Victor G. Cicirelli
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Contact Information Email: vcicirel |at| psych.purdue.edu Office: PSYC 1258 Map Phone: (765) 494-6925 Fax: (765) 494-1264 Homepage: Homepage |
Professor of Development and Aging Psychology |
Education
Ph.D. University of Michigan Educational Psychology 1964
Ph.D. Michigan State Developmental Psychology 1971
Research Interests
Aging family (caregiving, sibling relationships, parent-child dyadic decision making), cognitive intervention with the aged, meanings and fears of death, end of life decisions
Teaching Interests
Adult development and aging, aging family, death and dying, cognitive functioning in older adults, social-personal functioning in older adults, dynamical systems theory in developmental/aging psychology
Grants
National Institutes of Health
Retirement Research Foundation
AARP Andrus Foundation
Publications
Cicirelli, V. G. (2009). Sibling loss and death fear in relation to depressive symptomatology in older adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 69B, 24-32.
Cicirelli, V. G. (2008). Sibling relationships: Later life. In D. Carr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of the life course and human development. Vol. 3. Later life (pp. 367-370). Detroit: Macmillan Reference.
Cicirelli, V. G. (2007). End of life decisions: Research findings and implications. In A. Tomer, P. T. Wong, & G. Eliason (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 115-138). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.