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Bob Knight

  • Holder of Merle H. Bensinger Professorship in GerontologyDirector, Tingstad Older Adult Counseling CenterFaculty Director, Los Angeles Caregiver Resource CenterProfessor of Gerontology, Psychology and Counseling PsychologySenior Research Associate, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Gerontology Research Institute, Andrus Gerontology Center
Office: (213) 740-1373

Expertise Summary

Expert in social psychology, team decision-making and how groups create community using technology

Expertise

  • the mental health of older adults
  • psychotherapy with older adults
  • caregiving
  • depression
  • emotion and aging
  • healthy aging

Additional Information

  • Author of Psychotherapy with Older Adults, 1st and 2nd eds. (1985, 1996) and Older Adults in Psychotherapy (1992)
  • Editor of Mental Health Services for Older Adults: Implications for Training and Practice (1995) and Psychotherapy with Elderly: Effective Interventions with Older Clients (1996)