Justine Irving
Associate Teaching Professor
Contact Information
253 Justin Hall
785-532-5945
jirving@k-state.edu
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)- Flinders University, Australia
- Master in Applied Gerontology- Flinders University, Australia
- Bachelor of Psychology with Honours – University of South Australia, Australia
- Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree of Journalism – James Cook University, Australia
Area(s) of Specialization
- Gerontology
- Healthy Aging
- Mental health and psychological well-being in later life
- Sense of purpose in later life
- Productive Aging
- Ageism/Age Discrimination
- Age friendly communities
>Courses Taught
- GERON 575 Introduction to Diversity in the Experience of Aging
- GERON 775 Adv Diversity in the Experience of Aging
- GERON 530 Introduction to Sexuality and Aging
- GERON 730 Adv Sexuality and Aging
- GERON 430 Introduction to Mental Health and Aging
- GERON 630 Adv Mental Health and Aging
- GERON 777 Adv Policy and Advocacy in Gerontology
- GERON 578: Introduction to Aging Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- GERON 778: Adv Aging Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- GERON 521/721: Aging Well: Lessons from the Blue Zones (Study Abroad)
- Master Capstone/PhD Student Supervisor
Professional Biography
Justine Irving is a gerontologist and Associate Professor Teaching at Kansas State University, with a diverse professional background in government, the private sector and academia. She discovered her interest in gerontology through the later stages of her Bachelor of Psychology and has since continued to pursue professional and research opportunities in the field of aging. Prior to her current role, Dr. Irving served as a Research Fellow and Program Coordinator for the gerontology/healthy aging programs at Flinders University in Australia and online tutor for the World Health Organization's Healthy Ageing for Impact in the 21st Century: Global Online Leaders Training program. She also has many years of experience as a Senior Management Consultant in the health and community care sector, providing research, evaluation, and consulting services to enhance population health and social well-being. Dr. Irving specializes in mental health in later life, with a particular focus on the role of purpose in aging. Through her research she continues to explore how sense of purpose contributes to psychological health, quality of life well-being and resilience in later life.