Awards
2018
Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Award for Senior Faculty
Sponsor: University of Rochester
Location: Rochester, NY
2017
Outstanding Reviewer Award
Sponsor: The Gerontologist, Publication of the Gerontological Society
2017
Outstanding Reviewer Award
Sponsor: , The Gerontologist, Publication of the Gerontological Society
2017
John D. Baum Memorial Lecture Award
Sponsor: Division of Geriatrics and Aging, University of Rochester School
Location: Rochester, NY
2016
Community Partner Award
Sponsor: Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Location: Rochester, NY
2013
Elected Fellow
Sponsor: American Psychological Association
2009 - 2010
Stuber Fellow
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Location: Department of Psychiatry
2007
Leonard F. Salzman Research Award
Sponsor: Department of Psychiatry
Location: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
2006 - 2007
NIMH Advanced Research Institute Training in Geriatric Mental Health
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health
Location: Washington, DC
2006
Innovations in Community Scholarship Award
Sponsor: Dept. of Psychiatry
Location: University of Rochester School of Medicine
2006
Honoree at 1st Annual Excellence in Research Day
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Location: Rochester, NY
2004 - Present
Listed in editions of Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care
2004
Collier Day Poster Award, Second Place
Sponsor: Department of Psychiatry
Location: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
2003
Elected Fellow
Sponsor: Gerontological Society of America
2001
Leonard F. Salzman Research Award
Sponsor: Department of Psychiatry
Location: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
1992
Summer Research Award
Sponsor: The Pennsylvania State University Graduate School
1992
Invited Membership
Sponsor: Kappa Omicron Nu Honors Society
1992
Wohlwill Endowment Award
Sponsor: Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Location: The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
1991
Dissertation Award
Sponsor: Henry A. Murray Research Center at Radcliffe College
Location: Cambridge, MA
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Publications
Journal Articles
1/21/2023
Zhang X, Tao X, Ji B, Wang R, Sorensen S. "The Success of Cancer Crowdfunding Campaigns: The Influence of Project and Text Features." Journal of medical Internet research.. 2023 Jan 21; Epub 2023 Jan 21.
12/2022
Van Orden KA, Conwell Y, Chapman BP, Buttaccio A, VanBergen A, Beckwith E, Santee A, Rowe J, Palumbos D, Williams G, Messing S, Sörensen S, Tu X. "The helping older people engage (HOPE) study: Protocol & COVID modifications for a randomized trial." Contemporary clinical trials communications.. 2022 Dec; 30:101040. Epub 2022 Nov 30.
8/12/2021
Silverstein SM, Sörensen S, Sunkara A, Lai A, Fradkin SI, Ramchandran RS. "Association of vision loss and depressive symptomatology in older adults assessed for ocular health in senior living facilities." Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists).. 2021 Aug 12; Epub 2021 Aug 12.
Books & Chapters
2018
Chapter Title: Older Persons' Care-Related Preferences: Cultural and Cross-Cultural Influences
Book Title: Cultures of Care in Aging
Author List: Pinquart, M., Sörensen, S., Song, Y
Edited By: T. Boll, D. Ferring and J. Valsiner
Published By: Information Age Publishing 2018 in Charlotte, NC
2017
Chapter Title: Vision Impairment and Its Management in Older Adults
Book Title: Geriatric Rehabilitation: From Bedside to Curbside
Author List: Ramchandran, R., Hindman, H, & Sörensen, S.
Edited By: K. Rao Poduri
Published By: CRC Press, Taylor and Francis 2017 in Boca Raton, FL
2015
Chapter Title: Vision in Mid and Late Life
Book Title: Encyclopedia of Adulthood and Aging
Author List: Sörensen, S., White, K. & Ramchandran, R.S.
Edited By: S.K. Whitbourne
Published By: Wiley-Blackwell 2015 in Hoboken, NJ
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