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Margaret (Peggy) Perkinson, PhD

TitleDirector of UHM Center on Aging
Faculty RankProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Hawaii
DepartmentSchool of Social Work
AddressThompson School of Social Work and Public Health
University of Hawaii at Manoa
1960 East-West Road
Honolulu HI 96822
Phone8089565001
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    1979First Prize, UCSF Graduate Student Research Award, University of California San Francisco
    1992Traineeship, NIA Summer Institute in Research on Minority Aging, NIH/National Institute on Aging
    1995Best Research of 1995 Award, National Council on Aging /Nat Inst of Senior Ctrs
    2002Fellow, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
    2002Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
    2002Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
    2012Alumna Achievement Award, St. Mary''s College of Notre Dame
    2015Interviewee, Women in Gerontology Legacy Video Project, Gerontological Society of America

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    Margaret A. Perkinson, PhD, is a gerontologist and medical anthropologist. She serves as the director of the Center on Aging, University of Hawaii. She received her PhD in Human Development and Aging, with a specialization in Medical Anthropology from the University of California, San Francisco and has been involved in gerontological research and education for over 35 years. Her research has focused on family care giving, dementia, long-term services and supports, and service learning in the U.S., Guatemala, and China. She is a member of Hawaii’s Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs (PABEA) and the Kupuna Caucus. She is an elected fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, and the Society of Applied Anthropology. She serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology and her most recent textbook, Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults: Promoting Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice, was co-edited with Karen F. Barney, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and published by Elsevier Publishers.

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    1. Perkinson MA. The evolution of AGHE as a global leader in education on aging: Why, how, and what's next. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2020 Jul-Sep; 41(3):281-289. PMID: 32498671.
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    2. Cannon ML, Perkinson MA, DeLaTorre AK, Martinez IL, Ozer E, Sweatman WM, Browne R, Claver ML, Dobson E. Service-Learning through conference-based, interdisciplinary workshops on Age-Friendly design. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2020 Apr-Jun; 41(2):200-205. PMID: 31311490.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Perkinson MA. International fieldwork in the age of global aging: fostering intercultural competence through student research and service provision in a residential care facility for older Guatemalans. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2021 Jul-Sep; 42(3):380-398. PMID: 30615580.
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    4. Braun KL, Nelson-Hurwitz DC, Ono M, Godinet M, Perkinson MA, Mokuau N, Hayes D. Insights in Public Health: From Hale to Kauhale: Public Health, Social Work, and Aging. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2017 05; 76(5):135-138. PMID: 28484669.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    5. Rowles, G, Perkinson, MA, & Barney, KF. . The physical environment and aging. In Barney, KF & Perkinson, MA. (Eds.) Gerontological Occupational Therapy: Enhancing Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice. Elsevier Publishing Co. pp. 315-330. 2016; 1-12.
    6. Perkinson, MA & Barney, KF . Gerontological occupational therapy: Conceptual frameworks, historical contexts, and practice constraints. In Barney, KF & Perkinson, MA. (Eds.) Gerontological Occupational Therapy: Enhancing Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice. Elsevier Publishing Co. 2016; 1-12.
    7. Kempf, C,Schwartz, L, Desai, A, & Perkinson, MA. Cognitive impairment, dementia, and occupational therapy interventions. In Barney, KF & Perkinson, MA. (Eds.) Gerontological Occupational Therapy: Enhancing Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice. Elsevier Publishing Co. pp 245-265. 2016; 1-12.
    8. Barney, KF & Perkinson, MA. . The future of gerontological occupational therapy. In Barney, KF & Perkinson, MA. (Eds.) Gerontological Occupational Therapy: Enhancing Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice. Elsevier Publishing Co. pp. 469-488. 2016.
    9. Barney, Karen F. & Perkinson, Margaret A. (Eds.) . Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults: Promoting Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice. Elsevier. 2016; 528 pages.
    10. Perkinson MA, Solimeo SL. Aging in cultural context and as narrative process: conceptual foundations of the anthropology of aging as reflected in the works of Margaret Clark and Sharon Kaufman. Gerontologist. 2014 Feb; 54(1):101-7. PMID: 24270212.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    11. Perkinson, M.A. . Gerontology and geriatrics education: New models for a demographically transformed world. Generations (Special issue). 2013; 1(37):87-92.
    12. Perkinson, MA. . International perspectives on aging: Guatemala. In J. Lange (Ed.) The nurse’s role in promoting optimal health of older adults: Thriving in the wisdom years. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company. 2012.
    13. Perkinson, MA . Globalizing gerontology in the 21st century. The Gerontologist,. 2012; 1(52):144-147.
    14. Perkinson, MA, Hilton, C., Morgan, K, and Perlmutter, M. Therapeutic partnerships: Occupational therapy and home-based care. In C. Christiansen (Ed.), Ways of living (Fourth edition). Rockville, MD: The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc., pp. 445-461. 2011.
    15. Perkinson, MA & Briller, S. Connecting the anthropology of aging and occupational therapy/occupational science: Interdisciplinary perspectives on patterns and meanings of daily occupation. Anthropology & Aging Quarterly,. 2009; 2(30).
    16. Perkinson, MA. Negotiating disciplines: Developing a dementia exercise program. Practicing Anthropology,. 2008; 3(30):10-15. .
    17. Carpenter BD, Edwards DF, Pickard JG, Palmer JL, Stark S, Neufeld PS, Morrow-Howell N, Perkinson MA, Morris JC. Anticipating relocation: concerns about moving among NORC residents. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2007; 49(1-2):165-84. PMID: 17804366.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Perkinson MA, Berg-Weger ML, Carr DB, Meuser TM, Palmer JL, Buckles VD, Powlishta KK, Foley DJ, Morris JC. Driving and dementia of the Alzheimer type: beliefs and cessation strategies among stakeholders. Gerontologist. 2005 Oct; 45(5):676-85. PMID: 16199403.
      Citations: 24     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    19. Perkinson, MA. Defining family roles within a nursing home setting. In Phil Stafford (Ed.), Gray areas: Ethnographic encounters with nursing home culture. Santa Fe: School for American Research Press. 2003.
    20. Perkinson, MA. Como cultivar la colaboracion de la familia: Guia para los que asisten en la prestacion de cuidados a personas con Alzheimer en el hogar. Washington, DC: AARP Andrus Foundation. 2002; (39).
    21. Perkinson, MA. Cyberspace ethnography: Group processes in an online community of dementia caregivers. In G. Rowles and N. Schoenberg (Eds). Qualitative gerontology, Second edition, New York: Springer Publishing Company. 2002.
    22. Perkinson, MA. Nurturing a family partnership: Alzheimer’s home care aide’s guide. Washington, DC: AARP Andrus Foundation. 2002; (39).
    23. Perkinson, MA & Braun, KL (Eds.). Teaching Students Geriatric Research. The Haworth Press. 2000; 85.
    24. Perkinson, MA. Family and nursing home staff perceptions of quality of life in dementia. In R. Rubinstein, M. Moss, and M. Kleban (Eds.) The many dimensions of aging. New York, New York: Springer Publishing Company. 2000.
    25. Perkinson, MA . Developing research apprentices: Involving OT students in gerontological research. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics,. 2000; 2(17):1-16.
    26. Lawton, MP, VanHaitsma, K, Perkinson MA. Emotion in people with dementia: A way of comprehending their preferences and aversions. In M.P. Lawton and R. Rubinstein (Eds.) Interventions in dementia care: Toward improving quality of life. New York: Springer Publishing Company. 2000.
    27. Lawton, M.P., Moss, M., Hoffman, C. & Perkinson, MA. Two transitions in daughters’ caregiving careers. The Gerontologist,. 2000; (40):437-447 .
    28. Lawton, MP, Van Haitsma, K, Perkinson, MA, & Ruckdeschel, K. Observed affect and quality of life in dementia: Further affirmations and problems. Journal of Mental Health and Aging. 1999; (5):69-81.
    29. Perkinson, MA & Rockemann, D. . Older women living in a CCRC: Marital status and friendship formation. Journal of Women & Aging,. 1996; (8):159-177.
    30. McLean, A & Perkinson MA. The head nurse as key informant: How beliefs and institutional pressures can structure dementia care. In J. Neil Henderson and M. D. Vesperi (Eds.), The culture of long-term care: Nursing home ethnography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. 1995.
    31. Perkinson, MA . Socialization to the family caregiving role within a CCRC. Medical Anthropology,. 1995; (16):249-267.
    32. Perkinson, MA., Albert, S., Luborsky, M., Moss, M. & Glicksman, A. Exploring the validity of the Affect Balance Scale with a sample of family caregivers. Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences,. 1994; (49):S264-S275..
    33. Perkinson, MA . Maximizing personal efficacy in older adults: Empowerment of volunteers in a multipurpose senior center. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics,. 1992; (10):57-72..
    34. Perkinson, MA . Alternate roles for the elderly: An example from a Midwestern retirement community. Human Organization,. 1980; (39):219-226.
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