Julie F. Sergeant
Julie, a 2002-2006 Self Fellow, received her Ph.D. in gerontology in 2006. She received a B.A. (1984) in early childhood education from the University of Iowa and an M.S.Ed. (1992) in special education from the University of Kansas. Julie has worked with disability, injury, and public health issues, including experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1985-87) and as Director of the Office of Injury and Disability Programs at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (1998-2002). She has been active in professional organizations, including the Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO) of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Her research interests include independence and life course transitions with a focus on residential moves in later life. This work will provide strategies for approaching and experiencing late-life transitions proactively to preserve self-identity and independence. Julie has published articles and book chapters and has made numerous presentations at the state and national levels, including testimony before the Kansas State Legislature.
Julie is currently a research associate in the Office of Aging and Long-Term Care in the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas.
Publications:
Ekerdt, D.J. & Sergeant, J.F. (2006). Retirement. In R. Schulz et al., (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Aging, 4th ed. New York: Springer.
Ekerdt, D.J., & Sergeant, J.F. (in press). Family things: Attending the household disbandment of elders. Journal of Aging Studies.
Ekerdt, D., Sergeant, J.F., Bowen, M.E., & Dingel, M. (2004). Strategies in
Household Disbandment. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 59B(5),
S265-S273.Santelli, B., Turnbull, A. P., Sergeant, J. F., Lerner, E. P., Marquis, J. G. (1996). Parent to parent programs: Parent preferences for supports. Infants and Young Children, July, 1996.
Sergeant, J. F. (1995). Collaborating with families. In M. L. Rice and K. A. Wilcox (Ed.) Building a Language-Focused Curriculum for the Preschool Classroom: Volume I. Baltimore, MD: Paula H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Sergeant, J. F. (1995). Life after LAP. In M. L. Rice and K. A. Wilcox (Ed.), Building a Language-Focused Curriculum for the Preschool Classroom: Volume 1. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Sergeant, J. F. (1997). Health promotion for people with disabilities: Contradiction or priority? The Kansas Nurse, 72(4), 1-2.
Sergeant, J. F. & Ekerdt, D. J. (under review). Motives for residential mobility in later life: Post-move perspectives of elders and family members. International Journal of Aging and Human Development.
Turnbull, A. P., & Sergeant, J. F. (1990). Instructor’s manual to accompany Families, Professionals, and Exceptionality. Columbus, Ohio: Macmillan Publishing Co.
Mentor: David J. Ekerdt, Professor, Gerontology Center
