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Fiona Alpass

Fiona Margaret Alpass ONZM is a New Zealand academic at Massey University.[1]

Fiona Alpass
ONZM
Alma materMassey University
Scientific career
Fieldsgerontology
InstitutionsMassey University
Thesis
Doctoral advisorNigel Long
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Academic career

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Alpass completed a master's degree at Massey University in 1992, looking at how anger management and social contact can modulate the effects of alcohol and tobacco use.[2] After a 1994 PhD titled The Effects of Organisational Change in the Military: A Comparison of Work Related Perceptions and Experiences in Military and Non-military Environments at Massey University, Alpass started working at Massey and rose to full professor in 2013.[3][4]

Alpass has had a number of externally funded research projects,[3] and a longitudinal ageing studying run jointly with Christine Stephens, also at Massey.[5][6][7]

In the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, Alpass was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to health psychology and seniors.[8]

Selected works

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  • Alpass, Fiona M., and Stephen Neville. "Loneliness, health and depression in older males." Aging & Mental Health 7, no. 3 (2003): 212–216.
  • Stephens, Christine, Fiona Alpass, Andy Towers, and Brendan Stevenson. "The effects of types of social networks, perceived social support, and loneliness on the health of older people: Accounting for the social context." Journal of Aging and Health 23, no. 6 (2011): 887–911.
  • Noone, Jack H., Christine Stephens, and Fiona M. Alpass. "Preretirement planning and well-being in later life: A prospective study." Research on Aging 31, no. 3 (2009): 295–317.
  • Noone, Jack, Fiona Alpass, and Christine Stephens. "Do men and women differ in their retirement planning? Testing a theoretical model of gendered pathways to retirement preparation." Research on Aging 32, no. 6 (2010): 715–738.
  • Alpass, Fiona, Andy Towers, Christine Stephens, Eljon Fitzgerald, Brendan Stevenson, and Judith Davey. "Independence, Well‐being, and Social Participation in an Aging Population." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1114, no. 1 (2007): 241–250.

References

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  1. ^ "Prof Fiona Alpass – Professor of Psychology – Massey University". Massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Alpass, Fiona (1992). Effects of anger management and social contact on alcohol and tobacco consumption (Masters thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/14531.
  3. ^ a b "Promotions for 33 Massey academics – Massey University". Massey.ac.nz. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ Alpass, Fiona (1994). The effects of organisational change in the military : a comparison of work related perceptions and experiences in military and non-military environments (Doctoral thesis). Massey Research Online, Massey University. hdl:10179/2928.
  5. ^ "Stories – Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand". Mentalhealth.org.nz. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ "The 'don't stop' attitude". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. ^ Collins, Simon (26 June 2016). "Why you'll never be able to retire". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ^ "King's Birthday Honours 2024: The full list of all recipients". The New Zealand Herald. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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