Fiona Alpass

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Fiona Margaret Alpass
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Alma materMassey University
Scientific career
Fieldsgerontology
InstitutionsMassey University
Thesis

Fiona Margaret Alpass is a New Zealand academic at the Massey University.[1]

Academic career[]

After a 1994 PhD titled 'The effects of organisational change in the military: a comparison of work related perceptions and experiences in military and non-military environments ' at Massey University, Alpass started working at Massey and rose to full professor in 2013.[2]

Alpass has had a number of externally funded research projects,[2] and a longitudinal aging studying run jointly with Christine Stephens, also at Massey.[3][4][5]

Selected works[]

  • Alpass, Fiona M., and Stephen Neville. "Loneliness, health and depression in older males." Aging & mental health 7, no. 3 (2003): 212–216.
  • Stephens, Christine, Fiona Alpass, Andy Towers, and Brendan Stevenson. "The effects of types of social networks, perceived social support, and loneliness on the health of older people: Accounting for the social context." Journal of aging and health 23, no. 6 (2011): 887–911.
  • Noone, Jack H., Christine Stephens, and Fiona M. Alpass. "Preretirement planning and well-being in later life: A prospective study." Research on Aging 31, no. 3 (2009): 295–317.
  • Noone, Jack, Fiona Alpass, and Christine Stephens. "Do men and women differ in their retirement planning? Testing a theoretical model of gendered pathways to retirement preparation." Research on Aging 32, no. 6 (2010): 715–738.
  • Alpass, Fiona, Andy Towers, Christine Stephens, Eljon Fitzgerald, Brendan Stevenson, and Judith Davey. "Independence, Well‐being, and Social Participation in an Aging Population." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1114, no. 1 (2007): 241–250.

References[]

  1. ^ "Prof Fiona Alpass – Professor of Psychology – Massey University". Massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Promotions for 33 Massey academics – Massey University". Massey.ac.nz. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Stories – Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand". Mentalhealth.org.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ "The 'don't stop' attitude". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Why you'll never be able to retire". The New Zealand Herald. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

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