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Dr. Aybar-Damali

Begum Aybar-Damali

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Institute for Engaged Aging
535A Edwards Hall, Clemson SC 29634
baybard@clemson.edu | 864.653.0107
 
Research Interests

Leisure and Aging, Therapeutic Recreation

Related Publications / Presentations
  • bullet McGuire, F. A., Kleiber, D. A., Aybar-Damali, B. Z., & Norman, W. (2008). The paradox of leisure constraints: Having more by doing less in later life. (in press)
  • bullet Dye, C., Willoughby, D., Aybar-Damali, B. Z., &  Merck, F. (under review). Impact of community health workers on older adult chronic disease management and healthcare costs. Abstract submitted to GSA’s 61th Annual Meeting, Resilience in an Aging Society: Risks and Opportunities. National Harbor, MD:The Gerontology Society of America.
  • bullet Dye, C., Willoughby, D. Aybar-Damali, B. Z., &  Merck, F. (2008). Helping rural older adults manage chronic disease with community health coaches: Preliminary results. The Tenth Annual Faculty Forum. College of Health Education and Human Development. Clemson, SC: Clemson University. (Poster)
  • bullet Dye, C., Willoughby, D. Aybar-Damali, B. Z., &  Merck, F. (2008). Helping rural older adults manage chronic disease with community health coaches. South Carolina Aging Research Conference: Movement and Mobility. Clemson, SC: Clemson University. (Poster)
  • bullet Voelkl, J. E. & Aybar-Damali, B. Z. (2007). Aging and the life-span. In T. Robertson & T. Long (Eds.), Introduction to Therapeutic Recreation. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
  • bullet Aybar-Damali, B. Z., Wang, Y., & McGuire, F. A. (2006). Work related vs. leisure related physical activity participation and health-related quality of life in older workers. Abstracts from the 2006 Symposium on Leisure Research. Seattle, WA: National Recreation and Park Association. (Paper presented by Aybar-Damali, B. Z)
  • bullet Aybar-Damali, B. Z., Arsal, I., Backman, S. J., & McGuire, F. A. (2005). A map of “Journal of Leisure Research”: Citation and trend analysis. Clemson University Research Forum.Clemson, SC: Clemson University. (Poster)
  • bullet Aybar-Damali, B. Z., Voelkl, J. E., McGuire, F. A., Carson, J., Swanson, L., Player, K., & Pate, K. (2004). Self-determination in TR: Strategies for growth and development through leisure. South East Therapeutic Recreation Symposium, Greenville, SC.
  • bullet Aybar-Damali, B. Z., Wang, Y., & McGuire, F. A. (2003). Physical activity participation and health-related quality of life in working elderly: Secondary data analysis of BRFSS, 2001. Clemson University Research Forum. Clemson, SC: Clemson University. (Poster)
  • bullet Kleiber, D. A., McGuire, F. A., &  Aybar-Damali, B. Z. (2004). The good, the bad, and the better: The benefits of constraints in leisure and aging. Abstracts from the 2004 World Leisure Congress. Brisbane, Australia: World Leisure. (Paper presented by Kleiber, D. A.)
Selected Honors
  • bullet Graduate Student Certificate for Excellence in the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Management presented by the College of Health, Education and Human Development, Clemson University (2005)
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