Duke University
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development

Dr. Gold's research focuses on the psychosocial consequences of chronic illness in late life. In particular, she studies the psychosocial consequences of osteoporosis on older adults as well as quality of life issues in osteoporosis. She has co-edited an annotated bibliography on the impact of chronic pain on older adults and has looked at the quality of life impact of Paget's disease of bone, Parkinson's disease, syncope, and cancer. In addition, Dr. Gold has also investigated the sibling relationships of older adults and how those relations change across the life course. Dr. Gold directs the Aging Center’s Postdoctoral Research Training Program and Duke’s Undergraduate Program in Human Development.

Roberto, K.A., & Gold, D.T. (2001). The challenges of chronic pain in later life: A selectively annotated bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

Gold, D.T., Shipp, K.M., Pieper, C.F., Purser, J.L., Duncan, P.W., Martinez, S., & Lyles, K.W. (2004). Group treatment improves trunk strength and psychological status in older women with vertebral fractures: Results of a randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52, 1471-1478.

Gold, D.T., & Silverman, S.L. (2004). Osteoporosis self-management: Choices For Better Bone Health. Southern Medical Journal. 97(6):551-554.

Gold, D.T. (2005). Quality of life and its measurement in osteoporosis. In Maricic, M. & Gluck, O.S. (Eds.), Bone disease in rheumatology (pp. 67-69). Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.