Melinda (Mindy) Heinz

Assistant Professor of Gerontology

Melinda (Mindy) Heinz
Location

Latham Hall 225

Phone
319-273-2814

Melinda (Mindy) Heinz

Assistant Professor of Gerontology

 

 

Teaching Interests

Families and end-of-life issues, families and aging, cross-cultural aging, study abroad courses. 

Research Interests

Exploring purpose and meaning in life in older adulthood, Men’s Sheds, life events, cross-cultural comparisons of aging, centenarians.

Professional Accomplishments


Grants

U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award. Exploring Men’s Sheds in Ireland.

U.S. Fulbright Alumni Award. Men’s Sheds Across Cultures and Countries.

Publications 

Heinz, M., Wenthe, E., & Schramel, A.s (in-press). Therapeutic Artmaking in Long-Term Care. The International Journal of Lifelong Learning in Art Education.

Heinz, M., & Hinders, J. (in-press). Promoting and Attracting Students to Careers in Aging Services. Transnational Journal of Business

Heinz, M., Benton, N.s, & Gleissner, L. (2023). Older Adults Documenting Purpose and Meaning Through Photovoice and Narratives. The Gerontologist. https://doi: 10.1093/geront/gnad008

Heinz, M. & Houghton, F. (2023). Irish Men’s Sheds Serving as Therapeutic Landscapes for Older Men. Psychiatry Research Communications, 3(1). 100098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100098

Heinz, M. (2022). The Potential of Men’s Sheds as a Resource for Men Coping with Mental Health Challenges and Addiction. South Eastern European Journal of Public Health, 6, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.11576/seejph-5766

Zwanziger Elsinger, S. & Heinz, M. (2022). A Cross-Disciplinary Project on Marketing to Older Adults. Marketing Education Review, 32(2), 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/10528008.2022.2035236

Choi, S. L., Martin, P., Cho, J., Ryou, Y., & Heinz, M. (2022). Personality and compliance with COVID-19 protective measures among older Americans: Moderating effects of age, gender, and race/ethnicity. Personality and Individual Differences, 189, 111499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2022.111499

Heinz, M., Bishop, A. J., & Finchum, T. (2021). The Lived Experiences of African American Centenarians: Narrative Exploration from a Life Course Theory Perspective.  The Gerontologist, 61(8), 1266-1276.  https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab052


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