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VITA
Carol D. Ryff
Office Address
Institute on Aging
2245 Medical Science Center
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
608-262-4855
Home Address
3381 Meadow Road
Verona, WI 53593
Educational Background
1978 - Ph.D.
Pennsylvania State University
College of Human Development
University Park, PA 16802
1975 - M.A.
Pennsylvania State University
College of Human Development
University Park, PA 16802
1973 - B.A.
Colorado Women's College
Denver, CO 80220
1971-1972
Foreign Study: Junior Year Abroad
Geneva, Switzerland
Professional Positions
Director - Institute on Aging
1998 – present
University of Wisconsin
Professor - Department of Psychology
1993 – present
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Interim Director - Institute on Aging
(1995 - 1998)
University of Wisconsin
Associate Director - Institute on Aging
(1989-1995)
University of Wisconsin
Associate Professor - Department of Psychology
(1985-1993)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Associate Professor - Department of Psychology
(1984-1985)
Fordham University
Assistant Professor - Department of Psychology
(1978-1984)
Fordham University
Awards and Honors
Murray Award (2003) - Society of Personality and Social Psychology
Vilas Associates Award (1999) - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fellow (1995) - Division 20, American Psychological Association
Fellow (1994) - Gerontological Society of America
Network Member (1988-Present) - MacArthur Research Network on Successful Mid-Life Development
Fellow (1982-1983) - Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Stanford, CA 94305
Summer Scholar (1980) - Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Summer Institute on Life-Span Human Development, Stanford, CA 94305
Publications
Journal Articles and Chapters
Ryff, C.D., Love, G.D., Urry, H.L., Muller, D., Rosenkranz, M.A., Friedman, E.,
Davidson, R.J., & Singer, B. (in press). Psychological well-being and
ill-being: Do they have distinct or mirrored biological correlates?
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (2005). Social environments and the genetics of
aging: Advancing knowledge of protective health mechanisms. Journal of Gerontology, 60B (Special Issue 1), 12-23.
Urry, H.L., Nitschke, J.B., Dolski, I., Jackson, D.C., Dalton, K.M., Mueller, C.J.,
Rosenkranz, M.A., Ryff, C.D., Singer, B.H., & Davidson, R.J. (2004). Making
a life worth living: Neural correlates of well-being. Psychological Science,
15 (6), 367-372.
Ryff, C.D., Singer, B.H., & Love, G.D. (2004). Positive health: Connecting well-
being with biology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B, 359, 1383-1394.
Singer, B., Ryff, C.D., & Seeman, T. (2004). Operationalizing allostatic load. In
J. Schulkin (Ed.), Allostasis, homeostasis, and the costs of physiological adaptation (pp. 113-149). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Brim, O.G., Ryff, C.D., & Kessler, R.C. (2004). The MIDUS National Survey: An overview. In O.G. Brim, C.D. Ryff, & R.C. Kessler (Eds.), How healthy are we?: A national study of well-being at midlife (pp.1-36). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Ryff, C.D., Singer, B., & Palmersheim, K.A. (2004). Social inequalities in health and well-being: The role of relational and religious protective factors. In O.G. Brim, C.D. Ryff, & R.C. Kessler (Eds.), How healthy are we?: A national study of well-being at midlife (pp.90-123). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Markus, H.R., Ryff, C.D., Curhan, K.B., & Palmersheim, K.A. (2004). In their own words: Well-being at midlife among high school and college educated adults. In O.G. Brim, C.D. Ryff, & R.C. Kessler (Eds.), How healthy are we?: A national study of well-being at midlife (pp.273-319). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Ryff, C.D., Keyes, C.L.M., & Hughes, D.L. (2004). Psychological well-being in MIDUS: Profiles of ethnic/racial diversity and life course uniformity. In O.G. Brim, C.D. Ryff, & R.C. Kessler (Eds.), How healthy are we?: A national study of well-being at midlife (pp. 398-422). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Kling, C., Ryff, C.D., Love, G., & Essex, M. (2003). Exploring the influence of personality on depressive symptoms and self-esteem across a significant life transition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 922-932.
Ryff, C.D., Keyes, C.L.M., & Hughes, D.L. (2003). Status inequalities, perceived discrimination, and eudaimonic well-being: Do the challenges of minority life hone purpose and growth? Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 44, 275-291.
Rosenkranz, M.A., Jackson, D.C., Dalton, K.M., Dolski, I., Ryff, C.D., Singer, B.H., Muller, D., Kalin, N.H., & Davidson, R.J. (2003). Affective style and in vivo immune response: Neurobiological mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 100, 11148-11152.
Kwan, C.M.L., Love, G.D., Ryff, C.D., & Essex, M.J. (2003). The role of self-
enhancing evaluations in a successful life transition. Psychology and Aging, 18, 3-12.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (2003). The role of emotion on pathways to positive health. In R. J. Davidson, K. R. Scherer, & H.H. Goldsmith (Eds.), Handbook of affective sciences (pp.1083-1104). New York: Oxford University Press.
Keyes, C.L.M., Shmotkin, D., & Ryff, C.D. (2002). Optimizing well-being: The empirical encounter of two traditions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82, 1007-1022.
Seeman, T.E., Singer, B.H., Ryff, C.D., Love, G.D., & Levy-Storms, L. (2002). Social relationships, gender, and allostatic load across two age cohorts. Psychosomatic Medicine, 64, 395-406.
Singer, B., & Ryff, C.D. (2001). New horizons in health: An integrative approach.
Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Singer, B., & Ryff, C.D. (2001). Understanding aging via person-centered methods and the integration of numbers and narratives. In R.H. Binstock & L.K. George (Eds.), Handbook of aging and the social sciences, 5th edition (pp.44-65). San Diego: Academic Press.
Ryff, C.D., Kwan, C.M.L., & Singer, B. (2001). Personality and aging: Flourishing agendas and future challenges. In J.E. Birren & K.W. Schaie (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging, 5th edition (pp.477-499). San Diego: Academic Press.
Ryff, C. D., Singer, B., Wing, E., & Love, G. D. (2001). Elective affinities and uninvited agonies: Mapping emotion with significant others onto health. In C. D. Ryff & B. Singer (Eds.), Emotion, social relationships, and health (pp.133-175). New York: Oxford University Press.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (2000). Interpersonal flourishing: A positive health agenda for the new millennium. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4, 30-44.
Singer, B., & Ryff, C.D. (1999). Hierarchies of life histories and associated health risks. In N.E. Adler, M. Marmot, B.S. McEwen, & J. Stewart (Eds.), Socioeconomic status and health in industrialized nations. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 896, 96-115.
Marmot, M. G., Fuhrer, R., Ettner, S. L., Marks, N. F., Bumpass, L. L., & Ryff, C. D. (1998). Contributions of psychosocial factors to socioeconomic differences in health. Milbank Quarterly, 76, 403-448.
Singer, B., Ryff, C. D., Carr, D., & Magee, W. J. (1998). Life histories and mental health: A person-centered strategy. In A. Raftery (Ed.), Sociological Methodology, 1998 (pp.1-51). Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (1998). The contours of positive human health. Psychological Inquiry, 9, 1-28.
Schmutte, P. S., & Ryff, C. D. (1997). Personality and well-being: What is the connection? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 549-559.
Kling, K. C., Seltzer, M. M., & Ryff, C. D. (1997). Distinctive late life challenges: Implications for coping and well-being. Psychology and Aging, 12, 288-295.
Marmot, M., Ryff, C. D., Bumpass, L. L., Shipley, M., & Marks, N. F. (1997). Social inequalities in health: Converging evidence and next questions. Social Science and Medicine, 44, 901-910.
Ryff, C. D., Lee, Y. H., Essex, M. J., & Schmutte, P. S. (1994). My children and me: Mid-life evaluations of grown children and of self. Psychology and Aging, 9, 195-205.
Heidrich, S. M., & Ryff, C. D. (1993). Physical and mental health in later life: The self-system as mediator. Psychology and Aging, 8, 327-338.
Heidrich, S. M., & Ryff, C. D. (1993). The role of social comparisons processes in the psychological adaptation of elderly adults. Journal of Gerontology, 48, P127-P136.
Ryff, C. D. (1989). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 1069-1081.
Ryff, C. D. (1989). In the eye of the beholder: Views of psychological well-being among middle and old-aged adults. Psychology and Aging, 4, 195-210.
Books
Brim, O.G., Ryff, C.D., & Kessler, R.C. (Eds.). (2004). How healthy are we?: A national study of well-being at midlife. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (Eds.). (2001). Emotion, social relationships, and health. New York: Oxford University Press.
Singer, B.H., & Ryff, C.D. (Eds.). (2001). New horizons in health: An integrative approach. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.
Ryff, C. D., & Marshall, V. W. (Eds.), (1999). The self and society in aging processes. New York: Springer.
Ryff, C. D., & Seltzer, M. M. (Eds.), (1996). The parental experience in midlife. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Stamm, L., & Ryff, C. D. (Eds.), (1984). (Eds.), Social power and influence in women. Boulder, CO: Westview Press (American Association for the Advancement of Science).
Book Reviews
Ryff, C. D. (1988). An intergenerational potpourri. Contemporary Psychology, 33, 1055-1056.
Ryff, C. D. (1987). Review of The me I know: A study of adult identity. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 6, 221-224.
Ryff, C. D. (1987). The longest story ever told. Contemporary Sociology, 16, 49-50.
Ryff, C. D. (1986). Social change and women: The next questions. Contemporary Psychology, 31, 44.
Ryff, C. D. (1983). Review of L. B. Rubin's Women of a Certain Age. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 8, 724-727.
Conference Presentations and Colloquia
Ryff, C.D. (2004). Understanding human resilience: A biopsychosocial approach.
Invited Lecture, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, October 14, 2004.
Ryff, C.D. (2004). Whole lives, well-being, and health: A biopsychosocal integration. Murray Award Address, American Psychological Association Meetings, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 29, 2004.
Ryff, C.D. (2004). Biopsychosocial pathways to health and illness: Outlines of an
Integrative approach. Invited Lecture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 11, 2004.
Ryff, C.D. (2004). Positive aging: An integrative approach. Invited Lecture. Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX,
February 3, 2004.
Ryff, C.D. (2003). Understanding human resilience: A biopsychosocial perspective. Invited Lecture, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, January 24, 2003.
Ryff, C.D. (2003). Varieties of well-being: Links to social structure and biology. Positive Psychology and Health Preconference, Society for Personality and Social Psychology Meetings, Los Angeles, CA, February 6, 2003.
Ryff, C.D. (2003). Positive health: The neurobiology of human flourishing. Distinguished Speaker Series, Department of Psychology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, February 24, 2003.
Ryff, C.D. (2003). Social environments and the genetics of aging: Advancing
knowledge of protective health mechanisms. Environmental Workshop for Genetic Studies of Aging, National Institute on Aging, February 26-27,
Ryff, C.D. (2003). Positive health: The nexus of well-being and neurobiology.
Invited Address, Conference on “The Science of Well-Being,” The Royal Society, London, England, November 19-20, 2003.
Ryff, C.D. (2003). Psychological well-being: What is it? Who has it? How does it
matter? Invited Lecture, Department of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, England, November 20, 2003.
Ryff, C.D. (2003). The psychology of healthy aging: An update. Invited Address,
Andalucia Longevity Forum, Antequera, Spain, December 13, 2003.
Kwan, C., & Ryff, C.D. (2002). Social relationships and self-evaluations in community relocation. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November 23, 2002.
Garfield, A., Ryff, C.D., & Singer, B. (2002). Religion/spirituality and immune function in two samples of older adults. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November 25, 2002.
Ryff, C.D. (2002). Broadening the boundaries in quality of life studies: The importance of purposeful engagement. Plenary Address, International Society for Quality of Life Research, Orlando, FL, November 1, 2002.
Ryff, C.D. (2002). The relevance of psychosocial wellness in contexts of disability. Invited Address, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Atlanta, GA, November 23, 2002.
Ryff, C.D. (2002). Resilience: A biopsychosocial perspective on what protects health. Behavioral and Social Science Lecture Series, Neuroscience Center, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, December 11, 2002.
Ryff, C.D., & Singer, B. (2002). Is well-being protective?: Linking eudaimonic and hedonic well-being to biomarkers. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Washington, DC, October 3, 2002.
Ryff, C.D. (2002). Family life and psychological well-being. Invited Address, Family Research Consortium III, Charlotte, NC, June 22, 2002.
Ryff, C.D., & Singer, B. (2001). Psychosocial influences on health: Understanding theirrole in recovery from illness and resistance to disease. Invited address to Dutch Society on Psychosocial Oncology, University of Leids, Leiden, The Netherlands, October 11, 2001.
Ryff, C.D., & Singer, B. (2001). The role of psychological and social strengths in positive health. Invited lecture, University of Groningen, The Netherlands, October 12, 2001.
Ryff, C.D. (2001). The integrative science of healthy aging. RAND Summer Institute on the Demography, Economics, and Epidemiology of Aging, July 18, 2001.
Kwan, C.M., Ryff, C.D., Love, G.D.,& Essex, M.J. (2001). Relocation stress: Do self- enhancing evaluations help? Gerontological Society of America Meetings, Chicago, IL, November 17, 2001.
Garfield, A.M., Ryff, C.D., & Singer, B. (2001) Religion/spirituality, education, and physical health in mid-life adults. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, Chicago, IL, November 16, 2001.
Ryff, C.D. (2000). Positive aging: Making the most of the later years. Mather Institute on Aging, Evanston, IL, March 16, 2000.
Ryff, C.D. (2000). Positive and negative relationship pathways and health. Conference on Aging and Social Relationships. Sponsored by the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of the National Institute on Aging. University of California, Berkeley, CA, May 5-6, 2000.
Ryff, C.D. (2000). Purposeful engagement and personal growth as keys to later life well-being. Plenary Presentation, 5th Annual Jarvie Colloquium. New York City, June 8, 2000.
Ryff, C.D. (2000). Women and well-being: What are the critical ingredients? 79th Annual Conference, Sigma Delta Epsilon, Graduate Women in Science, Inc. June 10, 2000.
Ryff, C.D., & Singer, B. (2000). Narratives and numbers in search of whole lives. Fall Series on Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in the Study of Gender and the Life Course. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, November 9, 2000.
Singer, B., & Ryff, C.D. (1999). Stratification of life histories and health risks: Integrating numbers and narratives. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, San Francisco, CA.
Ryff, C. D. (1999). Aging and well-being. Invited Address, Fifth Biennial Forum on Women in Philanthropy, Council on Women’s Giving of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, October, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1999). Purpose and positive health in aging: Challenges of the new era. Invited Address, The Brookdale Foundation Millennium Retreat, October, Glen Cove, NY.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (1999). Life transitions and psychological well-being: Separate challenges leading to cumulative profiles. Invited Conference on “Personality in the Life Course: Paths to Successful Development.” August, Kueruu, Finland.
Ryff, C.D., & Singer, B. (1999). Breathing life into longitudinal surveys: Blends of narratives and numbers in search of persons. Invited Presentation, 34th World Congress of the International Society of Sociology, July, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ryff, C. D. (1999). Probing the mysteries of psychological well-being: A multidisciplinary agenda. Invited Address, American Psychological Association, August, Boston, MA.
Ryff, C. D. (1999). Cumulative social relationship pathways: Implications for multiple physiological systems. Invited Presentation, American Psychological Society, June, Denver, CO.
Ryff, C. D. (1999). MIDUS contributions to advancing knowledge of well-being. Invited Lecture, “Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS),” Summer Workshop, University of Michigan, June, Ann Arbor, MI.
Markus, H. R., & Ryff, C. D. (1999). Bridging quantitative and qualitative methods in MIDUS. Invited Lecture, “Midlife in the U.S. (MIDUS),” Summer Workshop, University of Michigan, June, Ann Arbor, MI.
Ryff, C. D. (1999). Healthy mind/body aging. Invited Lecture, Annual Conference of Wisconsin Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. April, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1999). A portrait of women’s psychological strengths and vulnerabilities. Invited Lecture, The Business Forum. March, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1999). Resilient lives in the MIDUS National Survey. Invited Presentation, Board of Directors, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. February, West Palm Beach, FL.
Ryff, C.D. (1999). Linking personality to social structure and biology. Invited Presentation, National Institute on Aging Workshop on “Life-Span Perspectives on Personality,” February, Washington, D.C.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). The challenge of purpose and meaning in later life. Invited address to Madison Senior Center Community Dialogue on “Spirituality and Aging: The Search for Meaning in the Later Years,” October, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). Psychological well-being in women: Evidence of strengths and vulnerabilities. Invited address, Cabinet 99 Faculty Showcase Symposium, Wisconsin Alumni Association, October, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). A biopsychosocial approach to the transition from midlife to old age. Invited NIMH Conference on Sociocultural Processes in Later Life Development, October, Rockville, MD.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). Implications of psychological well-being for psychotherapy research and practice. Invited Address, Conference on “Well-Being Therapy: A New psychotherapeutic Approach to the Management of Mood Disorders,” July, Niagara-on-the Lake, Canada.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. H. (1998). Staying well in the face of adversity: Resilience as a model of successful aging. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, July, Berne, Switzerland.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). Psychological contributions to understanding positive human health. Department of Psychology, Stanford University, May, Palo Alto, CA.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). A biopsychosocial approach to resilience in adulthood and later life, Tenth Annual Institute on Aging Spring Colloquium, April, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). Optimal aging: What=s it all about? Showcase Luncheon, Bascom Hill Society, University of Wisconsin, April, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). On the contours of positive human health. Invited Address, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, April, Bowling Green, Ohio.
Ryff, C. D. (1998). Links between physical and mental health in later life: Mind/body aging. Geriatric Grand Rounds, University of Wisconsin Medical School, March, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D., & Magee, W. J. (1997). Psychological resilience in midlife: Life history precursors. Gerontological Society of America, November, Cincinnati, OH.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (1997). Elective affinities and uninvited agonies: Mapping emotion with significant others onto health. Third Annual Wisconsin Symposium on Emotion, May, Madison, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1997). Exercise and psychological well-being: The positive mind/body spiral. Invited Address, American College of Sports Medicine 44th Annual Meeting, May, Denver, CO.
Ryff, C. D. (1997). Self-evaluation in middle and later adulthood. National Institute on Aging Workshop on "Social Cognition and Aging," July, Stanford, CA.
Ryff, C. D., & Singer, B. (1996). A person-centered approach to psychological wellness in adulthood and later life. Gerontological Society of America, November, Washington, D.C.
Ryff, C. D. (1996). Parenthood in mid-life: Evaluation of self through the lives of grown children. International Congress of Psychology, August, Montreal, Canada.
Ryff, C. D. (1996). Resilience in adulthood and later life. 1996 Distinguished Lecture in Aging. Institute on Aging, University of South Florida. May, Tampa, Florida.
Ryff, C. D. (1996). Resilience and adaptation through the life course. 14th Annual Wilson Abernethy Distinguished Lecture, Centre for Studies of Aging, March, University of Toronto.
Ryff, C. D. (1995). What I know and how I change: Is education a help or hindrance during life transition? Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, Los Angeles.
Ryff, C. D., & Magee, W. M. (1995). Opportunity, achievement, and well-being: A midlife perspective. American Psychological Association, August, New York, NY.
Carr, D., Ryff, C. D., Singer, B. H., & Magee, W. J. (1995). Bringing the "life" back into life course research: A person-centered approach to studying the life course. American Sociological Association, August, Washington, D. C.
Magee, W. J., Singer, B. H., & Ryff, C. D. (1995). Pathways to vulnerability and resilience at midlife. American Sociological Association, August, Washington, D. C.
Ryff, C. D. (1995). Well-being in adult life: Defining properties, Sociodemographic correlates, and experiential processes. Institute for Survey Research, University of Michigan, February, Ann Arbor, MI.
Singer, B. H., & Ryff, C. D. (1994). Social orderings/health linkages: Pathways and allostasis. Conference on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life, National Academy of Sciences, December, Washington, D.C.
Kling, K. C., Ryff, C. D., & Essex, M. J. (1994). Adaptive changes in the self-concept during a life transition. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, Atlanta, GA.
Smider, N. A., Essex, M. J., & Ryff, C. D. (1994). Psychological resources, situational factors, and emotion during relocation in later life. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, Atlanta, GA.
Ryff, C. D. (1994). The meaning of psychological well-being. 7th Congress of Association of European Psychiatrists, September, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ryff, C. D., & Heidrich, S. S. (1994). Past life events and perceived changes in psychological well-being. American Psychological Association, August, Los Angeles, CA.
Ryff, C. D. (1994). Psychological well-being in adult life. Keynote Address, Society for Research in Adult Development, June, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, MA.
Ryff, C. D. (1994). Perspectives on successful aging: The self and development. Foley Center for Aging and Human Development, Medical College of Wisconsin, June, Milwaukee, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1994). The contours of human wellness. Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, April, Ann Arbor, WI.
Ryff, C. D. (1994). Psychological well-being and learning in later life. Michigan State University, February, East Lansing, MI.
Ryff, C. D., Lee, Y. H., & Na, K. C. (1993). Through the lens of culture: Psychological well-being at midlife. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, New Orleans, LA.
Ryff, C. D. (1993). Well-being in adult life: Meaning and mechanisms. Invited Address, American Psychological Association Meetings, August, Toronto, Canada.
Ryff, C. D. (1993). Life experience, interpretive processes and well-being in middle and later adulthood. Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan, February Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Ryff, C. D. (1993). Life experience and well-being in adulthood and old age. Centre for Studies of Aging, University of Toronto, April, Ontario, Canada.
Ryff, C. D. (1993). What about happiness? Bascom Hill Society, University of Wisconsin, June, Madison, Wisconsin.
Ryff, C. D. (1992). Life experience and well-being in midlife: The case of parenting. International Congress of Psychology, July, Brussels, Belgium.
Ryff, C. D., & Essex, M. J. (1992). Mid-life parents well-being: Influence of grown children's accomplishments and adjustment. American Psychological Assocation Meetings, August, Washington, D.C.
Ryff, C. D. (1991). Mechanisms of self-evaluation in middle and later adulthood. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, San Francisco, CA.
Ryff, C. D. (1991). Development and well-being in midlife. Invited address for Conference on Mid-Life Research, June, Murray Center, Cambridge, MA.
Heidrich, S. M., & Ryff, C. D. (1991). Physical and mental health in later life: The self-system as mediator. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, San Francisco, CA.
Ryff, C. D., & Essex, M. J. (1991). The products of parental investment: Consequences for parental well-being. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, San Francisco, CA.
Ryff, C. D., & Essex, M. J. (1990). Interpretation of life experience and well-being: The sample case of relocation. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, Boston, MA.
Ryff, C. D. (1990). Psychological well-being in later life. Invited address at Conference on Working with Aging Persons and Major Life Changes, October, Division of University Outreach, Madison, WI.
Tweed, S. H., Ryff, C. D., & Cranley, M. S. (1990). Adult children of alcoholics: Their views of past family and parental relationships. Annual Meetings of National Council on Family Relations, November, Seattle, WA.
Tweed, S. H., Ryff, C. D., & Cranley, M. S. (1990). Factors influencing psychological Adjustment of adult children of alcoholics. Midwestern Psychological Association Meetings, May, Chicago, IL.
Tweed, S. H., Ryff, C. D., & Cranley, M. S. (1990). Factors influencing the psychological adjustment of adult children of alcoholics compared to adult offspring of nonalcoholics. Annual Meeting of Society for Education and Research in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, November, Bethesda, MD.
Tweed, S. H., & Ryff, C. D. (1990). Adult children of alcoholics: An instrument to assess interpretive style of family experiences. Invited address at National Conference on Instrumentation in Nursing, September, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Ryff, C. D. (1989). Getting better, getting worse with time: Beliefs about personal change from young adulthood through old age. International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, July, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Essex, M. J., & Ryff, C. D. (1989). Getting better while getting worse: Self-protective mechanisms in enhancing well-being over time. Gerontological Society Meetings, November, Minneapolis, MN.
Heidrich, S., & Ryff, C. D. (1989). Social comparison processes in coping with problems of aging. Gerontological Society Meetings, November, Minneapolis, MN.
Heidrich, S., & Ryff, C. D. (1989). Well-being amidst distress: How do elderly women cope? Psychosocial Nursing Conference, July, Seattle, WA.
Tweed, S. H., & Ryff, C. D. (1989). Present, past, and future self-assessments of psychological functioning among adult children of alcoholics. Psychosocial Nursing Conference, July, Seattle, WA.
Ryff, C. D. (1988). The many faces of psychological well-being in middle and later adulthood. Gerontological Society of America Meetings, November, San Francisco, CA.
Tweed, S. H., & Ryff, C. D. (1988). Psychological profiles of adult children of alcoholics: Wellness amidst distress. International Congress on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, August, Oslo, Norway.
Ryff, C. D. (1988). Beyond happiness: A reformulation of psychological well-being. Invited Address, Midwest Psychological Association Meetings, April, Chicago, IL.
Research Grants (1988 - Present)
Ryff, C. D. (PI). “Integrative Pathways to Health and Illness,” National Institute on Aging, $26,372,844 (P01), 8/1/02 - 7/31/08.
Ryff, C.D. (Co-PI). “Aging and Cancer,” National Cancer Institute, $3,048,147 (P20), 2003-2008.
Ryff, C. D. (PI). “Influence of the Mind and Body on Later Life Resilience,” National Institute of Mental Health, $1,488,246, 9/30/99 - 9/29/04.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Diversity in Ways of Well-Being," MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $75,095, 7/1/96 - 6/30/98.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), “Summary Volume: Midlife in America,” MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development). $22,000, 6/1/98 - 7/31/99.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Linking Psychosocial Pathways to Biological and Health Outcomes," MacArthur Foundation (Class and Health Research Network), $40,808, 4/1/96-3/31/97.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Well-Being in the National Survey (MIDUS)," MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $58,758, 1/1/96 - 12/31/96.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), “Supplement to Life Histories and Mental Health in Midlife,” National Institute on Aging, $31,680, 91/96 - 8/31/97.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Life Histories and Mental Health in Midlife," National Institute on Aging, $793,846, 8/1/95-7/31/99.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Psychological Functioning in Midlife," MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $55,011, 1/1/95 - 12/31/95.
Ryff, C. D. (PI). "Summer Institute: The Self and Society in Aging Processes," National Institute on Aging, $44,164, 12/1/94 - 11/30/95.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Studies of Well-Being in Midlife," MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $45,371, 1/1/94 - 12/31/94.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Mid-Life Parenting," MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $38,546, 1/1/93 - 12/31/93.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Relocation and Health: Psychosocial Linkages," National Institute on Aging, $1,164,295, 4/1/92 - 3/31/96.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), “Wisconsin Longitudinal Supplement,” MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $49,500, 1/1/93 - 12/31/93.
Ryff, C. D. (Co-PI; M. J. Essex, PI), "SRM Component of Community Relocation Project," MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Depression), $49,777, 9/1/92-8/31/93.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Comparative Perspectives on Mid-Life Parenting," MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $51,359, 1/1/92 - 12/31/92.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), “Mid-Life Parenting Workshop,” MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $19,502, 4/1/92 - 3/31/93.
Ryff, C. D. (Co-Investigator; R. M. Hauser, PI), "The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study: Parents and Children at Age 50," National Institute on Aging, $1,923,309, 6/1/91 - 5/31/94.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "How are my children doing? Consequences for parental well-being," MacArthur Foundation (Research Network on Midlife Development), $65,799, 1/1/91 - 12/31/91.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Midlife interpretations of children's achievements," MacArthur Foundation, (Research Network on Midlife Development), $43,345, 1/1/90 - 12/31/90.
Ryff, C. D. (PI), "Social environments and the elderly: Identifying predictors of well-being," University of Wisconsin Research Committee, $21,770, 7/1/89 -6/30/90.
Ryff, C. D. (Co-PI; M. H. Klein, PI), "Psychosocial assessments in the mental health of older women: Social relationships, activities, coping behaviors, and self-concept," AARP Andrus Foundation, $49,893, 1/1/89 - 12/31/89.
Editorial Activities
Consulting Editor: Psychology and Aging (1990-1994, 1996-2001)
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Personality (1998-1999)
Processes and Individual Differences (1996-1999)
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (1997- present)
Current Directions in Psychology (2004 – present)
Consulting Reviewer: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Research in Personality
Developmental Psychology
Child Development
Psychology of Women Quarterly
American Journal of Sociology
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Personality
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Health Psychology
Psychological Bulletin
Journal of Clinical and Social Psychology
Cognition and Emotion
Journal of Aging and Health
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Emotion
Psychoneuroendocrinology
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Psychological Science
Professional Affiliations
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
American Psychological Association
Gerontological Society
International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
Society for Research in Child Development
Member, Monitoring Committee, Health and Retirement Study, University of Michigan, 2001- present.
Member, Behavioral and Social Sciences Executive Committee, Gerontological
Society of America, 1990-1992.
Member, Research, Education, and Practice Committee, Gerontological Society
of America, 1991-1993.