Faculty & Staff

Adam Davey

Dr. Davey is a developmental psychologist with training in Human Development and Family Studies from the Pennsylvania State University.  Previously, he was Senior Research Scientist at the Polisher Research Institute and an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia.  Dr. Davey’s research addresses issues of marital and intergenerational relationships, family caregiving, and comparative analysis of the interface between formal and informal care networks, particularly in the United States, Great Britain, and Sweden. Currently, Dr. Davey is examining regional variability in how families have responded to changes over a 6-year period in the availability of formal services across Sweden.  He also collaborates with Dr. Maximiliane E. Szinovacz at University of Massachusetts Boston on projects investigating longitudinal changes in care networks within families, and couples’ navigation of the retirement process.

EDUCATION:

Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. in Human Development

University of Guelph, M.Sc. in Family Studies,

University of Toronto, B.Sc. in Psychology and Spanish, Physics Minor

SELECTED PUBLICATION:

Davey, A., & Savla, J. (2010). Statistical power analysis with missing data: A structural equation modeling approach. New York: Routledge.

Davey, A., Savla, J., Janke, M., & Anderson, S. (in press). Grandparent-grandchild relationships: From families in contexts to families as contexts. International Journal of Aging and Human Development.

Johnson, M. A., Hausman, D. B., Davey, A., Poon, L. W., Allen, R. H., Stabler, S. P., and the Georgia Centenarian Study. (in press). Vitamin B12 deficiency in African American and white octogenarians and centenarians in Georgia. Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging.

Davey, A., & Savla, J. (2009). Estimating statistical power with incomplete data. Organizational Research Methods, 12, 320-346.

Davey, A., Tucker, C. J., Fingerman, K. L., & Savla, J. S. (2009). Within-family variability in representations of past relationships with parents. Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 64, 125-136.

Sandberg, J. G., Miller, R. B., Harper, J. M., Robila, M., & Davey, A. (2009). The impact of marital conflict on health and health care utilization in older couples. Journal of Health Psychology, 14, 9-17.

Davey, A. (2008). Between the motion and the act: Psychological perspectives on the distribution of obligations. In A. Booth, A. C. Crouter, S. M. Bianchi, & J. A. Seltzer (Eds.), Intergenerational caregiving (pp. 333-340). Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Johnson, M. A., Davey, A., Park, S., Hausman, D. B., & Poon, L. W. (2008). Age, race and season predict vitamin D status in African American and White octogenarians and centenarians. Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging, 12, 690-695.

Savla, J., Almeida, D. M., Davey, A., & Zarit, S. H. (2008). Routine assistance to parents:  Effects on daily mood and other stressors. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 63, P154-P161.

Savla, J., Davey, A., Sundström, G., Zarit, S. H., & Malmberg, B. (2008). Home help services in Sweden: Responsiveness to changing demographics and needs. European Journal of Ageing, 5, 47-55.

Szinovacz, M. E., & Davey, A. (2008). The division of parent care between spouses. Ageing and Society, 28, 571-597.

Davey, A., Eggebeen, D. J., & Savla, J. (2007). Parental marital transitions and instrumental assistance between generations: A within-family longitudinal analysis. Advances in Life Course Research, 12, 221-242.

Davey, A., Savla, J., Zarit, S. H., Sundström, G., & Malmberg, B. (2007). How equitable is Sweden’s changing care mix? Linking individual and regional characteristics over time. Ageing and Society, 27, 511-532.

Davey, A., & Szinovacz, M. E. (2007). Division of care among adult children. In M. E. Szinovacz & A. Davey (Eds.), Caregiving contexts: Cultural, familial, and societal implications (pp. 133-159). New York: Springer.

Davey, A., & Szinovacz, M. E. (2007). Introduction: Caregiving in context. In M. E. Szinovacz & A. Davey (Eds.), Caregiving contexts: Cultural, familial, and societal implications (pp. 1-6). New York: Springer.

Poon, L. W., Jazwinski, S. M., Green, R. C., Woodard, J. L., Martin, P., Rodgers, W. L., Johnson, M. A., Hausman, D., Arnold, J., Davey, A., Batzer, M. A., Markesbery, W. R., Gearing, M., Siegler, I. C., Reynolds, S., & Dai, J. (2007). Methodological considerations in studying centenarians: Lessons learned from the Georgia Centenarian Studies. In L. W. Poon & T. T. Perls (Eds.), Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics: Biopsychosocial approaches to longevity (pp. 231-264). New York: Springer.

Savla, J., Davey, A., Costa, P. T., Jr., & Whitfield, K. E. (2007). Replicating the NEO-PI-R factor structure in African-American older adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 43, 1279-1288.

Szinovacz, M. E., & Davey, A. (2007). Caregiving contexts: Cultural, familial, and societal implications. New York: Springer.

Szinovacz, M. E., & Davey, A. (2007). Caregiving contexts: Implications for research and policy. In M. E. Szinovacz & A. Davey (Eds.), Caregiving contexts: Cultural, familial, and societal implications (pp. 279-278). New York: Springer.

Szinovacz, M. E., & Davey, A. (2007). Changes in adult-child caregiver networks. Gerontologist, 47, 280-295.