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2002, PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Kansas Amber Gum is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities. Her research focuses on older adults' utilization of behavioral health services and integration of brief psychosocial interventions for older adults into community settings. She currently has a grant from NIMH to study longitudinal service utilization patterns of older adults with depressive symptoms. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology (health specialty) from the University of Kansas in 2002. She completed an internship in clinical geropsychology at the Palo Alto VA Health Care System in 2002. Dr. Gum spent the following two years as an NIMH research postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, prior to joining the AMHD faculty in 2004. Recent publications include: (Full Curriculum Vita) Gum, A. M., Ayalon, L., Greenberg, J. M., Palko, B., Ruffo, E., & Areán, P. A. (in press). Preferences for professional assistance for distress in a diverse sample of older adults. Clinical Gerontologist. Ayalon, L., Bornfeld, H., Gum, A. M., & Areán, P. A. (in press). An interdisciplinary program for the management of depression and agitation in long-term care facilities. Clinical Gerontologist. Gum, A. M., Petkus, A., McDougal, S. J., Present, M., King-Kallimanis, B., & Schonfeld, L. (2008). Behavioral health needs and problem recognition by older adults receiving home-based aging services. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, early view online. Gum, A. M., & Cheavens, J. S. (2008). Psychiatric comorbidity and depression in older adults. Current Psychiatry Reports, 10(1), 23-29. Corsentino, E. A., Molinari, V., Gum, A. M., Roscoe, L. A., & Mills, W. L. (2008). Family caregivers' future planning for younger and older adults with serious mental illness (SMI). Journal of Applied Gerontology, 27(4), 466-485. Stiles, P., Batsche, C., Boothroyd, R., & Gum, A. M. (2007). Risk management: Training undergraduates in research ethics in social and behavioral sciences. Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, 27(4), 153-157. Gum, A. M., Mueller, K., Flink, D., Siraj, S., Batsche, C., Boothroyd, R., et al. (2007). Evaluation of a summer research institute in behavioral health for undergraduate students. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 34(2), 206-218. Gum, A. M., Areán, P. A., & Bostrom, A. (2007). Psychotherapy and case management in low-income depressed older adults with psychiatric comorbidity. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(2), 124-130. Gum, A. M., Areán, P. A., & Bostrom, A. (2007). Low-income depressed older adults with psychiatric comorbidity: Secondary analyses of response to psychotherapy and case management. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(2), 124-130. Feldman, D. M., & Gum, A. M. (2007). Multigenerational perceptions of mental health services among deaf adults in Florida. American Annals of the Deaf, 152(4), 391-397 Areán, P. A., Gum, A. M., Tang, L., & Unützer, J. (2007). Treating depression in low income elderly: Access and outcomes. Psychiatric Services, 58(8), 1057-1064. Contact Information: |
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