Publications

Learn more about our Age-Friendly Communities projects here

Cao, Q., Pope, N., & Greenfield, E. (2024). “I’m part of something that matters”: Exploring what older adults value through their engagement in. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2024.2339971

Greenfield, E. A, (2018). Age-friendly initiatives, social inequalities, and spatial justice. In N. Berlinger (Ed.), What makes a good life in later life?: Citizenship and justice in aging societies. Invited essay for a collection prepared by The Hastings Center. 

Greenfield, E. A. (2018). Getting started: An empirically derived logic model for age-friendly community initiatives in the early planning phase. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 61(3), 295-312. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2018.1432736 

Greenfield, E. A., Black, K., Oh, P., & Pestine-Stevens, A. (2022). Theories of community collaboration to advance age-friendly community change. The Gerontologist, 62(1), 36-45. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab136 

Greenfield, E. A, & Buffel, T. (2022). Age-friendly cities and communities: Research to strengthen policy and practice. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 34(2), 161-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2022.2049573 

Greenfield, E. A., Oberlink, M., Scharlach, A. E., Neal, M. B., & Stafford, P. B. (2015). Age-friendly community initiatives: Conceptual issues and key questions. The Gerontologist, 55(2), 191-198. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnv005 (Also featured by the Oxford University Press at http://blog.oup.com/2015/08/age-friendly-community-initiatives.)

Greenfield, E. A., Pestine-Stevens, A., & Scher, C. (2022). Responding to local needs by mobilizing community assets: Age-friendly community initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gerontologist, 62(10), 1431–1442. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac070

Greenfield, E. A., & Reyes, L. (2022) (alphabetical order). Characterizing older adults’ engagement in age-friendly community initiatives: Perspectives from core group leaders in the Northeast U.S. Ageing & Society, 46(2), 1465-1484. https://doi.org/S0144686X2000166X 

Lehning, A. J., & Greenfield, E. A. (2017). Research on age-friendly community initiatives: Taking stock and moving forward. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 31(2), 178-192. doi: 10.1080/02763893.2017.1309937 

Pestine-Stevens, A., & Greenfield, E. A. (2022). Giving, receiving, and doing together: Interorganizational interactions in age-friendly community initiatives. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 34(2), 218-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2021.2024412 

Pestine-Stevens, A., Greenfield, E. A., Pope, N. E., Carniol, R., & Rowe, C. (2023). Statewide age-friendly virtual fair as a tactic for social change across the aging ecosystem. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2023.2237098 

Pope, N. E., & Greenfield, E. (2022). Community events as part of age-friendly community practice. Journal of Community Practice, 30(03), 299–318. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2022.2106526

Pope, N.E., & Greenfield, E.A. (2023, November). A curated orientation to age-friendly literature. In K. Black (Chair), Age-friendly 101: How to connect your work and advance your age-friendly community scholarship and practice. Pre-Conference Workshop conducted at the annual meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, Tampa, FL. https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgersAFCworkshop23

Pope, N. E., Greenfield, E. A., Keyes, L., & Russell, E. (2024). A Review of Public Sector Engagement in Age-Friendly Community Initiatives. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2024.2376934

Yeh, J., Greenfield and, E. A., & Plasencia, M. Z. (2024). Dismantling and rebuilding praxis for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: Towards an emancipatory approach (pp. 204–228). In Reimagining Age-Friendly Communities. Bristol, UK: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447368571.ch011

Learn more about our Aging & Health Services Research branch here

Akincigil, A., & Greenfield, E. A. (2020). Housing plus services, IADL impairment and healthcare expenditures among residents of senior housing: Evidence from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. The Gerontologist, 60(1), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny181

Bhagianadh, D. & Arora, K. (2023). Classifying end-of-life patterns: Evidence from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. The Gerontologist, 63(6), 1039–1048, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac160

Bhagianadh, D., & Arora, K. (2022). COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among community-dwelling older adults: The role of information sources. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 41(1), 4-11. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648211037507

George, L.S., Epstein, R.M., Akincigil, A. et al. (2023) Psychological Determinants of Physician Variation in End-of-Life Treatment Intensity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis. The Journal of General Internal Medicine, 38, 1516–1525 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-08011-4

Prioli, K, Akincigil, A., Namvar, T., et al. (2023). Addressing racial inequality and its effects on vaccination rate: A trial comparing a pharmacist and peer educational program (MOTIVATE) in diverse older adults. Journal of Managed Care & Speciality Pharmacy, 29(8), 970-980. https://doi.org/10.18553/jmcp.2023.29.8.97

Learn more about our Childhood Social Inequalities projects here (link forthcoming)

Greenfield, E. A. (2020). Designing retrospective measures on childhood for older African American adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development. Advance online access. https://doi.org/10.1177.0091415019887683

Greenfield, E. A., Akincigil, A., & Moorman, S. M. (2020). Is college completion associated with better cognition in later life for people who are the least, or most, likely to obtain a bachelor’s degree? Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 75(6), 1286-1291. Advance online access. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz132

Greenfield, E. A., & Moorman, S. M. (2019). Childhood socioeconomic status and later life cognition: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Journal of Aging and Health, 31(9), 1589-1615.https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264318783489

Greenfield, E. A., Moorman, S. M., & Rieger, A. (2020). Life course processes from childhood socioeconomic status to later-life cognition: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological and Social Sciences, 76(6), 1206-1217.https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa062

Greenfield, E. A., Reynolds, A., & Moorman, S. M. (2022). Life course linkages between early-life enriching activities and later life cognition: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Social Science & Medicine (294), 114673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114673

Moorman, S. M., Greenfield, E. A., & Carr, K.* (2021). Using mixture modelling to construct subgroups of cognitive aging in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 76(8), 1512-1522. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa191

Moorman, S. M., Carr, K.*, & Greenfield, E. A. (2018). Childhood socioeconomic status and genetic risk for poorer cognition in later life. Social Science & Medicine, 212, 219-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2018/07.025

Moorman, S. M., Greenfield, E. A., & Garcia, S.* (2019). School context in adolescence and cognitive functioning 50 years later. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 60(4), 493–508. https://doi.org/10.1177/022146519887354

Moorman, S. M., Lee, C., & Greenfield, E. A. (2020). Perceived hearing loss, social disengagement, and declines in memory. Journal of Applied Gerontology. Advance online access. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464820909244

Reynolds, A., Greenfield, E. A., & Butler-Williams, A. (2023). Early life adversity, childhood socioeconomic status, and race: Intersecting drivers of later life cognition. Journal of Aging & Mental Health. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2242296 

Reynolds, A., Greenfield, E. A., & Nepomnyaschy, L. (2023). Disparate benefits of higher childhood socioeconomic status on cognition in young adulthood by intersectional social positions. Under review.

Reynolds, A., Greenfield, E. A., Moorman, S. M., & Reyes, L. (2022). Race, childhood socioeconomic status, and region of childhood residence as intersectional life course predictors of cognitive aging in the U.S. Innovation on Aging. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac020  (Featured in Rutgers Today at https://bit.ly/3PD2suw.)

Learn more about our Dementia-Friendly Communities projects here

Scher, C. J., & Greenfield, E. A. (co-first authors) (2023). Variation in implementing dementia-friendly community initiatives: Advancing theory for social change. Geriatrics, 8, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8020045

Scher, C., & Greenfield, E. A. (2022). Dementia-friendly community initiatives: Voices from practice leaders in Massachusetts (pp. 1–27). Rutgers University. https://go.rutgers.edu/DementiaFriendlyCommunityInitiatives

Scher, C., Somerville, C., Greenfield, E. A., & Coyle, C. (2023). Organizational characteristics of senior centers and engagement in dementia-friendly communities. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad050 

Reyes, L.*, Scher, C.*, & Greenfield, E. A., (2023). Participatory approaches within research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: A scoping review. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad091 

Learn more about our Innovative Approaches for Aging in Communty projects here (link forthcoming)

Akincigil, A., & Greenfield, E. A. (2020). Housing plus services, IADL impairment and healthcare expenditures among residents of senior housing: Evidence from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey. The Gerontologist, 60(1), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny181

Greenfield, E. A., Black, K., Buffel, T., & Yeh, J.* (2019). Community gerontology: A framework for research, policy, and practice. The Gerontologist, 59(5), 803-810. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny089

Davitt, J. K., Greenfield, E. A., Lehning, A. J., & Scharlach, A. E. (2017). Challenges to engaging diverse participants in community-based aging in place initiatives. Journal of Community Practice, 25(3-4), 325-343. doi: 10.1080/10705422.2017.1354346 

Greenfield, E. A., & Maudlin, R. (2017). Participation in community activities through NORC Supportive Service Programs. Ageing & Society, 37(10), 1987-2011. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X16000702 

Greenfield, E. A. (2019). Advancing program theory for licensed assisted living services in independent housing. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 33(3), 257-274. doi: 10.1080/02763893.2018.1561593

Greenfield, E. A. (2016). Support from neighbors and aging in place: Can NORC programs make a difference? The Gerontologist, 56(4), 651-659. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnu162 

Greenfield, E. A., & Frantz, M. E. (2016). Sustainability processes among Naturally Occurring Retirement Community Supportive Service Programs. Journal of Community Practice, 24(16), 38-55. doi: 10.1080/10705422.2015.1126545 

Greenfield, E. A., & Fedor, J. P. (2015). Characterizing older adults’ involvement in Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC) Supportive Service Programs. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 58(5), 449-468. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2015.1008168 

Scharlach, A.E., Davitt, J.K., Lehning, A.J., Greenfield, E. A., & Graham, C.L. (2014). Does the Village model help to foster age-friendly communities? Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 26(1-2-1), 181-196. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2014.854664 

Greenfield, E.A. (2013). Community aging initiatives and social capital: Developing theories of
change in the context of NORC Supportive Service Programs. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 33(2), 227-250. doi: 10.1177/0733464813497994 

Greenfield, E.A. (2013). The longevity of community aging initiatives: A framework for describing NORC programs’ sustainability goals and strategies. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, 27 (1/2), 120-145. doi: 10.1080/02763893.2012.754818 

Greenfield, E.A., Scharlach, A., Lehning, A., Davitt, J., & Graham, C. (2013). A tale of two community initiatives for promoting aging in place: Similarities and differences in the national implementation of NORC programs and Villages. The Gerontologist, 53, 928-938. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnt035 

Greenfield, E.A. (2012). Using ecological frameworks to advance a field of research, policy, and
practice on aging-in-place initiatives. The Gerontologist, 52(1), 1-12. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnr108 

Greenfield, E.A., Scharlach, A., Lehning, A., & Davitt, J. (2012). A conceptual framework for examining the promise of the NORC Program and Village models to promote aging in place. Journal of Aging Studies, 26(3), 273-284. doi: 10.1016/j.aging.2012.01.003