Patricia A. Thomas
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Contact Information Email: pthomas4@purdue.edu Office: STON 354 Map Phone: 765-496-3360 Homepage: Homepage |
Associate Professor of Sociology PubMed Listing  Google Scholar Listing  View Vita
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Education
PhD Duke University Sociology 2010
Research Interests
Aging, life course, social relationships, social position, and health
Grants
2020 - National Institute on Aging
2020 - National Institute on Aging.
Selected Publications
Upenieks, Laura And Patricia A. Thomas. (forthcoming) Matters Of The Heart: Childhood
Maltreatment, Religious Transitions, And Cardiovascular Problems Over The Life Course.
Journal Of Aging And Health.
Ferraro, Kenneth F., Madison Sauerteig, Lisa L. Barnes, Elliot Friedman, Laura P. Sands,
Patricia A. Thomas. (forthcoming) Subjective Memory Decline Predicts Incident
Cognitive Impairment Among Whitebut Not Black Or HispanicOlder Adults The
Gerontologist.
Thomas, Patricia A., Elizabeth A. Richards, And Anna K. Forster. 2022. Is Marital Quality
Related To Physical Activity Across The Life Course? Journal Of Aging And Health, Vol.
34(6-8): 973-983.
Cha, Hyungmin, Patricia A. Thomas, And Debra Umberson. 2022. Sibling Deaths,
Racial/Ethnic Disadvantage, And Dementia In Later Life. Journal Of Gerontology: Social
Sciences, Vol. 77(8): 1539-1549.
Thomas, Patricia A., Monica Williams-Farrelly, Madison Sauerteig, And Kenneth Ferraro.
2022. Childhood Stressors, Relationship Quality, And Cognitive Health In Later Life.
Journal Of Gerontology: Social Sciences, Vol. 77(7): 1361-1371.
Kemp, Blakelee R., Kenneth F. Ferraro, Patricia M. Morton, Patricia A. Thomas, Sarah A.
Mustillo, And Eileen Crimmins. 2022. Do Early-Life Social, Behavioral, And Health
Exposures Increase Later-Life Arthritis Incidence? Research On Aging, Vol. 44(7-8),
479-493.
Upenieks, Laura And Patricia A. Thomas. 2021. Gaining Faith, Losing Faith: How Education
Shapes The Relationship Between Religious Transitions And Later Depression. Journal
Of Health And Social Behavior, Vol. 62(4): 582-598.
Thomas, Patricia A. And Seoyoun Kim. 2021. Lost Touch? Implications Of Physical Touch For
Physical Health. Journal Of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 76(3): E111e115.
Gauthier, G. Robin, Jeffery Smith, Catherine Garca, Marc A. Garca, And Patricia A. Thomas.
2021. Exacerbating Inequalities: Social Networks, Racial/Ethnic Disparities, And The
COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 76(3): E88-e92
Thomas, Patricia A., Amy Lodge, And Corinne Reczek. 2019. Do Support And Strain With Adult Children Affect Mothers And Fathers Physical Activity? Research On Aging, Vol. 41(2): 164-185.