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Research Overview
Dr. Bullock is an associate professor in the School of Social Work. She is clinically trained in mental health and aging. Her research interests include health care disparities among vulnerable populations and quality of life issues. Dr. Bullock received funding from the Project on Death in America (Soros Foundation) to develop end-of-life care resources for the dying and bereaved. Subsequently, she received a John A. Hartford Faculty Scholar award to explore racial differences in the use of palliative care between black and white hospitalized older adult patients. Currently, Dr. Bullock's research is focused on comparing racial differences in quality of life for cancer patients and non-cancer patients to understand factors that influence end-of-life care decision making among these patient populations.
Education
Ph.D., Boston University, 2000 (sociology and social work)
M.S., Columbia University, 1992 (social work)
B.S.W., North Carolina State University, 1990 (social work)
Featured Publications
Sellars, D.E., Crawford, S.L., Bullock, K., & McKinlay, J.B. (1997). Understanding the Variability in the Effectiveness of Community Heart Health Programs: A Meta-Analysis. Social Science and Medicine, 44 (9), 1325-1339.
Bullock, K. (2001). Healthy Family Systems: The changing role of grandparents in rural America. Education & Ageing, 16 (2), 163-178.
Bullock, K., Crawford, S.L., & Tennstedt, S. L., (2003). Employment and Caregiving: An Exploration of African American Caregivers. Social Work, 48 (2), 150-162.
Bullock, K. (2004). The changing role of grandparents in rural families: The results of an exploratory study in Southeastern North Carolina. Families in Society, 85 (1), 45-54.
Bullock, K. (2005). Grandfathers and the impact of raising grandchildren. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 32 (1), 43-59.
Bullock, K., McGraw, S.A., Blank, K., & Bradley, E.H. (2005). What matters to older African Americans facing end-of-life decisions? A focus group study. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care, 1 (3), 3-19.
Bullock, K. (2005). “Ahora le voy a cuidar mis nietos: Rural Latino grandparents raising grandchildren of substance abusing parents. Alcoholism Quarterly, 23 (2/3), 107-130.
Bullock, K. (2006). Promoting advance directive among African Americans: A faith-based model. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9 (1), 183-195.
Bullock, K., & McGraw, S.A. (2006). A community capacity- enhancement approach to breast and cancer screening among older women of color. Health & Social Work, 31 (1), 16-25.
Davidson, K., & Bullock, K. (2007). Zelda Foster and her contributions to end-of-life care in social work. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life Care, 3 (1), 69-82.
Bullock, K. (2007). Grandfathers Raising Grandchildren: An Exploration of African American Kinship Networks. Journal of Health and Social Policy, 22 (3/4), 181-197.
Bullock, K., & Thomas, R.L. (2007). The Vulnerability for Elder Abuse Among a Sample of Custodial Grandfathers: An Exploratory Study. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 19 (3/4), 133-150.
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