Kristi R. Jenkins
Research Area Specialist Senior, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Addiction Research Center, University of Michigan.
Ph.D., Wayne State University
Dr. Jenkins' research interests broadly concern health and health behaviors in later life. Her current research focuses on the influence of body weight on various outcomes such as physical functioning, caregiving, involvement in activities, and net worth. She also is exploring her research interests cross-culturally by examining correlates of body weight among older adults in the Philippines and Taiwan.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Jenkins, Kristi R., Kabeto, M.U., and Kenneth M. Langa. 2009. "Does caring for your spouse harm one's health? Evidence from a United States nationally-representative sample of older adults." Ageing & Society, 29:277-293. DOI:10.1017/s0144686x08007824. Licensed Access.
Jenkins, Kristi R., and Nancy Fultz. 2008. "The relationship of older adults' activities and body mass index." Journal of Aging and Health, 20(2): 217-234. DOI:10.1177/0898264307310466. Licensed Access. Worldcat.
Jenkins, Kristi R., Nan Johnson, and Mary Beth Ofstedal. 2007. "Patterns and Associations of Body Weight Among Older Adults in Two Asian Societies." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 22(1): 83-99. DOI:10.1007/s10823-006-9031-1. Licensed Access.
Jenkins, Kristi R., M.U. Kabeto, N.H. Fultz, and Kenneth M. Langa. 2007. "Informal caregiving and body mass index among older adults." Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 33:42-51.
Jenkins, Kristi R., and N.A. Fultz. 2005. "Functional Impairment as a Risk Factor for Urinary Incontinence Among Older Americans." Neurourology & Urodynamics, 24(1): 51-55. DOI:10.1002/nau.20089. Licensed Access.
Fultz, N.H., Kristi R. Jenkins, T. Ostbye, D. Taylor, M.U. Kabeto, and K.M. Langa. 2005. "The impact of own and spouse's urinary incontinence on depressive symptoms." Social Science and Medicine, 60(11): 2537-2548. DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.11.019. Licensed Access.
Fultz, N.A, N.A., G.G. Fisher, and Kristi R. Jenkins. 2004. "Does Urinary Incontinence Affect Middle-Aged and Older Women’s Time Use and Activity Patterns." Obstetrics and Gynecology, 104(6): 1327-1334.
Jenkins, Kristi R. 2004. "Body Weight Change and Physical Functioning Among Young Old Adults." Journal of Aging and Health, 16(2): 248-266.
Jenkins, Kristi R. 2004. "Obesity’s Effects on the Onset of Functional Impairment Among Older Adults." The Gerontologist, 44(2): 206-216.
Fonda, S.J., N.A. Fultz, Kristi R. Jenkins, L. Wheeler, and L.A. Wray. 2004. "The Relationship of Body Mass and Net Worth for Retirement- aged Men and Women." Research on Aging, 26(1): 153-176.
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