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Elizabeth Yost

Faculty
Department of Chemistry
  • Associate Professor of Sociology • Director of Pre-Health Programs • Director of Public Health Minor

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Campus Service
  • Faculty Advisor to Best Buddies
  • University of Maryland Health Center Community Board Member
  • Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center Board Member
  • Independent Identity Board Member 
  • Rebuilding Together Kent County- Project Manager- Kent County Housing Survey 

Dr. Yost’s research specializes in technology and health as well as quality of life issues in older adult populations. Her research evaluates how different technologies can be utilized in older adult populations to maintain physical, mental, and emotional health. Currently, she is evaluating the differences between rural and urban older adult populations and their use of technology and changing dating norms among older adults.

 

Education

  • Ph.D., Medical Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2012 
  • M.A., Gerontology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2008 
  • B.A., Sociology, Birmingham-Southern College, 2005

 

Academic Expertise

  • Gerontology
  • Technology and Health
  • Healthcare and medicine
  • Applying to Graduate Medical Education

 

Additional Information

  • Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Sociology, College of William and Mary. 2013- 2016
  • Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Sociology, Samford University, 2012-2013
  • Yost, Elizabeth, and Marianne Sade. “Research as Inquiry” In Framing Health Care Instruction: An Information Literacy Handbook for Health Sciences. Lantham, MD: Roman and Littlefield. 2019
  • Berkowsky, Ronald, Elizabeth Yost and Shelia Cotten. “Using Technology to Enhance Resiliency Among Older Adults.” In Resilience in Aging: Concepts, Research and Outcomes. 2nd ed. Edited by Barbara Resnick, Lisa P. Gwyther, and Karen Roberto. 2018.
  • Cotten, Shelia R., Elizabeth Yost, Ronald Berkowsky, Vicki Winstead, and William Anderson. Designing and Implementing Technology Training Programs for Older Adults in Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press- Taylor Francis Group. 2017.
  • Yost, Elizabeth; Vicki Winstead; Ronald Berkowsky; Shelia R. Cotten. “Googling Grannies: How Technology Can Improve Health and Well-being in Aging Populations” In Digital Media Usage Across the Lifecourse. Edited by P. Nixon, R. Rawal and A. Funk. Ashgate, 2015.
  • Tsai, Hsin-yi, Ruth Shillair, Shelia Cotten, Vicki Winstead, and Elizabeth Yost. “Getting Grandma Online: Are Tablets the Answer for Increasing Digital Inclusion for Older Adults in the U.S.?” Educational Gerontology. 41(10): 695-709, 2015.

Courses Offered Annually or Biannually

  • SOC 101: Introduction to Sociology
  • SOC 171: Introduction to Public Health
  • SOC 271: Global Health Disparities
  • SOC 306: Research Methods

Special Topics Courses Offered

  • SOC 394: Sociology of Mental Health
  • SOC 494: Sociology of Aging
  • FYS101: Health and Technology