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M. Catherine (Katie) Ehlman

Dr. M. Catherine (Katie) Ehlman

Professor of Gerontology

Health Services Program

Director of the Bronstein Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness

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Publications

Ehlman, M.C., Nimkar, S., Nolan, B. Thomas, P., *Caballero, C., & Snow, T. (2018). Health Workers’ Knowledge and Perceptions on Dementia in Skilled Nursing Homes: A Pilot Implementation of Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach® to Care Certification Course. The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions,38(3):190-197. doi: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000216.

Ehlman, K., *Green, J., Wilson, G., McCullough, J. (2017). Click and Care: Academic Integration of a Nursing Home Electronic Health Records System.  The Journal of Health Administration Education, 34(4), 601-609.

Ehlman, K. (2017). Positive interactions with older adults: Introduction. In Baker, Kruger, & Karasik (Eds.) A Hands-on Approach to Teaching About Aging: 32 Activities for the Classroom and Beyond. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.

Moriello, G., Ligon, M., Ehlman, K. (2016). Don’t [have to] talk to strangers? Findings from an intergenerational oral history project. The International Journal of Reminiscence and Life Review3(1), 1-7.

Reynolds, E., Daum, D., Frimming, R. Ehlman, M.C. (2016). Pickleball Transcends the Generations in Southwest Indiana: A University and Area Agency on Aging Partnership Changing the Face of Aging. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. 14(3), 242-251, doi: 10.1080/15350770.2016.1194730

Arvin, M.K., Ehlman, M.C., McCullough, J., & Ramos, E. (2015). An Interprofessional Education Nursing Home Dining Simulation Promotes Changes in Student Attitudes. Health and Interprofessional Practice, 2 (4), 1-8.

Wilson, A., Dugger, R., Ehlman, M.C., Eggleston, B. (2015). Implementation science in nursing homes: A case study of the integration of bladder ultrasound scanners. Annals of Long-Term Care, 23(6), 21-26.

Ehlman, K., Ligon, M., & Moriello, G. (2014). The Impact of Intergenerational Oral History on Perceived Generativity in Older Adults. Journal Of Intergenerational Relationships, 12(1), 40-53. doi:10.1080/15350770.2014.870865

Ligon, M., Ehlman, K., *Moriello, G., *Russo, C., & Miller, K. (2014). Validation of the Attitude-Older Adult and Aging-Visual Analogue Scales (At-O-A). Educational Gerontology, 40(8), 572-583. doi:10.1080/03601277.2013.858467

DeCoster, V., Ehlman, K., & Conners, C. (2013). Factors Contributing to Readmission of Seniors into Acute Care Hospitals. Educational Gerontology, 39(12), 878-887. doi:10.1080/03601277.2013.767615

Mathis, S, Ehlman, M. C.,  Dugger, R. *Harrawood, A., Kraft, K. (2013). Bladder Buzz: The Effect of a 6-Week Evidence- Based Staff Education Program on Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Urinary Incontinence in a Nursing Home.The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. Vol 44(No 11), 2013.

Huang, G., Shi, X., Gibson, C., Huang, S., Coudret, N., & Ehlman, M. (2013). Controlled aerobic exercise training reduces resting blood pressure in sedentary older adults. Blood Pressure, 22(6), 386-394. doi:10.3109/08037051.2013.778003

Ehlman, M. C. & Ligon, M. (2012).  The Application of a Generativity Model for Older Adults. International Journal of Aging & Human Development. 74:4, 331-344.

Ehlman, M. C., Wilson, A., Dugger, R., Eggleston, B., Coudret, N., Mathis, S. (2012). Nursing Home Staff Members’ Attitudes and Knowledge About Urinary Incontinence:  The Impact of Technology and Training. Urologic Nursing. 32(4), 205-213.

Ehlman, M. C., Ligon, M. B., Moriello, G. & Welleford, E. A. Schuster, K. (2011). Oral History in the Classroom: A Comparison of Traditional and On-line Gerontology Classes. Educational   Gerontology. 37:9, 772-790.

Ehlman, M.C., Coudret, N., Dugger, R,Eggleston B, Mathis, S, & Wilson, A. (2010). Assessing the Benefits of Bladder Ultrasound Scanners in Nursing Homes: The Impact on Quality of Life [Abstract].  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(4, S1-S280), S70.

Ligon, M. B., Ehlman, M. C., Moriello, G. & Welleford, E. A. (2009). Oral History in the Classroom: Fostering Positive Attitudes toward Older Adults and the Aging Process. Journal of Aging, Humanities and the Arts1(3):1-14.

Ligon, M., Ehlman, M. C., & Moriello, G. (2019). Connecting the generations: A practical guide to implementing an oral history project in the gerontology classroom. The International Journal of Reminiscence and Life Review, 6, 1, 21-28.

Under Review

Ehlman, M. C., Moriello, G.,  Ligon, M. B. The Relationship between Young Adults’ Attitudes Toward Older Adults and their Attitudes Toward their Own the Aging Process (Manuscript under review. July, 2018).

*mentored undergraduate or graduate students