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Publications

1. Poon, L.W., Clayton, G., & Martin, P., et al. (1989). Individual similarities and differences of the oldest-old in the Georgia Centenarian Study. The Gerontologist, 29, 43.
    
2. DasGupta , M.E. , Martin, P., Johnson, M.A., Clayton, G., & Poon, L.W. (1990). The interactional effects of age, race, and gender on health-seeking behavior: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. The Gerontologist, 30, 53.
    
3. Poon, L.W. (1990). Adaptational styles of the oldest old: A report of the Georgia Centenarian Study. The Gerontologist, 30, 274.
    
4. Brown, M.A., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., Martin, P., Clayton, G., & Pless, B. (1991). Food and nutrient intakes of the oldest old – the Georgia Centenarian Study. FASEB Journal, 5(5), A1299-A1299.
    
5. Johnson, M.A., Brown, M., Poon, L.W., Martin, P., Clayton, G., & Pless, B. (1991). Nutritional Risk Index in the Oldest-Old – Preliminary findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. FASEB Journal, 5(5), A1448- A1448.
    
6. Poon, L.W. (1991). Identifying gender and ethnicity roles in health and adaptation of octogenarians and Centenarians. Exp Aging Res, 17(2), 89.

7. Poon, L.W., Clayton, G.M., & Martin, P. (1991). In her own words: Cecilia Payne Grove, 1989-1990. Generations, 5(1), 67-68.

8. Poon, L.W., Martin, P., Clayton G., & Johnson, M.A. (1991). Health and adaptation styles of centenarians. The Gerontologist, 31([Special Issue] II), 14.

9. Bowman, B.A., Rosenberg , I.H., & Johnson, M.A. (1992). Gastrointestinal function in the elderly. In Nestle nutrition workshop series, H. Munro, G. Schlierf (Eds.), Nutrition in the elderly 29, 43-50. NY: Raven Press.

10. DasGupta , M.E. , Johnson, M.A., Olsen, S.F., Martin, P., Clayton, G., & Poon, L.W. (1992). A model of nutritional health-seeking behavior in older adults: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. The Gerontologist, 32, 43.

11. Courtenay, B.C., Poon, L.W., Martin, P., Clayton, G.M., & Johnson, M.A. (1992). Religiosity and adaptation in the oldest-old. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 34(1), 47-56.

12. Holtsberg, P.A., Noble , C.A. , Poon, L.W., Clayton, G.M., Martin, P., & Johnson, M.A. (1992). The sensitivity/specificity dilemma: Recruitment of non-demented oldest-old subjects with the MMSE for the Georgia Centenarian Study. The Gerontologist, 32, 42.

13. Johnson, M.A., Brown, M., Poon, L.W., Martin, P., & Clayton, G.M. (1992). Nutritional patterns of centenarians. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 34(1), 57-76.

14. Poon, L.W., Clayton, G.M., Martin, P., Johnson, M.A., Courtenay, B.C., Sweaney, A.L., Merriam, S.B., Pless, B.S., & Thielman, S.B. (1992). The Georgia Centenarian Study. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 34, 1-18.

15. Martin, P., Poon, L.W., Clayton, G.M., Lee, H.S., Fulks, J.S., & Johnson, M.A. (1992). Personality, life events and coping in the oldest-old. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 34(1), 19-30.
     
16. Poon, L.W. (1992). Epilogue – Ode to 3 Wise Men. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 34(1), 87-89.

17. Poon, L.W., Martin, P., Clayton, G.M., Messner, S., Noble , C.A. (1992). The influences of cognitive resources on adaptation and old age. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 34(1), 31-46.

18. Poon, L.W., Sweaney, A.L., Clayton, G.M., Merriam, S.B., et al. (1992). The Georgia Centenarian Study. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 34(1), 1-18.
     
19. Siegler, I.C., Longino, C., & Johnson C. (1992). The Georgia centenarian Study: Comments from friends. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 34(1), 77-82.

20. Clayton, G.M., Martin, P., Poon, L.W., Lawhorn, L.A. , & Avery, K.L. (1993). Survivors of the century. Nursing & Health Care, 14, 256-260.

21. Holtsberg, P.A., Poon, L.W., Rousseau, G.K., Lee, E.S., & Noble , C.A. (1993). Successful aging– a test of the selective survival mortality crossover phenomenon hypothesis among Georgia ’s black/white centenarians. The Gerontologist, 33, 85.

22. Martin, P., Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., & Clayton, G. (1993). Psychological changes among the oldest old: Compensating for physical decline: The role of personality. The Gerontologist, 33, 148.

23. Merriam, S.B. (1993). Butler ’s life review: How universal is it? International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 37(3), 163-175.

24. Pless, B.S., Clayton, G.M., Martin, P., & Poon, L.W. (1993). Physical health measurement of the older adult: New instrumentation. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 5(3) 114-118.

25. Poon, L.W. (1993). Centenarians. In R. Kastenbaum (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Adult Development (pp. 64). Phoenix : The Oryx Press.

26. Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., Martin, P., & Clayton, G. (1993). Psychological changes among the oldest old: Adaptation and decline. Compensating for instrumental activity of daily living decline: The role of intelligence. The Gerontologist, 33, 148.
     
27. Clayton, G.M., Dudley , W.N., Patterson, W.D., Lawhorn, L.A. , Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., & Martin, P. (1994). The influence of Rural-Urban Residence on Health in the Oldest-old. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 38, 65-89.
     
28. Fischer, J.G., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Martin P. (1994). Nutrient patterns of the oldest old. The Gerontologist, 34, 338.

29. Fischer, J.G., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Martin P. & Clayton, G.M. (1994). Dairy product intake of centenarians and other elderly persons. In P. Holtsberg & K. Pugh (Eds.), Georgia ’s Centenarians: The quintessential positive models of aging? The University of Georgia Gerontology Center Technical Report (UGAGC-94-01S). Athens , GA : The University of Georgia Gerontology Center.
     
30. Fischer, J. G., Johnson, M. A., Poon, L. W., & Martin, P. (1995). Dairy product intake of the oldest old. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 95, 918-921.

31. Holtsberg, P.A., Poon, L.W., Noble , C.A. , Martin, P., & Rousseau, G.K. (1994). Centenarian cognitive performance as measured by the Folstein Mini-Mental State Exam: Is the cup half-full or half empty? In P. Holtsberg & K. Pugh (Eds.), Georgia ’s Centenarians: The quintessential positive models of aging? The University of Georgia Gerontology Center Technical Report (UGAGC-94-01S). Athens , GA : The University of Georgia Gerontology Center .

32. Holtsberg, P.A., Poon, L.W., Noble C.A. , Martin, P., & Rousseau, G.K. (1994). Successful aging among centenarians: Item and percentile analyses of Mini- Mental State Exams (MMSE) of cognitively intact centenarians and other elders. The Gerontologist, 34, 216.

33. Houston , D.K., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., Clayton, G.M. (1994). Individual foods and food group patterns of the oldest old. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 13(4), 5-23.

34. Johnson, M.A., Flor, D., Fischer, J.G., Poon, L.W., & Martin P. (1994). Food patterns of centenarians. The Gerontologist, 34, 338.

35. Mapstone, M.A., Holtsberg, P.A., Poon, L.W., Rousseau, G. K., & Johnson, M. A. (1994). Height and longevity: Does the reported inverse relationship “measure up” in centenarians? The Gerontologist, 34 (278).
     
36. Martin, P. (1994). Age related changes in the neurological exam of healthy centenarians. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 7, 1-7.
     
37. Nichols , M.E. , Meador, J.J., Loring, D.W., Poon, L.W., Clayton, G.M., & Martin, P. (1994). Age related changes in the neurologic examination of healthy sexagenarians, octogenarians, and centenarians. Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, 7, 1-7.
     
38. Martin, P., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., Clayton, G, and Olsen, S.F. (1994). Group or individual testing: Does it make a difference? Educational Gerontology, 20, 171-176.
     
39. Nickols-Richardson, S.M., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Martin, P. (1994). Nutritional risk of Georgia Centenarians and other elders. The Gerontologist, 34, 338.
     
40. Noble , C.A. , Holtsberg, P.A., Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., Martin, P., & Rousseau, G.K. (1994). The Georgia Centenarian Study: An Introduction to its history, methodology, and hypothetical models of successful aging. In P. Holtsberg & K. Pugh (Eds.), Georgia ’s Centenarians: The quintessential positive models of aging? The University of Georgia Gerontology Center Technical Report (UGAGC-94-01S). Athens , GA : The University of Georgia Gerontology Center .
     
41. Poon, L.W. (1994). Symposium: Cross-cultural aspects of centenarians: An integration of findings from the American, French, Hungarian, Japanese, Mexican, and Swedish Centenarian studies. The Gerontologist, 34, 65.

42. Sauter, M.A., Johnson, M.A., Irwin, D., Poon, L.W., Clayton, G.M., & Martin, P. (1994). Physical health and functioning activity of centenarians: A comparison with younger elderly age groups. In P. Holtsberg & K. Pugh (eds.), Georgia ’s Centenarians: The quintessential positive models of aging? The University of Georgia Gerontology Center Technical Report (UGAGC-94-01S). Athens , GA : The University of Georgia Gerontology Center .
     
43. Williams, L.A. , Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., Clayton, G.M., & Martin, P. (1994). Oral health of the elderly and its impact on nutrition. In P. Holtsberg & K. Pugh (Eds.), Georgia ’s Centenarians: The quintessential positive models of aging? The University of Georgia Gerontology Center Technical Report (UGAGC-94-01S). Athens, GA : The University of Georgia Gerontology Center.

44. Bramlett, M.A., Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., & Nichols , M.E. (1995). Theory versus reality: Neuro-psychological testing of centenarians. The Gerontologist, 35, 350.

45. Fischer, J.G., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Martin, P. (1995). Nutrient Patterns of the oldest-old. FASEB Journal 9, A174-A-174.

46. Goetting, M.A., Raiser, M.V., Martin, P., Poon, L.W., & Johnson, M.A. (1995). Older women’s financial resources and perception of financial adequacy. Journal of Women and Aging, 7(4), 67-81.

47. Holtsberg, P.A., & Poon, L.W. (1995). Life-span development of everyday problem-solving abilities: Community-dwelling, cognitively intact centenarians test theoretical limits. The Gerontologist, 35, 100.
     
48. Holtsberg, P.A., Poon, L.W., Noble , C.A. , & Martin, P. (1995). Mini-mental State exam status of community-dwelling cognitively intact centenarians. International Psychogeriatrics., 7 (3), 417-427.

49. Johnson, M.A., Flor, D., Fischer, J.G., Poon, L.W., & Martin, P. (1995). Food Patterns of Centenarians. FASEB Journal 9, A174-A174.

50. Merriam, S.B., Martin, P., Adkins, G., & Poon, L.W. (1995). Centenarians: Their memories and future ambitions. International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 41(2), 117-132.

51. Williams, L.A. , Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W. & Martin P. (1995). Oral health and demographic risk factors for poor nutrient intake in the elderly. Age and Nutrition, 6, 4-9.
     
52. Poon, L.W., Bramlett, M.H., Holtzberg, P.A., Johnson, M.A., & Martin, P. (1996). Who will survive to 105? 1997 Medical and Health Annual (pp. 62-77). Chicago : Encyclopedia Brittanica, Inc.

53. Goetting, M.A., Martin, P., Poon, L.W., & Johnson, M.A. (1996). The economic well-being of community-dwelling centenarians. Journal of Aging Studies, 10, 43-55.

54. Goetting, M. A., Martin, P., Poon, L. W., & Johnson, M. A. (1996). The economic well-being of community-dwelling centenarians. Journal of Aging Studies 10, 43-56.
     
55. Adkins, G., Martin, P., & Poon, L.W. (1996). Personality traits and states as predictors of subjective well-being in centenarians/octogenarians and sexagenarians. Psychology and Aging, 11, 408-416.

56. Martin, P., Poon, L. W., Kim, E., & Johnson, M. A. (1996). Social and psychological resources in the oldest old. Experimental Aging Research 22, 121-140.

57. Quinn , M.E. , Johnson , M.E. , Poon, L.W., Martin, P., & Nickols-Richardson, S.M. (1997). Factors of nutritional health-seeking behaviors: Findings from the Georgia Centenarian Study. Journal of Aging and Health, 9, 90-104.

58. Houston , D.K., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Clayton, G.M. (1996). “Individual foods and food group patterns of the oldest old”: Erratum. Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, 16(2), 81-88.

59. Martin, P., Poon, L.W., Kim, E., & Johnson, M.A. (1996). Social and psychological resources in the oldest old. Experimental Aging Research, 22(2), 121-139.

60. Nickols-Richardson, S.M., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Martin, P. (1996). Demographic predictors of nutritional risk in elderly persons. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 15(3), 361-375.

61. Nickols-Richardson, S.M., Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Martin, P. (1996). Mental health and number of illnesses are predictors of nutritional risk factors in elderly persons. Experimental Aging Research, 22, 141-154.

62. Quinn , M.E. , Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Martin, P. (1996). Intraindividual change and interindividual differences in factors influencing older women’s health-seeking behavior. Health care for Women International, 17, 187-196.

63. Quinn , M.E. , Martin, P., Johnson, M.A. (1996). Differences in factors of health orientation of older women. Nursing Connections, 9(1), 63-70.

64. Houston , D.K., Johnson, M.A., Daniel, T., & Poon, L.W. (1997). Health and dietary characteristics of supplement users in an elderly population. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 67, 183-191.
     
65. Martin, P., Hagberg, B., & Poon, L.W. (1997). Predictors of loneliness in centenarians: A parallel study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 12(3), 203-224.

66. Martin, P., Raiser, V., Poon, L.W., Bramlett, M.A., & Johnson, M.A. (1997). Personality and activity in the oldest old. In G. Huber (Ed.), Fourth International Congress Physical Activity, Aging and Sports (pp. 243-253). Heidelberg , Germany : Health Promotion Publications.
     
67. Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., Martin, P., Shibata, H., & Shimonaka, Y. (1997). Commonalties and predictors of activities of daily living in two community-dwelling older adults samples: The Georgia Centenarian Study, USA and The Koganei Study, Japan . In G. Huber (Ed.), Proceedings of Fourth International Congress on Healthy Aging, Activity and Sports. (pp. 230-242). Heidelberg , Germany : Health Promotion Publications.

68. Poon L.W., Johnson M.A., Martin P. Looking into the crystal ball: Will we ever be able to accurately predict individual differences in longevity? In: Robine J.M., Vaupel J.W., Jeune B., Allard M. (Eds.). Longevity: To the limits and beyond. Berlin : Springer,1997. (pp. 113-119).

69. Martin, P., Raiser, V., Poon, L.W., Bramlett, M.A., & Johnson, M.A. (1997). Personality and activity in the oldest-old. In G. Huber (ed.), Healthy aging, activity, and sports (pp. 243-253). Werbach-Gamburg: Health Promotions Publications.

70. Martin, P., Hagberg, B., & Poon, L.W. (1997). Predictors of loneliness in centenarians: A parallel study. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 12, 203-224. Martin, P. (1997). Langlebigkeit als Entwicklungsprozeß: Zeitgeschichtliche und individuelle Perspektiven. [Longevity as a developmental process: Historical and individual perspectives]. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 30, 3-9.

71. Quinn , M.E. , Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., Martin, P., Nickols-Richardson, S.M. (1997). Factors of nutritional health-seeking behaviors. Journal of Aging and Health, 9(1), 90-104.
     
72. Houston , D.K., Daniel, T.D., Johnson, M.A., & Poon, L.W. (1998). Demographic characteristics of supplement users in an elderly population. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 17(1), 79-96.

73. Kim, J., Bramlett, M.H., Wright, L.K., & Poon, L.W. (1998). Racial differences in health status and factors that influence health behaviors in older adults. Nursing Research, Vol. 47, No. 4, 243-250.
     
74. Elsner, R.J., Quinn , M.E. , Fanning, S.D., Gueldner, S.H., & Poon, L.W. (1999). Ethical and policy considerations for centenarians—the oldest old. Image J Nurs Sch, 31(3), 263-267.

75. Quinn , M.E. , Johnson, M.A., Poon, L.W., & Martin, P. (1999). Psychosocial correlates of subjective health in sexagenarians, octogenarians, and centenarians. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 20(2), 151-171.

76. Martin, P., Raiser, V.M., & Poon, L.W. (1999). Significant events in the lives of centenarians, Gerontology Geriatrics, 2(2), 5-19.
     
77. Fees, B.S., Martin, P., & Poon, L.W. (1999). A model of loneliness in older adults. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 54B, 231-239.

78. Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., Davey, A., Holtsberg, P., Dawson , D., Siegler, I. , & Martin, P. (1999). Predictors of Survival after 100. The Gerontologist, 39 (Special Issue 1).

79. Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., & Martin, P. (1999). Adding life to years and Adding years to life: The Georgia Centenarian Study. Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie, 32(2), 138.
     
80. Martin, P., Rott, C., & Poon, L.W. (2000). Predictors of depressive symptoms in centenarians, Autonomy versus dependence in the oldest old. Auzeville-Tolosane , France : SERDI.

81. Martin, P., Rott, C., Kerns, M.D., Poon, L.W., & Johnson, M.A. (2000). Predictors of depressive symptoms in centenarians. In P. Martin, C. Rott, B. Hagberg, & K. Morgan (Eds.), Centenarians: Autonomy versus dependence in the oldest old (pp. 91-104). New York : Springer.

82. Martin, P., Rott, C., Kerns, M.-D., Poon, L. W., Johnson, M.A. (2000) Predictors of depressive symptoms in centenarians. In Centenarians: Automony versus Dependence in the Oldest Old, Martin, P., Rott, C., Hagberg, B., Morgan, K., Eds, Springer Publishing Company, New York, pgs. 91-104.

83. Poon, L.W., Johnson, M.A., Davey, A., Dawson , D.V., Siegler, I.C., Martin, P. (2000). Psycho-social predictors of survival among centenarians. In Centenarians: Automony versus Dependence in the Oldest Old, Martin, P., Rott, C., Hagberg, B., Morgan, K., Eds, Springer Publishing Company, New York, pgs. 77-89.

84. Burrell, L. & Poon, L.W. (2001). Comparison of centenarians’ physical and functional health from the Georgia, Swedish, and Hungarian studies. Gerontology, 47(suppl1), 579.

85. Hagberg, B., Bauer Alfredson, B., Poon, L.W., & Homma, A. (2001). Cognitive functioning in centenarians: a coordinated analysis of results from three countries. J Gerontol B. Psychol Sci Soc Sci, 56(3), P141-151.

86. Holtsberg, P.A., & Poon, L.W. (2001). Patters of longitudinal changes in centenarians’ cognition. Gerontology, 47 (suppl1), 579.

87. Poon, L.W. (2001). Centenarians. In G.L. Maddox, et. al. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Aging – Third Edition. New York. Springer.

88. Rott, C., Martin, P., Poon, L.W., & Johnson, M.A. (2001). The nature of subjective well-being and mental health in the oldest old. Gerontology, 47(suppl 1), 677.
     
89. Martin, P., Rott, C., Poon, L.W., Courtenay, B., & Lehr, U. (2001). A molecular view of coping behavior in older adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 13, 72-91.

90. Martin, P., Rott, C., Poon, L.W. (2001) Nur durch Aktivitat gesund und Zufrieden bis ins hochste Alter? Ergebnisse der Langlebigkeitsforschung. [Healthy and satisfying aging into very old age only through activity? Results of longitudinal research]. In R. Daugs, E. Emrich, C. Igel, & W. Kindermann (eds) Aktivitat Und Altern [Activity And Aging]. Schondorf: Hofmann.

91. Martin, P., Long, M. V., & Poon, L. W. (2002). Age changes and differences in personality traits and states of the old and very old. Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 57B, 144-152.

92. Martin, P. (2002). Individual and social resources predicting well-being and functioning in later years: Conceptual models, research, and practice. Ageing International, 27, 3-29.
     
93. Jang, Y, Poon, L. W. & Martin, P. (2004). Individual differences in the effects of disease and disability on depressive symptoms: The role of age and subjective health. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 59, 127-139.

94. Links to .pdf files of selected articles