Jean Munn

Assistant Professor
jmunn@mailer.fsu.edu

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Education

Ph.D. 2006 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Social Work
M.S.W. 2002 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Social Work
B.A. 1969 Duke University, Durham, NC Psychology

Research Interests

Aging
End-of-Life
Long-Term Care
Reminiscence Therapy

Courses Taught

Undergraduate

Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Graduate

Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Aging Populations
Direct Practice with Aging Populations

Select Publications

Dobbs, D., Hanson, L., Zimmerman, S., Williams, C., Munn, J., Sloane, P. (in press) Hospice attitudes among assisted living and nursing home administrators and the Long-term Care Hospice Attitudes Scale. Journal of Palliative Medicine.

Munn, J. & Zimmerman, S. (in press). Defining a good death for residents of long-term care: Family members speak. Journal of Social Work and End of Life and Palliative Care.

Munn, J., Hanson, L., Zimmerman, S. Sloane, P.D. & Mitchell, C.M. (2006). Do hospice services enhance end-of-life care for residents of nursing homes and assisted living? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54(3), 490-495.

Zimmerman, S.I., Munn, J., & Koenig, T. (2006) Social work practice in assisted living settings in B. Berkman & S. D'Ambruoso (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Social Work in Aging. New York: Oxford University Press.

Dobbs, D., Munn, J.C., Zimmerman, S., Boustani, M, Williams, C., Sloane, P., Preisser, J., Reed, P., & Port, C. (2005) Risk factors related to activity involvement in long-term care. The Gerontologist, 45, Special Issue I, 81-86.

Zimmerman, S.I., Mitchell, M., Chen, C., Morgan, L., Gruber-Baldini, A., Sloane, P.S., Eckert, K, & Munn, J. (in press) An observation of assisted living environments: Use of space and resident behavior. Journal of Gerontological Social Work.

Sloane, P.D., Cohen, L.W., Williams, C.S., Munn, J., Preisser, J.S., Sobsey, M.D., Wait, D.A., & Zimmerman, S.I. (in press) Effect of specialized bathing systems on resident cleanliness and water quality in nursing homes: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Water and Health.

Grants

2003-2005
$40,000
John A. Hartford Doctoral Fellowship
One of 7 awarded nationally
Dissertation Title: Defining a Good Death for Residents in Long-term Care.

2004
$20,000
Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life.
Sole recipient, Sheryl Zimmerman, Ph.D., mentor
Qualitative portion: Defining a Good Death for Residents in Long-term Care.