Judith D. Kasper
Judith D. Kasper (1948–2021) was an American researcher focused on aging.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Dodge City, Kansas, she completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas in 1970 and pursued a master's (1973) and Ph.D. (1976) in sociology at the University of Chicago.[2]
After moving to Maryland in 1977, Kasper held positions at various healthcare research institutions.[2] In 1987, she became a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health.[2]
In 2011, Kasper initiated the National Study of Caregiving.[2]
Over her career, Kasper authored two books and co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications.[2] She also co-developed the National Health and Aging Trends Study with Vicki A. Freedman, which annually interviewed 8,000 older Americans, generating data on late-life disability trends.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Freedman, Vicki A.; Wolff, Jennifer L. (2022). "Remembering Judith D. Kasper, PhD (1948–2021)". The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 77 (Suppl_1): S9–S10. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbac040. PMC 9122658. PMID 35595242.
- ^ a b c d e f "Judith D. Kasper, Johns Hopkins public health researcher who co-conducted acclaimed study on aging, dies". Baltimore Sun. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2023-11-16.