• The Terry Haney Distinguished Professor of Gerontology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2005 - Present
  • Department of Gerontology
• Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University, 1992 - 2005
  • Department of Sociology
  • Department of Medicine
• Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, 1987 - 1992
  • Department of Sociology

Education

• Post-Doctoral NIMH Traineeship, Institute on Aging, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Gerontology, 1984 - 1987
• Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Sociology, 1984
• M.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, California; Sociology, 1975
• B.A. California State University, Fresno, California; Sociology/Psychology, 1972

Current Research Interests

• Physical health and psychological well-being among elderly persons
• Structural equation modeling
• Longitudinal analysis
• Measurement issues in survey research

Teaching Interests

• Gerontology
• Social Psychology
• Research Methods
• Statistics

Professional Experience

• Member: Arthritis Foundation Behavioral Sciences Scientific Review Board (for national grants), 1997 - 1998
• Director: Invitational Research Seminar Series for CWRU Faculty on Advanced Issues in Research Analysis, 1994 - 1999
• Co-Director: Education, Epidemiology, and Health Services, Northeast Ohio Multipurpose Arthritis Center (NEOMAC), 1993 - 2003
• Statistical and Research Methods Consultant, 1988 - 2005
  • Case Western Reserve University:
    • School of Medicine
    • Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
    • Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
    • Department of Communication
    • University Center on Aging and Health
  • The Benjamin Rose Institute:
    • Margaret Blenkner Research Center
• Visiting Scholar at the University of Michigan ISR Summer Institute under a Post Doctoral NIA Fellowship, 1988
• Member of the Data Analysis Subcommittee of the Homicide and Serious Assault Committee for the City of Cleveland, 1988
• Post Doctoral NIMH Traineeship in Gerontology, Institute on Aging, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1984 - 1987

Editorial Board:

• Arthritis Care and Research, 1998 - present
• Research on Aging, 1996 - present

• Arthritis Care and Research
• Gerontologist
• Journal of Aging and Health
• Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology
• Journal of Gerontology
• Medical Care
• Psychology and Aging
• Research on Aging

• Member, Search Committee for Director of Academic, Research, and Administrative Technology (CIO) of Arts & Sciences, 2003
• Member, Council of Technology Officers, 2002 - 2005
• Member, The Center for Statistics and Geospatial Data Advisory Team, 2002 - 2005
• Member, Search Committee for Director of Instructional Technology and Academic Computing, 2002
• Member, Information Technology Services Planning and Advisory Committee, 2001 - 2005
• Member, Instructional Technology and Academic Computing Subcommittee, 2001 - 2005
• Member, Financial Planning Modeling Subcommittee, 2001 - 2003
• Member, Faculty Senate, 2001 - 2002
• Member, Faculty Senate Library Committee, 2001 - 2002
• Chair, Faculty Senate Committee on Information Resources, 2001 - 2002
• Member, Faculty Senate Committee on Information Resources, 2000 - 2005
• Member, GER Subcommittee, 2000
• Member, CWRU Outcomes Assessment Committee, 1999 - 2001
• Member, University Scientific Misconduct Committee, 1998
• Member, Office of Research Administration-Human Subjects Review Committee, 1997 - 2001
• Member, Salary Equity Study Committee, 1995 - 1999
• Co-Director, Education, Epidemiology, and Health Services, Northeast Ohio Multipurpose Arthritis Center (NEOMAC), 1993 - 2003
• Member, Provost Minority Awards and Financial Aid Subcommittee, 1993 - 1996
• Director, NEOMAC Short Course in Biostatistics, 1993
• Director/Co-Director, Invitational Research Seminar Series for CWRU Faculty on Advanced Issues in Research Analysis, 1992 - 1999
• Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Statistics, 1992 - 1994
• Member, Minority Graduate Tuition Waiver Committee, 1991 - 1993
• Senior Faculty Associate, University Center on Aging and Health, 1989 - 2005
• Member, Information Resources Committee, 1989 - 1990
• Director, Sociology Department Computer Facilities, 1987 - 2005
• Chair, Sociology Department Research Methods Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam Committee, 1987 - 2005
• Member, Educational Outcome Assessment Committee, 1987 - 1989

• Member, Institutional Review Board for Kaiser Permanente, 1994 - present
• Member, Arthritis Foundation Chapter Patient and Community Services Committee, 1994 - 2002

"Methodological Issues in the Study of Subjective Well-Being." PI, Ohio Board of Regents, 1988-1991, $4,100.

"Adaptation to Frailty among Dispersed Elderly." Co-Inv., NIA, 1989-1994, $884,998.

"Intervention Development Study: Nursing Practice Models and Nursing Home Resident Outcome." Co-Inv., Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1992-1994, $144,378.

"Buffers of Impairment-Disability Cascade." Co-Inv., NIA, 1992-1997, $1,237,254.

"Nursing Practice Models in Nursing Homes." Co-Inv., NIA, 1993-1995, $442,695.

"Buffers of the Arthritis-Disability Cascade in the Old-Old." PI, NIAMS, 1993-1998, $505,367.

"Education, Epidemiology, and Health Services Research Administration." PI, NIAMS, 1993-1998, $521,118.

"Adaptation to Frailty among Dispersed Elderly." Co-Inv., NIA, 1994-2000 (competitive renewal), $970,722.

"Variations in Nursing Practice Models." Co-Inv., Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 1995-1997, $509,602.

"Physician Influence on Caregivers of Dementia Patients." Co-Inv., AARP Andrus Foundation, 1996-1997, $69,228.

"Buffers of Impairment-Disability Cascade among the Old-Old." Co-Inv., NIA, 1996-2001, $1,080,963.

"Medical Care Buffers of the Arthritis Disability Cascade among the Old-Old." PI, NIAMS, 1998-2003, $751,703.

"Quality of Life of Older Long-Term Cancer Survivors." Co-Inv., NCI, 1998-2003, $1,413,953.

"Health Care Partnerships and Self-Care of Older Adults." Co-Inv., NIA, 1999-2004, $1,615,438.

"Memory Changes in Community-Dwelling Aged." Co-Inv., NIA, 2000-2004, $376,326.

"Pre-Doctoral Training in Social Aspects of Health Research & Aging." Co-Inv., NIA, 2000-2005, $584,000.

"Buffers of Impairment-Disability Cascade among the Old-Old." Co-Inv., NIA, 2002-2003 (bridge funds), $100,000.

"Intergenerational Caregiving to Youth At-Risk." Co-Inv., NINR, 08/01/2001-10/31/2005, $1,224,000.

"Alcohol Reduction in Medical Illnesses: HCV as Prototype." Co-Inv., NIAAA, 07/01/2002-06/30/2007, $2,905,297.

"Quality of Life of Older Long-Term Cancer Survivors." Co-Inv., NCI, 08/01/2003-07/31/2008, $1,617,975.

"Buffers of Impairment-Disability Cascade among the Old-Old." Co-Inv., NIA, 07/01/2004-06/30/2008, $1,721,250.

"Health Care Partners in Cancer Prevention and Care of Aged." Co-Inv., NCI, 09/01/2004-02/28/2009, $1,566,130.

Borgatta, E., Kercher, K., & Stull, D. (1986). A cautionary note on the use of principal components analysis. Sociological Methods and Research, 15, 160-168.

Kercher, K. (1987). Causes and correlates of crime committed by the elderly:  A Review of the literature. In E. Borgatta & R. Montgomery (Eds.), Current Issues in Aging. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Kercher, K. (1987). A comment on the causes and correlates of crime committed by the elderly. Research on Aging, 9, 256-280.

Borgatta, E., & Kercher, K. (1988). Sociometry: A conceptual approach. In S. Kotz & N. Johnson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences (Vol. 8). New York: Wiley and Sons.

Borgatta, E., & Kercher, K. (1988). Sociometry in network analysis. In S. Kotz & N. Johnson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences (Vol. 8). New York: Wiley and Sons.

Kercher, K. (1988). Criminology. In E. Borgatta & K. Cook (Eds.), Future of Sociology. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Kercher, K., Kosloski, K., & Normoyle, J. (1988). Reconsideration of fear of personal aging and subjective well-being in later life. Journal of Gerontology, 43, P170-172. This paper was also featured in an article by Tori DeAngeis, Significance of fear of aging disputed. American Psychological Association Monitor, (1989, January).

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Borawski, E., & Kercher, K. (1990, Winter). Adaptation to frailty among dispersed elders. Stepping Stones, Newsletter for University Center on Aging and Health.

Alemagno, S., Zyzanski, S., Kercher, K., Medalie, J., Stange, K., & Kahana, E. (1991). Health and illness behavior of type a individuals. Journal of Occupational Medicine, 33, 891-895.

Kercher, K. (1992). Multiple indicator models. In E. Borgatta & M. Borgatta (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sociology. New York: Macmillan.

Kercher, K. (1992). Quasi-experimental designs. In E. Borgatta & M. Borgatta (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sociology. New York: Macmillan.

Kercher, K. (1992). Assessing subjective well-being in the old-old: The PANAS as a measure of orthogonal dimensions of positive and negative affect. Research on Aging, 14, 131-168.

Kahana, E., Young, R., Kercher, K., & Kaczynski, R. (1993). Testing a symmetrical model of caregiving outcomes during recovery from heart attacks. Research on Aging, 14.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Johnson, R., Hammond, R., & Kercher, K. (1994). Developmental challenges and family caregiving: Bridging concepts and research. In E. Kahana & D. Biegel (Eds.) Family Caregiving Across the Lifespan. Newbury Park, NY: Sage Publications.

Stull, D., Kosloski, K., & Kercher, K. (1994). Caregiving burden and subjective well-being: Different sides of the same coin? The Gerontologist, 34, 88-94.

Kahana, E., Redmond, C., Hill, G., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (1995). The effects of stress, vulnerability, and appraisals on the psychological well-being of the elderly. Research on Aging: A Quarterly of Social Gerontology, 17, 495-525.

Kahana, E., Kinney, J., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Tinsley, V., King, C., Stuckey, J., & Ishler, K. (1996). Predictors of attitudes toward target groups of elderly persons: The well, the physically ill and patients with Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Aging and Health, 8, 27-53.

Stull, D., Kercher, K., & Kosloski, K. (1996). Physical health and long-term care: A multidimensional approach. American Behavioral Scientist, 39, 317-335.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Namazi, K., & Kercher, K. (1997). The role of pain in the cascade from chronic illness to social disability and psychological distress in late life. In J. Lomrantz & D. Mostofskey (Eds.), Pain in the Elderly. New York: Plenum Press.

Kosloski, K., Kercher, K., & Redford, L. (1998). The effect of cognitive impairment on measures of ADL/IADL. Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, 4, 169-180.

Ripich, D., Kercher, K., Wykle, M., Sloan, D., & Ziol, E. (1998). Effects of communication training on African American and white caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Aging and Ethnicity, 1, 163-178.

Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., King, C., Lovegreen, L., & Chirayath, H. (1999). Evaluating a model of successful aging for urban African American and white elderly. In M. Wykle (Ed.), Serving Minority Elders in the 21st Century. New York: Springer.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Chirayath, H. (1999). Developing a patient-responsive model of hospital care. Research in Sociology of Health Care, 16, 31-54.

Kercher, K. (2000). Multiple indicator models. In E. Borgatta & R. Montgomery (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sociology (2nd ed.). New York: Macmillan.

Kercher, K., & Kosloski, K. (2000). Quasi-experimental designs. In E. Borgatta and & R. Montgomery (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sociology (2nd ed.). New York: Macmillan.

Covinsky, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Schumacher, J., & Justice, A. (2001). History and mobility exam index to identify community living elders at risk of falling. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, 56A(4), M253-259.

Fortinsky, R., Kercher, K., & Burant, C. (2002). Measurement and correlates of family caregiver self-efficacy for managing dementia. Aging and Mental Health, 6, 153-160.

Kahana, E., Lawrence, R., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Wisniewski, A., Stoller, E., Tobin, J., & Stange, K. (2002). Long-term impact of preventive proactivity on quality of life of the old-old. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64(3), 382-394.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (2003). Emerging lifestyles and proactive options for successful aging. Ageing International, 28(2), 155-176.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Wisniewski, A., Bohne, A., King, C., Kercher, K., Lechner, C., Menne, H., & Webster, N. (2004). Successful aging in the face of chronic disease. In M. Wykle & P. Whitehouse (Eds.), Successful Aging through the Lifespan: Intergenerational Issues in Health (pp. 101-126). New York: Springer.

Kahana, B., Dan, A., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2004). The personal and social context of planning for end-of-life care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52, 1163-1167.

Kahana, E., Dan, A., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Seckin, G., & Stange, K. (2004). Changing health care experiences and perspectives of older adults: Comparison of HMO and fee-for-service enrollees. Research in Sociology of Health Care, 22, 65-80.

Deimling, G., Wagner, L., Bowman, K., Sterns, S., Kercher, K., & Kahana, B. (in press). Coping among older-adult, long-term cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology.

Kosloski, K., Stull, D., Kercher, K., & van Dussen, D. (in press). A longitudinal analysis of the reciprocal effects of self-assessed global health and depression. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., King, C., Brown, J., DeCrane, P., Mackey, D., Monaghan, P., Raff, L., Wu., T., Kercher, K., & Stange, S. (1994). Environmental modifications & disabled elders. In J.C. Rey & C. Tilquin (Eds.), Systed 94: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Systems Science in Health-Social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled.

Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Namazi, K., & Stange, K. (1996). Mild cognitive impairment and accuracy of survey responses of the old-old. Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Health Survey Research Methods, pp. 153-158. Breckenridge, Colorado.

Brown, J. & Kercher, K. (1997). Social influences on medical self-care: Exercise adherence in chronic illness management. In J.C. Rey & C. Tilquin (Eds.), SYSTED 94: Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Systems Sciences in Health-Social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled. Chicago, Illinois.

Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Stange, K., Kwoh, K., Mackey, D., & Raff, L. (1997). Focus on the challenges: The cascade from chronic illness to diminished quality-of-life among arthritis sufferers. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 50th Annual Scientific Meeting, Creativity and Aging: Exploring Human Potential, Special Issue II, Vol. 37.

Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Brown, J. (1998). Early life crises and psychological well-being in late life. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Changing Contexts of Aging: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Millennium, Special Issue II, Vol. 38.

Kercher, K., Burant, C., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1998). The multidimensional nature of sense of coherence among the old-old. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Changing Contexts of Aging: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Millennium, Special Issue II, Vol. 38.

Fortinsky, R., Kercher, K., Burant, C., & Rosenblatt, M. (1998). Measurement and correlates of family caregiver self-efficacy for managing dementia. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 51st Annual Scientific Meeting, Changing Contexts of Aging: Opportunities and Challenges in the New Millennium, Special Issue II, Vol. 38.

Burant, C., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Fortinsky, R. (1999). The multidimensional nature of the life orientation test among hospitalized elders. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, New Perspectives on Aging in the Post Genome Era, Special Issue II, Vol. 39.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Abbott, K., Wisniewski, A., & Kercher, K. (1999). Longitudinal changes in patterns of alcohol consumption among the old-old. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, New Perspectives on Aging in the Post Genome Era, Special Issue II, Vol. 39.

Kahana, E., Lawrence, R., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Stoller, E., Stange, K., & Wisniewski, A. (2000). Long-term impact of preventive proactivity on quality of life of the old-old. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Linking Research to Policy, Practice, and Education: Lessons Learned, Tasks Ahead, Special Issue II, Vol. 40.

Lawrence, R., Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kwoh, K., & Stange, K. (2000). Interplay between musculoskeletal problems, pain, and walking. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Linking Research to Policy, Practice, and Education: Lessons Learned, Tasks Ahead, Special Issue II, Vol. 40.

Burant, C., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Fortinsky, R. (2001). Measurement and social correlates of the life orientation test among hospitalized elders. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2001 - A Gerontological Odyssey: Exploring Science, Society, and Spirituality, Special Issue II Vol. 41.

Kahana, B., Klainin, P., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2001). Longitudinal changes in depression among old-old community dwellers. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2001 - A Gerontological Odyssey: Exploring Science, Society, and Spirituality, Special Issue II, Vol. 41.

Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lawrence, R., Wisniewski, A., & Jones, J. (2001). Physical impairment and medical care determinants of quality of life among old-old persons with arthritis. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2001 - A Gerontological Odyssey: Exploring Science, Society, and Spirituality, Special Issue II, Vol. 41.

Reiss, N., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Bohne, A., & Kahana, E. (2001). Clock drawing task: A new scoring system and manual. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2001 - A Gerontological Odyssey: Exploring Science, Society, and Spirituality, Special Issue II, Vol. 41.

Stoller, E., Wisniewski, A., Lawrence, R., Kercher, K., & Kahana, E. (2001). Unpacking images of health decline. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2001 - A Gerontological Odyssey: Exploring Science, Society, and Spirituality, Special Issue II, Vol. 41.

Wisniewski, A., Reiss, N., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., King, C., & Kahana, E. (2001). The impact of cognitive functioning and physical impairment on depressive symptoms among older adults with arthritis. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 54th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2001 - A Gerontological Odyssey: Exploring Science, Society, and Spirituality, Special Issue II, Vol. 41.

Bohne, A., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & King, C. (2002). Physical impairment and driving limitations of the old-old. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 55th Annual Scientific Meeting, Relationships in a Changing World: From Aging Cells to Aging Societies, Special Issue II, Vol. 42.

Kahana, E., Menne, H., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & King, C. (2002). Can subjective memory predict objective memory performance? The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 55th Annual Scientific Meeting, Relationships in a Changing World: From Aging Cells to Aging Societies, Special Issue II, Vol. 42.

Stull, D., Kosloski, K., & Kercher, K. (2002). Comparing patient and physician assessments of health as predictors of hospitalizations for heart failure: A latent growth curve model. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 55th Annual Scientific Meeting, Relationships in a Changing World: From Aging Cells to Aging Societies, Special Issue II, Vol. 42.

Warner, C., Stoller, E., Kercher, K., & Musil, C. (2002). Medical self-care action by older adults. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 55th Annual Scientific Meeting, Relationships in a Changing World: From Aging Cells to Aging Societies, Special Issue II, Vol. 42.

Bohne, A., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2003). Changes in clock test scores in a longitudinal study of an old-old sample. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, Our Future Selves: Research, Education and Services for Early Development and Childhood in an Aging Society, Special Issue I, Vol. 43.

Feldman, K. E., Menne, H. L., Dan, A. A., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & King, C. M. (2003). Is old age a good experience? Predicting whether older adults see their present age as an advantage or a disadvantage. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, Our Future Selves: Research, Education and Services for Early Development and Childhood in an Aging Society, Special Issue I, Vol. 43.

Kahana, E., Dan, A., King, C., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (2003). Congruence among health care partners in assessing older adults' health and health behaviors. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, Our Future Selves: Research, Education and Services for Early Development and Childhood in an Aging Society, Special Issue I, Vol. 43.

Kosloski, K., Stull, D., Kercher, K., & van Dussen, D. (2004). A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between self-assessed health and depression. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, Promoting the Health of an Aging Population, Special Issue I, Vol. 44.

Webster, N., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., King, C., & Meehan, R. (2004). The physical, social and psychological effects of concerns about falling among community-dwelling elders. The Gerontologist Program Abstracts, 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, Promoting the Health of an Aging Population, Special Issue I, Vol. 44.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., DeLeone, N., Kelly, J., Kercher, K., Kahana, M., & Brown, J. (accepted with revision). The Senior Apperception Technique: Revisiting disengagement theory through a longitudinal study. Journal of Aging and Mental Health.

Musil, C., Warner, C., Zauszniewski, J., Jeanblanc, A., & Kercher, K. (accepted with revision). Grandmothers, caregiving, and family functioning. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences.

Kercher, K., Kosloski, K., & Stull, D. (in preparation). Reciprocal effects of perceived global physical health and dimensions of psychological well-being among elderly persons.

Kercher, K., Chirayath, H., Schaefer, M., Lovegreen, L., Kosloski, K., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (in preparation). Psychometric properties of multiple measures of subjective-rated overall physical health: Toward creating a reliable and valid short composite scale.

Kercher, K., & Borgatta, E. (1985, April). Causes and correlates of crime committed by the elderly: A research proposal. Paper presented at The Third National Elderly Offender Conference, Kansas City, KA.

Kercher, K. (1985, November). Age and crime: Additive and interactive effects. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.

Kercher, K. (1987, November). Fear of aging: A second look. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.

Kercher, K. (1987, November). Explaining the relationship between age and crime: The biological vs. sociological model. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Montreal, Quebec.

Borawski, E., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (1988, November). Structural examination of self-reported health and well-being. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Normoyle, J., Freeman, J., & Kercher, K. (1988, November). The elderly as a stabilizing force in public housing: A second look. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kercher, K., Stull, D., Kosloski, K., & Bowman, K. (1989, November). Health and impairment among older adults: Measurement and outcome. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN.

Borawski, E., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (1990, November). Alternative social resources among dispersed elderly. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, Mass.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Borawski, E., & Kercher, K. (1990, November). Physical illness as a risk factor in mental health of the old-old. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, Mass.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Borawski, E., & Kercher, K. (1990, November). Meeting challenges of ill health through proactive adaptation and ecological context. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, Mass.

Kahana, E., Young, R., Kercher, K., & Kaczynski, R. (1990, November). Testing a symmetrical model of caregiving outcomes during recovery from heart attacks. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, Mass.

Kercher, K., Borawski, E., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1990, November). Developing measures for the stress-buffering model of psychological well-being. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, Mass.

Kercher, K. (1991, April). Subjective well-being: What is it and how do we measure it? Presented at the Conference for the Ohio Network of Educational Consultants in Gerontology, Cleveland, OH.

Borawski-Clark, E., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & Stange, K. (1991, November). Interrelationship among mediators of the stress and well-being paradigm. Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Borawski-Clark, E., Kahana, E., Kinney, J., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & Stange, K. (1991, November). What is it about health perceptions? Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Borawski-Clark, E., Kercher, K., & Stange, K. (1991, November). Systematic influences on recent life events. Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kercher, K., & Stull, D. (1991, November). Caregiving strain and subjective well-being: Different sides of the same coin? Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kercher, K., Kosloski, K., Stange, K., Borawski-Clark, E., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1991, November). External criteria tests: Is cognitive life satisfaction a third dimension of psychological well-being? Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Noelker, L., & Kercher, K. (1991, November). Perceived Burden and well-being of elderly receiving family care. Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Redmond, C., Hill, G., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (1991, November). Operationalizing life event stress. Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Stange, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Borawski-Clark, E. (1991, November). The cascade of impairment-disability cascade among the old-old. Presented at the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Novatney, J., Chumbler, M., & Kercher, K. (1993, July). Extreme stress in late life. Paper presented at the International Gerontological Society Meetings, Budapest, Hungary.

Furman, R., Latcovich, M., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Borawski-Clark, E. (1993, November). Extrinsic religiosity as a generalized resistance resource of an older person's sense of coherence. Presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Kercher, K., Kosloski, K., & Stull, D. (1993, November). Spurious factors in ADL/IADL scales: Evidence for a single dimension of functional limitations. Presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Zurakowski, T., Brennan, P., Kahana, E., Montoro, J., & Kercher, K. (1993, November). An index of nursing practice models in long-term care. Paper presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Kercher, K. (1994, April). Buffers of the arthritis-disability cascade in the old-old. Workshop on Health Services Research in Arthritis: From Research to Practice, Cosponsored by The National Advisory Board for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases & the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., King, C., Brown, J., DeCrane, P., Mackey, D., Monaghan, P., Raff, L., Wu, T., Kercher, K., & Stange, K. (1994, May). Environmental modifications and disabled elders. Paper presented at International Conference on Systems Sciences in Health-social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled, Geneva, Switzerland.

Balaswamy, S., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & King, C. (1994, November). Psycho-social factors associated with users and non-users of private paid services. Paper presented at the 47th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Brennan, P., Zurakowski, T., Kahana, E., Monaghan, P., Kercher, K., & Kelly, J. (1994, November). Nursing practice models in long-term care. Paper presented at the 47th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Deimling, G. T., Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Stull, D., & Kosloski, K. (1994, November). Global and caregiving specific measures of well-being and stress. Paper presented at the 47th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Kosloski, K., Kercher, K., & Redford, L. (1994, November). The effect of cognitive impairment on measures of ADL/IADL. Paper presented at the 47th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Monaghan, P. G., Brown, J., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1994, November). The effects of personality and life events on subjunctive well-being in the old-old. Paper presented at the 47th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia.

Zurakowski, T., Brennan, P., Kahana, E., Kelley, J., & Kercher, K. (1994, November). Reliability and validity of an instrument to measure nursing practice models in long-term care. Paper presented at the Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Atlanta, GA.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Balaswamy, S., Namazi, K., King, C., Brown, J., Kercher, K., & Stange, K. (1995, March). Self-initiated, caregiver-initiated, and professionally-initiated environmental modifications to assist disabled elders. Poster presented at Environmental Design Research Association, Boston, MA.

K. Kercher. (1995, April). Arthritis and aging: Some methodological issues. Paper presented at the Arthritis Social and Behavioral Scientists' Midyear Meeting, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Namazi, K., & Stange, K. (1995, June 25). Mild cognitive impairment and accuracy of survey responses of the old-old. Invited presentation at the Sixth Conference on Health Survey Research Methods, Breckenridge, Colorado.

Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Namazi, K., & Stange, K. (1995, July). Mild cognitive impairment and accuracy of survey responses of the old-old. Paper presented at International Institute of Sociology, XXXII Congress, Trieste, Italy.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Borawski-Clark, E., Kercher, K., Stange, K., & King, C. (1995, July). Family proximity and social supports of elders living in age-segregated retirement communities in Florida. Paper presented at International Institute of Sociology, XXXII Congress, Trieste, Italy.

Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Stange, K., Mackey, D., & Raff, L. (1995, July). Testing the effects of the arthritis-disability cascade on psychological well-being among old-old persons. Paper presented at the International Institute of Sociology, XXXII Congress, Trieste, Italy.

Kahana, B., Oakes, M., Slotterback, D., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (1995, November). Crisis throughout the life course: Effects of physical and mental health in late life. Paper presented at the 48th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Los Angeles, California.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., McCrone, N., Kelly, J., Thomas, W., & Kercher, K. (1995, November). Health changes and response to projective tests: A longitudinal analysis. Paper presented at the 48th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Los Angeles, California.

Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Namazi, K., & Stange, K. (1995, November). Mild cognitive impairment and accuracy of survey responses of the old-old. Paper presented at the 48th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Los Angeles, California.

Raff, L., Mackey, D., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Kahana, B. (1995, November). Gender and physical health in the old-old: Does marital status play a role? Paper presented at the 48th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Los Angeles, California.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Stange, K., & Namazi, K. (1996, July 3-5). Mobility problems and the disability cascade. Paper presented at the British Congress of Gerontology, Manchester, England.

Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Namazi, K., & Stange, K. (1996, July 3-5). Development of a burden of disability scale for the aged. Paper presented at the British Congress of Gerontology, Manchester, England.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Namazi, K., Oakes, M., Slotterback, C. (1996, August 18-21). The late life aftermath of earlier life crises. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Stange, K., & Brown, J. (1996, August 18-21). Exercise and wellness in old-old retirement community residents. Paper presented at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, New York City, NY.

Kahana, E., King, C., Meehan, R., Smith, T., Boswell, G., Newell, K., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Borawski, E. (1996, November). Gender and aging successfully. Paper presented at the 49th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Washington, DC.

McCrone, N., Kelly, J., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Kahana, E. (1996, November). A longitudinal analysis of gender effects using the SAT. Paper presented at the 49th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Washington, DC.

Namazi, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Stange, K. (1996, November). Antecedence and outcomes of pain among healthy community-residing elderly. Paper presented at the 49th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Washington, DC.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Holland, L., Brown, J., Kahana, M., Kercher, K., & Monaghan, P. (1997, June 29-July 3). Social achievements in the shadow of psychological distress among survivors of the Nazi holocaust living in the U.S. and Israel. Paper presented at the Fifth European Conference on Traumatic Stress. Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Holland, L., Brown, J., Kahana, M., Kercher, K., & Monaghan, P. (1997, June 29-July 3). Adaptation to aging in the aftermath of trauma. Paper presented at the Fifth European Conference on Traumatic Stress. Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Kahana, B., Brown, J., King, C., Borawski-Clark, E., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (1997, November). Exercise and social proactivity as components of successful aging. Paper presented at the 50th Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meetings, Cincinnati, OH.

Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Stange, K., Kwoh, K., Mackey, D., & Raff, L. (1997, November 8-12). Testing the effects of the arthritis-disability cascade on psychological well-being among old-old persons. Paper presented at the American College of Rheumatology 61st National Scientific Meeting.

Kercher, K., Chirayath, H., Schaefer, M., Lovegreen, L., Kosloski, K., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (1998, October). Psychometric properties of multiple measures of subjective-rated overall physical health: Toward creating a reliable and valid short composite scale. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the Hawaii Pacific Gerontology Society.

Kercher, K., Burant, C., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. (1998, November). The multidimensional nature of sense of coherence among the old-old. Paper presented at the 51st Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., King, C., Wisniewski, A., & Klainin, P. (1999, June). Marshalling health-related social support from friends, family, and health care providers among frail elders. Paper presented at 7th Annual Conference on Systems Sciences in Health-Social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled (SYSTED), Grenoble, France.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Brown, J., & Chirayath, H. (1999, June). Conceptualizing and measuring burden of disability among frail elders: Predictors and sequelae. Paper presented at 7th Annual Conference on Systems Sciences in Health-Social Services for the Elderly and the Disabled (SYSTED), Grenoble, France.

Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Chirayath, H. (1999, July). Patient-responsive medical care: A new model. Presented at the 5th Annual Picker Institute Symposium, Boston, MA.

Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Wisniewski, A. (1999, July). Measurement and definitional issues in assessing quality of care among old-old community residents. Presented at the 4th European Congress of Gerontology, Berlin, Germany.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., McCrone, N., Kelly, J., Kercher, K., & Kahana, M. (1999, August). Revisiting disengagement theory through a longitudinal study using the Senior Apperception Technique. Presented at the 94th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Chirayath, H. (1999, September). The cumulative impact of life events on well-being of the old-old during a four-year period. Paper presented at the British Society of Gerontology Meeting, Bournemouth, England.

Burant, C., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Fortinsky, R. (1999, November). The multidimensional nature of the life orientation test among hospitalized elders. Paper presented at the 52nd Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Abbott, K., Wisniewski, A., & Kercher, K. (1999, November). Longitudinal changes in patterns of alcohol consumption among the old-old. Paper presented at the 52nd Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Chirayath, H., Kercher, K., & Brown, J. (1999, November). Cumulative life crises and psychological well-being in late life. Paper presented at the 52nd Gerontological Society of America Scientific Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Kahana, B., Wisniewski, A., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2000, August). Placing religious coping in the context of the stress paradigm. Presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington DC.

Kahana, E., Wisniewski, A., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Seckin, G., & Stange, K. (2000, August). Perspectives of old-old adults in and out of HMOs on rationing in their health care delivery. Presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Washington DC.

Kahana, E., Lawrence, R., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Stoller, E., Stange, K., & Wisniewski, A. (2000, November). Long-term impact of preventive proactivity on quality of life of the old-old. Presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Lawrence, R., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Kwoh, K., & Stange, K. (2000, November). Interplay between musculoskeletal problems, pain, and walking. Presented at the 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Wisniewski, A., Kercher, K., & King, C. (2001, May). Demographic influences on exposure to traumatic events throughout the life course. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the ESTSS 7th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & Wisniewski, A. (2001, May). Crises throughout the life course: Effects on physical and mental health in later life. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the ESTSS 7th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2001, July). Community context as facilitator of successful aging. Presented at the 35th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Krakow, Poland.

Burant, C., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., & Fortinsky, R. (2001, November). Measurement and social correlates of the life orientation test among hospitalized elders. Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, B., Klainin, P., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2001, November). Longitudinal changes in depression among old-old community dwellers. Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kercher, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Lawrence, R., Wisniewski, A., & Jones, J. (2001, November). Physical impairment and medical care determinants of quality of life among old-old persons with arthritis. Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Reiss, N., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., Bohne, A., & Kahana, E. (2001, November). Clock drawing task: A new scoring system and manual. Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Stoller, E., Wisniewski, A., Lawrence, R., Kercher, K., & Kahana, E. (2001, November). Unpacking images of health decline. Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Wisniewski, A., Reiss, N., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., King, C., & Kahana, E. (2001, November). The impact of cognitive functioning and physical impairment on depressive symptoms among older adults with arthritis. Presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Chicago, IL.

Kahana, B., Wisniewski, A., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2002, July). Depressive symptomatology, memory problems, and planning for end-of-life care among community-dwelling aged. Presented at the 27th International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Bohne, A., Kahana, E., Kercher, K., Kahana, B., & King, C. (2002, November). Physical impairment and driving limitations of the old-old. Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Menne, H., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & King, C. (2002, November). Can subjective memory predict objective memory performance? Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Stull, D., Kosloski, K., & Kercher, K. (2002, November). Comparing patient and physician assessments of health as predictors of hospitalizations for heart failure: A latent growth curve model. Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Warner, C., Stoller, E., Kercher, K., & Musil, C. (2002, November). Medical self-care action by older adults. Presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.

Kahana, E., Wisniewski, A., Chirayath, H., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (2003, July). Awareness towards successful aging for chronically ill aged. Paper presented at the 5th European Congress of Gerontology, Barcelona, Spain.

Kahana, B., Kahana, E., Wisniewski, A., & Kercher, K. (2003, July). Factors that influence planning for end of life decisions among the aged: Perspectives of patients, family members, and treating physicians. Paper presented at the 5th European Congress of Gerontology, Barcelona, Spain.

Kercher, K., Kosloski, K., Kahana, B., & Kahana, E. (2003, July). Psychometric properties of multiple measures of perceived global physical health among elderly persons: Toward creating a reliable and valid short composite scale. Paper presented at the 5th European Congress of Gerontology, Barcelona, Spain.

Kahana, E., Chirayath, H., Wisniewski, A., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (2003, August). The role of health-related adaptations in ameliorating adverse effects of ill health on quality of life of the aged. Paper presented at the 98th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta , Georgia.

Bohne, A., Kahana, B., Kahana, E., & Kercher, K. (2003, November). Changes in clock test scores in a longitudinal study of an old-old sample. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Feldman, K., Menne, H., Dan, A., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & King, C. (2003, November). Is old age a good experience? Predicting whether older adults see their present age as an advantage or a disadvantage. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kahana, E., Dan, A., King, C., Kahana, B., & Kercher, K. (2003, November). Congruence among health care partners in assessing older adults' health and health behaviors. Paper presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.

Kosloski, K., Stull, D., Kercher, K., & van Dussen, D. (2004, November). A longitudinal analysis of the relationship between self-assessed health and depression. Paper presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Webster, N., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., King, C., & Meehan, R. (2004, November). The physical, social and psychological effects of concerns about falling among community-dwelling elders. Paper presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC.

Kercher, K. (1997, February). Structural equation modeling. Invited presentation for the Research Methodology Seminar Series, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kercher, K. (2000, March). Missing values imputation. Invited presentation for the Research Methodology Seminar Series, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kercher, K. (2001, April). Reducing the impact of arthritis-induced stress on quality of life: The role of cognitive functioning and medical care. Invited presentation for the Grand Rounds, Northeast Ohio Multipurpose Arthritis Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kercher, K. (2004, September). A longitudinal test of the potential reciprocal effects between self-rated global physical health and depression: Some lessons learned. Invited presentation for the Health Services Research Seminar, Center for Health Care Research & Policy, Rammelkamp Research & Educ. Bldg., MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.

Kercher, K. (2005, February). Longitudinal analysis: Problems and opportunities. Invited presentation for the Methodology Series (sponsored by the Dual Disorders Center), Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Kercher, K. (2005, May). Introduction to SEM (structural equation modeling). Invited presentation for the Health Services Research Seminar, Center for Health Care Research & Policy, Rammelkamp Research & Educ. Bldg., MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.