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Matt Kaplan
Professor

Intergenerational Programs & Aging

Experience

  • 2009 - Present -- Professor, Intergenerational Programs & Aging, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 8/00 - 2009 -- Associate Professor, Intergenerational Programs & Aging, The Pennsylvania State University
  • 9/95 - 8/00 -- Associate Professor, Psychology, Hawaii Pacific University
  • 5/98 - 8/00 -- Executive Director, Hawaii Intergenerational Network
  • 8/94 - 6/95 -- Fulbright Research Scholar, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Japan
  • 8/91 - 6/94 -- Assistant Professor, Psychology, Hawaii Pacific University
  • 9/88 - 8/91 -- Intergenerational Programs Director/Consultant, Mount Vernon and East Harlem, New York
  • 5/85 - 5/89 -- Planner/Project Development Coordinator, City Volunteer Corps, New York City

Education

  • Ph.D., Environmental Psychology, City University of New York Graduate Center
  • M.A., Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York
  • B.A., Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Research Interests

  • Intergenerational programs and policies and their impact on human and community development
  • Intergenerational program studies from an international perspective
  • Action research and community participation
  • Children's conceptions of community and citizenship
  • Senior adult volunteerism
  • Service learning
 

Office

007A Ferguson Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-7871
Fax: 814-863-4753
E-mail: msk15@psu.edu

Responsibilities

  • Provide statewide leadership for program initiatives related to adult intergenerational program development and aging, in conjunction with extension agents and other public groups.
  • Develop and support nonformal education programs that strengthen intergenerational relationships and competencies in children, youth/4-H'ers, and families across the life span.
  • Promote initiatives that yield healthy aging outcomes, improved family care of aging and disabled persons, positive family dynamics, and improved intergenerational relationships in civic settings.

Extension Programs

  • Intergenerational Programs and Aging

Courses Taught

  • Intergenerational Studies - Seminar and Practicum
  • Community Intervention - Seminar and Practicum
  • Social Psychology
  • Intergenerational program studies from an international perspective
  • Action research and community participation
  • Children's conceptions of community and citizenship
  • Senior adult volunteerism
  • Service learning
  • Human Development I and II
  • Introduction to Psychology

Available Books

Recent Publications

  • Larkin, E., Kaplan, M., and Rushton, S. (In Press). Designing Brain Healthy Environments for Intergenerational Programs. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships: Programs, Policy and Research. (21 pages).
  • Kaplan, M., Alloway, F., and Middlemiss, C. (In Press). A Feasibility Study of FRIDGE – An Intergenerational Nutrition Education Program. Jl. of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. (9 pages).
  • Larkin, E. and Kaplan, M. (In Press). Intergenerational relationships at the center: Finding shared meaning from programs in the U.S. and Japan. Young Children. (14 pages).
  • Kaplan, M., Nussbaum, J., Becker, J., Fowler, C., and Pitts, M. (2009). Communication barriers to family farm succession planning. Journal of Extension, 47 (5). October. Available online: http://www.joe.org/joe/2009october/a8.php.
  • Kaplan, M., Larkin, E., and Hatton-Yeo, A. (2009). Leadership in intergenerational practice: In search of the elusive “P” factor — Passion. Journal of Leadership Education, 7 (3), Winter, 59-72.
  • Pitts, M., Fowler, C., Kaplan, M., Nussbaum, J., and Becker, J. (2009). Let’s do it the way we’ve always done it.” Dialectical tensions underpinning family farm succession planning. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 37 (1), February, 59-79.
  • Yajima, S., Kaplan, M., Kuraoka, M., and Kusano, A. (2009). Japan’s first national intergenerational conference: The story behind the planning. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships: Programs, Policy and Research, 7 (1), 4-16.
  • Pinazo, S. and Kaplan, M. (2007). How do intergenerational programs benefit their participants? In M. Sanchez Martínez (ed.), Intergenerational programs: Towards a society for all ages (pp. 70-101). (In English and Spanish). Obra Social Fundacion La Caixa. Barcelona, Spain.
  • Becker, J., Kaplan, M., and Nussbaum, J. (2007). Family farm succession planning: Balancing professional responsibility with client needs for help with family relationship issues. San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review, 16(1), 1-36.
  • Kaplan, M., Haider, J., Cohen, U., & Turner, D. (2007). Environmental design perspectives on intergenerational programs and practices: An emergent conceptual framework. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships: Programs, Policy, and Research, 5 (2), 81-110.
  • Kaplan, M. (2007). Evaluating intergenerational programs that aim to improve the community. In M. Sánchez Martínez (Ed.). The evaluation of intergenerational programs (pp. 102-118). [In English and Spanish]. Madrid, Spain: Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales (IMSERSO).
  • Kaplan, M., Kiernan, N.E., & James, L. (2006). Intergenerational family conversations and decision-making about eating healthfully. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 38 (5). Sept., 298-306.
  • Liu, S-T, & Kaplan, M. (2006). An intergenerational approach for enriching children’s environmental attitudes and knowledge. Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 5 (1), 9-20.
  • Kaplan, M. and Lawrence-Jacobson, A. (2006). Intergenerational programs and practices. In Sherrod, L., Flanagan, C.A., & Kassimir, R. (Eds.). Youth activism: An international encyclopedia (pp. 357-361). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Company.
  • Kaplan, M., Kusano, A., & Sugioka, S. (2006). Intergenerational Programs in Japan: Program Innovation and Planning Considerations. Journal of Family Resource Management of Japan, 41, 20-30.
  • Kaplan, M., Liu, S-T., & Steinig, S. (2005). Intergenerational approaches for environmental education and action. Sustainable Communities Review, 8 (1), 54-74. Visit: http://www.cps.unt.edu/scr/2005_Vol8.pdf.
  • Kaplan, M. & Chadha, N. (2004). Intergenerational Programs and Practices: A Conceptual Framework and an Indian Context. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 18 (3/4), 301-317.
  • Kaplan, M., Higdon, F., Crago, N., & Robbins, L. (2004). Futures Festival: An intergenerational strategy for promoting community participation. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships: Programs, Policy, and Research, 2 (3/4), 119-146.
  • Kaplan, M. & Larkin, E. (2004). Launching intergenerational programs in early childhood settings: A comparison of explicit intervention with an emergent approach. Early Childhood Education Journal, 31 (3), Spring, 157-163.
  • Kaplan, M. (2004). Intergenerational engagement: Programs, practices, and priorities. (Invited feature article). Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences, 96 (2), 5-9.
 
 
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