Dr. J. Brandon Wallace

Chair/Professor/Aging Studies Director

Dr. J. Brandon Wallace
615-898-2509
Room 344, Andrew L. Todd Hall (TODD)
MTSU Box 10, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Degree Information

  • PHD, University of Florida (1990)
  • MA, Middle Tennessee State University (1987)
  • BA, Athens State University (1985)

Areas of Expertise

Research Methods, Statistics, Aging, Family, Medical, Social Psychology

Biography

Dr. J. Brandon Wallace is Professor of Sociology, Director of Aging Studies, and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Dr. Wallace has been teaching in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at MTSU for almost 30 years and has served as chair for the past 6 years. He primarily teaches courses in introductory sociology, social problems, research methods, statistics, aging and family. His scholarly interests center around aging and the elderly, especially as they relate to aging families, caregiving, health care, and the physical and mental well-being of aging individuals.

Publications

Aday, R. H., Wallace, B., & Krabill, J. J. (2018). Linkages between the senior center as a public place and successful aging. Activities, Adaptation & Aging. Advance online publication.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2018.1507584

Ronald. H. Aday, J. Brandon Wallace & Sherry J. Scott 

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Aday, R. H., Wallace, B., & Krabill, J. J. (2018). Linkages between the senior center as a public place and successful aging. Activities, Adaptation & Aging. Advance online publication.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2018.1507584

Ronald. H. Aday, J. Brandon Wallace & Sherry J. Scott (2017) Generational differences in knowledge, recognition, and perceptions of elder abuse reporting, Educational Gerontology, 43:11, 568-581.

Ronald H. Aday & J. Brandon Wallace (2015) Development and Validation of the Healthy Aging Incentives Scale, Educational Gerontology, 41:12, 847-858.

Wallace, J. Brandon with Suzanne Prevost and Susan Miller. 2008. "Dying in Institutions,"; in Decision-Making Near the End of Life: Recent Developments and Future Directions, Dean Blevins and James L. Worth, Jr. (eds.), Sudbary, MA: Jones and Barlett, October.

Wallace, J. Brandon with Suzanne Prevost. 2006. "Two Methods for Predicting Limited Life Expectancy in Nursing Homes," Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp 148-153, June.

Wallace, J. Brandon with P. Heller, C. Smith, F. Amey and V. MacLean. 2005. "Tennessee Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment Report, Tennessee Department of Health.

Wallace, J. Brandon. 1994. "Life Stories," in Gubrium, J.F. & A. Sankar, (eds.), Qualitative Methods in Aging Research, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Wallace, J. Brandon. 1993.

"Review of Story Writing in a Nursing Home: A Patchwork of Memories by M.T. John," Educational Gerontology, 19, 1. Wallace, J. Brandon. 1992.

"Wallace Replies," The Gerontologist, 32, 2, 274.

"Reconsidering the Life Review: the Social Construction of Talk about the Past," The Gerontologist, 32, 1, 120-125. Wallace, J. Brandon with M. Robinson, M. DeHaven and T. Fost. 1992.

"Hypercholesterolemia: Case Finding in Family Practice, " Southern Medical Journal, November. Wallace, J. Brandon. 1992.

Wallace, J. Brandon with J. Gubrium. 1990. "Who Theorises Age?" Aging and Society, 10, 131-149.

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