Los Angeles Times Westside Weekly: Fleshing Out the Family Tree, 2001

Golden Couples: Jim and Betty Birren

The Power of Education in Shaping the Paths of Aging, 1997

Southern Gerontologist, Tribute to James Birren, 2002

ASA’S Aging Today, 2004

ASA Hall of Fame Award to James Birren, 2004

How Do I Think I Got Here? By James E. Birren, 2006

Elsevier Cover Shots: Conversations with Leading Science and Technology Book Authors, 2006

USC Davis School of Gerontology honors Jim Birren on his 90th birthday, 2008

James Birren on Wikipedia, 2010