Schulz, Richard
Professor of Psychiatry,School of Medicine; Secondary appointment in Department of Psychology; Director, University Center for Social and Urban Research
PhD, Duke University
Social Program
Contact
121 University Place
412-624-5442
Fax: 412-624-4810
schulz@pitt.edu
www.ucsur.pitt.edu/schulz.htm
Research Interests: Dr. Schulz is a social psychologist who has spent most of his career doing research and writing on adult development and aging. His work has focused on the application of social psychological theories and perspectives to adult development and aging, including the impact of disabling late life disease on patients and their families.
Accepting Graduate Students: No
Selected Publications
- Schulz, R., Czaja, S.J., Lustig, A., Zdaniuk, B., Martire, L.M., & Perdomo, D. (2009). Improving the quality of life of caregivers of persons with spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled trial. Rehabilitation Psychology, 54(1), 1-15.
- Schulz, R., Beach S.R., Hebert, R., Martire, L.M., Monin, J.K, Tompkins, C.A., & Albert, S.M. (2009). Spousal suffering and partner's depression and cardiovascular disease: The Cardiovascular Health Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 17(3), 246-254.
- Schulz, R. (Editor in Chief). (2006). Encyclopedia of Aging, 4th Edition. NY: Springer Publishing.
- Schulz, R., Mendelsohn, A.B., Haley, W.E., Mahoney, D., Allen, R.S., Zhang, S., Thompson, L., & Belle, S.H. (2003). End of life care and the effects of bereavement among family caregivers of persons with dementia. New England Journal of Medicine, 349(20), 1936-1942.
- Schulz, R., & Beach, S. (1999). Caregiving as a risk factor for mortality. The Caregiver Health Effects Study. Journal of the American Medical Association, 282(23), 2215-2219.
Honors and Awards
- Developmental Health Award for Research on Health in Later Life, American Psychological Association, 2003
- Kleemeier Award for Research on Aging, Gerontological Society of America, 1999