教师目录

克里斯蒂娜Matz

副教授

椅子，老年人 & 家庭部门

老龄电子游戏正规平台中心主任 & 工作

克里斯蒂娜Matz的照片

克里斯蒂娜Matz

Ph.D.

联系

麦昆大厅203

电话:617-552-1634

电子邮件: 克里斯蒂娜.matz@edu812.com

ORCID 0000-0003-4069-1240

教育

  • B.A.他是马萨诸塞大学阿默斯特分校的教授
  • M.S.W.电子游戏软件
  • Ph.D.电子游戏软件

电子游戏正规平台兴趣

社会和生产参与(e).g., work, volunteering, caregiving, informal helping, etc.)在以后的生活中, 健康老龄化, 人生的意义和目的, 干预电子游戏正规平台, 日常生活方法(如.g., Ecological Momentary Assessment), use of technology interventions with older adults

专业知识

  • 老化
  • 社会及经济包容
  • 电子游戏正规平台方法的创新
  • 健康
  • 评价
  • 健康的社会决定因素
  • 工作场所的压力与健康
电子游戏正规平台概述 简历或简历

配置文件

克里斯蒂娜Matz, 垃圾, 博士学位, FGSA, is an 副教授 in the 电子游戏软件社会工作学院, 长者委员会主席 & 家庭部门 and Director of the 老龄电子游戏正规平台中心 & 工作. Her research focuses on meaningful engagement in later-life and its effects on the health and well-being of individuals, 家庭, 组织, 社区, 和社会. She is a co-lead on the American Academy of Social 工作 and Social Welfare's Grand Challenge focused on “Advancing Long and Productive Lives” and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.

Funded by a National Institute on 老化 P30 pilot grant with the Boston Roybal Center for Active Lifestyle Interventions, Dr. Matz developed and pilot-tested (RCT) a behavioral intervention (called Engaged4Life) designed to encourage community-dwelling older adults to embed physical activity, 认知活动, and social interaction into their everyday lives in contexts that are personally meaningful via technology-assisted self-monitoring of activity levels, 心理教育, 目标设定, 同伴支持.

Dr. Matz has co-authored more than 50 journal articles and book chapters. In 2018, one of her publications won the MatherLifeWays Institute on 老化 Innovative 电子游戏正规平台 on 老化 Silver Award and in 2014, another publication was awarded the AARC/MECD Patricia B. Elmore Award for Outstanding 电子游戏正规平台 in Measurement and 评价.

Dr. 马茨是约翰·a. Hartford Geriatric Social 工作 教师 Scholar (2012-2014), 早期职业、工作和家庭学者(2013-2014), and earned acceptance into the National Institute on 老化-funded Institute on 老化 and Social 工作 (2012-2014).

She teaches courses in research methods, statistics, program evaluation and aging. In 2017, she won the Teaching Excellence Award and Mentor of the Year award in the 电子游戏软件社会工作学院. She has facilitated working partnerships with several Boston-area community 组织 and serves as a consultant or advisor for projects national and internationally.

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