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Faculty


Nancy W. Sheehan

Associate Professor

Department of Human Development & Family Studies
University of Connecticut
348 Mansfield Road, Unit 2058
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2058

Phone: (860) 486-4043
Fax: (860) 486-3452
E-Mail: nancy.w.sheehan@uconn.edu


Curriculum Vitae


Educational Background:

Ph.D., Human Development University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 1976
M.S., Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 1974
B.S., Child Development, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 1969


Professional Interests:

  • Residential Environments for Older Adults
  • Senior Housing Management and Strategies for Creating Supportive Environments
  • Affordable Assisted Living
  • Social Interaction and Social Support
  • Family Caregiving

Professional Accomplishentsm:

  • Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
  • Appointed, Public Policy Governance Committee, Gerontological Society of America
  • Consultant, State of Connecticut, Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee
  • Consultant, The Sotel Corporation, Netherlands.

Selected Publications:

  • Sheehan, N. W. & Klein, W. (2006). Social work practice in congregate housing for older adults. (693 - 703). In B. Berkman & S. D'Ambruoso (eds.), The Oxford handbook of social work in aging . Oxford University Press, Inc., 693- 703.
  • Sheehan, N.W. & Oakes, C. E. (2006). Bringing assisted living into congregate housing: Housing directors' perspectives. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 18, 65 - 86.
  • Sheehan, N.W. & Oakes, C.E. (2004). Public policy initiatives addressing supportive housing: The experience of Connecticut (81-113). In J. Pynoos, P. Feldman & J. Ahrens (eds.), Linking housing and services for older adults: Obstacles, options, and opportunities. New York: Haworth Press.
  • Sheehan, N. W. (2004). Housing barriers and opportunities for persons with disabilities. Connecticut Medicine: The Journal of the Connecticut State Medical Society (Special Issue), 68 , 519-523.
  • Sheehan, N. W. (2003). Housing, Older Adulthood. In Encyclopedia of primary prevention and heath promotion (pp. 593-599) . New York: Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers.

Selected Presentations:

  • Sheehan, N. W. & Guzzardo, M. T. (November 2005). Service Coordinators (SCs): Roles and challenges in supportive housing. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Orlando, FL.
  • Oakes, C. E. & Sheehan, N. W. (May 2004). Assisted living residents' perceptions of autonomy: Internal and external influences. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Occupational Therapy Association, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Sheehan, N. W. (February 2004). Public policy initiatives addressing supportive housing: The experience of Connecticut. Presentation at Linking Housing and Long-Term Care Services Meeting sponsored by the Information Brokering for Long-Term Care Project. New York.
  • Sheehan, N.W. & Oakes, C. E. (November 2003). Combining housing and services: Bringing assisted living services into state-funded congregate housing. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Diego, CA.
  • Oakes, C. & Sheehan, N. W., (November 2002). Assisted living residents' perceptions of autonomy. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Boston, MA.