Margaret B. Neal, Ph.D.,
Director, Institute on Aging, and Professor, School of Community Health
Office: 470Q URBN
Phone: 503-725-5145
Fax: 503-725-5100
E-mail: nealm@pdx.edu
Dr. Neal is a gerontologist whose primary research interest concerns caregiving (e.g., work and elder care, sandwiched-generation caregivers, long-distance caregiving, informal caregiving to persons with Alzheimer's disease), and how the private and public sectors can assist informal caregivers. She is interested, as well, in global aging and is Co-Principal Investigator of the Northwest Health Foundation-funded project, "Arthritis among Hispanics in Oregon: Developing Community Solutions." Additional interests include adaptation to retirement and the measurement of quality of care. She uses both quantitative and qualitative methods in her research and recently completed a chapter on mixed methods research in the Handbook on Work and Family (Lawrence Erlbaum, 2006) with Dr. Leslie Hammer and Dr. David Morgan. She has received several grants and written numerous articles, book chapters, and books related to work and caregiving (e.g., Balancing Work and Caregiving for Children, Adults, and Elders, Sage, 1993; Work and Caring for the Elderly: International Perspectives (edited with Viola Lechner), Taylor & Francis, 1999; and Working Couples Caring for Children and Aging Parents: Effects on Work and Well-Being (with Prof. Leslie Hammer (psychology), Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, in press). For five years she directed the Portland State University Survey Research Laboratory. Dr. Neal teaches in the areas of social gerontology and survey research methods, including the graduate courses, "Perspectives on Aging," "Global Health and Aging: Focus on Nicaragua," and "Data Collection." She is on the Board of Directors and is the immediate past-president of the Oregon Gerontological Association, and is a member of the Executive Council of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
