Linda M. Chatters
Professor of Public Health and Professor of Social Work
Linda M. Chatters
Degrees
- AB, Psychology, 1975, University of California, Berkeley;
- Certificate, Specialist in Aging, 1977, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan - Wayne State University;
- PhD, Psychology, 1983, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
BioSketch
Linda M. Chatters is a professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health and professor in the School of Social Work. She is a faculty associate with the Program for Research on Black Americans at the Institute for Social Research and the Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health. The focus of Dr. Chatters' research is the study of adult development and aging in relation to the mental and physical health status and functioning of older persons in a variety of social contexts (i.e., the family, church, and community). She is also interested in religious involvement among African Americans and the independent effects of religious, personal, and social status factors on personal well-being. Dr. Chatters' research is supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging.
Dr. Chatters co-edited Family Life in Black America (1997) and Aging in Black America (1993) and is co-author of the book, Religion in the Lives of African Americans: Social, Psychological and Health Perspectives (2004). Recent articles include "Profiles of depressive symptoms among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks" in Social Science and Medicine) and "Religious and spiritual involvement among older African Americans, Black Caribbeans and Whites: Findings from the National Survey of American Life" and "Religious Participation among Older Black Caribbeans in the United States" both in Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Other areas of research/scholaraly interest: family social support networks and intergenerational family relationships, the impact of social support and negative interaction impact on well-being and psychological distress.
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chatters@umich.edu |
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| Room: | 3852 SSWB | | Phone: | (734) 763-0411 | | Fax: | (734) 763-3372 |
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University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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| Location |
| Room: | M5218 SPH II | | Phone: | (734) 647-3178 |
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University of Michigan
SPH - Dept. of Health Behavior/Health Education
109 S. Observatory
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Selected Publications
| Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (in press). Church-based negative interaction among older African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites. In M. Silverstein & R. Giarrusso (Eds.), From generation to generation: Continuity and discontinuity in aging families. Johns Hopkins Press. |
| Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (in press). Correlates of spirituality among African Americans and Caribbean Blacks in the United States: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. Journal of Black Psychology. |
| Woodward, A. T., Bullard, K. M., Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., Baser, R. E., & Perron, B. E. (in press). Use of complementary and alternative medicines for mental and substance use disorders: A comparison of African Americans Black Caribbeans, and non-Hispanic Whites. Psychiatric Services. |
| Chatters, L. M., & Taylor, R. J. (in press). African Americans. In K. Markides (Ed.), The encyclopedia of health and aging. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. |
| Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., & Jackson, J. S. (in press). Race and ethnic differences in religious involvement: African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and Non-Hispanic Whites. Ethnic and Racial Studies. |
| Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., Bullard, K. M., Wallace, J. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2009). Organizational religious behavior among older African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. Research on Aging, 31, 440-462. |
| Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Religious coping among African Americans, Caribbean Blacks, and non-Hispanic Whites. Journal of Community Psychology, 36(3), 371-386. |
| Levin, J. S., & Chatters, L. M. (2008). Religion, aging, and health: Historical perspectives, current trends, and future directions. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, 20(1/2), 153-172. |
| Bryant, C. M., Taylor, R. J., Lincoln, K. D., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Marital satisfaction among African Americans and Black Caribbeans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life. Family Relations, 57(2), 239-253. |
| Woodward, A. T., Taylor, R. J., Neighbors, H. W., Chatters, L. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Use of professional services and informal support by African Americans and Caribbean blacks with mental disorders. Psychiatric Services, 59(11), 1292-1298. |
| Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Spirituality and subjective religiosity among African Americans, Caribbean blacks, and non-Hispanic whites. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47(4), 725-737. |
| Chatters, L. M., Taylor, R. J., Bullard, K. M., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Spirituality and subjective religiosity among African Americans, Black Caribbeans and Whites. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 47, 725-737. |
| Chatters, L. M., Bullard, K. M., Taylor, R. J., Woodward, A. T., Neighbors, H. W., & Jackson, J. S. (2008). Religious participation and DSM-IV disorders among older African Americans: Findings from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL). American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 16, 957-965. |
| Mattis, J. S., Taylor, R. J., Chatters, L. M., Neighbors, H. W., Mitchell, N., Zapata, A., et al. (2007). The use of ministerial support by African Americans: A focus group study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(2), 249-258. |
