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Emeritus Professor Linda Rosenman
Emeritus Professor

Linda Rosenman

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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

  • Economics of Aging

    economic planning for old age and retirement, superannuation;retirement incomes planning;

  • intergenerational relationships and money

    family caring and intergenerational relationships;wills and bequests;will contestation

  • financial elder abuse

    financial abuse and mismanagement of older peoples assets

  • 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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29 works between 1990 and 2020

21 - 29 of 29 works

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

Differences between older volunteers and nonvolunteers - Attitudinal, normative, and control beliefs

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.

Turning threats into challenges: A positive perspective on the future

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

Not just surviving but living: Policy and income for retirement and old age

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

International developments in social security privatization: What risk to women?

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.

Social work research in Australia

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

Older people - the reserve army of volunteers? An analysis of volunteerism among older Australians

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

Australia remembers as veterans forget: the care of veterans with dementia

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

The impact of caring upon the health of older women

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

Australian women and income security for old age: a cohort study

Funding

Past funding

  • 2006 - 2009
    Managing Older People's Financial Assets in Aged Care Facilities: The Intersection of Legal and Care Requirements and Financial Management Practices
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2009
    The Individual, The Family And The State: Expectations, Intergenerational Obligations And Constraints In Providing For Old Age
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    The Management of the Assets of Older People: Prevalence, practices, preferences and responses
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Rationing rehabilitation: traumatic brain injury and the factors influencing post-acute care in Queensland
    GF Finch Bequest
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Women and Planning for Old Age
    Association of Superannuation Funds of Aust Ltd
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Women and Planning for Old Age
    AMP
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1998
    Australian International Education Foundation Fellowship - India
    SMEC International Pty Limited
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Emeritus Professor Linda Rosenman is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Completed supervision

  • 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

  • 2005

    Doctor Philosophy

    Women's labour lost - Mothers' labour's cost: Workforce participation when children have disabilities

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Monica Cuskelly

  • 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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