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Jason Newsom, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: 470P URBN
Phone: 503-725-5136
Fax: 503-725-5100
E-mail: newsomj@pdx.edu
Web Site: www.upa.pdx.edu/IOA/newsom

Curriculum Vitae

Interests

Negative social interaction and social support among older adults; health behaviors among older adults; applied statistical analysis (especially applications of structural equation modeling, longitudinal research design, and analysis), and receiving care among physically impaired older adults.

Projects

Dr. Newsom has served as a principal or co-investigator for studies funded by National Institutes of Health Research that focus on social relationships, health behavior, and caregiving . Current and recent projects include an investigation of changes in health behaviors in mid to late life among those with chronic disease as well as a national longitudinal study of the mental and physical health consequences of negative social exchanges. He recently completed editing (with Richard N,. Jones and Scott M. Hofer) a book on data analysis of longitudinal studies on aging.

Selected Publications

  • Newsom, J.T., Huguet, N., Ramage-Morin, P., McCarthy, M.J., Bernier, J., Kaplan, M.S., & McFarland, B.H. (in press). Health behaviour changes following chronic illness among Canadians during middle and later life.
  • Rook, K.S., Luong, G., Sorkin, D.H., Newsom, J.T., & Krause, N. (in press). Ambivalent versus problematic social ties: Implications for psychological health, functional health, and interpersonal coping. Psychology and Aging.
  • Newsom, J.T., Huguet, N., McCarthy, M.J., Ramage-Morin, P., Kaplan, M.S., Bernier, J., McFarland, B.H., & Oderkirk, J. (2012). Health behavior change following chronic illness in middle and late life. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 67, 279-288.
  • Newsom, J.T., Mahan, T.L., Rook, K.S., & Krause, N. (2008). Stable negative social exchanges and health. Health Psychology, 27, 78-86.
  • Newsom, J.T., Rook, K.S., Nishishiba, M., Sorkin, D., Mahan, T.L. (2005). Understanding the relative importance of positive and negative social exchanges: Examining specific domains and appraisals. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 60B, P304-P312.
  • Newsom, J.T., McFarland, B.H., Kaplan, M.S., Huguet, N., & Zani, B. (2005). The health consciousness myth: Implications of the near independence of major health behaviors in the population. Social Science & Medicine, 60, 433-437.
  • Newsom, J.T., Prigerson, H.G., Reynolds, C.F., & Schulz, R. (2003). Investigating moderator hypotheses in aging research: Statistical, methodological, and conceptual difficulties with comparing separate regressions. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 57, 199-150.
  • Newsom, J.T. (2002). A multilevel structural equation model for dyadic data. Structural Equation Modeling, 9, 431-447.