
Overview
Background
Professor Linda Rosenman has had a distinguished academic leadership, research and teaching career in Australia and the USA. She has a PhD in Economics and Social Work from Washington University St Louis with extensive experience in research, both in the United States and Australia.Her research focuses on the social and economic aspects of aging. Current research is on intergenerational family relationships revealed through wills and will contestation. Previous research has included projects on womens’ retirement planning, financial abuse and mismanagement of assets of older people living in the community and in care facilities and baby boomer financial planning . She has researched, published and presented widely on economic security, superannuation and ageing, financial abuse and aged care and on intergenerational commitments with a particular focus upon older women. She has successfully supervised many higher degree students at UQ, CDU and in the USA.
She is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Queensland , an Honorary Professor at Victoria University and a Professorial Research Fellow at Charles Darwin University Northern Territory. Prior academic appointments include Deputy Vice Chancellor Research and Provost at Victoria University Melbourne, Professor, Executive Dean, President of Academic Board and Head of School at The University of Queensland, and Professorial Research Leader at Charles Darwin University.
Availability
- Emeritus Professor Linda Rosenman is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney
- Postgraduate Diploma, University of Sydney
- Masters (Coursework), University of Illinois
- Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis
Research interests
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Economics of Aging
economic planning for old age and retirement, superannuation;retirement incomes planning;
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intergenerational relationships and money
family caring and intergenerational relationships;wills and bequests;will contestation
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financial elder abuse
financial abuse and mismanagement of older peoples assets
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care for older people
Research impacts
Professor Rosenman has a long history of community engagement within and beyond the tertiary sector, and was awarded an Australian Centenary medal for her services to education and the community and the Paul Harris medal of Rotary International for her contribution to developing Peace Studies at UQ.. She has a long history of engagement with India including an Australian Government fellowship to undertake research on ageing in India.
She has served on and chaired many boards and commissions in the academic and community fields including the Council on the Aging, the TJ Ryan Foundation, the AAG and is the past President of the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS), of the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and of the Association for Social Work and Welfare Education, as well as many other Boards, Commissions and advisory councils in education and the human and community services sectors.
Works
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2001
Journal Article
Differences between older volunteers and nonvolunteers - Attitudinal, normative, and control beliefs
Warburton, J, Terry, DJ, Rosenman, LS and Shapiro, M (2001). Differences between older volunteers and nonvolunteers - Attitudinal, normative, and control beliefs. Research On Aging, 23 (5), 586-605. doi: 10.1177/0164027501235004
2000
Book Chapter
Turning threats into challenges: A positive perspective on the future
Rosenman, L. S. (2000). Turning threats into challenges: A positive perspective on the future. Social Work and The Human Services. (pp. 190-197) edited by I. O'Connor and P. Smyth et al.. Malaysia: Longman.
1999
Journal Article
Not just surviving but living: Policy and income for retirement and old age
Rosenman, Linda (1999). Not just surviving but living: Policy and income for retirement and old age. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 18 (Supp. 3), 38-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1999.tb00888.x
1999
Journal Article
International developments in social security privatization: What risk to women?
Schulz, James H., Rosenman, Linda and Rix, Sara E. (1999). International developments in social security privatization: What risk to women?. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 14 (1), 25-42. doi: 10.1023/A:1006606705588
1999
Conference Publication
Social work research in Australia
O'Connor, I., Healy, K. and Rosenman, L. S. (1999). Social work research in Australia. 1997 Asia and Pacific Regional Conference of APASWE and IFSWc, Bangkok, Thailand, 1997. Bangkok Thailand: Thammasat University, Bangkok.
1998
Journal Article
Older people - the reserve army of volunteers? An analysis of volunteerism among older Australians
Warburton, Jeni, Le Brocque, Robyne and Rosenman, Linda (1998). Older people - the reserve army of volunteers? An analysis of volunteerism among older Australians. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 46 (3), 229-245. doi: 10.2190/6N5V-TD6J-L8D7-BY7D
1995
Journal Article
Australia remembers as veterans forget: the care of veterans with dementia
Rosenman, L., Le Brocque, R. and Tilse, C. (1995). Australia remembers as veterans forget: the care of veterans with dementia. Australian Journal on Ageing, 14 (3), 137-140. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1995.tb00719.x
1994
Journal Article
The impact of caring upon the health of older women
Rosenman, L., Le Brocque, R. and Carr, S. (1994). The impact of caring upon the health of older women. Australian Journal of Public Health, 18 (4), 440-444. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00279.x
1990
Journal Article
Australian women and income security for old age: a cohort study
Rosenman, Linda S. and Winocur, Sharon (1990). Australian women and income security for old age: a cohort study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 5 (3), 277-291. doi: 10.1007/BF00117003
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
THE CONCEPT OF THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD IN SPECIAL MEDICAL PROCEDURE APPLICATIONS HEARD BY AUSTRALIAN COURTS AND TRIBUNALS
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
Women's labour lost - Mothers' labour's cost: Workforce participation when children have disabilities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Monica Cuskelly
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
REAFFIRMATION PROCESSES: A STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF RESPONDING TO WORKPLACE ABUSE
Principal Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Emeritus Professor Linda Rosenman directly for media enquiries about:
- financial abuse and mismanagement of older people
- will contests and intergenerational relationship
- wills and bequests
- women and aging
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