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Karen Roberto

University Distinguished Professor

Virginia Tech

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Department of Human Development and Family Science

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Internal Medicine

Karen Roberto is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts And Human Sciences University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech.

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Virginia Tech

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geriatrics public health social gerontology elderly care ageing later adulthood social sciences psychology mental health women's health older adults rural health caregivers women's studies population aging older women geriatric medicine journalism family relations family psychology elder abuse geriatric psychiatry social psychology criminology intergenerational relations family violence clinical gerontology rural sociology healthy aging family caregivers rural appalachia service use family process family relationships correctional practice mild cognitive impairment psychological trauma adult development late life interpersonal violence family issues death studies biogerontology rural culture community health human relations peer relationships intimate relationships rural older women family therapy intimate partner violence family studies sexual abuse regional studies violence against women mental health nursing developmental psychology life course victimology intergroup relations family dynamics covid-19 pandemic psychosocial research domestic violence later life hip fractures disaster response fall prevention thanatology end-of-life care hurricane katrina aps cases case studies child maltreatment formal caregivers care practices experimental gerontology public policy social policy ageism aging process policy analysis

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Opioid-Involved Elder Abuse in the United States: Perspectives From Adult Protective Services. OBM Geriatrics (2025)

Karen A. RobertoPamela B. TeasterImogen Fua

adult protective servicesgeriatricselder abuseunited statesopioid-involved elder abusepublic health

Dementia Care in Rural Appalachia: Multilevel Analysis of Individual and County-Level Factors. The Gerontologist (2024)

Suyoung NahJyoti SavlaKaren A Roberto

rural healthmultilevel analysisrural appalachiapublic healthcounty-level factorsdementia care

Family Caregivers’ Management of Behavioral Expressions of Dementia. The Gerontologist (2024)

Karen A RobertoBrandy Renee McCannJyoti SavlaRosemary Blieszner

psychiatrymanagementgeriatricsdementiafamily caregiversbehavior managementbehavioral sciencesbehavioral expressions

Niece and Nephew Dementia Caregivers: Family Relationships and Care Dynamics. Innovation in Aging (2024)

Karen RobertoJyoti Savla

family relationshipscare dynamicsdementiaelderly caresocial gerontologycaregivershealth scienceslong-term care

Sibling-To-Sibling Dementia Care: Understanding Motivations, Challenges, and Experiences. Innovation in Aging (2024)

Jyoti SavlaKaren Roberto

neuroscience of agingaging-associated diseasesdementiasibling-to-sibling dementia careelderly caregeriatric assessmentgeriatric psychiatrysocial gerontologypublic healthhealthy aging

Social Worlds of Appalachian Women Caregivers of Older Relatives Living With Dementia. Frontiers in Global Women s Health (2024)

Brandy Renee McCannKaren A. RobertoJ. SavlaRosemary Blieszner

global healthappalachian women caregiversdementiaolder relativessocial determinants of healthinternational healthsocial worldswomen's healthpublic healthcaregivers

The Paradox of Paid Care: Benefits and Challenges for Spousal Caregivers’ Emotional Well-Being. Innovation in Aging (2024)

Leslie FontaineJyoti SavlaKaren Roberto

emotional well-beingcaregivershealth sciencesspousal caregivers

Adult Family Care: A Homelike Environment for Community-Based Care. Springer eBooks (2023)

Kelly MunlyKaren A. RobertoKatherine R. Allen

health careadult family carehomelike environmentcommunity-based care

CORRECTION: Barriers to Service Use Among Dementia Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia: Implications for Reducing Caregiver Overload. Prevention Science (2023)

Andrew VippermanJyoti SavlaKaren A. RobertoDerek Burns

prevention sciencerural healthcaregiver overloadcommunity healthdementiaservice usepublic healthrural appalachiabehavioral sciencesdementia family caregiverssocial sciences

Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Stress, Coping, and Well-Being Among Adults With Histories of Child Maltreatment.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2023)

Lisa FedinaKaren A RobertoXuehan ZhangYujeong ChangJasmine LoveTodd I Herrenkohl

psychiatrywell-beingchild maltreatmentcovid-19 pandemicmental healthchild mental healthpsychopathologyhealth psychologyfamily psychologypublic healthpsychologystress (biology)behavioral health

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Karen Roberto

University Distinguished Professor

Virginia Tech

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Department of Human Development and Family Science

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Internal Medicine

Karen Roberto is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts And Human Sciences University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Karen Roberto

Virginia Tech

University Distinguished Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Opioid-Involved Elder Abuse in the United States: Perspectives From Adult Protective Services. OBM Geriatrics (2025)

Karen A. RobertoPamela B. TeasterImogen Fua

adult protective servicesgeriatricselder abuseunited statesopioid-involved elder abusepublic health

Dementia Care in Rural Appalachia: Multilevel Analysis of Individual and County-Level Factors. The Gerontologist (2024)

Suyoung NahJyoti SavlaKaren A Roberto

rural healthmultilevel analysisrural appalachiapublic healthcounty-level factorsdementia care

Family Caregivers’ Management of Behavioral Expressions of Dementia. The Gerontologist (2024)

Karen A RobertoBrandy Renee McCannJyoti SavlaRosemary Blieszner

psychiatrymanagementgeriatricsdementiafamily caregiversbehavior managementbehavioral sciencesbehavioral expressions

Niece and Nephew Dementia Caregivers: Family Relationships and Care Dynamics. Innovation in Aging (2024)

Karen RobertoJyoti Savla

family relationshipscare dynamicsdementiaelderly caresocial gerontologycaregivershealth scienceslong-term care

Sibling-To-Sibling Dementia Care: Understanding Motivations, Challenges, and Experiences. Innovation in Aging (2024)

Jyoti SavlaKaren Roberto

neuroscience of agingaging-associated diseasesdementiasibling-to-sibling dementia careelderly caregeriatric assessmentgeriatric psychiatrysocial gerontologypublic healthhealthy aging

Social Worlds of Appalachian Women Caregivers of Older Relatives Living With Dementia. Frontiers in Global Women s Health (2024)

Brandy Renee McCannKaren A. RobertoJ. SavlaRosemary Blieszner

global healthappalachian women caregiversdementiaolder relativessocial determinants of healthinternational healthsocial worldswomen's healthpublic healthcaregivers

The Paradox of Paid Care: Benefits and Challenges for Spousal Caregivers’ Emotional Well-Being. Innovation in Aging (2024)

Leslie FontaineJyoti SavlaKaren Roberto

emotional well-beingcaregivershealth sciencesspousal caregivers

Adult Family Care: A Homelike Environment for Community-Based Care. Springer eBooks (2023)

Kelly MunlyKaren A. RobertoKatherine R. Allen

health careadult family carehomelike environmentcommunity-based care

CORRECTION: Barriers to Service Use Among Dementia Family Caregivers in Rural Appalachia: Implications for Reducing Caregiver Overload. Prevention Science (2023)

Andrew VippermanJyoti SavlaKaren A. RobertoDerek Burns

prevention sciencerural healthcaregiver overloadcommunity healthdementiaservice usepublic healthrural appalachiabehavioral sciencesdementia family caregiverssocial sciences

Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Stress, Coping, and Well-Being Among Adults With Histories of Child Maltreatment.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2023)

Lisa FedinaKaren A RobertoXuehan ZhangYujeong ChangJasmine LoveTodd I Herrenkohl

psychiatrywell-beingchild maltreatmentcovid-19 pandemicmental healthchild mental healthpsychopathologyhealth psychologyfamily psychologypublic healthpsychologystress (biology)behavioral health

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