Darlene Yee-Melichar
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CHES National Commission for Health Education Credentialing - Certified Health Education Specialist
PDT Teachers College, Columbia University, New York - Post-Doctoral Training: Computer Management Systems
Ed.D. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York - Health Education: Gerontology
M.S. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York - Health Education: Gerontology
M.S. Graduate School, College of New Rochelle, New York - Gerontology: Administration
B.A. Barnard College, Columbia University, New York - Biological Sciences
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Yee-Melichar, D., Renwanz-Boyle, A., Wanek, L.J. and Pawlowsky, S.B. (in review). Resilience in Geriatric Rehabilitation
from a Cultural Perspective. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation.
Brown, M. and Yee-Melichar, D. (in press) Review of Annual Editions: Aging 12/13 edited by Harold Cox. Educational
Gerontology: An International Journal.
Yee-Melichar, D., Flores, C.M., and Cabigao, E.P. (editors) (2014). Long-Term Care Administration and Management: Effective
Practices and Quality Programs in Eldercare. New York, Springer Publishing Company.
Miller, E. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2014). Review of Universal Design as a Rehabilitation Strategy: Design for the Ages by Jon
A. Sanford. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal 40 (2), 154-156.
Gupta, R. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2013). Review of Transforming Social Work Education: The First Decade of the Hartford
Geriatric Social Work Initiative edited by Nancy R. Hooyman. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal 39 (4), 281283.
Cabigao, E.P. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2013). Review of Quick Reference to Adult and Older Adult Forensics: A Guide for
Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals by Kathleen M. Brown and Mary E. Muscari. Educational Gerontology: An
International Journal 39 (4), 279-280.
Flores, C.M. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2013). Review of Geriatric Mental Health Disaster and Emergency Preparedness edited
by John A. Toner, Therese M. Mierswa, & Judith L. Howe. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal 39 (3), 222224.
Hermoso, J. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2011). Review of Social Work Practice in Nursing Homes: Creativity, Leadership and
Program Development by Julie Sahlins. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal 37 (10), 942-943.
Hines, L.D. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2011). Review of Nursing Homes and Assisted Living: The Family’s Guide to Making
Decisions and Getting Good Care by Peter S. Silin. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal 37 (9), 833-834.
Redman, D. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2011). Review of Health Promotion and Aging: Practical Applications for Health
Professionals by David Haber. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal 37 (7), 651-652.
Hanklotubbe, D. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2011). Review of Health Aspects of Aging: The Experience of Growing Old by Gari
Lesnoff-Caravaglia. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal 37 (2), 191-192.
Yee-Melichar, D., Renwanz-Boyle, A. and Flores, C. (2011). Assisted Living Administration and Management: Effective
Practices and Model Programs in Elder Care. New York, Springer Publishing Company.
Yee-Melichar, D. (2010). Resilience in Aging: Cultural and Ethnic Perspectives. In: Resilience in Aging. Edited by Barbara
Resnick, Lisa Gwyther and Karen A. Roberts. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc.
Chou, F-Y. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2010). Review of Critical Care Nursing of Older Adults: Best Practices edited by Marquis
D. Foreman, Koem Milisen and Terry T. Fulmer. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal 36 (12), 1100-1101.
Yee-Melichar, D. (2010). Key Moment in History, 1987: GSA Launches Minority Issues Task Force. Gerontology News, 6
(1), 7.
Madrigal, C. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2010). Review of Human Behavior for Social Work Practice: A Developmental-Ecological
Framework by Wendy L. Haight and Edward H. Taylor. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal, 36 (7), 638-639.
Prive, A. and Yee-Melichar, D. (2010). Review of Guided Care: A New Nurse-Physician Partnership in Chronic Care by Chad
Boult, Jean Giddens, Katherine Frey, Lisa Reider, and Tracy Novak. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal, 36
(6), 545-546.
Yee-Melichar, D. (2010). Housing: Experts Corner, Assisted Living. The Aging Network: A Guide to Programs and Services
for Older Americans. Edited by K. Niles-Yokum and D.L. Wagner. New York, Springer Publishing Company.