2026 Nancy Morrow-Howell: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	46	6359	5915	3450	3130	229	10541

Overview

Nancy Morrow-Howell is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within social sciences and psychology, with a strong focus on aging and gerontology.

The main fields of study for Nancy Morrow-Howell include:

Social Sciences
Psychology

Their work also extends into several subfields such as:

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Demography
Health
General Health Professions
Sociology and Political Science

The primary topics covered in their research involve:

Aging and Gerontology Research
Health disparities and outcomes
Retirement, Disability, and Employment
Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Technology Use by Older Adults
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

Recent significant publications include:

Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Focus on Older Adults, 2020, Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review, 2022, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Optimal Emergency Department Care Practices for Persons Living With Dementia: A Scoping Review, 2022, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Detecting Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review, 2022, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Emergency Department Communication in Persons Living With Dementia and Care Partners: A Scoping Review, 2022, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Nancy Morrow-Howell frequently collaborates with other researchers. Some of their frequent co-authors include:

Peter Sun
Natalie Galucia
Brian Carpenter
Ula Hwang
Beth Prusaczyk

Their research is commonly published in venues such as:

Innovation in Aging
Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Journal of Applied Gerontology

Best Publications

Effects of Volunteering on the Well-Being of Older Adults

Nancy Morrow-Howell;Jim Hinterlong;Philip A. Rozario;Fengyan Tang

1320
Citations
Handbook of theories of aging

Vern L. Bengtson;Richard A. Jr. Settersten;Brian K. Kennedy;Nancy Morrow-Howell

881
Citations
Volunteering in Later Life: Research Frontiers

Nancy Morrow-Howell

533
Citations
Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Focus on Older Adults.

Nancy Morrow-Howell;Natalie Galucia;Emma Swinford

439
Citations
Productive Aging: Concepts and Challenges

Nancy Morrow-Howell;James Hinterlong;Michael W. Sherraden

431
Citations
Who Benefits From Volunteering? Variations in Perceived Benefits

Nancy Morrow-Howell;Song-Iee Hong;Fengyan Tang

373
Citations
Imputing Missing Data: A Comparison of Methods for Social Work Researchers

Jeanne A. Saunders;Nancy Morrow-Howell;Edward Spitznagel;Peter Dore

338
Citations
Role Enhancement or Role Strain: Assessing the Impact of Multiple Productive Roles on Older Caregiver Well-Being

Philip A. Rozario;Nancy Morrow-Howell;James E. Hinterlong

257
Citations
Increasing Opportunities for the Productive Engagement of Older Adults: A Response to Population Aging

Ernest Gonzales;Christina Matz-Costa;Nancy Morrow-Howell

251
Citations
Health outcomes of Experience Corps®: A high-commitment volunteer program.

S.I. Hong;Nancy Morrow-Howell

218
Citations
Productive Engagement and Late Life Physical and Mental Health Findings from a Nationally Representative Panel Study

James E. Hinterlong;Nancy Morrow-Howell;Philip A. Rozario

206
Citations
Elderly Volunteers: Reasons for Initiating and Terminating Service

Nancy Morrow-Howell;Ada C Mui

202
Citations
Organizational Support and Volunteering Benefits for Older Adults

Fengyan Tang;EunHee Choi;Nancy Morrow-Howell

202
Citations
The M Word: Multicollinearity in Multiple Regression.

Nancy Morrow-Howell

185
Citations
Rationales for Practice Decisions: Variations in Knowledge Use by Decision Task and Social Work Service:

Aaron Rosen;Enola E. Proctor;Nancy Morrow-Howell;Marlys Staudt

161
Citations
An Investigation of Activity Profiles of Older Adults

Nancy Morrow-Howell;Michelle Putnam;Yung Soo Lee;Jennifer C. Greenfield

155
Citations
Adequacy of Home Care and Hospital Readmission for Elderly Congestive Heart Failure Patients

Enola K. Proctor;Nancy Morrow-Howell;Hong Li;Peter Dore

127
Citations
Measuring treatment fidelity in a rehabilitation intervention study.

Mary W. Hildebrand;Helen H. Host;Ellen F. Binder;Brian Carpenter

122
Citations
Changing Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Older Adults

Ernest Gonzales;Nancy Morrow-Howell;Pat Gilbert

113
Citations
Why do older adult volunteers stop volunteering

Fengyan Tang;Nancy Morrow-Howell;Eunhee Choi

109
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Melissa Jonson-Reid Washington University in St. Louis

Kenneth E. Freedland Washington University in St. Louis

Sheung-Tak Cheng Education University of Hong Kong

Namkee G. Choi The University of Texas at Austin

Karen Hooker Oregon State University

Joshua J. Jackson Washington University in St. Louis

Thomas F. Oltmanns Washington University in St. Louis

Thomas L. Rodebaugh Washington University in St. Louis

External Links

Personal website of Nancy Morrow-Howell

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