Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
About
Dr. Frank’s areas of focus include aging in place, residents’ perspectives, Alzheimer's disease and dementia in prison. In 2002 she published The Paradox of Aging in Place in Assisted Living (Greenwood Press), which focused on the residents’ experiences living in two assisted living settings in the Chicagoland area. She has authored several other publications on assisted living and aging in place.
Dr. Frank has been researching different aspects of incarceration for over ten years (including aging in prison, teenagers incarcerated as adults, chronic disease self-management, and hospice care in prison.
Contact Information
Office: 2016 - Klehm Hall
Phone: 2175816676
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours Fall 2019
Face to Face: Monday 2:00-4:30 p.m.; Tuesday 10:00 a.m. - noon; Wednesday 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Online/Virtual: Wednesday 8:00-10:00 p.m.; Sunday 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Related documents
- Curriculum Vitae
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Type: CV
Education/Academic qualification
Cultural Anthropology, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Law, M.S.L., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research Interests
- Aging in prison
- long-term incarceration
- smart home technology and elder privacy
Disciplines
- Gerontology
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Book Review: Successful Aging as a Contemporary Obsession: Global Perspectives
Frank, J. B., Mar 4 2020, In: Anthropology & Aging. 41Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cross-cultural comparison of long-term care in the United States and Finland: Research done through a short-term study-abroad experience.
Kruger, T. M., Gilland, S., Frank, J. B., Murphy, B. C., English, C., Meade, J., Morrow, K. & Rush, E., Jan 1 2017, In: Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. 38Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Negotiated Identities of Long-Term Inmates: Breaking the Chains of Problematic Integration
Frank, J. B. & Gill, E. A., Aug 24 2015, In: Western Journal of Communication. 79Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Missing Link: Service-Learning as an Essential Tool for Correctional Education.
Frank, J. B., Omstead, J.-A. & Pigg, S. A., Apr 1 2012, In: Journal of correctional education. 63Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Serve at Your Own Risk?: Service-Learning in the Promotion and Tenure Process
Frank, J., Malaby, M., Bates, L. R., Coulter-Kern, M., Fraser-Burgess, S., Jamison, J. R., Prokopy, L. S. & Schaumleffel, N. A., Mar 23 2011, In: Journal of community engagement and higher education. 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anticipatory and disenfranchised grief among dementia family caregivers: helping spouse and adult-child caregivers to cope
Frank, J., Dec 3 2009, Anticipatory and disenfranchised grief among dementia family caregivers: helping spouse and adult-child caregivers to cope.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Evidence for grief as the major barrier faced by Alzheimer caregivers: a qualitative analysis.
Frank, J. B., Jan 1 2008, In: American Journal of Alzheimers Disease and Other Dementias. 22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 6 Other
Press/Media
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Eastern Illinois professor receives Illinois Humanities grant
12/21/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Eastern Illinois professor receives Illinois Humanities grant
12/21/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research