Faculty and Staff Profile

Amy Schuster

Educational Background

Ph.D. Gerontology, University of Kentucky, 2020

MSW, University of Georgia, 2009

BSW, Florida State University, 2008

Research Interests

Aging, Information and Communication Technologies, Long-Term Care, Social Connectedness

Research Publications

Schuster, A. M., Agrawal, S., Britt, N., Sperry, D., Van Fossen, J. A., Wang, S., Mack, E. A., Liberman, J., & Cotten, S. R. (2023). Will AVs solve the truck driver shortages? Perspectives from the trucking industry. Technology in Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2023.102313

Schuster, A. M. & Cotten, S. R. (2023). Examining aspects of digital inclusion among national samples of US older adults. Social Inclusion, 11(3).
https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i3.6890

Cotten, S. R., Ghaiumy Anaraky, R., & Schuster, A. M. (2023). Social media use may not be as bad as some suggest: Implication for older adults. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad022

Schuster, A. M., Ghaiumy Anaraky, R., Cotten, S. R. (2023). Online health information seeking and the association with anxiety among older adults. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1076571

Agrawal, S., Schuster, A. M., Britt, N., Mack, E. A., Tidwell, M., & Cotten, S. (2022). Building on the past to help prepare the workforce for the future with automated Vehicles: A systematic review of automated passenger vehicle deployment timelines. Technology in Society, 72, 102186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102186

Van Fossen, J., Schuster, A. M., Sperry, D. & Cotten, S. R. (2022). Fear, resistance, or anticipation? Older truck drivers’ reactions to the adoption of automated vehicles. Work, Aging and Retirement. https://doi.org/10.1093/workar/waac037

Schuster, A. M., Cotten, S.R., & Meshi, D. (2022). Established adults, who self-identify as smartphone and/or social media overusers, struggle to balance smartphone use for personal and work purposes. Journal of Adult Development, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-022-09426

Schuster, A. M. & Cotten, S. R. (2022). Differences between employed and retired older adults in ICT use and attitudes. Work, Aging and Retirement. https://doi.org/10.1093/workar/waac025

Schuster, A. M. & Cotten, S. R. (2022). COVID-19’s influence on information and communication technologies in long-term care: Results from a web-based survey with long-term care administrators. JMIR Aging, 5(1), e32442. https://doi.org/10.2196/32442

Schuster, A. M., Kadylak, T., & Cotten, S. R. (2022). Correlation between socio-demographic factors and adoption and use of wearable activity trackers in online American older adults. Educational Gerontology, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2022.2064688

Cotten, S. R., Schuster, A. M., & Seifert, A. (2022). Social media use and well-being among older adults. Current Opinion in Psychology, 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.12.005

Sperry, D., Schuster, A. M., Cotten, S. R., Agrawal, S., Britt, N., Liberman, J., & Mack, E. (2022). Trucking in the era of COVID-19. American Behavioral Scientist. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027642211066039

Lewin, K. M., Meshi, D., Schuster, A. M., & Cotten, S. R. (2022). Active and passive social media use are differently related to depressive symptoms in a national sample of U.S. older adults. Aging and Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2068133

Agrawal, S., Schuster, A. M., Britt, N., Liberman, J., & Cotten, S. R. (2021). Expendable to essential? Changing perceptions of gig work on Twitter in the era of COVID-19. Information, Communication and Society, 25(5), 634-653. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.2020323

Newsham, T. M. K., Schuster, A. M., Guest, M. A., Nikzad-Terhune, K., & Rowles, G. D. (2021) College students’ perceptions of “old people” compared to “grandparents.” Educational Gerontology, 47(2), 63-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2020.1856918

Choi, M., Schuster, A. M. & Schoenberg, N. E. (2019). Solutions to the challenges of meeting rural transportation needs: Middle-Aged and older adults’ perspectives. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 62(4), 415-431. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2019.1575133

Schuster, A. M. & Hunter, E.G. (2017). Video communication with cognitively intact nursing home residents: A scoping review. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 38(8). https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464817711962

Honors and Awards

2017 University of Kentucky Donovan Scholarship in Gerontology ($1,000)
2016 University of Kentucky Donovan Scholarship in Gerontology ($3,000)
2016 Kentucky Association for Gerontology Lois E. Layne Award ($500)
2015 Southern Gerontological Society Student Support Scholarship ($500)