W., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Religious participation and DSM-IV disorders among older African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16, 957-965.

Bryant, C. M., Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Marital satisfaction among African Americans and Black Caribbeans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. Family Relations, 57(2), 239-253.

Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Religious coping among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites. Journal of Community Psychology, 36(3), 371-386.

Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2007). Religious participation among older black Caribbeans in the United States. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 62, S251-S256.

Mattis, J. S., Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., Neighbors, H. W., Mitchell, N., Zapata, A., et al. (2007). The use of ministerial support by African Americans: A focus group study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(2), 249-258.

Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2007). Religious and spiritual involvement among older African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 62, S238-S250.

Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., & Jackson, J. S. (2007). Profiles of depressive symptoms among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks. Social Science and Medicine, 65, 200-213.

Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (2007). African Americans. In K. Markides (Ed.), The encyclopedia of health and aging. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.