Biography
Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D., is assistant professor of health policy and management in the School of Health Sciences and Practice and research administrator of the NYMC Center for Long Term Care Research and Policy. An economist and gerontologist, Dr. Knapp’s current research interests include the health benefits of Taijiquan; the implications for health care, family caregiving and long-term care of aging and longevity; and the health effects of “non-health care” sectors such as housing and labor markets. He was an original member of the interdisciplinary research team at the International Longevity Center, a nonprofit think-tank lead by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and geriatrician Robert N. Butler. He serves as senior associate for the non-profit China America Living Arts, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of traditional and contemporary Chinese and cross-cultural arts through education and research. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from The Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York.
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Health Care - Services
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Areas of Expertise (5)
Health Care Economics
Health Services Research
Long-Term Care
Gerontology
Family Caregiving
Education (1)
The City University of New York: Ph.D., Economics 2001
Affiliations (1)
- China America Living Arts
Media Appearances (1)
Meet the Doctor Lecture Series
Hamlet Hub
2015-02-01
Baby Boomers and the Family Caregiving Gap, a lecture by Kenneth A. Knapp, PhD, and Nancie Celini, DrPH. This lecture is sponsored by the Mount Pleasant Public Library in partnership with New York Medical College.
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Articles (selected) (2)
Rising Food Insecurity and Conservative Policy in the US: Impact on the Elderly
World Journal of Social Science Research
2015 ABSTRACT: Food insecurity, a critical problem in the developing world, has recently received increased attention among wealthy nations. Food insecurity, broadly defined, is when a lack of resources prevents household members from having enough food. In the US, food ...
Housing for Older Americans
Service Delivery for Vulnerable Populations: New Directions in Behavioral Health
2010 ABSTRACT: Shelter is a basic universal need and the availability of a safe and sanitary dwelling unit with basic amenities is an assumption upon which most people base all aspects of their life. However, security of tenure in a home is a prerequisite, and as people grow older they ...
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