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LINDA ANN WRAY Department of Biobehavioral Health The Pennsylvania State University 219 Biobehavioral Health Building University Park PA 16802 (O) 814.865.0764 E-mail: [email protected] (H) 814.237.1417 EDUCATION 1995-98 NIA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, School of Social Work and Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan 1989-95 Ph.D., Gerontology and Public Policy, University of Southern California 1981-83 Graduate Studies, Public Policy and Gerontology, George Washington University 1969-73 B.A., International Relations, Mary Washington College PROFESSIONAL HISTORY Academic Research and Teaching 2008- Associate Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University 2004- Faculty Affiliate, Department of Women’s Studies, The Pennsylvania State University 2002- Faculty Associate, Population Research Institute, Gerontology Center, and Center for Health Care and Policy Research, The Pennsylvania State University 2002-08 Assistant Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University 2000-02 Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan 2000-02 Director, Office of Curricular Evaluation, University of Michigan Medical School 1999-02 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School 1999-00 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School 1998-99 Research Investigator, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan 1995-98 NIA Research Fellow, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan 1991-95 Lecturer, undergraduate, professional education, and medical school classes, University of Southern California, California State UniversityLos Angeles 1991-95 NIA Predoctoral Fellow, Gerontology Research Institute, University of Southern California 1989-91 Research Assistant, National Resource Center for Minority Aging Populations, University of Southern California Other Professional Employment 1983-90 Research Analyst, Survey Associate, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. 1983 Survey Researcher, Center on Preretirement and Aging, The Catholic University of America 1980-81 Congressional Liaison Specialist, Office of Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1979-80 Congressional Liaison Officer, Office of Assistant Secretary for Legislation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 1976-79 Assistant Director of Political Education, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO 1973-76 Political Education Representative, Administrative Assistant, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

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LINDA ANN WRAY

Department of Biobehavioral Health

The Pennsylvania State University

219 Biobehavioral Health Building

University Park PA 16802

(O) 814.865.0764 E-mail: [email protected] (H) 814.237.1417

EDUCATION

1995-98 NIA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, School of Social Work and Institute for Social Research,

University of Michigan

1989-95 Ph.D., Gerontology and Public Policy, University of Southern California

1981-83 Graduate Studies, Public Policy and Gerontology, George Washington University

1969-73 B.A., International Relations, Mary Washington College

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Academic Research and Teaching 2008- Associate Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University

2004- Faculty Affiliate, Department of Women’s Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

2002- Faculty Associate, Population Research Institute, Gerontology Center, and Center for Health Care

and Policy Research, The Pennsylvania State University

2002-08 Assistant Professor, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University

2000-02 Adjunct Assistant Research Scientist, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research,

University of Michigan

2000-02 Director, Office of Curricular Evaluation, University of Michigan Medical School

1999-02 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School

1999-00 Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical

School

1998-99 Research Investigator, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

1995-98 NIA Research Fellow, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

1991-95 Lecturer, undergraduate, professional education, and medical school classes, University of

Southern California, California State University—Los Angeles

1991-95 NIA Predoctoral Fellow, Gerontology Research Institute, University of Southern California

1989-91 Research Assistant, National Resource Center for Minority Aging Populations, University of

Southern California

Other Professional Employment 1983-90 Research Analyst, Survey Associate, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

1983 Survey Researcher, Center on Preretirement and Aging, The Catholic University of America

1980-81 Congressional Liaison Specialist, Office of Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human

Services

1979-80 Congressional Liaison Officer, Office of Assistant Secretary for Legislation, U.S. Department of

Housing and Urban Development

1976-79 Assistant Director of Political Education, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal

Employees, AFL-CIO

1973-76 Political Education Representative, Administrative Assistant, American Federation of State,

County, and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO

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GRANTS

Active: External

2013-18 Investigator, Integrative Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Aging, PO1, National Institute on

Aging (S. Hofer, PhD, A. Piccinin, PhD, D. Kuh, PhD, & J. Kaye, PhD, PIs), $1,637,504

Active: Internal

2014 Co-Principal Investigator, 2014 Healthy People Penn State Research Conference and Expo, Equal

Opportunity Planning Committee, The Pennsylvania State University; $10,000

Completed: External

2008-12 Principal Investigator, Role of Social Relationships and Self-Efficacy in Diabetes Management,

R21, National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders; $196,843

2007-11 Co-Principal Investigator, Latent Growth Curve Models of Cognitive Aging, R01, National

Institute on Aging (D.F. Alwin, PhD, PI); $361,840

2002-05 Co-Investigator, Latent Growth Curve Models of Cognitive Aging, R01, National Institute on

Aging (D.F. Alwin, PhD, PI); $255,909

2002-06 Principal Investigator, Penn State subcontract, Comprehensive Program to Strengthen Physicians'

Training in Geriatrics, Donald W. Reynolds Foundation (J.B. Halter, MD, PI); $9,077

2001-02 Investigator, Comprehensive Program to Strengthen Physicians' Training in Geriatrics, Donald W.

Reynolds Foundation (J.B. Halter, MD, PI)

2001-03 Co-Principal Investigator, Socioeconomic Status, Psychological Resources, and Health, R01,

National Institute on Aging (D.F. Alwin, PhD, PI)

1999-00 Principal Investigator, Cognitive Functioning in Labor Force Transitions, R03, National Institute

on Aging

1998-00 Co-Investigator, Socioeconomic Factors, Aging, and Cognitive Functioning, R01, National

Institute on Aging (D.F. Alwin, PhD, PI)

1993-94 Co-Principal Investigator, Policies for Aging with a Disability, University of Southern California,

Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

(F.M. Torres-Gil, PhD, PI)

1991-93 Co-Principal Investigator, Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives, University of Southern

California, Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, National Institute on Disability and

Rehabilitation Research (F.M. Torres-Gil, PhD, PI)

Completed: Internal 2012-13 Co-Principal Investigator, 2013 Healthy People Penn State Research Conference and Expo, Equal

Opportunity Planning Committee, The Pennsylvania State University; $9,000

2011-12 Co-Principal Investigator, 2012 Healthy People Penn State Research Conference and Expo, Equal

Opportunity Planning Committee, The Pennsylvania State University; $11,000

2010-11 Co-Principal Investigator, 2011 Healthy People Penn State Research Conference and Expo, Equal

Opportunity Planning Committee, The Pennsylvania State University; $15,000

2009-10 Co-Director, Recruitment Program for Underrepresented Graduate Students, Equal Opportunity

Planning Committee, The Pennsylvania State University

2008-10 Principal Investigator, Incorporating Values and Preferences into Clinical Care Guidelines

Designed for Older Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes, Level II grant, Social Science Research

Institute, The Pennsylvania State University; $19.057

2008-10 Principal Investigator, Trajectories of Diabetes and Physical Function in Older Age in The United

States and Taiwan, Level II grant, Center for Population Health and Aging, The Pennsylvania

State University

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Completed: Internal (continued) 2006-07 Principal Investigator, Marriage and Diabetes Management in Middle-Aged and Older Couples,

Level II grant, Social Science Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University

2004-06 Principal Investigator, Marriage and Optimal Diabetes Management in Middle-Aged and Older

Couples Living in Central Pennsylvania, Seed grant, College of Health and Human Development,

The Pennsylvania State University

2004-05 Principal Investigator, Spousal Support and Diabetes-Related Behavior Change in Middle-Aged

and Older Adults, Center for Population Health and Aging; parent, National Institute on Aging

2004-05 Principal Investigator, Cognitive Change and the Labor Force Status of Older Workers, Seed

grant, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University

2005 Principal Investigator, Marriage and Diabetes Management, President’s Fund for Research, The

Pennsylvania State University

2000-02 Principal Investigator, Mental Health and Labor Force Exits: Roles of Physical Health and Job

Factors, Michigan Retirement Research Center, University of Michigan; parent, Social Security

Administration

2000-01 Co-Investigator, Gender Differences in the Depression-Health Relation Among Middle-Aged and

Elderly Americans, Michigan Exploratory Center on the Demography of Aging, University of

Michigan; parent, National Institute on Aging (S.J. Fonda, PhD, PI)

1999-00 Principal Investigator, Depressive Symptomatology and Labor Force Transitions, Michigan

Exploratory Center on the Demography of Aging, University of Michigan; parent, National

Institute on Aging

1996-97 Co-Principal Investigator, Role of Cognitive Functioning in Real-Life Behaviors, Michigan

Exploratory Center on the Demography of Aging, University of Michigan; parent, National

Institute on Aging (with A.R. Herzog, PhD, and R.J. Willis, PhD)

Pending: External

2014 Co-Principal Investigator, Improving Access through Research and Education (IMPACT), R25,

National Institute of Health

2013 Investigator, Culturally Grounded, Family Systems-Based Approaches to Diabetes Management,

American Diabetes Association; $1,363,855

2013 Co-Investigator, Barriers to the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Colorectal Cancer Survivors

and LBD Patients, R03, National Institute of Health

2010 Principal Investigator, Social Psychology of Retirement Decisions, R01, National Institute on

Aging (under revision)

2010 Principal Investigator, Cross-national Comparison of the Impacts of Diabetes on Physical

Disability, R21, National Institute on Aging (under revision)

EDITORIAL REVIEW AND CONSULTATION 2011-14 Associate Editor, Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2010- Associate Editor, Translational Behavioral Medicine: Practice, Policy, and Research 2008-10 Editorial Board, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences

2007- Editorial Board, Journal of Aging and Health

1997- Ad hoc journal peer reviewer, Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences; Journals of

Gerontology: Social Sciences; The Gerontologist; Journal of Health & Social Behavior;

Demography; American Journal of Public Health; Journal of Aging & Health; Age & Ageing;

Journal of Aging & Ethnicity; International Journal of Aging & Human Development; Aging:

Clinical & Experimental Research; Nutritional Neuroscience; Aging & Mental Health

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Diabetes Association American Public Health Association

American Sociological Association Behavioral Research in Diabetes Group Exchange

Gerontological Society of America Population Association of America

Society of Behavioral Medicine Society for the Study of Human Development

RESEARCH AWARDS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL HONORS

2011 Diversity Achievement Award, College of Health & Human Development, The Pennsylvania

State University

2008 HHD Alumni Society Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Health & Human Development,

The Pennsylvania State University

2004- Fellow, Gerontological Society of America

1995-98 NIA Research Fellowship, School of Social Work, University of Michigan

1995-97 NIA/Brookdale Fellowship, Summer Institute on Aging Research; NIA/RAND Fellowship,

Summer Institute, Demography, Economics, & Epidemiology of Aging

1996 National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowship, Public Health Service, U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services (declined)

1994-96 NACDA/ICPSR Fellowships, Workshops: Multiple Surveys on Aging, Asset and Health

Dynamics among the Oldest Old, Health and Retirement Study, University of Michigan

1991-95 NIA Predoctoral Fellowship, Gerontology Research Institute, University of Southern California

1992 AARP Andrus Foundation Policy Internship Fellowship

ACADEMIC TRAINING AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

(* Denotes student committees for which I was chair or co-chair)

Graduate Student Committees

*Cynthia L. LaCoe, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, expected 2015

Clinton Colaco, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, expected 2015

Kimberly Wallace, Recreation, Park, Tourism Management, expected 2015

*Angela Spleen, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, expected 2015

*Amy Thierry, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, expected 2016

Michelle Martin, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, expected 2016

*Tomorrow Wilson, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, expected 2016

LiLi Li, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, expected 2017

*Heather R. Collins, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, expected 2018

Dara Wheeler, Nutritional Sciences, 2013

Po-Ju Chang, Recreation, Park, Tourism Management, 2013

Jan Ding, Biobehavioral Health, PhD, 2010

*Ronda Renosky, MS, PhD, Biobehavioral Health and Rehabilitation Counseling, 2010

*Ching-Ju Chiu, PhD, Biobehavioral Health (minor Statistics), 2009

*Elizabeth A. Beverly, MS, PhD, Biobehavioral Health, 2008

*Oralia G. Dominic, MS, PhD, Biobehavioral Health, 2008

Annabelle Smith, Nursing, PhD (withdrew, 2012)

Mira M. Hidajat, Sociology, MS, PhD, 2010

Katherine Streitel, Biobehavioral Health, MS, 2010

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ACADEMIC TRAINING AT PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (Continued)

(* Denotes student committees for which I was chair or co-chair)

Graduate Student Committees

Jen Wong, PhD, Human Development & Family Studies, 2010

Latrica E. Best, MS, PhD, Sociology, 2008

Yifeng Hu, PhD, Communications, 2007

Suzanne M. Robertson, PhD, Human Development & Family Studies, 2007

Soyeon Cho, PhD, Human Development & Family Studies, 2006

Spring C. Cooper, PhD, Biobehavioral Health, 2006

Kimya I. Jackson, PhD, Biobehavioral Health, 2005

Jill Wood, PhD, Biobehavioral Health and Women’s Studies, 2003

Undergraduate Student Honors Thesis Committees

*Kaitlyn Gibson, BS, Biobehavioral Health, 2013

*Laura Karp, BS, Biobehavioral Health, 2010

*Kimberly D. Liao, BS, Biobehavioral Health, 2009

*Rachael B. Clauser, BS, Biobehavioral Health, 2006

*Kristen Jozkowski, BS, Biobehavioral Health, 2006

PUBLICATIONS

(* Denotes papers published with graduate students)

Journal Articles

1. Elman C., Wray L.A., & Xi J. (2014). Fundamental Resource Advantages, Youth Health, and Adult

Educational Outcomes. Social Science Research 43:108-126. PMID: 24267756.

2. Beverly, E.A., Wray, L.A., Chiu, C.-J., & LaCoe, C.L. (2014). Listening to Older Adults’ Values and

Preferences for Type 2 Diabetes Care: A Qualitative Study. Diabetes Spectrum 27(1): 44-49. DOI:

10.2337.

3. Chang, P.J., Wray, L.A., & Lin, Y. (accepted for publication, 2013). Social Relationships, Leisure Activity,

and Health of Midlife and Older Adults. Health Psychology.

4. Chiu, C.-J., Wray, L.A., Lu, F.-H., & Beverly, E.A. (2013). BMI Change Patterns and Disability

Development of Middle-aged Adults with Diabetes: A Dual Trajectory Modeling Approach. Journal of

General Internal Medicine 28. 9: 1150-1156. PMID: 2343456. 5. Wheeler D., Jensen G.L., Hartman T.J., Wray L.A., & Smiciklas-Wright H. (2013). Association between

Dietary Quality and Mortality in Older Adults: A Review of the Epidemiological Evidence. Journal of

Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics 32(2): 85-105. PMID: 23663210.

6. Garcia-Dominic O.A., Lengerich E.J., Wray L.A., Parrott R., Aumiller B., Kluhsman B., Renderos C. &

Dignan M. (2012). Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Latino Adults in Pennsylvania:

ACCN Results. American Journal of Health Behavior 36(2): 153-167. PMID: 22370254.

7. Garcia-Dominic O.A., Wray L.A., Mitchell, D., Ventura, A., Hernandez, A.E., Yin, Z., Ledikwe, J., Rolls,

B., Trevino, R.P., & Ulbrecht, J.S. (2012). Accuracy of Dietary Recall of Low-Income Urban 4th Grade

Minority Children. Obesity 18(110): 2220-2226. PMID: 20539298.. 8. Beverly, E.A., Wray, L.A., Chiu, C,-J., & Wenger, K. (2011). Perceived Challenges in Comorbidity

Management of Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 28(7): 781-784. PMID:

21395674.

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Journal Articles (continued)

9. Chiu, C.-J., Wray, L.A., & Ofstedal, M.B. (2011). Diabetes-Related Change in Physical Disability from

Midlife to Older Adulthood: Evidence from 1996-2003 Survey of Health and Living Status of the Elderly

in Taiwan. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice (3):413-23. PMID: 21193244.

10. Chiu, C.-J. & Wray, L.A. (2011). Physical disability trajectories in older Americans with and without

diabetes: the role of age, gender, race/ethnicity and education. The Gerontologist 51(1): 51-63. PMID:

20713455.

11. Chiu, C.-J., Wray L.A. (2011). Gender Differences in Functional Limitations in Adults Living with Type 2

Diabetes: Biobehavioral and Psychosocial Mediators. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 41 (1): 71-82.

PMID: 20827519.

12. Chiu, C.-J., Wray L.A., Beverly E.A. (2010). Relationships of Glucose Regulation to Change in Weight: A

Systematic Review and Guide to Future Research. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews 26(5):

323-335. doi: 10.1002/dmrr.1095. PMID: 20578206

13. *Chiu, C.-J., Wray, L.A. (2010). Factors Predicting Glycemic Control in Middle-aged and Older Adults

Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study and the Diabetes

Survey. Preventing Chronic Disease, 7(1):A08, PMID: 20040223.

14. *Chiu C.-J., Wray L.A., Beverly, E.A., & Dominic, O.G. (2010). The Role of Health Behaviors in Mediating

the Relationship between Depressive Symptoms and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes: A Structural

Equation Modeling Approach. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 45(1); 67-76. PMID:

19343264.

15. *Dominic, O.G., Wray, L.A., Trevino, R.P., Hernandez, A.E., Yin, Z., & Ulbrecht, J.S. (2010). Identifying

Barriers That Hinder Onsite Parental Involvement in a School-Based Health Promotion Program, Health

Promotion Practice, 11(5): 703-713. PMID: 19339644.

16. *Renosky R.J., Hunt B., Hill-Briggs F., Wray L.A., & Ulbrecht J.S. (2008). Counseling People Living with

Diabetes. Journal of Rehabilitation 74, 31-40. 18559399.

17. *Beverly, E.A. & Wray, L.A. (2010). Collective Efficacy, Exercise, and Diabetes. Health Education

Research, PMID: 18559399.

18. *Beverly E.A., Wray, L.A., & Miller, C.K. (2008). Practice Implications of What Couples Tell us about

Type 2 Diabetes Management. Diabetes Spectrum 21:39-45.

19. *Beverly E.A., Penrod, J. & Wray, L.A. (2007). Living with Type 2 Diabetes: Marital Perspectives of

Middle-Aged and Older Couples. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 45:24-32.

PMID: 17334200.

20. *Beverly E.A., Wray, L.A., & Miller, C.K. (2008). Spousal Support and Food-Related Behavior Change in

Middle-Aged and Older Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes. Health Education & Behavior 35:707-720.

PMID: 17456857.

21. *Wray L.A., Alwin D.F., McCammon, R.J., Manning, T., & Best L.E. (2006). Social Status, Risky Health

Behaviors, and Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences,

61B:S290-S298. PMID: 17114308.

22. Wray L.A., Alwin D.F., & McCammon R.J. (2005). Social Status and Risky Health Behaviors: Results from

the Health and Retirement Study. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences Spec Iss II: 85-92. PMID:

16251597.

23. Alwin D.F. & Wray L.A. (2005). A Life-Span Developmental Perspective on Social Status and Health.

Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences Spec Iss II: 7-14. PMID: 16251595.

24. Wray L.A., Ofstedal M.B., Langa K.M., & Blaum C.S. (2005). The Effect of Diabetes on Disability in

Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences 60:1206-1211. PMID:

16183964.

25. Wray L.A., Blaum C.S., Ofstedal M.B., & Herzog A.R. (2004). Diabetes Diagnosis and Weight Loss in

Middle-Aged Adults, Research on Aging 26:62-81.

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Journal Articles (continued)

26. Fonda S.J., Fultz N.H., Jenkins K.R., Wheeler L.M., & Wray L.A. (2004). Relationship of Body Mass and

Net Worth for Retirement-aged Men and Women, Research on Aging 26:153-76.

27. Roubidoux M.A., Bailey J.E., Wray L.A., & Helvie M.A. (2004). Invasive Cancers Detected after Breast

Cancer Screening Yielded a Negative Result: Relationship of Mammographic Density to Tumor

Prognostic Factors. Radiology 230:42-48. PMID: 14695385.

28. Jenkins K., Fultz N.H., Fonda S.J., & Wray L.A. (2003). Patterns of Body Weight in Middle-aged and Older

Americans, by Gender and Race, 1992-2000, Sozial und Präventivmedzin 48:257-68. PMID: 12971114.

29. Fitzgerald J.T., Wray L.A., Halter J.B., Supiano M.A., & Williams B.C. (2003). Do Medical Students

Knowledge and Attitudes About Older Adults Relate to Interest in a Geriatric Medicine Career?

Gerontologist 43:849-855. PMID: 14704384.

30. Fitzgerald J.T., Gruppen L.D., Wray L.A., Shay B.A., & Anderson R.M. (2003). Measuring Perceptions of

Diabetes-Related Concepts: A Preliminary Study. The Diabetes Educator 29:480-7. PMID: 12854338.

31. Blaum C.S., Ofstedal M.B., Langa K.M., & Wray L.A. (2003). Functional Status and Health Outcomes in

Older Adults with Diabetes, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 51(6):745-53. PMID: 1275559.

32. Franks M.H., Pienta A.M., & Wray L.A. (2002). It Takes Two: Marriage and Smoking Cessation in the

Middle Years. Journal of Aging and Health 14:336-354. PMID: 12146510.

33. Wray L.A. & Blaum C.S. (2001). Explaining the Role of Sex on Disability: A Population-Based Study, The

Gerontologist 41:499-510. PMID: 11490048.

34. Wray L.A. & J.W. Lynch (1999). Does Cognitive Functioning Mediate the Well-Documented Link Between

Education and Daily Functioning for Middle-Aged Adults? Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

896:480-483. PMID: 10681956.

35. Wray L.A., Herzog A.R., Willis R.J., & Wallace R.B. (1998). The Impact of Education and Heart Attack on

Smoking Cessation among Middle-Aged Adults, Journal of Health and Social Behavior 39(4):271-294.

PMID: 9919852.

36. Wray L.A. (1996). The Role of Ethnicity in the Disability and Work Experience of Preretirement Age

The Gerontologist 36(3):287-298. PMID: 8682327.

37. Hayward M., Crimmins E., & Wray L. (1994). The Relationship between Retirement Life-Cycle Changes

and Older Men's Labor Force Participation Rates, Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences 49(5):S219-

S230. PMID: 8056951.

38. Sheets D.J., Wray L., & DeJong F.J. (1994). Incorporating Independent Living Outcomes in Rehabilitation

Agencies: Older Disabled Persons as an Underserved Population, Journal of Occupational and Physical

Therapy 12(4):1-12.

39. Sheets D.J., Wray L., & Torres-Gil F.M. (1993). Geriatric Rehabilitation: Linking Aging, Health, and

Disability Policy, Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 9(2):1-17.

40. Torres-Gil F.M. & Wray L. (1993). Funding and Policies Affecting Geriatric Rehabilitation, Clinics in

Geriatric Medicine 9(4):831-840. PMID: 8281508.

41. Wray L. & Torres-Gil F. (1992). Availability of Rehabilitation Services for Elders: A Study of Critical

Policy and Financing Issues, Generations 16(1):31-47, 1992.

42. Krause N. & Wray L. (1991). Psychosocial Correlates of Health and Illness Among Minority Elders,

Generations 15(4):25-30, 1991.

43. Wray L. (1992). Health Policy and Ethnic Diversity: Dissonance or Harmony? The Western Journal of

Medicine 157(3):357-361. PMID: 1413784.

44. Wray L. (1991). Policy Implications of an Ethnically Diverse Elderly Population, Journal of Cross-Cultural

Gerontology 6(2):243-257. PMID: 24390516.

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Book and Encyclopedia Chapters

1. Wray L.A. (2008). Diabetes, Adulthood, and Later Life. Pp. 117-120 in D. Carr (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the

Life Course and Human Development. Farmington Hills, MI: Cengage Learning.

2. Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., Wray L.A., & Rodgers W.L. (2008). Population Processes and Cognitive

Aging. Pp. 69-89 in D.F. Alwin & S. M. Hofer (Eds.), Handbook of Cognitive Aging: Interdisciplinary

Perspectives. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

3. Wray L.A. (2007). Smoking. In Encyclopedia of Health and Aging (K.S. Markides (Ed.), Thousand Oaks,

CA: Sage Publications, pp. 524-527.

4. Wray L.A. (2004). Diet and Meal Planning. Pp. 367-375 in J. Hazlett (Ed.) Diabetes Self-Management

Answer Book: 501 Tips and Secrets to Keep You Healthy. New York: R.A. Rapaport Publishing.

5. Wray L.A., Herzog A.R., Willis R.J., & Wallace R.B. (1998). The Impact of Education and Heart Attack on

Smoking Cessation among Middle-Aged Adults. Wealth, Work, and Health (J.P. Smith and R.J. Willis,

Eds.). Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1999, pp. 291-325.20.

6. Krause N. & Wray L. (1991). Psychosocial Correlates of Health and Illness Among Minority Elders.

Diversity: New Approaches to Ethnic Minority Aging (E.P. Stanford and F.M. Torres-Gil, Eds.).

Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Co., Inc., 1992, pp. 41-52.

7. Torres-Gil F. & Wray L. (1990). Long-Term Care. In California Policy Choices (J.J. Kirlin & D.R. Winkler,

Eds). CA: University of Southern California, pp. 99-126.

8. Wray L. & Torres-Gil F. (1992). Long-Term Care Policy: A California Dilemma. In Issues in Long-Term

Care—A Prospectus for the Nineties (G.A. LaRue & M. Bayley, Eds.). New York: Prometheus Books,

pp. 39-66.

Technical Reports, Working Papers, and Manuscripts

1. Alwin D.F., Wray L.A., & Rodgers W.L. (2006). The Aging Mind in Social and Historical Context.

Unpublished manuscript. Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

PA 16802.

2. Wray L.A. (2003). Mental Health and Labor Force Exits in Older Workers: The Mediating or Moderating

Roles of Physical Health and Job Factors. Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No.

WP-2003-047. Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan

3. Richardson C., Hanlon J.T., Mull H.J., Vigan S., Hayward R., Wray L.A., & Langa K.M. (2003). The Impact

of Poor Health Behaviors on Workforce Disability. Michigan Retirement Research Center Working Paper

2003-057. Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan.

4. Crimmins E.M., Hayward M.D., Wray L.A., & Lu R. (1996). The Prevalence and Incidence of Health

Problems in the First Two Waves of the Health and Retirement Study. HRS/AHEAD Working Paper 96-

031.

5. Wray L.A. (1995). Disability and Work in the United States. Unpublished dissertation. Los Angeles CA:

University of Southern California.

6. DeJong F.J., Wray L.A., & Sheets D.J. (1994). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives: Final Project

Report. Report prepared for National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department

of Education. Los Angeles CA: University of Southern California.

7. Sheets D.J. & Wray L.A. (1993). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives: Technical Report on the

Survey of State Departments of Rehabilitation and Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Report

prepared for Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging. Los Angeles

CA: University of Southern California.

8. Wray L. & Torres-Gil F. (1992). Availability of Rehabilitation Services for Elders: A Study of Critical

Policy and Financing Issues. Aging and Disabilities: Seeking Common Ground (E.F. Ansello and N.N.

Eustis, Eds.). Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing Co., Inc., 1992, pp. 55-68.

9. Wray L. (1992). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives: Technical Report on the Survey of State

Agency Representatives. Report prepared for Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Research and Training

Center on Aging. Los Angeles CA: University of Southern California.

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10. Wray L. (1991). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives: Technical Report on the Survey of

Congressional Committee Staff. Report prepared for Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation Research and

Training Center on Aging. Los Angeles CA: University of Southern California.

11. Ponza M. & Wray L. (1990). Evaluation of the Food Assistance Needs of the Low-Income Elderly and Their

Participation in USDA Programs (Elderly Programs Study). Final report submitted to the Food and

Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington DC: Mathematica Policy Research.

12. Wray L. (1990). Claims Collection in State Food Stamp Agencies: Tracking and Aging Systems. Final report

submitted to the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, DC:

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

13. Hershey A. & Wray L. (1990). Food Stamp Program Operations Study (FSPOS): Automated Certification

System Support for Expedited Service Processing. Final report submitted to the Food and Nutrition

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

14. Long S. & Wray L. (1989). State and Local Claims Collection Operations. Final report submitted to the

Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy

Research, Inc.

15. Edson D., Wray L.A., Lieberman R., & Miller E. (1989). FSPOS Data Access System: System

Administrator's Manual. User's guide submitted to the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of

Agriculture. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

16. Fraker T., Caswell H., & Wray L. (1986). Handbook of Financial Assistance Programs. Final report

submitted to the Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington, DC:

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

(* Denotes papers under review with graduate students)

1. Hsu, Y.-C., Chiu, C.-J., Wray, L.A., Beverly, E.A., Lu, F.-H., & Yang, Y.-C. (2014). Chinese Medicine

Utilization and Health-Related Trajectories: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study. Under review, Journal of the

American Geriatrics Society.

2. Chang, P-J., Wray, L.A., and Lin, Y. (2014). Leisure, Social Status, and Well-Being in the Main Effects

Model in Older Adults. Under second review, Journal of Leisure Research.

3. Hu, Y.-H., Hu, S.C., Wray, L.A., Beverly, E.A., Liang, J., & Chiu, C.-J. (2014). Marital Transitions and

Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Effect of Leisure Activities. Under review, Journal of

Marriage and the Family.

4. Garcia-Dominic, O.A., Lengerich, E.J., Gallant, N.R., Wray, L.A., Ahern, F., Bogdan, G., Weinberg, E., &

Ulbrecht, J.S. (2013). Trends in the Prevalence of Diabetes and Associated Obesity in Pennsylvania

Adults, 1995 – 2010. Under review, Diabetes and Obesity Trends

5. Chiu, C.J., Wu, S.-T., Wray, L.A., Beverly, E.A., & Lu, F.-H. (2012). Healthy Lifestyle and Psychological

Well-being Buffer Diabetes-related Cognitive Decline: Findings from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on

Aging. Under review, Aging and Mental Health.

6. *Toyokawi, N., Bontempo, D.E., Wray, L.A, Sparks, C., Alwin, D.F., Piccinin, A.M. & Hofer, S.M.

Examining the Association of Self-reported, Morbidity Diagnosis and General Health Questions with

Functional Status (2011). Under second review, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences.

7. Wray L.A. & Alwin D.F. (2009). Does Change in Cognitive Performance Predict Transitions to Retirement

in Older Workers? Under second revision, Research on Aging.

8. Wray, L.A., Alwin, D.F., Hofer, S.M., Zeiser, K.L., & Chiu, C.-J. (2011). Diabetes and Cognitive Change in

Midlife and Older Adulthood. Under second revision, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.

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(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

*Wilson, T.D. &Wray, L.A. (2014). Stressing, Socializing, and Sipping: The Role of Differential Stressors and

Social Integration in Risky Alcohol Consumption in Mid- to Late-Life. Poster session under submission,

Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 2014

*Thierry, A.D. & Wray, L.A. (2014). Assessing the Influence of Chronic Stress and Spousal Support on

Glycemic Control in Diabetic Adults: Do Gender and Race/Ethnicity Matter? Poster session under

submission, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 2014

*Collins, H.R. & Wray, L.A. (2014). Perceived Everyday Discrimination and C-Reactive Protein in Middle-

Aged and Older Adults. Poster session under submission, Gerontological Society of America Annual

Meeting, Washington DC, November 2014

*Wilson, T.D. &Wray, L.A. (2014). The Relation between Pain, Social Support, and Alcohol Consumption in

Older Adults. Poster session under submission, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting,

Philadelphia PA, April 2014.

Chiu, C.-J. Hsu, Y.-C., & Wray, L.A. (2013). Depressive Trajectories in Adults Diagnosed with Different

chronic Conditions. Paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA,

November 2013

*LaCoe, C.L., Wray, L.A., & Alwin, D.F. (2013) Diabetes Self-Management-Related Beliefs, Attitudes, and

Behaviors in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.” Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of

America Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, November 2013

*Wilson, T.D., & Wray, L.A., (2013) Psychosocial Factors Related to Alcohol Use in Middle-Aged and Older

Adults Living with Diabetes.” Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual

Meeting, New Orleans LA, November 2013

*Wray, L.A., Franks, M.M., Chiu, C.-J., & LaCoe, C.L. (2013) Social Relationships, Self-Efficacy, and Diet-

Related Outcomes in Adults Living with Diabetes. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of

America Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, November 2013

Wray, L.A. (2013) Type 2 Diabetes Management in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Role of Psychosocial

Factors by Key Sociodemographic Characteristics. Symposium session moderator, Gerontological

Society of America Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, November 2013

*LaCoe, C.L., Wray, L.A., & Alwin, D.F. (2013) Diabetes Self-Management-Related Beliefs, Attitudes, and

Behaviors in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.” Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of

America Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, November 2013

Chiu, C.-J. Lu, F.-W., Wray, L.A., & Beverly, E.A. (2012) How Does Change in Depressive Symptomatology

Influence Trajectories in Weight, Cognitive Function and Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes? Poster

session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, November 2012

*LaCoe, C.L. & Wray, L.A. (2012) Marital History and Type 2 Diabetes Prevention and Management: What are

the Relationships? Poster session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego CA,

November 2012

*LaCoe, C.L. & Wray, L.A. The Relationship between Widowhood and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence in Middle-

aged and Older Adults from the Lifespan Perspective. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine

Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, April 2012.

Chiu, C.-J., Wray, L.A., Beverly, E.A., & Lu, F.-H. Disentangling the Causal Relationship between Depressive

Symptoms and Glycemic Control. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, New

Orleans LA, April 2012.

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PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (continued)

(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

Chiu, C.-J. & Wray, L.A. Healthy Lifestyle and Psychological Well-being Attenuate Diabetes-related Cognitive

Deterioration: Findings from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging. Symposium paper session,

Gerontological Society of America. Boston MA, November 2011

Elman, C., Wray, L.A., & Xu, J. The Effects of Early Life Health Status on Status Attainment and Later life

Health. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America. Boston MA, November 2011

*LaCoe, C.L., Beverly, E.A., Scanze, M.A., Gabbay, R.A., & Wray, L.A. (2011). Type 2 Diabetes Care: The

Importance of Older Patients’ Values. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America. Boston MA,

November 2011

*Beverly, E.A., LaCoe, C.L., Chiu, C.-J., Scanze, M.A., Gabbay, R.A., & Wray, L.A. (2011). Older Adults’

Treatment Preferences for Type 2 Diabetes Care. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America.

Boston MA, November 2011

*Wray, L.A., Alwin, D.F., Hofer, S.M., Zeiser, K.L., & Chiu, C.-J. Diabetes and Cognitive Change in Midlife

and Older Adulthood. Paper session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington DC,

April 2011.

*Beverly, E.A., LaCoe, C.L., Chiu, C.-J., Scanze, M.A., Gabbay, R.A., & Wray, L.A. (2011). Older Adults’

Treatment Preferences for Type 2 Diabetes Care. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual

Meeting, Washington DC, April 2011.

Chiu, C.-J., Wray, L.A., & Beverly, E.A. (2011). BMI Change Trajectories before Diabetes Diagnosis: A 14-

year Investigation of U.S. Middle-aged Adults. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual

Meeting, Washington DC, April 2011.

*LaCoe, C.L., Beverly, E.A., Scanze, M.A., Gabbay, R.A., & Wray, L.A. (2011) The Importance of Patients’

Values in Type 2 Diabetes Care. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting,

Washington DC, April 2011.

*Wray, L.A., Alwin, D.F., Hofer, S.M., Zeiser, K.L., & Chiu, C.-J. Diabetes and Cognitive Change in Midlife

and Older Adulthood. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America. New Orleans, LA, November

2010

*Lacoe, C.L., & Wray, L.A. The Impact of Place of Education on Health in Mexican Americans over 50 Years of

Age. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America. New Orleans, LA, November 2010

Wray, L.A., Franks, M.M., Chiu, C.-J., & Miller, C.K Social Relationships, Self-Efficacy and Diet-Related

Outcomes in Adults Living with Diabetes. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America. New

Orleans, LA, November 2010

Dominic-Garcia, O., Wray, L., Trevino, R., Hernandez A., Yin, Z., Ulbrecht, J. (2010). Trends in the prevalence

of diabetes and obesity in Pennsylvania adults, 1995-2005. 11th International Congress of Behavioral

Medicine, Washington, DC.

Dominic-Garcia, O., Lengerich, E.J., Wray, L., Parrott, R., Ochoa, J.A., Klushman, B., Aumiller, B., Reneros, C.,

Dignan, M. (2010). Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening among Latino/Hispanic Adults in Urban and

Rural Pennsylvania: Results from the Appalachia Community Cancer Network (ACCN). 11th

International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.

*Wray L.A., Alwin D.F., Hofer S.M., Zeiser K.L, & Chiu C-J. Diabetes and Cognitive Change in Midlife and

Older Adulthood. Paper session, American Sociological Association, Atlanta GA, August 2010.

*LaCoe, C.L. & Wray, L.A. The Impact of Place of Education on Health in Mexican Americans over 50 Years of

Age Penn State Diabetes and Obesity Institute Research Summit, Hershey, PA, April 2010

*Renosky, R., Ahern, F., Hunt, B., Wray, L., & Ulbrecht, J.S. Psychosocial Adjustment to Diabetes: An

Integrative Model for Glycemic Control and Quality of Life. Penn State Diabetes and Obesity Institute

Research Summit, Hershey, PA, April 2010

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(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

Dominic, O.G., Lengerich E.J., Wray L.A., Parrott R., Ochoa J.A., Renderos C., & Dignan M. (2010). Barriers to

Colorectal Cancer Screening in Latino Adults Living in Urban and Rural Appalachian Areas of

Pennsylvania: Results from the ACCNPenn State Diabetes and Obesity Institute Research Summit,

Hershey, PA, April 2107

*Sparks C., Hofer S.M., Piccinin A., Alwin, D.F., & Wray L.A.. Relationships between Level, Change, and

Variation in Cognitive Function and Depressive Symptoms within Spousal Dyads. Poster presentation,

Cognitive Aging Conference. Atlanta GA, April 2010.

*Wray L.A., Alwin D.F., Hofer S.M., Zeiser K.L., & Chiu-C.-J. The Role of Diabetes in the Cognitive Aging of

Middle-Aged and Older Americans. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting,

Seattle WA, April 2010.

Dominic, O.G., Lengerich, E.J., Wray, L.A., Parrott, R., Ochoa, J.A., Aumiller, B., Kluhsman, B., Renderos, C.,

& Dignan, M. Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Latino/Hispanic Adults in Urban and

Rural Pennsylvania: Results From the ACCN. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual

Meeting, Seattle WA, April 2010.

*Wray L.A., Chiu C.-J., Beverly E.A., & LaCoe C.L. Education, Health, and Disability in Older Age.

Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, November

2009

Wray L.A. Social Indicators of Disease Risk and Disease Management in Late Life. Discussant, symposium

paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, November 2009

*Chiu C.-J. & Wray L.A. Gender Differences in Physical Disability in Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes:

BioBehavioral and Psychosocial Mediators. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of

America Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, November 2009

*Chiu C.-J. & Wray L.A. BMI Trajectories in U.S. Middle-aged and Older Adults Living with

Diabetes and Link with Future Disability Trajectories. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America

Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA, November 2009

Wray L.A. & Alwin, D.F. (2009). Does Memory Performance Predict Retirement in Older Workers? Paper

session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 2009

*Chiu, C.-J. & Wray, L.A. (2009). Gender Inequality in Trajectories of Functional Limitations in Adults with

Type 2 Diabetes: Biobehavioral and Psychosocial Mediators. Paper session, Society of Behavioral

Medicine Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 2009

*Dominic, O.G., Wray, L.A., Trevino, R.P., Hernandez, A.E., Yin, Z., & Ulbrecht, J.S. (2008). Identifying

Barriers That Hinder Onsite Parental Involvement in a School-Based Health Promotion Program. Poster

presentation, NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, National Harbor MD,

December 2008 Wray, L.A. & Franks, M.M. (2008). The Practice Implications of Type 2 Diabetes in an Aging Society.

Organizers, Symposium paper session, Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America

Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 2008

*Chiu, C.-J. & Wray, L.A. (2008). From Midlife to Older Adulthood: Are Physical, Mental, and Behavioral

Trajectories Different for Adults with and without Diabetes? Symposium paper session, Gerontological

Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 2008

*Beverly, E.A. & Wray, L.A. (2008). Incorporating Comorbidity, Values and Preferences into Clinical Care

Guidelines Designed for Older Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes. Symposium paper session,

Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 2008

Alwin, D.F., Wray, L.A., & Rodgers, W.L. (2008). Cumulative Advantage and Cognitive Change: Is Aging

Kinder to the Better Educated? Paper session, American Sociological Association, Boston MA, August

2008

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(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

*Beverly, E.A. & Wray, L.A. (2008). Collective Efficacy in Exercise Adherence: A Qualitative Study of Spousal

Support and Diabetes Management. Paper session, American Sociological Association, Boston MA,

August 2008

Elman, C. & Wray, L.A. (2008). Early Life Health Status and Its Effects on Educational Trajectories. Paper

session, American Sociological Association, Boston MA, August 2008

*Wray L.A. & Chiu C-J. (2008). The Relationship of Diabetes and Working Memory: Results from the Health

and Retirement Study, 1998-2006. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San

Diego CA, March 2008

*Chiu C.-J. & Wray L.A. (2008). Examination of Mental and Behavioral Constructs in Affecting Glycemic

Control in Middle Aged and Older Adults with Diabetes: A SEM approach. Poster session, Society of

Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, March 2008

*Beverly E.A. & Wray L.A. (2008). Incorporating Values and Preferences into Clinical Care Guidelines

Designed for Older Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes. Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine

Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, March 2008

Wray L.A. & Franks M.M. (2007). Management of Type 2 Diabetes across the Adult Lifespan. Organizers,

symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA,

November 2007

*Beverly E.A. & Wray L.A. (2007). The Social Meaning of Food: Focused Ethnographic Interviews of Middle-

Aged and Older Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society

of America Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, November 2007

*Chiu C.-J. & Wray L.A. (2007). Causal Patterns of Glycemic Control Differ for Middle-aged and Older Adults

Living with Type 2 Diabetes, symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual

Meeting, San Francisco CA, November 2007

Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., Wray L.A., Tufiş, P., & Rodgers, W.L. (2007). Life Expectancy and Sex

Differences in Patterns of Cognitive Aging. Paper session, American Sociological Association Annual

Meeting, New York, August 2007

*Beverly E.A. & Wray L.A. (2007). The Social Meaning of Food: Beliefs and Practices of Middle-Aged And

Older Adults Living with Diabetes. Poster session, Penn State Diabetes and Obesity Institute Research

Retreat, University Park, PA, April 2007

*Beverly, E.A., Wray L.A., & Miller C.K. (2006). The practice and policy implications of what couples tell us

about diabetes management. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Dallas

TX, November 2006

*Wray L.A., Beverly E.A., & Miller C.K. (2006). Spousal Support and Food-Related Behavior Change in

Middle-Aged and Older Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes. Research roundtable session, American

Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal QB, Canada, August 2006

*Wray L.A., Beverly E.A., Clauser R.B., Miller C.K., & Willis S.L. (2006). The Role of Spouses in Diabetes-

Related Behavior Change. Poster session, Penn State Diabetes Center Research Retreat, Grantville PA,

May 2006

*Clauser R.B., Beverly E.A., Miller C.K., Willis S.L., & Wray L.A. (2006). Gender Differences in the Link

between Spousal Support and Adherence to an Exercise Program for Couples Living with Diabetes.

Poster session, Penn State Diabetes Center Research Retreat, Grantsville PA, May 2006

*Wray L.A., Beverly E.A., Clauser R.B., Miller C.K., & Willis S.L. (2006). The Role of Spouses in Diabetes-

Related Behavior Change. Symposium paper session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting,

San Francisco CA, April 2006

*Beverly E.A., Miller C.K., Willis S.L., Clauser R.B., & Wray L.A. (2006). Do Men or Women Benefit More

from Spousal Support in Managing Type 2 Diabetes? Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine

Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, April 2006

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(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

*Clauser R.B., Beverly E.A., Miller C.K., Willis S.L., & Wray L.A. (2006). Gender Differences in the Link

Between Spousal Support and Adherence to an Exercise Program for Couples Living with Diabetes.

Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, April 2006

*Wray L.A., Beverly E.A., Clauser R.B., Miller C.K., & Willis S.L. (2006). Spousal Support and Diabetes-

Related Behavior Change in Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Poster session, Society of Behavioral

Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, April 2006

Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., Rodgers W., & Wray L.A. (2006). Mortality Selection and Patterns of Cognitive

Aging. Poster session, Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta GA, March 2006

Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., Rodgers W.L., & Wray L.A. (2006). The Future of Low Cognitive Functioning in

the U.S. Population. Poster session, Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta GA, March 2006

Wray L.A. (2005). Do Health-Promoting Behaviors Really Promote Health? Organizer and chair, Symposium

session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, November 2005

Wray L.A. & Alwin D.F. (2005). Do Risky Health Behaviors Mediate the Link Between Social Status and

Health? Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Orlando FL,

November 2005

Wray L.A. & Alwin D.F. (2005). Cognitive Change and Labor Force Transitions. Symposium paper session,

Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, November 2005

*Wray L.A., Beverly E.A., Miller C.K., & Willis S.L. (2005). Spousal Support and Diabetes Management. Poster

session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Orlando FL, November 2005

Alwin D.F. & Wray L.A. (2005). Social Inequalities and Metabolic Disorders. Paper session, American

Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, August 2005

Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., Wray L.A., & Rodgers W.L. (2005). Demographic Issues in the Future of

Cognitive Aging Research. Paper session, International Conference on the Future of Cognitive Aging

Research, University Park PA, May 20-22, 2005

*Beverly E.A., Miller C.K., Willis S.L., & Wray L.A. (2005). Spousal Support and Diabetes Management. Poster

session, Penn State Diabetes Research Retreat, State College PA, May 2005

*Garcia O.A., Wray L.A., Beverly E.A., Hernandez I.U., Hernandez A.E., & Trevino R.P. (2005). Identifying

Barriers That Hinder Parental Involvement in School-Based Health Promotion Programs. Poster session,

Penn State Diabetes Research Retreat, State College PA, May 2005

*Wray L.A., Beverly E., Garcia O., Alwin D., Gold C., Berg S., Malmberg B., Nilsson S., Pedersen N., &

McClearn G. (2005). Socioeconomic Status, Health Behaviors, Comorbidity, and Diabetes. Poster

session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston MA, April 2005

*Wray L.A., Beverly, E.A., Miller, C.K., & Willis, S.L. (2006). COUPLED: Changing Our Understanding of

People Living Everyday with Diabetes. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America

Annual Meeting, Dallas TX, November 2006

*Chiu C.-J. & Wray L.A. (2007). The Role of Lifestyle and Pharmacological Adherence on Glycemic Control in

Middle-Aged And Older Adults Living With Type 2 Diabetes. Poster session, Penn State Diabetes and

Obesity Institute Research Retreat, University Park, PA, April 2007

*Garcia-Dominic O., Wray L.A., Bodgan G., Weinberg G., Lengerich E.J., West S.G., Ahern F.M., Kang J.,

Miller J., DeWalsche S., Miller G., & Ulbrecht J. (2007). Prevalence of Obesity and Diabetes in

Pennsylvania Adults, 1995-2005. Poster session, Penn State Diabetes and Obesity Institute Research

Retreat, University Park, PA, April 2007

Wray L.A. (2006). Till Death Do Us Part: Spousal Support and Health. Organizer and chair, symposium paper

session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Dallas TX, November 2006

*Garcia-Dominic O.A., Wray L.A., Beverly E.A., Hernandez I.U., Hernandez A.E., & Trevino R.P. (2005).

Identifying Barriers That Hinder Parental Involvement in School-Based Health Promotion Programs.

Poster session, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston MA, April 2005

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(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

Wray L.A. & Fonda S.J. (2004). The Utility of the HRS for Measuring Health and Function: The First Decade of

Evidence. Organizers, symposium session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting,

Washington DC, November 2004

Pienta A.M., Franks M.S. & Wray L.A. (2004). Linking Gender and Marital Quality with Alcohol Use in Midlife

Couples. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington

DC, November 2004

Alwin D.F.& Wray L.A. (2004). Socioeconomic Risk Factors and Metabolic Disorders: Evidence from the

Health and Retirement Study. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual

Meeting, Washington DC, November 2004

Wray L.A. & Alwin D.F. (2004). Effects of Socioeconomic Disparities and Health Behaviors on Diabetes in

Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Paper session, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San

Francisco CA, August 2004

*Wray L.A., Beverly E., Alwin D., Gold C., Berg S., Malmberg B., Pedersen N., McClearn G. (2004).

Socioeconomic Status, Health Behaviors, and Comorbidity. Poster session, Nordic Congress on

Gerontology, Stockholm Sweden, May 2004

Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., Wray L.A., & Rodgers W.R. (2004). Cohort Differences in Patterns of Cognitive

Aging. Poster session, Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta GA, April 2004

Wray L.A. & Alwin D.F. (2004). SES, Health Risks, and Diabetes Prevalence. Paper session, Society of

Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Baltimore MD, March 2004

Wray L.A. & Franks M.M. (2003). Studies of Well-Being in the Second Half of Life: The Legacy of Anna

Regula Herzog. Organizers, symposium session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San

Diego CA, November 2003

Wray L.A. & Alwin D.F. (2003). The Effects of Socioeconomic Disparities and Health Behaviors on Diabetes

Prevalence and Incidence in Middle-aged and Older Adults. Symposium paper session, Gerontological

Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, November 2003

Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., Rodgers W.L., & Wray L.A. (2003). The Consequences of Attrition for Estimates

of Parameters in Latent Growth Model of Cognitive Aging: Results from the Health and Retirement

Surveys. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego CA,

November 2003

Wray L.A., Fitzgerald J.T., Supiano M.A., Williams B.C., & Halter J.C. (2003). Physician Training in Geriatrics:

Do Medical Student Preferences for Careers in Geriatric Medicine Differ by Gender? Poster session,

Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, November 2003

Wray L.A., Fitzgerald J.T., Supiano M.A., Williams B.C., & Halter J.C. (2003). Strengthening Physician

Training in Geriatrics: Early Evaluation Findings for Medical School Students. Poster session,

Association of Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg FL, February 2003

Fitzgerald J.T., Wray L.A., Jensen J.E., Schiller A.R., Shay B.R., Supiano M.A., Williams B.C., & Halter J.C.

(2002). Comprehensive Programs to Strengthen Physician Training in Geriatrics: Evaluation of the

Reynolds Grant. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston MA,

November 2002

*Schiller A.R., Fitzgerald J.T., Wray L.A., & Shay B.R. (2002). The Relationship between First Year Medical

Students’ Attitudes Toward the Elderly, Fear of Death, and Interest in Geriatric Medicine. Poster session,

Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston MA, November 2002

Wray L.A., Alwin D.F., & McCammon R.J. (2002). SES, Health Risk, and Health Outcome Patterns: Differences

by Age and Race-Ethnicity. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston

MA, November 2002

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(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

Fultz N.H., Jenkins K., Wray L.A., & Fonda S.J. (2002). Patterns of Body Weight in Middle-aged and Older

Americans, by Gender and Race, 1992-2000. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America Annual

Meeting, Boston MA, November 2002

Alexander G.L., Wray L.A., & Fantone J.C. (2002). Inquiring Minds: Measuring Students’ Comfort with Asking

Questions. Oral abstract presentation, Research in Medical Education Annual Meeting, November 2002

Richardson C.R., Hanlon J.T., Mull H.J., Vijan S., Hayward R.A., Wray L.A., Langa K.M. (2002). The Impact of

Poor Health Behaviors on Work Force Related Disability. Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research Science

Conference, Dallas TX, October 2002

Wray L.A., Fitzgerald J.T., Schiller A., Shay B.R., Supiano M.A., Williams B.C., & Halter J.B. (2002).

Comprehensive Programs to Strengthen Physician Training in Geriatrics: Evaluation of the Reynolds

Grant. Poster session, Medical Education Scholars Day, Ann Arbor MI, February 2002

Wray L.A., Fonda S.J., & Steffick D.E. (2001). Does the Comorbidity and Depression Link Differ in Men and

Women? Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Chicago IL,

November 2001

Alwin D.F., Wray L.A., & McCammon R.J. (2001). Socioeconomic Background, Educational Resources, and

Health: Results from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Poster session, Gerontological Society of

America Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, November 2001

Franks M.H., Pienta A.M., & Wray L.A. (2001). It Takes Two: Marriage and Smoking Cessation in the Middle

Years. Paper session, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, March 2001

Richardson C., Hayward R., & Wray L. (2000). Low Socioeconomic Status Patients Gain Significant Health

Benefit from Physical Exercise. Paper session, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Annual Meeting,

November 2000

Wray L.A., Blaum C.S., Herzog A.R., & Ofstedal M.B. (2000). The Link between Diabetes Diagnosis and

Subsequent Weight Loss in Middle-Aged Adults. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of

America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 2000

Blaum C.S., Herzog A.R., & Wray L.A. (2000). Obesity and Weight Loss in Older Adults with Diabetes.

Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC,

November 2000

Fonda S.J., Fultz N.H., Wheeler L.M., & Wray L.A. (2000). Employment Outcomes of Obesity in Middle-Aged

Adults. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington DC,

November 2000

Alwin D.F., McCammon R., & Wray L.A. (2000). Aging, Sensory Impairment, and Cognitive Test Performance:

Recent Results from the Health and Retirement Survey. Paper presentation, Gerontological Society of

America Annual Meeting, Washington DC, November 2000

Roubidoux M.A., LeCarpentier G.L., Carson P.L., & Wray L.A. (2000). 3-D Color Doppler Imaging of Breast

Masses: Variation with Menopausal Status. Submitted paper session, Radiological Society of North

America Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, November 2000

Wray L.A. (2000). Does Mental Health Affect Transitions Out of the Labor Force in Older Workers? Paper

session, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, August 2000

Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., & Wray L.A. (2000). The Link between Occupation and Intellectual Functioning

in Adulthood: An Examination of Selection and Socialization Processes. Paper session, American

Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, August 2000

Wray L.A. (2000). Cognitive Functioning and Early Retirement in Older Workers. Poster session, American

Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Washington DC, August 2000

Wray L.A. (2000). The Role of Diabetes and Education in Smoking Cessation. Presidential poster session,

American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio TX, June 2000

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PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS (continued)

(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

Roubidoux M., Bailey J., Helvie M., & Wray L.A. (2000). Invasive Cancers Detected Subsequent to Negative

Breast Cancer Screening: Relationship of Mammogram Density to Tumor Prognostic Factors and to

Method of Detection. Paper session, American Roentgen Ray Society, Washington DC, May 2000

Wray L.A. & Alwin D.F. (2000). The Link between Sensory Impairments and Cognitive Functioning in Middle-

Aged Adults. Poster session, Eighth Annual Cognitive Aging Conference, Atlanta GA, April 2000

Wray L.A. & Ofstedal M.B. (1999). Dynamics of Depression in Middle and Old Age: Findings from Two

National Studies. Organizers, symposium session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting,

San Francisco CA, November 1999

Wray L.A. & Ofstedal M.B. (1999). The Link between Depression and Function in Middle-Aged and Older

Adults: Mediators and Moderators. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual

Scientific Meeting, San Francisco CA, November 1999

Wray L.A. & Ofstedal M.B. (1999). Health Dimensions, Function, and Health Care Use in Older Adults. Paper

session, American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, November 1999

Wray L.A. & Lynch J.W. (1999). Does Cognitive Functioning Mediate the Well-Documented Link Between

Education and Daily Functioning for Middle-Aged Adults? Poster session, NY Academy of Sciences

Conference on Socioeconomic Status and Health in Industrialized Nations: Social, Psychological, and

Biological Pathways, Bethesda MD, May 1999

Wray L.A. (1999). What Does Cognitive Functioning Have to do with Early Retirement of Older Workers?

Poster session, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, August 1999

Wray L.A. (1998). Health and Disability in Older Adults: Policy Implications of Longitudinal Analyses from the

Health and Retirement Study. Organizer, symposium session, Gerontological Society of America Annual

Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia PA, November 1998

Wray L.A. (1998). The Role of Cognitive Functioning and Depressive Symptoms in the Transition out of Paid

Employment among Older Workers. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America

Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia PA, November 1998

Wray L.A. & Lynch J.W. (1998). The Role of Cognitive Ability in Links between Disease Severity and Daily

Functioning Among Middle-Aged Adults. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America

Annual Scientific Meeting, Philadelphia PA, November 1998

Wray L.A. (1997). Prevention and Screening in Older Adults: Findings from the HRS and AHEAD. Organizer,

symposium session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Cincinnati OH,

November 1997

Wray L.A., Herzog A.R., Willis R.J., & Wallace R.B. (1997). Impact of Education and Heart Attack on Smoking

Cessation among Older Adults. Symposium paper session, Gerontological Society of America Annual

Scientific Meeting, Cincinnati OH, November 1997

Wray L.A. (1996). Cognition, Health, and Function in Older Adults: Findings from HRS and AHEAD.

Organizer, symposium session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting,

Washington DC, November 1996

Wray L.A., Herzog A.R., & Park D.C. (1996). Physical Health, Mental Health, and Function among Older

Washington DC, November 1996

Kramer B.J., Wray L.A., & Ferrell B.A. (1996). Gender, Ethnicity, and Pain. Poster session, Gerontological

Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington DC, November 1996

Feld S., Dunkle R., Wray L., Gallant M., Gibson G., & Lindgren C. (1996). Racial/Ethnic Variation in

Caregiving. Poster session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington

DC, November 1996

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(* Denotes presentations with graduate students)

Kramer B.J., Wray L.A., & Ferrell B.A. (1996). Pain in Ethnic Minorities: A Report from the Health and

Retirement Study. Poster session, American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, May 1996

Wray L.A. & Crimmins E.M. (1995). Who Are the Work-Impaired? Paper session, Gerontological Society of

America Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles CA, November 1995

Wray L.A. (1995). Disability and Work: Does Ethnicity Make a Difference? Invited paper, HRS Early Results

Workshop on Minority Perspectives, Ann Arbor MI, May 1995

Wray L.A. & Crimmins E.M. (1994). Disability and Work in the United States. President's Poster Session,

Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta GA, November 1994

Sheets D.J. & Wray L.A. (1994). Aging and Disability: Perspectives of State Rehabilitation Administrators.

Applied research brief session, American Society on Aging Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, March

1994

Sheets D.J., Wray L.A., & Torres-Gil F.M. (1993). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives: Technical Report

on the Survey of State Departments of Rehabilitation and Agencies for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Poster session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans LA,

November 1993

Hayward M., Crimmins E., & Wray L. (1992). The Legacy of the Labor Force Participation Rate for

Understanding Retirement: A Multistate Life Table Model. Paper session, Population Association of

America Annual Meeting, Cincinnati OH, April 1992

Wray L., Torres-Gil F., & Sheets D. (1992). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives: Results of a State

Agency Survey. Paper session, American Society on Aging Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, March 1992

Wray L. (1991). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives: Congressional Committee Survey. Paper session,

Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco CA, November 1991

Wray L. (1991). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives: State Agency Representatives Survey. Paper

session, Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, San Francisco CA, November

1991

INVITED TALKS

Wray, L.A. (2013, 2012). It’s Never Too Late. Invited talk. BBH 504. University Park PA, October 2013, 2012

Wray, L.A. (2011). Social Environment, Chronic Disease, and Aging. Invited talk. BBH 101H. University Park

PA, September 2011

Wray, L.A. (2011). Social Environment and Health. Invited talk. BBH 504. University Park PA, November 2011

Wray L.A. (2010). Philosophy and Public Health. Invited talk. BBH 316. University Park PA, June 2010

Wray L.A. (2010). Social Environment, Chronic Disease, and Aging: Couples and Diabetes Management. Invited

talk. BBH 504. University Park PA, March 2010

Wray L.A. (2009). Memory Performance and Retirement Decisions. HHD Alumni Association Excellence in

Teaching Lecture. University Park PA, April 2009.

Wray L.A. (2008). Social Environment, Chronic Disease, and Aging: Couples and Diabetes Management. Invited

talk. BBH 501. University Park PA, December 2008

Wray L.A. (2008). In Sickness and in Health: Couples and Diabetes Management. Invited Talk, Penn State

Diabetes Center Journal Club. Mt. Nittany Medical Center, State College PA, July 2008

Wray L.A. (2008). In Sickness and in Health: Couples and Diabetes Management. Invited talk, Gerontology

Research Colloquium, University Park PA, April 2008

Wray L.A., Alwin D.F., & McCammon R.J. (2007). Does Change in Cognitive Performance Predict Retirement

in Older Workers? Invited talk, Society for the Study of Human Development, University Park PA,

October 2007

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INVITED TALKS (continued)

Wray L.A. (2006), COUPLED: Changing Our Understanding of People Living Everyday with Diabetes. Invited

talk, Health Services Research Colloquium, Department of Health Policy and Administration, University

Park PA, April 2006

Beverly, E.A., Miller, C.K., Willis, S.L., Clauser, R.B., & Wray, L.A. (2006). Do Men or Women Benefit More

from Spousal Support in Managing Type 2 Diabetes? Invited talk, Penn State Diabetes Center Research

Retreat, State College PA, May 2006

Wray, L.A. (2006). COUPLED: Changing Our Understanding of People Living Everyday with Diabetes. Invited

talk, Life Course, Health, and Aging Seminar, Center for Population Health and Aging, University Park

PA, March 2006

Wray L.A. (2005). Social Status, Risky Health Behaviors, and Diabetes in Middle-Aged and Older Adults.

Invited talk, Penn State Diabetes Center Research Retreat, State College PA, May 2005

Wray L.A., Alwin D.F., & Best L.E. (2004). Social Status, Risky Health Behaviors, and Diabetes in Middle-

Aged and Older Adults. Invited talk, Department of Nutrition Colloquium Series, University Park,

November 2004

Wray L.A., Alwin D.F. (2004). Health Risks and Socioeconomic Status. Invited paper, Conference on Health

Inequalities across the Life Course, State College PA, June 2004

Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., Rodgers W.L., & Wray L.A. (2003). Populations, Cohorts, and Processes of

Cognitive Aging: Results from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study. Invited talk, Conference on

Dynamic Processes in Aging. Canberra, Australia, September 2003

Wray L.A., Alwin D.F., McCammon R.J., & Manning T. (2003). Do Health Behaviors Mediate the SES-Health

Link in Middle-Aged and Older Adults? Invited talk, Population Research Institute Colloquium Series,

University Park PA, January 2003

Wray L.A., Herzog A.R., Willis R.J., & Wallace R.B. (1996). Cognition, Incident Health Events, and Changes in

Real-Life Behaviors. Invited paper, HRS/AHEAD conference honoring Thomas Juster, Ann Arbor MI,

December 1996

Crimmins E., Hayward M., Wray L., & Lu R. (1995). Social Inequality in the Disablement Process. Invited

paper, HRS Wave 2 Early Results Workshop, Ann Arbor MI, October 1995

Wray L. (1991). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives. Invited testimony, National Council on Disability

Public Forum on Financing Assistive Technology, Minneapolis MN, October 1991

Wray L. (1991). Geriatric Rehabilitation Policy Alternatives. Invited testimony, Public Hearings of the National

Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Oakland CA, June 1991

ACADEMIC SERVICE

To Profession

2013-16 Member, Chair, and Past Chair, Membership Committee, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section,

Gerontological Society of America 2011-13 Board of Directors, Behavioral Research in Diabetes Group Exchange

2010-11 Co-president and Board of Directors, Behavioral Research in Diabetes Group Exchange

2009-10 Member, Ad hoc publications committee on Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences,

Gerontological Society of America

2009 Special Emphasis Review Panel, National Institute on Aging

2009- Member, Research Grant Review Committee, American Diabetes Association

2009-10 Co-president-elect, Behavioral Research in Diabetes Group Exchange

2008 Proposal peer reviewer, Roybal Geriatrics Center, University of Michigan

2008-10 Member, Nominating Committee, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Gerontological

Society of America

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To Profession (continued)

2008 Member, 2008 Program Committee, Behavioral and Social Science Section, 60th Annual

Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America

2007-10 Listserv Editor, Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological Association

2007-08 Ad hoc proposal peer reviewer, American Diabetes Association

2007 Member, 2007 Program Committee, Behavioral and Social Science Section, 60th Annual

Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America

2006-09 Council Member, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of America

2005-07 Member, Health Policy Committee, Pennsylvania Diabetes Stakeholders

2005-06 Member, Nominations Committee, Section on Aging and the Life Course, American Sociological

Association

2004-08 Executive Committee Member, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Representative,

Gerontological Society of America

2004-08 Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Representative, Task Force on Women and Public Policy

Committee, Gerontological Society of America

2004- Abstract peer reviewer, Gerontological Society of America; Society of Behavioral Medicine

2004 Member, 2004 Program Committee, Behavioral and Social Science Section, 57th Annual

Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America

2000-04 Abstract peer reviewer, Gerontological Health Section, American Public Health Association

1995 Issue Facilitator, 1995 White House Conference on Aging

1992 Proposal peer reviewer, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

1981 Volunteer Staff, 1981 White House Conference on Aging

To University

2011- Chair, Healthy People Penn State Research Conference and Expo, College of Health & Human

Development, the Pennsylvania State University

2011- Chair, Admissions Committee, Healthy People Penn State Research Conference and Expo,

College of Health & Human Development, the Pennsylvania State University

2010- Chair, Diversity Task Force, College of Health & Human Development, the Pennsylvania State

University

2013- Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Biobehavioral Health, college of

Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University

2013- Member, Internship Admissions Committee, Department of Biobehavioral Health, college of

Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University

2013 Chair, Search Committee, Internship Coordinator, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College

of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University

2011-13 Chair, Ad hoc Committee on Internships, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health

& Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University

2010- Member and Faculty Liaison, Capital Campaign Committee, College of Health & Human

Development, The Pennsylvania State University

2009-11 Member, Department of Biobehavioral Health 20th Anniversary Celebration Committee, The

Pennsylvania State University

2009-12 Member, Department of Biobehavioral Health Newsletter Committee, The Pennsylvania State

University

2008-10 Schreyer Honors College Application Review Committee, The Pennsylvania State University

2008- Member, Individual Conflict of Interest Committee, The Pennsylvania State University

2009 Member, AD-14 Review Committee, College of Health & Human Development, The

Pennsylvania State University

2009 Member, Alumni Diversity Achievement Award Committee, College of Health & Human

Development, The Pennsylvania State University

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To University (continued)

2008 Member, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Review Committee, The Pennsylvania

State University

2008-12 Member, Scholarship Committee, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State

University

2008-09 Member, Biobehavioral Health/Diverse Contexts Faculty Search Committee, Department of

Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University

2007-12 Proposal peer reviewer, Social Science Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University

2007- Member, Internal Advisory Board, Gerontology Center, The Pennsylvania State University

2007 Member, Gerontology Minor Curriculum Review Committee, The Pennsylvania State University

2007 Member, Participants and Clinical Interactions Working Group, Clinical and Translational

Science Award Proposal Effort, The Pennsylvania State University

2007 Member, Faculty discussion group on improving quality of health care, College of Health &

Human Development strategic planning committee, The Pennsylvania State University

2007 Member, Interest group on quality and system performance, Center for Health Care Policy and

Research, College of Health & Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University

2006- Chair, Diversity Committee, College of Health & Human Development, The Pennsylvania State

University

2006- Chair, Diversity Committee, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State

University

2006-09 Member, Internal Advisory Committee, Women’s Leadership Initiative, College of Health &

Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University

2005-06 Mentor, Women’s Leadership Initiative, College of Health & Human Development, The

Pennsylvania State University

2004-06 Member, Diversity Committee, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State

University

2003-06 Co-Chair, Colloquium Committee, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State

University

2002-08 Member, Diversity Committee, College of Health & Human Development, The Pennsylvania

State University

2002-05 Member, Biobehavioral Health/Diverse Contexts Faculty Search Committee, Department of

Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University

2002-04 Member, Biobehavioral Health/Prevention Center Faculty Search Committee, Department of

Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University

2002-03 Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Biobehavioral Health, The

Pennsylvania State University

2001-02 Member, Internal Review Committee, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan

Medical School

2000-02 Co-Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan

Medical School

1993-94 Student Representative, PhD Committee and PhD Student Recruitment Subcommittee, Leonard

Davis School, University of Southern California

1993-94 Preceptor, undergraduate internship program, Leonard Davis School, University of Southern

California

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