• Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work

Nancy Morrow-Howell

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• Ph.D. in Social Welfare at University of California at Berkeley
• M.S.W. in Social Work at University of Kansas
• B.S.W. in Social Work at University of Kansas

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Knowledge Network -- Fall 2009 Course Listings One of the courses offered in The New York Times Knowledge Network Fall 2009 catalog is Introduction to Encore Careers. This course will introduce you to the phenomena of encore careers in the health and human services sector and help you explore some of the distinguishing features and challenges of the nonprofit sector. WUSTL social work professor Nancy Morrow-Howell is among participating faculty. References: Aug. 23, 2009 — Knowledge Network -- Fall 2009 Course Listings in the The New York Times

Students in urban schools get big boost from pioneering tutor program A new WUSTL social work study shows that comprehension and other critical skills improve dramatically with one-on-one help from Experience Corps' volunteers. A new WUSTL social work study shows that comprehension and other critical skills improve dramatically with one-on-one help from Experience Corps' volunteers. WUSTL social work professor Nancy Morrow-Howell comments. References: April 8, 2009 — Students in urban schools get big boost from pioneering tutor program in the The Christian Science Monitor

For some older people, the rocking chair still beats rocking out Older people continue to lead an active lifestyle for various reasons. WUSTL's Nancy Morrow-Howell comments. When The Rolling Stones announced plans recently for another world tour, performing their 34-year-old hit "Brown Sugar" and other songs at a New York news conference, it evoked the usual snickers about sexagenarians, drugs and rock 'n' roll. But it's not just money that drives Jagger and Richards — and Charlie Watts, 63, and Ron Wood, the baby of the group at 57 — to keep performing. "That's what they know how to do," said Dr. Nancy Morrow-Howell, a professor of social work at WUSTL. "They're going to continue to do it." References: June 21, 2005 — For some older people, the rocking chair still beats rocking out in the Inside Bay Area (CA)

No, you can't just dodder Retirement isn't what it used to be; now older people are compelled to be active. WUSTL professor Nancy Morrow-Howell comments. Article on the growing trend of active and overscheduled seniors. But it's not just that people have the option of keeping busy. In some ways society is demanding that they do so -- to be less of a drain on resources, to remain physically and mentally fit, and as a source of support for the pharmaceutical and other aging-related industries. WUSTL social work professor Nancy Morrow-Howell comments. References: May 15, 2005 — No, you can't just dodder in the The New York Times and 1 others.

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She is the current chair of the Ph.D. Program in Social Work; previously she coordinated the gerontology concentration and chaired the curriculum committee. Professor Morrow-Howell has taught courses in gerontology, statistics, and evaluation. She is the 1996 recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award from the GWB Alumni Association and 1996 recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award from Washington University. She received the 1999-2000 Leadership Award from the Association for Gerontology in Social Work Education.

She has served in an advisory capacity for Jewish Family and Children's Services, Jewish Community Center's Adult Day Care, St. Louis VA Hospital Social Work Services Research Committee, Life Crisis, Inc., and the St. Louis Alzheimer's Association, among others. She is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. In 1999 the John A. Hartford Foundation of New York City selected her as a national level mentor for its Hartford Scholars Program.

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Professional Specialties

* Gerontology

* Research and Evaluation

Selected Publications

Morrow-Howell, N., Hinterlong, J., & Sherraden, M. (2001). Productive Aging: Concepts and Challenges. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

Morrow-Howell, N., Proctor, E., Rubin, E., Li, H., & Thompson, S. (2000). Service needs of depressed elders following acute psychiatric care. Aging and Mental Health, 4, 330-338.

Morrow-Howell, N., Proctor, E., & Rozario, P. (2001). How much is enough? Perspectives of care recipients and professionals on the sufficiency of in-home care. The Gerontologist, 41(6), 723-732.

Morrow-Howell, N., Kinnevy, S., & Mann, M. (1999). The perceived benefits of participation in volunteer and educational activities, Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 32, 65-80.

Morrow-Howell, N.; Proctor, E.K.; & Doré, P. (1998). Adequacy of care: The concept and its measurement, Research in Social Work Practice 8 (1), 86-102.

Morrow-Howell, N.; Becker-Kemppainen, S.; & Judy, L. (1998). Evaluating an intervention for elders at increased risk of suicide, Research in Social Work Practice 8 (1), 28-46.

Morrow-Howell, N.; Proctor, E.K.; Doré, P.; & Kaplan, S. (1998). Post acute services to older adults with heart disease, Journal of Applied Gerontology 17, 150-171.

Morrow-Howell, N. & Proctor, E.K. (1998). Informal caregiving to older adults hospitalized for depression, Aging and Mental Health 2, 222-231.

Selected Grants

Principal Investigator- "Productive Aging: Toward a Knowledge Building Agenda." Funded by the National Institute of Aging to support a scientific meeting December 1998.

Principal Investigator (with E. Proctor) - "Service Use of Depressed Elders After Acute Care." Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. 1996-2000.

Academic Honors

* 1998 Fellow, Gerontological Society of America

* 1997 Distinguished Faculty Award, Washington University

* 1997 Distinguished Faculty, George Warren Brown School of Social Work

Affiliations, Associations, Consultation

* Gerontology Society of America

* National Association of Social Workers

* Academy of Certified Social Workers

* Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (past co-chair)

* Practice Concepts Editor for The Gerontologist