Fall 2009 Semester Speakers

Gerontology Colloquium Series

 

Monday, September 28, 2009, W-3-125 – (1:00-2:45PM)

David J. Ekerdt, Ph.D., Director, Gerontology Center & Professor of Sociology, University of Kansas and former editor for the

Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences.

Title: “Stuff Accumulates: Age and the Material Convoy.”

Followed by a student workshop: W-3-125 - (2:45-3:30PM)

“Publishing Journal Articles.”

 

Monday, October 5, 2009, W-3-125 – (1:00-2:45PM)

Adam Davey, Ph.D., College of Health Professions and Social Work, Temple University.

Title: “Should You Survive to 105? Population-Based Perspectives on Primary Aging from the Georgia Centenarian Study.”

 

Monday, October 26, 2009, W-3-125 – (1:00-2:45PM)

Edward Thompson, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Director of the Gerontology Studies Program, College of the Holy Cross.

Title:  “Studying the Unusual: Male Breast Cancer.”

 

Monday, November 9, 2009, W-3-125 – (1:00-2:45PM)

Rachel Pruchno, Ph.D., Endowed Professor of Gerontology & Director of Research, New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging,

UMDNJ-SOM

Title: “Successful Aging:  The Public Policy Imperative.”

 

Monday, December 7, 2009, W-3-125 – (1:00-2:45PM)

Suzanne Leveille, Ph.D., BSN, RN, Professor, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston in conjunction with the Rosalie Wolf Interdisciplinary Geriatric Healthcare Research Center @ UMass Worcester.

Title: “Chronic Pain and Falls in the Older Population: New Insights from the MOBILIZE Boston Study.”

 

SAVE THE DATE
Friday, April 23, 2010


Celebrating 30 Years of the Frank J. Manning Certificate Program in Gerontology
and 25 Years of the Gerontology Institute


Luncheon, Campus Center Ballroom


Program highlights:
Address by Scott Bass, provost of American University and  former director of the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston


Celebration of Manning Certificate Class of 2010


Special faculty recognition of Marian Spencer