November 11, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Johnson & Johnson/Rosalyn Carter Institute Caregivers Program has appointed University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) psychology Professor Timothy Elliott, Ph.D., of Hoover, to an advisory panel of national experts on the challenges facing caregivers. The panel will convene Nov. 13-14 at The Carter Center in Atlanta.

Elliott is one of 11 experts selected for the panel. He will present “Education and Support in Context with Other Interventions for Caregivers.” Each panel member will then write a book chapter based on their presentations. The chapters will be compiled into a book that will become part of a series of academic books on caregiving.

Elliott teaches in the UAB Department of Psychology and directs the Acute Care, Disability and Rehabilitation domain in the UAB Injury Control Research Center. He is also a scientist in the Center for Nursing Research.

Elliott’s research focuses on the factors that influence personal and family adjustments following chronic illness, disability and stress. He is conducting clinical trials to determine the efficacy of home-based problem solving interventions for family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and brain injuries.

The Johnson & Johnson/Rosalyn Carter Institute Caregivers Program is one of Johnson & Johnson’s newest signature program commitments to support programs that improve the health and quality of life for caregivers of chronically ill, disabled or elderly family members.

Elliott is a native of Opp, Ala. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Freed-Hardeman University in 1979, a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from Auburn University in 1981 and a doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1987.