Lynn M Tepper

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Lynn Tepper

Dr. Tepper has been teaching at ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ College for over 40 years, 30 years as a full-time Professor of Psychology, and currently 10 years of teaching as an Adjunct Professor of Psychology. Previous at ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ she held the positions of Director of their Institute of Gerontology, and Director of Internships in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. 

She has also been Clinical Professor of Behavioral Sciences at Columbia University, and Columbia University Medical Center from 1983 to present.

EdD, PhD, Med, MS Columbia University

MA Wayne State University

BS SUNY Buffalo

Heft Scholar, Columbia University

Fellow, Gerontological Society of America

Important products of Dr. Tepper's research have been the development of multidisciplinary health behavior assessment instruments, in both English and Spanish, for people with behavioral concerns related to the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease, as well as the testing of interventional protocols which have been proven successful with older patients. Her most current research activities focus on fear and anxiety in medical and dental environments, and their effects on quality of life.

PSYN 233 – Developmental Psychology
PSYN 315 – Aging and Mental Health

Dr. Tepper has authored three textbooks: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Aging (2006), Respite Care: Programs, Problems, and Solutions (1994), and Long Term Care: Management, Scope and Practical Issues (1994), as well as 30+ articles and chapters in professional journals and textbooks concerning health promotion and disease prevention in later life. Dr. Tepper is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and was a delegate to the last White House Conference on Aging, representing New York State.