Raven Weaver

Biography

Curriculum Vitae

Education/Training

• Ph.D. Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech, 2017
• M.S. Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech, 2014
• B.A. Department of Psychology, Berea College, 2012

Professional Experience

2023-present
Associate Professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University

2017-2023
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University

Courses Taught

• HD 308: Adult Development
• HD 360: Death and Dying
• HD 403: Families in Poverty
• HD 405: Gerontology
• HD 570: Adult Development and Aging

Areas of Emphasis

• Adult Development and Aging
• Service Utilization
• Aging Policy
• Social and Family Gerontology
• Aging in Rural Communities
• Training and Development of Professional in the Field of Aging

Research Interests

Older adults; unmet needs; utilization of formal long-term services and supports; informal caregiving and family gerontology; influence of geographic location (rurality) on an individual’s physical, emotional, and psychological health and well-being; effectiveness and implications of health services policies; cumulative dis/advantage across the life course; lifespan prevention science.

Selected Publications

*Patterson, L., Decker, A., *Roman, A., *King, A.., Bolkan, C., & Weaver, R. H. (Accepted). Preparing for the inevitable: A scoping review of death education in medical schools. Academic Medicine.

Bolkan, C., Weaver, R.H., Eschbach, C., Geissal, E., & Wise-Swanson, B. (Accepted). Leveraging community partnerships to address social determinants of health among older adults and the potential for health extension. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension.

Jackson, A.M, Dillard, A., Kekauoha, B.P., Austin, M., Balaz, P., Lee, E.K., Dutro, N., Mayeda, P., Dutro, A.K., O’Sullivan, K., Lewis, J.P., Okamoto, S.K., Hepburn, K. & Weaver, R.H. (2025). Caring for loved ones as community: Supporting caregivers of Native Hawaiians living with dementia. Social Science & Medicine – Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmmh.2025.100483

*Decker, A., Weaver, R. H., & Bolkan, C. (2025). Culturally responsive-sustaining educational strategies for teaching about end-of-life issues. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2025.2502540

*Decker, A. & Weaver, R. H. (2024). Health and social determinants associated with delay of care among rural older adults. Journal of Family and Community Health, 47(1). https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000386

Weaver, R. H., Bolkan, C., Coatsworth, J.D., & Hill, L.G. (2023). Introduction to the Special Issue: Toward a lifespan prevention science – A focus on middle and late adulthood. Prevention Science, 24(5):799-807. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-023-01555-9

**Davis, O. & 1 Weaver, R. H. (2021). Educational training for healthcare professionals about sexual health and behavior in late life: A scoping review. Sex Education, 22(6), 674-690. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2021.2002138

Weaver, R. H., & Roberto, K. A. (2019). Effects of long-term services and supports on survival of poor, highly vulnerable older adults. The Gerontologist, 59(5), 936-946. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny040

Book chapters

Henning-Smith, C., & Weaver, R. H. (Accepted). Aging in rural America. Handbook on Aging and the Social Sciences, 10th Edition

Weaver, R. H. (2018). Reframing aging issues to ensure a better future. In R. Robnett, & N. Brossoie, W. C. Chop (Eds.), Gerontology for the Health Care Professional (pp. 345-371). Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

Roberto, K. A., & Weaver, R. H. (2018). Late-life families. In B. Fiese, (Editor-in-Chief), APA Handbook of contemporary family psychology: Foundations, methods, and contemporary issues across the life span. (Vol 1, pp. 631-647). Washington, DC: APA.