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1989, PhD, Experimental Psychology, University of South Florida William Kearns received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of South Florida in 1989. He has served on the faculty of the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute from 1990 to the present and was recently the director of the Computer Support Center from 1992 to 2003. He joined the Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities in October, 2003 and is an Assistant Professor. His interests include using automation to facilitate improved care for elders with dementia and using technology to improve access to mental health services and education. He is an Associate Editor for the international journal Gerontechnology and is USF's Executive Liaison to the Internet2 Project, a consortium of over 200 Carnegie Research I institutions nationwide charged with developing enhanced network services supporting research and education. Recent publications include: (Full Curriculum Vita) Fozard, J.L., and Kearns, W.D. (2007). Persuasive technologies which change attitudes and behaviors can support the ambitions and activities of older persons. Proceedings of the March 2007 International Conference on Gerontic Technology and Service Management, Nan Kai Institute of Technology, Nantou, Taiwan, ROC. Kearns, W, Rosenberg, D, West, L, Applegarth, S. (2007). Attitudes and expectations of technologies to manage wandering behavior in persons with dementia. Gerontechnology, 6(2); 89 - 101. Schonfeld, L., King-Kallimanis, B., Brown, L. M., Davis, D., Kearns, W., Molinari, V., Werner, D., Beattie, E., & Nelson, A. (2007). Wanderers with cognitive impairment in VA nursing home care units. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59, 692-699. Kearns, W. & Fozard, J. (2007) Gerontechnology, International Computer Networks and ICT. Gerontechnology, 6(3):135-146. van Bronswijk J.E.M.H, Kearns W, Normie L. (2007) ICT Infrastructures in the Aging Society. Gerontechnology, 6(3) 129-134. Kearns W, Moore D. (2007). RFID: A novel measurement of wandering in dementia. Proceedings of FICCDAT/ICTA: the 2nd International Conference on Technology and Aging, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA, June 19, 2007. Feldman, D, Kearns, W. (2007). The mental health needs and perspectives of culturally deaf older adults living in two counties in Florida. JADARA, 40(2), 5-18. Kearns W, Moore D, Algase D, Ahmed S. (in review). Ultra wideband RFID: A novel method for measuring wandering in persons with dementia. Gerontechnology. Kearns, W. (2006). Community Mobility: Driving and transportation alternatives for older persons. Book Review. Clinical Gerontologist, http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=J018. Fozard, J., Kearns, W. (2006). Persuasive GERONtechnology: Reaping technology's coaching benefits at older age. In J.E.M.H. van Bronswijk (Ed.), Proceedings of the First International Conference on Persuasive Technology for Human Well-Being. Heidelberg: Springer Berlin. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 199-203. Contact Information: |
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