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Recent or representative publications:

Meeks, S., & *Depp, C. A.  (2002). Pleasant-events based behavioral intervention for depression in nursing home residents: A conceptual and empirical foundation.  Clinical Gerontologist, 25, 125-148. (Invited submission).

  • Meeks, S., & *Tennyson, K.B. (2003). Depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation in nursing home residents. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 9, 85-96. 
  • Meeks, S., & *Burton, E.G. (2004).  Nursing home staff characteristics and knowledge gain from a didactic workshop on depression and behavior management.  Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 25, 57-66. 
  • Meeks, S., Teri, L., Van Haitsma, K., & Looney, S.W. (2006).  Increasing pleasant events in the nursing home:  Collaborative behavioral treatment for depression.  Clinical Case Studies, 5, 287-304.  Meeks, S., Moore, N.G., & Edwards, J.F. (2006).  Art, wellness, and innovation:  Heads Up Kentucky! puts psychology’s contribution to healthy living in the public eye.  Professional Psychology:  Science and Practice, 37, 467-471. 
  • *Burton, E.J., *Chaneb, B.J., & Meeks, S. (2007).  Factors related to coping with severe mental illness in the latter half of life.  Clinical Gerontologist, 30, 79-91.
  • Meeks, S., *Young, C. M., & Looney, S.W.  (2007). Activity participation and affect among nursing home residents: Support for a behavioral model of depression.  Aging and Mental Health, 11, 751-760. 
  • Meeks, S., Looney, S.W., Van Haitsma, K., & Teri, L. (2008).  BE-ACTIV:  a staff-assisted, behavioral intervention for depression in nursing homes.  The Gerontologist, 48, 105-114. 
  • Meeks, S., Sublett, R.L., *Kostiwa, I.M., *Rodgers, J.R., & Haddix, D.  (2008)  Treating depression in the prison nursing home:  Demonstrating research-to-practice translation.  Clinical Case Studies, 7, 555-574. 
  • *Kostiwa, I.M., & Meeks, S.  (2009).  Nursing home as work environment: The relation between psychological empowerment, perceived service quality, and job satisfaction.  Clinical Gerontologist, 32, 276-292. 
  • Meeks, S., *Shah, S., & *Ramsey, S. (2009).  The Pleasant Events Scale – Nursing Home version:  A useful tool for behavioral interventions in long-term care.  Aging and Mental Health, 13, 445-455. 
  • *Rodgers, J.R., & Meeks, S.  (2009).  The home and personal hygiene scale:  A brief scale for rating functioning in severe mental illness.  Clinical Gerontologist.   
  • Preminger, J., & Meeks, S.  (In Press).  The influence of mood on the perception of hearing-loss related quality of life in people with hearing loss and their significant others.  International Journal of Audiology. 
  • Preminger, J., & Meeks, S. (In Press).  An evaluation of an audiologic rehabilitation program for spouses of people with hearing loss.  Journal of the American Academy of Audiology.   
  • Meeks, S., & Looney, S.W. (In Press).  Depressed nursing home residents’ activity participation and positive affect as a function of staff positive engagement. Behavior Therapy. 

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