Leonard W. Poon, PhD, DPhil, is professor of public health in the Department of Health Policy and Management, professor of psychology in the Department of Life Span Developmental Psychology, chair of the faculty of gerontology, and director of the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Georgia. He is also the director of the Georgia Geriatric Education Center.Sarah Hall Gueldner, DSN, RN, FAAN, FGSA, FNAP, FAGHE, is Professor of Nursing and fellow in the Institute of Primary and Preventative Health Care at Binghamton University, in Binghamton, New York, and the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Visiting Professor of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University (2006-2007).Betsy M. Sprouse, PhD, is a Program Manager at the AARP Andrus Foundation in Washington, DC, where she directs the funding programs for gerontological research and the education and training of students in aging.

• ForewordPreface ContributorsSelf-Rated Successful Aging, William J. Strawbridge and Margaret I. Wallhagen Successful Aging and Reciprocity among Older Adults in Assisted Living Settings, William Rakowski, Melissa A. Clark, Susan C. Miller and Katherine

Leonard W. Poon, PhD, DPhil, is professor of public health in the Department of Health Policy and Management, professor of psychology in the Department of Life Span Developmental Psychology, chair of the faculty of gerontology, and director of the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Georgia. He is also the director of the Georgia Geriatric Education Center.Sarah Hall Gueldner, DSN, RN, FAAN, FGSA, FNAP, FAGHE, is Professor of Nursing and fellow in the Institute of Primary and Preventative Health Care at Binghamton University, in Binghamton, New York, and the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Visiting Professor of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University (2006-2007).Betsy M. Sprouse, PhD, is a Program Manager at the AARP Andrus Foundation in Washington, DC, where she directs the funding programs for gerontological research and the education and training of students in aging.

• ForewordPreface ContributorsSelf-Rated Successful Aging, William J. Strawbridge and Margaret I. Wallhagen Successful Aging and Reciprocity among Older Adults in Assisted Living Settings, William Rakowski, Melissa A. Clark, Susan C. Miller and Katherine

Leonard W. Poon, PhD, DPhil, is professor of public health in the Department of Health Policy and Management, professor of psychology in the Department of Life Span Developmental Psychology, chair of the faculty of gerontology, and director of the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Georgia. He is also the director of the Georgia Geriatric Education Center.Sarah Hall Gueldner, DSN, RN, FAAN, FGSA, FNAP, FAGHE, is Professor of Nursing and fellow in the Institute of Primary and Preventative Health Care at Binghamton University, in Binghamton, New York, and the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Visiting Professor of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University (2006-2007).Betsy M. Sprouse, PhD, is a Program Manager at the AARP Andrus Foundation in Washington, DC, where she directs the funding programs for gerontological research and the education and training of students in aging.

• ForewordPreface ContributorsSelf-Rated Successful Aging, William J. Strawbridge and Margaret I. Wallhagen Successful Aging and Reciprocity among Older Adults in Assisted Living Settings, William Rakowski, Melissa A. Clark, Susan C. Miller and Katherine