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Steven H. Zarit, PhD (he/him/his)

Distinguished Professor Emeritus
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

Steven H. Zarit, Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Human Development and Family Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, and Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Gerontology, Jönköping (Yun-shipping) University, Jönköping, Sweden. Dr. Zarit has been a pioneer in research on family caregivers of persons living with dementia. The Burden Interview, which he and his associates developed in 1978, is widely used throughout the world. He has conducted research on design and evaluation of psychosocial interventions for persons with dementia and their caregivers, family relationships across the life span, and functioning and mental health in very old age. Current work has focused on development and evaluation of community-based interventions.

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