Berit Ingersoll-Dayton

Professor Emerita of Social Work

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 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.

Research Interests

Interpersonal practice, mental health, doctoral program, family social support, gender differences, intergenerational relationships, elderly caregivers

Curriculum Vitae

Contact Information

  • [email protected]

  • 3841 SSWB
    University of Michigan
    School of Social Work
    1080 S. University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Education

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

News

Activities

Publications

Chadiha, L., Ingersoll-Dayton, B., Dunkle, R., & Balestrery, J. (in press). Forms and meanings of respect: Aging mothers and adult daughters with mental illness. Families in Society.
Hernandez, E., Spencer, B., Ingersoll-Dayton, B., Faber, A., & Ewert, A. (in press). “We are a team”: Couple identity and memory loss. Dementia.
Park, S. Smith, J., Dunkle, R. E., Antonucci, T. C., & Ingersoll-Dayton, B. (2019). Health and social-physical environment profiles among older adults living alone: Associations with depressive symptoms. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 74(4), 675-684.
Ingersoll-Dayton, B., Punpuing, S., Tangchonlatip, K., & Yakas, L. (2018). Migration and "skipped generation" households in Thailand. In M. R. T. de Guzman, J. Brown, & C. P. Edwards (Eds.), Parenting from Afar: The Reconfiguration of the Family Across Distance. Oxford University Press.
Ingersoll-Dayton, B. Punpuing, S. Tangchonlatip, K., & Yakas, L. (2017). Pathways to grandparents’ provision of care in skipped generation households in Thailand. Aging and Society.
Weiss, D., Northouse, L., Duffy, S., & Ingersoll-Dayton, B., Katapodi, M., & LoRusso, P. M. (2016). Qualitative analysis of the experience of mental fatigue of family caregivers of cancer patients on phase 1 trials. Oncology Health Forum, 43(4).
Dunkle, R. E., Ingersoll-Dayton, B. & Chadiha, L. A. (2015). Support for and from aging mothers whose daughters are seriously mentally ill. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 58(6), 590-612.
Balestrery, J., Chadiha, L. A., Dunkle, R. E., & Ingersoll-Dayton, B. (2015). The social relationships and support of aging mothers whose daughters are mentally ill. Journal of Family Social Work, 18(2), 123-140.
Ingersoll-Dayton, B. (2015). The development of culturally sensitive measures for research on ageing. In M. Cutchin, C. Kemp, & V. Marshall (Eds.), Researching Social Gerontology. Sage Publications.
Ford, B., Ingersoll-Dayton, B., & Burgio, K. (2015). Care transition experiences of older veterans and their caregivers. Health and Social Work, 41(2), 129-138.

Honors and Awards

Year Description
2018 2018 Distinguished Faculty Award
2002 Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
1981 Rackham Doctoral Dissertation Grant, University of Michigan
1975 Graduated with High Honors, Oberlin College

Presentations

Year Description
1978 Hollenshead, C., & Ingersoll, B. (1978, November). Aging women: A study of print advertisements. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.
1978 Ingersoll, B., & Hollenshead, C. (1978, November). The older woman: Issues. Slide/tape presented at the media section of the Gerontological Society Meeting, Dallas, TX.
1980 Ingersoll, B., & Depner, C. (1980, September). Support networks of middle-aged and older adults. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Montreal, Canada.
1982 Ingersoll, B. (1982, August). Combining methodological approaches in social support research. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
1982 Ingersoll, B. (1982, August). Differences in the social supports of retired men and women. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Courses

Past Courses

Title Instructor Term Course Section Meeting Start Meeting End
Evaluation in Social Work Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Winter 2018 006 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Evaluation in Social Work Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Winter 2018 007 02:00 pm 05:00 pm View Course
Proseminar in Social Work and Social Science Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Fall 2016 001 05:30 pm 07:30 pm View Course
Proseminar in Social Work and Social Science Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Winter 2016 001 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course
Proseminar in Social Work and Social Science Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Fall 2015 001 05:30 pm 07:30 pm View Course
Proseminar in Social Work and Social Science Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Winter 2015 001 05:30 pm 07:30 pm View Course
Proseminar in Social Work and Social Science Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Fall 2014 001 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course
Proseminar in Social Work and Social Science Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Winter 2014 001 05:30 pm 07:30 pm View Course
Proseminar in Social Work and Social Science Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Winter 2013 001 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course
Proseminar in Social Work and Social Science Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit Fall 2012 001 05:00 pm 07:00 pm View Course