Peter Martin Peter Martin
Professor and Director, Gerontology Program

Education:
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1985
Dr. phil., Univeristy of Bonn, West Germany, 1985
Dipl. psych., Univeristy of Bonn, West Germany, 1982
B.A., Wartburg College, 1979

Office: 1096 LeBaron
Phone: (515) 294-5186
Email: pxmartin@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests:

  • Adaptation of the oldest-old
  • Personality
  • Life Events and coping
  • Mental health and aging

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Aging and the Family (HDFS/Geron 377)
  • Aging in the Family Setting (HDFS/Geron 577)
  • Survey of Gerontology (Geron 510)
  • Adult Development (HDFS/GERON 534)
  • Professional Seminar in Gerontology (HDFS/Geron 594)

Professional Organizations:

  • Gerontological Society of America
  • National Council on Family Relations
  • American Psychological Association
  • International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development

Society for the Study of Human Development

 

Selected Publications:

Martin, P., Kliegel, M., Rott, C. Poon, L. W., & Johnson, M. A. (2008). Age differences and changes of coping behavior in three age groups: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 66, 97-114.

Martin, P. (2007). Personality and coping among centenarians. In L. W. Poon & T. T. Perls (Eds.), Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 27: Biopsychosocial approaches to longevity (pp. 89-106). New York: Springer.

Martin, P., da Rosa, G., Siegler, I., Davey, A., MacDonald, M., Poon, L. W. et al. (2006). Personality and longevity: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Age, 28, 343-352.

Martin, P., & da Rosa, G. (2006). Age differences in depressive symptoms and morale among the oldest old. Global Ageing, 4, 42-51.

Bishop, A. J., Martin, P., & Poon, L. W. (2006). Happiness and congruence in older adulthood: A structural model of life satisfaction. Aging & Mental Health, 10, 1-9.

Martin, P., Bishop, A., Poon, L. W., & Johnson, M. A. (2006). The influence of personality and health behaviors on fatigue in late and very late life. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 61B, P161-P166.

Jang, Y, Poon, L. W. & Martin, P. (2004). Individual differences in the effects of disease and disability on depressive symptoms: The role of age and subjective health. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 59, 127-139.

Martin, P. (2002). Individual and social resources predicting well-being and functioning in later years: Conceptual models, research, and practice. Ageing International, 27, 3-29.

Martin, P., & Martin, M. (2002). Proximal and distal influences on development: The model of developmental adaptation. Developmental Review, 22, 78-96.

Martin, P., Long, M. V., & Poon, L. W. (2002). Age changes and differences in personality traits and states of the old and very old. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 57B, P144-P152.