Ruth E. Dunkle
Wilbur J. Cohen Collegiate Professor of Social Work
Professor Ruth Dunkle's research, teaching, and clinical practice focus on gerontology. Recent research projects include "Mothers of Adult Daughters with a Serious Mental Illness: The Experience of African Americans and Whites" and "An Historical Perspective of Social Service Delivery in Detroit in the Twentieth Century." Since 1988, Professor Dunkle has served as a project co-director of the National Institute on Aging training program, "Social Research Training on Applied Issues of Aging," with Professor Berit Ingersoll-Dayton. She also serves as co-director of the Geriatric Fellowship Program with Letha Chadiha. Professor Dunkle recently wrote a book on the oldest old, which examines their future time perspectives and their coping strategies in dealing with the changes in their physical and psychological functioning, and which identifies relevant service delivery strategies for improving the quality of their lives.
Research Interests/Focus
Clinical gerontology, service delivery to the elderly, the oldest old, coping and service deliver strategies for the elderly, racial and ethnic variations in caregiving to the elderly.
Continuing Education Programs
Contact Information
| Phone | Fax | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 763-6575 | (734) 763-3372 | redunkle@umich.edu | 4730 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | PhD | Social Science | Syracuse University, NY |
| 1973 | MSW | Direct Service/ Aging | Syracuse University, NY |
| 1969 | BS | Social Science | Syracuse University, NY |
Zhang, A., Kong, D., Jiang, L., Sun, F., Dunkle, R., & Liu, C. (in press). Psychosocial services for Anxiety and Depression in Chinese older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials. The Gerontologist.
Dunkle, R., Perone, A. K., & Dennis, M. K. (2017). Social Work. In J. B. Halter, J. G. Ouslander, S. Studenski, K. P. High, S. Asthana, M. A. Supiano, C. Ritchie, & W. R. Hazzard (Eds.), Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (7th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.
Ingersoll-Dayton, B., Dunkle, R. E., Chadiha, L. A., Lawrence-Jacobson, A., Li, L., & Weir, E. (2011). Intergenerational ambivalence: Aging mothers whose adult daughters are mentally ill. Families in Society, 92(1), 114-119.
Feld, S., Dunkle, R. E., Schroepfer, T., & Shen, H. W. (2010). Does gender moderate factors associated with whether spouses are the sole providers of IADL to their partners? Research on Aging 1-28.
Dunkle, R. & Dennis, M. K. (2009). Social work. Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology (6th ed.).
Dunkle, R. E. (2008). The oldest old. In D. Carr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the Life Course and Human Development.