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

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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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