Publications Database

Bogdan, E., Krueger, R., Wright, J., Woods, K., & Cottar, S. (2024). Disaster awareness and preparedness among older adults in Canada regarding floods, wildfires, and earthquakes. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 15(2), 198-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-024-00555-9

Tannenbaum-Baruchi, C., Ashkenazi, I., & Rapaport, C. (2024). Risk inclusion of vulnerable people during a climate-related disaster: A case study of people with hearing loss facing wildfires. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 103, 104335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104335

Zheng, J. (2023). Exposure to wildfires and health outcomes of vulnerable people: Evidence from US data. Economics & Human Biology, 51, 101311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101311

Wyte-Lake, T., Claver, M., Johnson-Koenke, R., & Dobalian, A. (2019). Home-based primary care's role in supporting the older old during wildfires. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 10, 2150132719846773. https://doi.org/10.1177/2150132719846773

Nicosia, F. M., Williams, S. L., Dannenbaum, T. P., & Barnes, D. E. (2022). Resilience in the face of disaster: Psychosocial effects of the 2017 Northern California Wildfires in caregivers and persons with cognitive impairment participating in an integrative group movement program at an adult day center. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 46(1), 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2021.1916716

Sun, Y., Forrister, A., Kuligowski, E. D., Lovreglio, R., Cova, T. J., & Zhao, X. (2024). Social vulnerabilities and wildfire evacuations: A case study of the 2019 Kincade fire. Safety Science, 176, 106557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106557

Melton, C. C., De Fries, C. M., Smith, R. M., & Mason, L. R. (2023). Wildfires and older adults: A scoping review of impacts, risks, and interventions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(13), 6252. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20136252

Masri, S., Scaduto, E., Jin, Y., & Wu, J. (2021). Disproportionate impacts of wildfires among elderly and low-income communities in California from 2000-2020. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(8), 3921. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083921

Asfaw, H. W., McGee, T. K., & Christianson, A. C. (2020). Indigenous elders' experiences, vulnerabilities and coping during hazard evacuation: The case of the 2011 Sandy Lake First Nation wildfire evacuation. Society & Natural Resources, 33(10), 1273-1291. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2020.1745976

Le, G. E., Breysse, P. N., McDermott, A., Eftim, S. E., Geyh, A., Berman, J. D., & Curriero, F. C. (2014). Canadian forest fires and the effects of long-range transboundary air pollution on hospitalizations among the elderly. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 3(2), 713-731. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi3020713

Liu, J. C., Wilson, A., Mickley, L. J., Ebisu, K., Sulprizio, M. P., Wang, Y., Peng, R. D., Yue, X., Dominici, F., & Bell, M. L. (2017). Who among the elderly is most vulnerable to exposure to and health risks of fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke? American Journal of Epidemiology, 186(6), 730-735. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwx141

Huang, Y. (2023). Wildfire health risks in relation to local senior population's CRD incidence rate in the Greater Toronto Area. International Journal of Biology and Life Sciences, 4(1), 35-36. https://doi.org/10.54097/ijbls.v4i1.10

Ermagun, A., & Janatabadi, F. (2024). Compound risk of wildfire and inaccessible shelters is disproportionately impacting disadvantaged communities. Progress in Disaster Science, 23, 100358. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2024.100358

De Fries, C., Melton, C., Smith, R., & Mason, L. R. (2022). The impacts of wildfires on older adults: A scoping review. Innovation in Aging, 6(1), 620-621. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.2307

DeFlorio-Barker, S., Crooks, J., Reyes, J., & Rappold, A. G. (2019). Cardiopulmonary effects of fine particulate matter exposure among older adults, during wildfire and non-wildfire periods, in the United States 2008-2010. Environmental Health Perspectives, 127(3), 037006. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP3860

Elser, H., Frankland, T. B., Chen, C., Tartof, S. Y., Mayeda, E. R., Lee, G. S., Northrop, A. J., Torres, J. M., Benmarhnia, T., & Casey, J. A. (2024). Wildfire smoke exposure and incident dementia. JAMA Neurology, 82(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.4058

Zhang, C., & Chen, G. (2024). Rediscovering climate gerontology: An era for older adults to contribute more to climate change. Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 20(1), 2381875. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487733.2024.2381875

Zuelsdorff, M., & Limaye, V. S. (2024). A framework for assessing the effects of climate change on dementia risk and burden. The Gerontologist, 64(3), gnad082. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad082

Zeger, S. L., Dominici, F., McDermott, A., & Samet, J. M. (2008). Mortality in the Medicare population and chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollution in urban centers (2000-2005). Environmental Health Perspectives, 116(12), 1614-1619. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1144

Yu, Y.-Y., Liang, Q., Hou, J., Fujii, M., Qian, T., He, Z., & Wang, H. (2024). Health cost impacts of extreme temperature on older adults based on city-level data from 28 provinces in China. Environmental Research Letters, 19(4), 044017. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad2ee9

Wen, M., & Gu, D. (2012). Air pollution shortens life expectancy and health expectancy for older adults: The case of China. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biomedical Sciences and Medical Sciences, 67(11), 1219-1229. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/gls094

Whitburn, J., Linklater, W., & Abrahamse, W. (2020). Meta-analysis of human connection to nature and proenvironmental behavior. Conservation Biology, 34(1), 180-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13381

Wright, S. D., & Wadsworth, A. M. (2014). Gray and green revisited: A multidisciplinary perspective of gardens, gardening, and the aging process. Journal of Aging Research, 1, 283682. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/283682

Xiao, H., Huang, S., Yang, W., Zhang, W., Xiao, H., & Cai, S. (2023). Causal association between air pollution and frailty: A Mendelian randomization study. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1288293. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1288293

Wang, Z., Xu, N., Wei, W., & Zhao, N. (2020). Social inequality among elderly individuals caused by climate change: Evidence from the migratory elderly of mainland China. Journal of Environmental Management, 272, 111079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111079

Wong, H. T., Chau, C. W., Guo, Y., & Chiou, S. M. J. (2019). Disaster risk and elderly in the Asia-Pacific region. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 41, 101278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101278

Wang, Y., Hao, F., & Liu, Y. (2021). Pro-environmental behavior in an aging world: Evidence from 31 countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 1748. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041748

Vandentorren, S., Bretin, P., Zeghnoun, A., Mandereau-Bruno, L., Croisier, A., Cochet, C., Riberon, J., Siberan, I, Declercq, B., & Ledrans, M. (2006). August 2003 heat wave in France: Risk factors for death of elderly people living at home. The European Journal of Public Health, 16(6), 583-591. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckl063

Walkling, B., & Haworth, B. T. (2020). Flood risk perceptions and coping capacities among the retired population, with implications for risk communication: A study of residents in a north Wales coastal town, UK. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, 101793. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101793

Van Praag, L. (2021). Can I move or can I stay? Applying a life course perspective on immobility when facing gradual environmental changes in Morocco. Climate Risk Management, 31, 100274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2021.100274

Wakui, T., Agree, E. M., Saito, T., & Kai, I. (2016). Disaster preparedness among older Japanese adults with long-term care needs and their family caregivers. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 11(1), 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.53

Veronese, N., Maniscalco, L., Matranga, D., Lacca, G., Dominguez, L., & Barbagallo, M. (2023). Association between pollution and frailty in older people: A cross-sectional analysis of the UK biobank. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24(4), 475-481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.12.027

Tracy, M., & Galea, S. (2006). Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among older adults after a disaster: The role of ongoing trauma and stressors. Public Policy and Aging Report, 16(2), 16-19. https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/16.2.16

Tipaldo, J. F., Balk, D., & Hunter, L. M. (2024). A framework for ageing and health vulnerabilities in a changing climate. Nature Climate Change, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02156-2

Toner, J. A., & Alami, O. (2010). A primer for disaster and emergency preparedness and evidence-based care practices in geriatric mental health. In Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, 3-30. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-08347-000

Timalsina, R., Songwathana, P., & Sae-Sia, W. (2022). Factors explaining resilience among Nepalese older adults experiencing disasters: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 69, 102756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102756

Timalsina, R., Songwathana, P., & Sae-Sia, W. (2021). Resilience and its associated factors among older disaster survivors. Geriatric Nursing, 42(6), 1264-1274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2021.08.008

Tillett, T. (2013). Climate change and elderly Americans: Examining adaptability in an aging population. Environmental Health Perspectives, 121(1), A33. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.121-a33

Thompson, A. R., Little, K., & Kim, Y. K. (2024). Emergency preparedness among community-dwelling older adults: Risk and protective factors. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2024.2336748

Stollberg, J., Bogdan, D., & Jonas, E. (2024). Empowering the younger generation increases their willingness for intergenerational reconciliation in the context of climate change. Scientific Reports, 14, 17825. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-68145-9

Theodorou, E., Spyrou, S., & Christou, G. (2023). The future is now from before: Youth climate activism and intergenerational justice. Journal of Childhood Studies, 48(1), 59-72. https://doi.org/10.18357/jcs202320466

Srinivasan S., Llorente M. D., Magley M. (2014). Mental health consequences of disaster exposure in older adults. In Cefalu C. (Ed.), Disaster Preparedness for Seniors (pp. 311-327). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0665-9_21

Siva Raju, S., & Bammidi, S. (2016). Climate change and its vulnerability for the elderly in India. Climate Change and Human Health Scenario in South and Southeast Asia, 153-1172. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23684-1_10

Siskind, D. J., Sawyer, E., Lee, I., Lie, D. C., Martin-Khan, M., Farrington, J., Crompton, D., & Kisely, S. (2016). The mental health of older persons after human-induced disasters: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological data. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(5), 379-388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2015.12.010

Siskind, D., Parker, G., Lie, D., Martin-Khan, M., Raphael, B., Crompton, D., & Kisely, S. (2015). Mental health implications for older adults after natural disasters-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 60-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867415578344

Shumake, K. L., Sacks, J. D., Lee, J. S., & Johns, D. O. (2013). Susceptibility of older adults to health effects induced by ambient air pollutants regulated by the European Union and the United States. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 25, 3-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-013-0001-5

Sirey, J. A., Berman, J., Halkett, A., Giunta, N., Kerrigan, J., Raeifar E., Artis A., Banerjee S., & Raue, P. J. (2017). Storm impact and depression among older adults living in hurricane Sandy-affected areas. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 11(1), 97-109. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.189

Shrum, T. R. (2021). The salience of future impacts and the willingness to pay for climate change mitigation: An experiment in intergenerational framing. Climatic Change, 165(1), 18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03002-6

Shrira, A., Palgi, Y., Hamama-Raz, Y., Goodwin, R., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2014). Previous exposure to the World Trade Center terrorist attack and posttraumatic symptoms among older adults following Hurricane Sandy. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 77(4), 374-385. https://doi.org/10.1521/psyc.2014.77.4.374

Shin, Y., & Kim, G. (2023). Age differences in climate change attitudes and behaviors. Innovation in Aging, 7(Suppl 1), 830. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.2676