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Elisabeth O. Burgess
Associate Professor of Gerontology and Sociology
Director, Gerontology Institute
College of Arts and Sciences
Georgia State University
A. EDUCATION
University of Southern California Ph.D. (Sociology) August 1997
University of Southern California M.A. (Sociology) January 1995
Old Dominion University B.S. (Sociology) May 1992
B. PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
Academic Positions:
Director Gerontology Institute 2009 – Present
Georgia State University
Associate Professor Gerontology 2009 – Present
Georgia State University
Graduate Director Gerontology Institute 2005 – 2008
Georgia State University
Associate Professor Department of Sociology 2004 – Present
Georgia State University
Assistant Professor Department of Sociology 1997 – 2004
Georgia State University
Fellowships, Awards, and Distinctions:
Fellow Gerontological Society of America: 2016
Behavioral and Social Science Section
Outstanding Faculty Alpha Omega Chapter 2014
Award Sigma Phi Omega
Distinguished Faculty Gerontology Institute 2005
Award Georgia State University
Pre-doctoral Fellow National Institute on Aging 1994-1997
Gerontological Research Institute
University of Southern California
C. SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Grants and Contracts (Funded):
2013-2018 National Institute on Aging, R01
Project: Convoys of Care: Developing Collaborative Care Partnerships in Assisted Living
Principal Investigator: Candace L. Kemp
Role: Co-Investigator (with others)
Value: $1,938,313
2008-2011 National Institute on Aging, R01
Project: Negotiating Social Relationships in Assisted Living: The Resident Experience
Principal Investigator: Mary M. Ball
Role: Co-Investigator (with others)
Value: $900,000
2008-2010 National Institute on Aging, R21
Project: Negotiating Sex and Intimacy in Assisted Living
Principal Investigator: Elisabeth O. Burgess
Value: $225,500
2006-2007 Georgia State University Office for Advancement of Women
Faculty Mentorship Grant
Project: African American Grandparents’ Attitudes about Sexuality and Sexually-transmitted Infections: What are They Telling Their Grandchildren?
PI: Sharon V. King
Role: Mentor/Co-investigator
Value: $5000
2002-2003 National Institute on Aging, R03
Project: Religion and Health in Multigenerational Black Families
PI: Sharon V. King
Role: Co-Investigator
Value: $71,500
2000-2001 GSU Research Foundation
Project: Dimensions of Involuntary Celibacy
Co-PIs: Denise Donnelly and Elisabeth O. Burgess
Value: $5,000
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: († indicates student author involvement)
†Kemp, C. L., Ball, M. M., Morgan, J. C., Doyle, P. J., Burgess, E. O, Dillard, J., Barmon, C. B., Fitzroy,
A. F., Helmly, V. E., & Avent, L., & Perkins, M. M. (Accepted) Exposing the backstage: Critical reflections on a longitudinal study of residents’ care networks in assisted living. Qualitative Health Research.
†Barmon, C., Burgess, E. O., Bender, A. A., & Moorhead, J. M. (2016) “Understanding Sexual
Freedom and Autonomy in Assisted Living: Discourse of Residents’ Rights According to Administrators and Staff.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Published online in advance of print: doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbw068
†Burgess, E. O., Bender, A. A., Barmon, C., Moorhead, J. M., & Perkins, M. M. (2016) ‘That is So Common Everyday. . . Everywhere You Go’: Sexual Harassment of Workers in Assisted Living." Journal of Applied Gerontology. Published online in advance of print: DOI:10.1177/0733464816630635
†Lorio, A. K., Gore J. B., Warthen L., Housley S. N., & Burgess E. O. (2016) Teaching Dementia Care to Physical Therapy Doctoral Students: A Multimodal Experiential Learning Approach. Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. Published online in advance of print: DOI:10.1080/02701960.2015.1115979
†Palder, A., Baunach, D. M., & Burgess, E. O. (2015). Social Networks and Sexual Attitudes among American College Students. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 5 (9), 14-28.
†Brown, M., Baunach, D. M., & Burgess, E. O. (2015). Sexual Disclosure among College Students in the American Deep South: Toward a "Sexuality as Structure" Approach. Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, 3 (4). doi: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000227
Burgess, E. O. & Baunach, D. M. (2014). Heterosexual allies? Understanding heterosexuals’ alliance with the gay community. Sexuality & Culture, 18, 936-958. doi: 10.1007/s12119-014-9230-9
†Wu, Y., Wang, Y., Burgess, E. O., & Wu, J. (2013) The effects of Tai Chi exercise on cognitive function of older adults: A meta analysis. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2, 193-203.
†Sandhu, N. K., Kemp, C. L., Ball, M. M., Burgess, E. O., & Perkins, M. M. (2013). Coming together and pulling apart: Exploring the influences of functional status on co-resident relationships in Assisted Living. Journal of Aging Studies. 27(4):317-29. doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2013.07.001
Banauch, D. M. & Burgess, E. O. (2013). Sexual Identities in the South: Concordance and Discordance of Sexual Activity, Relationships and Identities. Journal of Homosexuality. 60 (9), 1315-1335. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2013.806179
Baunach, D. M. & Burgess, E. O. (2013). HIV/AIDS Prejudice in the American Deep South. Sociological Spectrum, 33:175-195. doi:10.1080/02732173.2013.732878
†Foster, V., Clark, P.C., Holstad, M.M., & Burgess, E. O. (2012). Factors Associated With Risky Sexual Behaviors in Older Adults. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 23(6), 487-499. doi:10.1016/j.jana.2011.12.008
†Baunach, D.M., Burgess, E. O. and Muse, C. (2010). Southern (Dis)Comfort: Sexual Prejudice and Contact with Gay Men and Lesbians in the South. Sociological Spectrum, 30 (1):30-64. doi: 10.1080/02732170903340893
Donnelly, D. and Burgess, E. O. (2008). The decision to remain in an involuntary celibate relationship. Journal of Marriage and Families, 70 (2), 519-535. DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00498.x
†King, S.V., Burgess, E. O., Akinyela, M., Counts-Spriggs, M. & Parker, N. (2006). The Religious Dimensions of the Grandparent Role in Three-generation African American Households. Journal of Religion, Spirituality, & Aging, 19 (1): 75-96. doi:10.1300/J496v19n01_06
†King, S.V., Burgess, E. O., Akinyela, M., Counts-Spriggs, M. & Parker, N. (2005). “Your body is God’s temple:” The spiritualization of health beliefs in multigenerational African American Families. Research on Aging, 27 (4), 420-440. doi: 10.1177/0164027505276315
Bonnesen, J. and Burgess, E. O. (2004). ’Senior Moments:’ The acceptability of an ageist phrase. Journal of Aging Studies, 18 (2), 123-142. doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2004.01.008
†Burgess, E. O., Donnelly, D., Dillard, J., and R. Davis. (2001) “Surfing for Sex: Studying Involuntary Celibacy Using the Internet.” Sexuality and Culture, 5, 5-29. doi: 10.1007/s12119-001-1028-x
†Donnelly, D., Burgess, E. O., Anderson, S, Davis, R., & J. Dillard. (2001) “Involuntary Celibacy: A Life Course Analysis.” Journal of Sex Research, 38, 159-169. doi: 10.1080/00224490109552083
Reprinted in: Chibucos, T. R. & R.W. Leite. (Eds.) (2005) Readings in Family Theory. Sage.
Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds.) (2004). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader. New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Bengtson, V.L., Burgess, E. O., & Parrott, T. M. (1997). Theory, Explanation, and A Third Generation of Theoretical Developments in the Social Gerontology. Journal of Gerontology, Social Sciences, 52B:S72-S88. doi: 10.1093/geronb/52B.2.S72
Reprinted in: Infeld, D.L. (Ed.). 2002. Disciplinary Approaches to Aging. Volume Three: Sociology of Aging. New York: Routledge.
Bengtson, V. L., Parrott, T. M. & Burgess, E. O. (1996). Progress and Pitfalls in Gerontological Theorizing. The Gerontologist, 36:768-772. doi: 10.1093/geronb/52B.2.S72
Books/Monographs: († indicates student author involvement)
Stombler, M., Baunach, D. M., Simonds, W., Windsor, E. J. & Burgess, E. O. (Eds) (2014). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Fourth Edition. W.W. Norton.
Stombler, M., Baunach, D. M., Burgess, E. O., Donnelly, D., & Simonds, W. (Eds.) (2010). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Third Edition. New York: Pearson, Allyn & Bacon.
Stombler, M., Baunach, D. M., Burgess, E. O., Donnelly, D. & Simonds, W. (Eds) (2007). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Second Edition. New York: Pearson, Allyn & Bacon.
Stombler, M., Baunach, D., Burgess, E. O., Donnelly, D. & Simonds, W. (Eds.) (2004). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader. New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Book Chapters: († indicates student author involvement)
Windsor, E. J. & Burgess, E. O. (2010). “Sex Matters: Future Visions for a Sex-Positive Society.” In Stombler et al. (Eds.) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Third Edition. New York: Pearson, Allyn & Bacon.
Revised and Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds) 2014. Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Fourth Edition. W.W. Norton
Donnelly, D., Burgess, E. O. & Simonds, W. (2007). “Sexuality and Social Theorizing.” In Stombler et al. (Eds) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Second Edition. New York: Allyn & Bacon
Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds.). (2010) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Third Edition. New York: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.
Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds.). (2014) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Fourth Edition. W.W. Norton.
Burgess, E. O. (2004). “Sexuality in Mid- to Later Life Couples.” Pp 437-454 in J. Harvey, S. Sprecher, & A. Wenzel. (Eds). Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships. Lawrence Erlbaum.
Bengtson, V.L., Burgess, E. O., Parrott, T.M., & J. B. Mabry. (2001). Ingenting är mer praktiskt användbart än en god teori. (trans: Nothing is so practically useful as a good theory) In L. Andersson. (Ed.) Socialgerontologi. Sweden: Studentlitteratur.
Reprinted: Bengtson, V.L., Burgess, E.O., Parrott, T.M., & J. B. Mabry. Ingenting är mer praktiskt användbart än en god teori. (trans: Nothing is so practically useful as a good theory). In L. Andersson. (Ed.) (2013) Socialgerontologi, 2nd edition. Sweden: Studentlitteratur.
Burgess, E.O., Schmeeckle, M. & Bengtson, V. L. (1998) “Aging Individuals and Societal Contexts.” In I.H. Norhus, S. Berg, G. VandenBos, & P. Fromholt (Eds.) Clinical Geropsychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Reports and Other Writings: († indicates student author involvement)
Kemp, C. L , Ball, M. M., Perkins, M. M., Morgan, J.C., Burgess, E. O., Doyle, P. J. & Dillard, J. (2016) “Wave One Report: Convoys of Care: Developing Care Partnerships in Assisted Living” Gerontology Institute, Georgia State University. Available: http://gerontology.gsu.edu/files/2014/07/WAVE-ONE-REPORT.pdf
†Barmon, C., Bender, A. & Burgess, E. O. (2014) “Grandma Does WHAT!?: Talking With Older Adults About Sex.” In Stombler et al. (Eds) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Fourth Edition.
†Burgess, E. O. & Palder, A. (2010). “The G-Spot and other Mysteries.” In Stombler et al. (Eds.) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Third Edition. New York: Pearson, Allyn & Bacon.
Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds) (2014). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Fourth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton.
†Cavalier, E. & Burgess, E. O. (2010). “Too Young to Consent.” In Stombler et al. (Eds.) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Third Edition. New York: Pearson, Allyn & Bacon.
Revised and Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds) (2014). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Fourth Edition. New York: W.W. Norton.
Burgess, E. O. (2007). “Genital Cutting.” In Stombler et al. (Eds.) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Second Edition. New York: Pearson, Allyn & Bacon.
Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds.) (2010) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Third Edition. New York: Pearson Allyn & Bacon.
Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds) (2014) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Fourth Edition. W.W. Norton.
Burgess, E. O. (2004). “The G-Spot and other Mysteries.” In Stombler, M., Baunach, D., Burgess, E., Donnelly, D., and W. Simonds. (Eds.) Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader. New York: Allyn & Bacon.
Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds.) (2007). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Second Edition. New York: Pearson, Allyn & Bacon.
Reprinted in: Stombler et al. (Eds) (2014). Sex Matters: The Sexuality and Society Reader, Fourth Edition. W.W.Norton.
Baunach, D. M. & Burgess, E. O. (1999). “Sociology in Our Local Bookstores: The Georgia State University Perspective” Contemporary Sociology, 28:146-47.
Burgess, E. O. (1998). “Studying Aging and Social Change: Conceptual and Methodological Issues. Edited by Melissa A. Hardy. Book Review.” Contemporary Gerontology, 5 (1): 27-28.
Professional Presentations: (Since 2004)
Morgan, J.C. & Burgess, E.O. (2016). Gerontology Education: Aligning Educational and Employment Outcomes. Paper accepted for presentation at Annual Meetings of the Georgia Gerontological Society, August 2016, Jekyll Island, Georgia.
Kemp, C.L., Ball, M. M., Morgan, J.C., Doyle, P.J., Burgess, E. O., & Perkins, M.M.. (2016). “I See Myself as Part of a Larger Team”: Understanding Variability in the Structure and Role of Residents’ Care Convoys in Assisted Living. Paper Presentation at the British Society of Gerontology, 45th Annual Conference, University of Stirling (Scotland).
Kemp, C.L., Ball, M.M., Morgan, J.C., Doyle, P.J. Burgess, E. O., & Perkins, M.M. (2016). Convoys of
Care: Reflections on a Methodologically Complex Study. (74649) The Research Committees session "Reflections on Qualitative Research Methods Used in Family Sociology" (6628) at the Third ISA Forum of Sociology (July 10-14, 2016). Vienna, Austria.
†Stephenson, E. & Burgess, E. O. (2016). Maintaining older women’s sexual health as they age – barriers to success. Presentation for Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics, April 2016, Pensacola, FL.
†Kemp, C.L., Ball, M. M., Morgan, J.C., Perkins, M.M., Doyle, P.J., Burgess, E. O., Dillard, J.A., Avent, E., Barmon, C.E., Fitzroy, A. F., Helmly, V. E., & Yoder, D. (2016). Understanding Care Convoys and Partnerships in Assisted Living. Presidential Symposium for Southern Gerontological Society Annual Meeting, Charlottesville, VA. April, 2016.
Burgess, E. O., Atkinson, J. L., & Blackwell, B. (2015). Situating Age in Newspaper Accounts of Elder Abuse: Examining How the Language of Age and Aging Perpetuates Ageist Beliefs about Elder Crime. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL, November, 2015.
†Kemp, C. L., Ball, M. M., Perkins, M. M., Morgan, J. C., Doyle, P. J., Burgess, E. O, Dillard, J., Helmly, V. E., Barmon, C. B., Fitzroy, A., & Yoder, D. (2015). Convoys of care: A framework for understanding the evolving health care context in assisted living. Preconference workshop presentation. Gerontological Society of America 68th Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA.
†Barmon, C., Burgess, E. O., Moorhead, J.M., & Bender, A. A. (2015). Sexual Freedom and Autonomy in Assisted Living Facilities. Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Sociological Society, Chicago, IL. August 2015.
Burgess, E. O., Ricci, L., & Morgan, J. M. (2015).Gerontology Education in Georgia: Understanding Key Competencies and Value. Symposium presented at the Annual Meetings of the Georgia Gerontological Society, Young Harris, GA, August 2015.
†Avent, E., Rozefort, A., & Burgess, E. O. (2015). Invisible Abuse: Understanding the significance of Elder Abuse. Poster presented at the Annual Meetings of the Georgia Gerontological Society, Young Harris, GA, August 2015.
Morgan, J. C., Kemp, C. L., Ball, M. M., Perkins, M. M., Doyle, P. J., & Burgess, E. O. (2015). Translating Findings to Practice: Creating and maintaining formal and informal care partnerships in assisted living. Paper presented at presented at the Annual Meetings of the Georgia Gerontological Society, Young Harris, GA, August 2015
†Kemp, C. L., Ball, M. M., Perkins, M. M., Morgan, J. C., Burgess, E. O., & Fitzroy, A. (2015). Later-Life Couples’ Care Convoys in Assisted Living. Paper presentation. Aging Families/Changing Families: An International Conference (meeting of the International Sociological Associations Research Committees on Aging (RC6) and Family (RC11), Syracuse, NY, USA.