Robert D. Hill

Robert D. Hill is Professor of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Professor Hill received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Stanford University in 1987. He was a Fulbright Scholar in The Netherlands in 2003-2004 at the Brain and Behavior Institute, Maastricht University. In 1993-1994, Dr. Hill was in residence at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, where he studied cognitive factors that distinguish normal aging from dementia. He is a licensed Psychologist in the State of Utah and a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), as well as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. Dr. Hill has conducted research on memory and memory rehabilitation in older adults for over two decades. His research also examines the efficacy of healthcare delivery systems to an aging clientele. He is currently a member of the “Supporting Caregivers of Older Veterans Electronically” (SCORE) research team at the Salt Lake City Veterans Administration Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC).

Publications

Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs
Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs
Robert Z. Zheng, Robert D. Hill, Michael K Gardner. © 2013. 420 pages.
The study of older adults and internet use has emerged as a specific area of interest which covers a wide range of topics ranging from behaviors of senior adults in information...
Training Older Adults to Improve their Episodic Memory: Three Different Approaches to Enhancing Numeric Memory
Training Older Adults to Improve their Episodic Memory: Three Different Approaches to Enhancing Numeric Memory
Michael K Gardner, Robert D. Hill. © 2013. 21 pages.
This chapter reviews the episodic memory difficulties typically encountered by older adults. It presents data that demonstrates that mnemonic interventions can improve episodic...
Remote Care Delivery Technologies: An Applications Framework for Chronic Disease Management in Older Adults
Remote Care Delivery Technologies: An Applications Framework for Chronic Disease Management in Older Adults
Robert D. Hill. © 2013. 14 pages.
This chapter presents a guided framework for describing Remote Care Delivery Technologies (RCDT) in the processes of healthcare management among older patients diagnosed with...
The Effects of High and Low Technologies on Emotional Support for Caregivers: An Exploratory Study
The Effects of High and Low Technologies on Emotional Support for Caregivers: An Exploratory Study
Robert Z. Zheng, Candice M. Daniel, Robert D. Hill, Marilyn Luptak, Bret L. Hicken, Marren Grant, Randall Rupper. © 2013. 12 pages.
Understanding the role of modern technology in providing adjunctive emotional support to caregivers has been a focus in contemporary caregiving research. However, it remains...