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Brent Gibson, PhD

Brent Gibson is a Gerontologist with a multidisciplinary background in Human Development and Family Studies. His research is focused mainly on family caregiving and people’s perceptions of illness and disability at individual, family, and cultural levels. He has studied caregivers from ethnically and culturally diverse populations within the United States. Brent Gibson is passionate about collaboratively developing systems of care that are culturally relevant and personally meaningful for older adults and their family members. Please feel free to contact Brent Gibson at bgibson@jewishhome.org.

Research Scientist

Brent Gibson

Jewish Home Lifecare
Research Institute on Aging
120 West 106th Street
New York, NY 10025
Tel: 212-870-7520
Fax: 212-870-7530
Email: bgibson@jewishhome.org

Education

2003  Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

2001  M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA

1996  B.S. in Psychology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA

Research Interests

  • Caregiving systems and processes and the influence of race, ethnicity, and culture on them
  • Family caregiving of individuals with dementia and/or other disabilities
  • Culturally-based definitions and meanings associated with illness, especially dementia
  • The implications of relationship quality for family caregiving processes and outcomes from a lifespan developmental perspective
  • Health and care of ethnoracial minority elders
  • Culturally appropriate, individualized interventions for family caregivers

Funded Research

2010-2012 “Beliefs About Dementia-Related Symptoms Among African Americans” (Brent E. Gibson, PI). Alzheimer’s Association – New Investigator Research Grant #10-173608.

2004-2010 “Driving Transitions and Mental Health in Impaired Elders” (Amy Horowitz, PI; Brent E. Gibson, Project Director) National Institute on Aging; Grant #RO1 AG020579.

Selected Publications

Gibson, B. E. (in press). Cultural considerations in caring for persons with mental illness. In R. Talley (Ed.), Intergenerational Caregiving. New York: Springer.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., Gibson, B. E., and Burke, J. D. (2006). Working with African American families. In G. Yeo & D. Gallagher-Thompson (Eds.), Ethnicity and the Dementias (2nd ed.) (pp. 127-144). New York: Taylor and Francis.

Dilworth-Anderson, P. & Gibson, B. E. (2002). The cultural influence of values, norms, meanings, and perceptions in understanding dementia in ethnic minorities. Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 16, S56-S63.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., Williams, I. C., & Gibson, B. E. (2002). Issues of race, ethnicity, and culture in caregiving research: A twenty-year review (1980-2000). The Gerontologist, 42, 237-272.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Gibson, B. E. (1999). Ethnic minority perspectives on dementia, family caregiving, and interventions. Generations, 23(3), 40-45.

Doctoral Dissertation

Gibson, B. E. (2003). A methodological journey to examine the stress process among dementia caregivers from three ethnoracial groups (Caucasian, African American, & Hispanic). Unpublished doctoral dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.