David Russell, Ph.D.

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David Russell, Ph.D., is an Evaluation Scientist in the Center for Home Care Policy and Research at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. His research efforts focus on program evaluation and secondary analyses of clinical and administrative data. Prior to joining the Center, Dr. Russell was an NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research (Rutgers University). His work at the Institute focused on the ways in which community and household integration shape risk for physical and mental health problems among older adults. Dr. Russell received his Ph.D. in the Sociology of Health and Aging from Florida State University in 2007.


Journal Articles

Greenfield, E.A., Russell, D. 2010.
Identifying Living Arrangements that Heighten Risk for Loneliness in Later Life: Evidence from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project.
Journal of Applied Gerontology, 30(4): 524-534

Randolph, K., Russell, D., Tillman, K., Fincham, F. 2010.
Protective Influences on the Negative Consequences of Drinking among Youth.
Youth and Society, 41:546-568.

Russell, D., Rosenfeld, P., Ames, S., Rosati, R. 2010
Using Technology to Enhance the Quality of Home Health Care: Three Case Studies of Health Information Technology Initiatives at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York.
Journal for Healthcare Quality, 32(5): 22-29

Russell, D., Springer, K.W., Greenfield, E.A. 2010.
Witnessing Domestic Abuse as an Independent Risk Factor for Depressive Symptoms in Young Adulthood.
Child Abuse & Neglect, 34: 448-453.

Russell, D. 2009. 
Living arrangements, social Integration, and loneliness in later life: The case of physical disability. 
Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 50: 460-475

Russell, D., Taylor, J. 2009.
Living alone and depressive symptoms: The influence of gender, physical disability, and social support among Hispanic and non-Hispanic older adults. 
Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences 64B (1) 95-104.

Russell, D., Turner, R.J. Joiner, T.E. 2009.
Physical Disability and Suicidal Ideation: A Community-Based Study of Risk/Protective Factors for Suicidal Thoughts.
Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 39:440-451.

Taylor, J., Eitle, D., Russell, D. 2009.
Racial/Ethnic Variation in the Relationship Between Physical Limitation and Fear of Crime: An Examination of Mediating and Moderating Factors.
Deviant Behavior, 30:144-174.

Turner, R.J., Russell, D., Glover, R., Hutto, P. 2007.
The Social Antecedents of Anger Proneness in Young Adulthood.
Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 48: 68-83.

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