Research Interests
Ozcan Tunalilar, PhD is an assistant professor in the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning and at the Institute on Aging at Portland State University. His research examines the role of organizational, contextual, and socioeconomic factors that contribute to the reproduction of inequalities in access to high-quality long-term care and in residents’ experiences in the long-term care system.
His ongoing projects span four interrelated areas: evaluating state programs that provide services to older adults and people with physical disabilities, the spatial inequalities that unfold as newer cohorts of older adults move into residential long-term care, the role of family in navigating long-term care, and the effect of organizational characteristics of residential long-term care facilities on resident well-being.
Current Projects
Dr. Tunalilar is currently involved in multiple projects:
Selected Publications (Academic)
*Denotes Graduate Student Co-Author
- Tunalilar, O., Carder, P. C., *Dys, S, & Elliott, S. (2021). Considerations for Survey Research in Assisted Living. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.01.075
- *Dys, S., Tunalilar, O., Carder, C. (2021). Cognition-Enhancing, Antipsychotic, and Opioid Medication Use Among Assisted Living and Residential Care Residents in Oregon. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.12.030
- *Dys, S., Smith, L., Tunalilar, O., Carder, C. (2020). Revisiting the Role of Physicians in Assisted Living and Residential Care Settings. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420979840
- White, D. L., Tunalilar, O., Hasworth, S., & Winfree, J. (2019). The Resident VIEW in Nursing Homes. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 5, 233372141987797. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721419877975
- Tunalilar, O. (2019). Meaning of a 5-Star Rating for Nursing Homes Differs by State. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 20(5), 645–646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2018.11.024
- Dys, S., Tunalilar, O., & Carder, P. C. (2019). Correlates of Administrator Tenure in US Residential Care Communities. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.01.150
- Tunalilar, O., Carder, P. C., & Dys, S. (2018). Correlates of Response to Mail Questionnaires Among Assisted Living Communities in Oregon, 2014‒2016. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19(12), 1141-1143.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2018.05.024
- Tunalilar, O. (2016). Childlessness, Voluntary. In C. L. Shehan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Family Studies (pp. 1–5). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs199
- Tunalilar, O. (2022). Administrator Turnover in Oregon Assisted Living and Residential Care Communities, March 2020-February 2021. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2022.05.008
- Tunalilar, O., Lin, S., Carder, P. (2022). Survey Deficiencies as Quality Indicators in Oregon Assisted Living Communities. The Gerontologist, 62(8), 1124-1134, https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab176
- Lin, S. & Tunalilar, O. (2022). Rapid Adoption of Electronic Health Record and Health Information Exchange Among Assisted Living Communities, 2010-2018. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 29(5), 953-957. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocac021
Selected Publications (Reports)
- White, D., Tunalilar, O., Hasworth, S., & Winfree, J. 2019. “Evaluation of the Oregon Project Independence Expansion Pilot Project: Consumer Characteristic and Experiences, Lessons Learned from the Area Agencies on Aging, and Cost Estimates for Statewide Implementation,” for the Oregon Department of Human Services. Available from https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/SENIORS-DISABILITIES/SUA/Pages/OPI.aspx
- Neal, M., Tunalilar, O., Stodola, A., Dreyer, L., Winfree, J., & Hasworth, S. 2019. “Evaluation of the Behavioral Health Initiative for Older Adults and People with Disabilities Final Report 2017-2019,” for the Oregon Health Authority. Available from https://oregonbhi.org/reports/
- Carder, P.C., Tunalilar, O., Elliott S., & *Dys, S. (2018). 2018 Community Based Care: Resident and Community Characteristics Report on Assisted Living, Residential Care, Memory Care. Portland, OR: Portland State University. Available from https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/SENIORS-DISABILITIES/Pages/publications.aspx
- White, D., Tunalilar, O., Hasworth, S., & Winfree, J. 2021. “Validating the Resident VIEW Instrument in Long-Term Care Settings,” for the Oregon Department of Human Services.