Melissa M. Franks
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Contact Information Email: mmfranks@purdue.edu Office: FWLR 202 Map Phone: (765) 494-2942 Fax: (765) 494-0503 Homepage: Homepage |
Director, Center for Families Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science  PubMed Listing  Google Scholar Listing  View Vita
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Pillars of Interdisciplinary Research Excellence
Social Contexts and Policy for Optimal Aging; Enhancing Biological and Physical Function in Later Life
Education
PhD Kent State University Social and Health Psychology 1993
Research Interests
Marital processes in the management of chronic illness
Teaching Interests
CDFS 434: Aging and Family CDFS 602: Advanced Family Studies
Selected Publications
HY Cho, A Forster, SL Christ, MM Franks, EA Richards, S Rietdyk (2021). Changes To Gait Speed When Romantic Partners Walk Together: Effect Of Age And Obstructed Pathway
CM Marini, SJ Wilson, AM Tate, LM Martire, MM Franks (2021). Short-And Long-Term Effects Of Support Visibility On Support Providers' Negative Affect
KJ August, MM Franks, KS Rook, MAP Stephens (2020). Spouses' Responses To The Dietary Nonadherence Of Their Partners Managing Diabetes
EL Richards, M Franks, S Christ, S Rietdyk, E Teas (2020). Concordance Of Objectively Measured Physical Activity And Sedentary Behavior Between Couples
CM Marini, SMD Wadsworth, MM Franks, SR Wilson, D Topp, SL Christ (2019). Military Spouses' Self-And Partner-Directed Minimization In The Context Of Deployment
LM Martire, RC Hemphill, R Zhaoyang, MAP Stephens, MM Franks, (2018). Daily Marital Tension And Symptom Severity In Older Adults With Diabetes Or Osteoarthritis
MM Franks, EA Richards, MH McDonough, SL Christ, ME Marshall (2018). Walking For Our Health: Couple-Focused Interventions To Promote Physical Activity In Older Adults
EA Richards, MM Franks, MH McDonough, K Porter (2018). Let's Move:'A Systematic Review Of Spouse-Involved Interventions To Promote Physical Activity
SR Wilson, CM Marini, MM Franks, SD Whiteman, D Topp, (2018). Communication And Connection During Deployment: A Daily-Diary Study From The Perspective Of At-Home Partners.
EA Richards, MM Franks, MM McDonough, SL Christ (2017). Walking For Our Health: Evaluation Of Randomized Spousal Physical Activity Pilot Intervention