Dean D. VonDras is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. His books on topics of aging, wellness, and later life include the following:"Celebrating the Arts of Living: Pathways to Joy and Fulfillment in Later Life"Co-authored with Scott F. Madey, this book champions a positive outlook on older age and seeks to show how later adulthood is more than a time of ill-health, decline, and disability, but rather a time rich with new experiences, adventures, and renaissance in our being. It takes an in-depth look into the creative expressions of people at midlife and in older age to discover ways to stay engaged, effectively cope, and realize personal growth and self-actualization. Stories and interviews from everyday people as well as professional and nonprofessional artists, musicians, poets, and writers are presented. There is also a review and discussion of research describing age-related and pathological changes in health, the utility of integrative art therapies, processes of resilience and growth, and the personal renewal that one may experience at midlife and in older age. It expands the focus of the earlier work, “Music, Wellness, and Aging: Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life.""Music, Wellness, and Aging: Defining, Directing, and Celebrating Life"Co-authored with Scott F. Madey, this book discusses the intersection of music with wellness and aging as it takes up topics such as individual and social wellness, age-related and pathological changes in health, music therapies, interpersonal and community relationships, work and retirement, spirituality, and the psychology of aging. "Better Health through Spiritual Practices: A Guide to Religious Behaviors and Perspectives that Benefit Mind and Body" This is an edited book that seeks to promote an awareness of the commonalities between different religious and spiritual world-views, as well as the various shared communal values that direct health behaviors and inspire healthy living. It includes chapters by experts in areas such as atheism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Shamanism, and Zoroastrianism.Read more about this authorRead less about this author