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Nancy P. Kropf, Director of School and Professor

nkropf@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-413-1052
Fax: 404-413-1075
Office Location: Urban Life Building, Suite 1243

EDUCATION

Ph.D.,Virginia Commonwealth University.
M.S.W., Michigan State University.
B.A., Hope College.

PRIMARY RESEARCH INTERESTS

Primary research interests include late life caregiving relationships, psychological issues of older adulthood and gerontological social work education.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Payne, B.,  Monk-Turner, E., Kropf, N.P. & Turner, C. (In press).  The influence of aging, health, and community characteristics on happiness.  International Public Health Journal.
  • King, S., Kropf, N.P., Perkins, M., Sessley, L., Burt, C. & Lepore, M. (In press).  Kinship care in rural Georgia communities:  Responding to needs and challenges of grandparent caregivers.  Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.
  • Cummings, S. M. & Kropf, N.P. (In press). Formal and informal support for older adults with severe mental illness. Aging and Mental Health.
  • Kropf, N.P. (2008).  Young Old.  In T. Mizrahi & L.E. Davis (ed.)  Encyclopedia of Social Work.(20th ed.).  Oxford University Press.
  • Greene, R.R. & Kropf, N.P. (2008).  A family case management approach for level I needs.  In A. C. Kilpatrick & T. P. Holland (eds.). Working with families:  An integrative model by level of need. (5th ed).  Needham Heights, MA:  Allyn & Bacon
  • Lee, M. H., Yoon, E., & Kropf, N.P. (2007). Factors affecting burden of South Koreans providing care to disabled older family members.  International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 64(3), 245-262.

BOOKS

  • Greene, R. R. & Kropf, N.P. (2009).  Human Behavior and the Social Environment. Transaction Press.
  • Cummings, S. M. & Kropf, N.P. (eds.). (2009).  Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions with Older Adults:Evidence-Based Treatment. UK:  Routledge.
  • Greene, R. R., Cohen, H., Galambos, C. & Kropf, N.P. (2007). Foundations of Social Work Practice in the Field of Aging: A Competency-Based Approach.  NASW Press.

COURSES TAUGHT

  • SW 4260/7260 GERO 7260 Social work with Older Adults:  Practice, Policy and Research
  • GSU 1010:  Families in Contemporary Society
Nancy P. Kropf