Present | Professor, University of South Florida ‐ Aging Studies and Social Work, Sarasota-Manatee Campus | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2003 - Present | Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Training Program |
Funded by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs | |
Role: PI | |
$98,428 | |
2018 - 2021 | AARP Age-Friendly Communities Consultant |
AARP Florida | |
$181,299 | |
2015 - 2018 | Age-Friendly Sarasota |
The Patterson Foundation | |
Role: PI | |
$185,500 | |
2010 - 2011 | Enhancing Dignity and Independence in Aging |
The Patterson Foundation and SCOPE | |
Role: PI | |
$197,500 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2021 | Member, USFSM Strategic Initiatives Committee | 2019 - 2020 | Chair, CLASS Annual Review Committee for T&P, USFSM | 2019 - 2020 | Member, Public Health Leadership Certificate Program, USF College of Public Heath | 2018 - 2020 | Member, Faculty Task Force on USF System Reunification, USFSM | 2009 | Co-chair, Faculty Evaluation Committee, USF School of Social Work |
Honors and Awards
- Healthy Ageing Leadership Program Tutor, World Health Organization, 2019
- Next Avenue Top 50 National Influencer in Aging, 2017
- Artist Scholar Award, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, University of South Florida Chapter, 2017
- International Award for Excellence for The International Journal of Aging and Society, 2016
- USF System-wide Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, 2016
Courses
- Physical Change and Aging
- The American Social Welfare System
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Field Research I & II
- Clinical Research I
- Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- Aging & Social Policy
2000 | Ph.D., State University of Albany | |
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1990 | M.P.H., University of California, Los Angeles | |
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1988 | M.S.G., University of Southern California | |
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1988 | M.S.W., University of Southern California | |
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1986 | B.S., State University of New York | |
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1979 | Nursing Diploma, Ulster County Board of Cooperative Educational Services | |
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Contact Information
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