Shantha Balaswamy

Shantha Balaswamy, PhD

Education
Post-Doctoral (NIA Fellow - Gerontology) - Sociology Department, CWRU
PhD - Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve
MSW - Madras University, India
BSc - Madras University, India

Teaching Interests
Social Policy for Older Adults
Service Delivery Systems for Older Adults
Critical Thinking in Social Work
Research Methods
Study Abroad Program to India

Research Interests
Adult Protective Services
Widowhood - psychological well-being; social support
Home and community based services - measurement and evaluation
Women and retirement

Recent Publications
Price, C. & Balaswamy, S. (Accepted March 2008, with minor revisions), Beyond Health and Wealth: Predictors of Women’s Retirement Satisfaction. International Journal of Aging and Human Development.

Beckley, MN., Teaford, MH., Balaswamy, S., Kegelmeyer, and D., Flom (In Press, May 27, 2006).
Interdisciplinary allied Health Education in Treating Older Adults with Low vision. Journal of Allied Health.

Beckley, MN, Teaford, MH, Balaswamy, S, Flom, R, Kegelmeyer, D, Raasch, T (2005).  Interdisciplinary training program in the treatment of older adults with low vision. The Gerontologist, 45, Special Issue II, p. 133