Virginia Richardson

Virginia Richardson, MSW, PhD
Professor

614-292-1507
richardson.2@osu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education
PhD - Social Work and social psychology - University of Michigan, 1980
MA - Social Psychology - University of Michigan, 1975
MSW - University of Michigan, 1973
BA - Psychology - University of Michigan, 1971

Teaching Interests
gerontology, clinical practice, bereavement

Research Interests
aging and mental health; widowhood and bereavement

Recent Publications
Richardson, V. E. (guest editor, in press).  Special Issue: Testing the Dual Process Model of Bereavement: The Benefits of Restoration-Oriented Coping for Older Bereaved Persons.  Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Richardson, V. E. and Barusch, A.S.  (2008 in paperback; 2006 in hardcover).  Gerontological Practice for the 21st Century: A Social Work Perspective.  New York:  Columbia University Press.
 
Richardson. V. E. (2006).  Widowhood.  In G. Maddox (Ed.). Encyclopedia of aging (4th  Edition) (pp. 1226-1230).   New York: Springer Publishing Company.