Berkowsky, Ron

Ron
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Education: 
BA, Health and Societies, University of Pennsylvania,  2008

Research Interests:

Medical Sociology, Social Gerontology, Demography, Social Impacts of Technology, Sociology of Sport and Leisure

Awards:

Inducted into the Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society (2010)

Papers Under Review:

Winstead, Vicki, Elizabeth A. Yost, Shelia R. Cotten, William A. Anderson, Amanda M. Warr, and Ronald W. Berkowsky. “You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of ICT Usage on Institutionalized Senior Adults’ Perceptions of Spatial and Social Barriers.” Submitted to Journal of Applied Gerontology.

Presentations:

Berkowsky, Ronald W. 2011. “Internet Use and Psychological Well-Being in Older Adults.” Accepted to the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Las Vegas, NV.

Anderson, William, Amanda M. Warr, Shelia Cotten, Ron Berkowsky, Vicki Winstead, and Elizabeth Yost. 2011. “The Role of Social Support and Social Networks in Older Adults’ Motivation to Use ICTs.” Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, April 8, Jacksonville, FL.

Winstead, Vicki, Elizabeth A. Yost, Shelia R. Cotten, William A. Anderson, Amanda M. Warr, and Ronald W. Berkowsky. 2010. "You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of ICT Usage on Institutionalized Senior Adults' Perceptions of Spatial and Social Barriers." Presented at the annual meeting of the UAB Center for Aging, October 14, Birmingham, AL.

Winstead, Vicki, Elizabeth A. Yost, Shelia R. Cotten, William A. Anderson, Amanda M. Warr, and Ronald W. Berkowsky. 2010. "You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks: A Qualitative Analysis of the Impact of ICT Usage on Institutionalized Senior Adults' Perceptions of Spatial and Social Barriers." Presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, August 15, Atlanta, GA.

Winstead, Vicki, Elizabeth Yost, Amanda Warr, Ronald W. Berkowsky, William Anderson, and Shelia R. Cotten. 2010. "Connectedness in the Postmodern World: An Assessment of ICT Training with Senior Adults." Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society, April 23, Atlanta, GA.


Expected date of graduation: Spring 2014