Rupal M. Parekh
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Scholarly Contributions

36 Scholarly Contributions

22
Journal Articles
12
Poster/Presentations
1
Other Scholarly Work
1
Book Chapter
The Social Determinants of Late-Life Migration in the U.S.: Findings From the New Americans Project
2019
Shannon Jarrott, Njeri Kagotho, Rupal M Parekh, Sharvari Karandikar, Megan Espana, Arati Maleku
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

The social construction of “emerging elders”: Implications for age-friendly community assessments
2018
Rupal Parekh, Karen Magruder, Brandi Felderhoff, Noelle Fields, Gail Adorno, Kellie Rogers, Vivian Miller
Research Type: Journal Article

Pathways to age-friendly communities in diverse urban neighborhoods: Do social capital and social cohesion matter?
2018
Arati Maleku, Donna Schuman, Noelle Fields, Gail Adorno, Rupal M Parekh, Brandi Felderhoff
Research Type: Journal Article

The Senior Companion Program Plus: A Peer-led Model for Culturally-Informed Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Family Caregiver Interventions
2018
Ling Xu, Rupal Parekh, Noelle Fields
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

The Sahanshakti Project: Examining “Sahanshakti & Mental Well-Being in the Lives of Older Asian Indian Immigrant Women in the United States
2018
Rupal Parekh
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Elder Orphans and the Unbefriended: Risk Factors & Strengths of Aging Alone
2018
Rupal Parekh
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Veteran and Nonveterans’ Risk and Protective Factors for Being Elder Orphans: An Exploratory Study
2018
Donna Schuman, Rupal Parekh
Research Type: Poster/Presentation

Advance Directives: Solo Agers Risk of Becoming "Unbefriended"
Rupal M Parekh, Donna Schuman, Kathryn Adams
Research Type: Journal Article

Addressing social isolation and loneliness among older adults with a social work field placement during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breana Bietsch, Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Reengaging African American and Black Older Adults During the COVID-19 eta: A Focus Group Study
Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Exploring the Spatial Patterns of Transportation Disadvantage for People with Disabilities and the Aging Population in Connecticut
Ashley Benitez Ou, Eric D Jackson, Jared Kuklas, Rupal M Parekh, Davis Chacon-Hurtado
Research Type: Journal Article

A Qualitative Interpretative Meta- Synthesis (QIMS) of older immigrant’s environmental barriers in accessing social activities
Grace Felton, Kathryn Adams, Rebecca Mauldin, Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Community Engagement Through Brownfields Technical Advisory Boards: A Social Work Perspective
Rupal M Parekh, Jamie Smith
Research Type: Journal Article

Gender transportation-related differences among older Vietnamese immigrants
Rebecca Mauldin, Jill Messing, Priyanjali Chakraborty, Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Barriers and Facilitators to Re-engagement in Church and Senior Center Among African American and Black Older Adults through a Social Work lens
Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article

Mainstreaming Gender: An Analysis of Transportation Among Older Adults
Rupal M Parekh
Research Type: Journal Article