Strong Contingency Attends GSA
12/10/2007
The Center on Age & Community sends staff, scholars, students to GSA.
The Center on Age & Community sent a strong contingency of staff, scholars, and graduate students to San Francisco, CA for the Gerontological Society of America's 60th Annual Conference in November. In addition to the papers, poster presentations, and symposiums showcasing a range of interesting research projects, the center's display booth attracted people from all over the country interested in our list of creative products, the upcoming Post Doctoral Fellowship opportunity, and the cool freebees!
The following people participated in conference activities by presenting papers, posters, or taking part in symposiums on their projects:
Anne Basting, CAC Director, Poster session on the impact of a service learning program with TimeSlips at UWM and at Lehigh University; Symposium with Dr. Bruce Miller and Dr. Dolores Gallagher-Thompson called "From the Lab to the Livingroom: Challenges in Translating Research on Memory-Loss."
Thomas Fritsch, CAC Associate Director, Poster presentation entitled, "Prevalence and cognitive bases of subjective memory complaints in older adults: Evidence from a community sample."
Jung Kwak, CAC Post Doctoral Fellow, Presented three posters and participated in a symposium: "Ethnic Differences in End-of-Life Care Planning and Preferences for Hospice"; "Neoliberalism and the Future of Retirement Security in the United States"; "Behavioral health problems and service costs for White, Black and Hispanic Medicaid beneficiaries before and after admission to nursing homes"; and "The Relationship between Filial Identity and Caregiver Burden among Adult-Child Caregivers."
Joshua Lang, Office of Applied Gerontology, Presented poster entitled "The Impact of Creative Activities on Elder Engagement"
Rhonda Montgomery, Office of Applied Gerontology, presented four papers: "The Development of a Caregiver Assessment Tool: Translating Research into Practice"; "Measuring Caregiver Identity and its Association with Caregiver Burden"; "The Impact of Creative Activities on Elder Engagement"; "The Impact of Social Embarrassment on Caregiving Distress in a Multi-Cultural Sample of Caregivers"; and "Beyond Eligibility: Caregiver Assessment as a Sustaining Device."
Sarah Morgan, College of Nursing, Poster presentation entitled, Using Principles of Diffusion of Innovation to Improve Nursing Home Care (co-authored with Christine Kovach, PhD, RN, FAAN and Michael Brondino, PhD).
Jeannine Rowe, Office of Applied Gerontology, Participant/Co-author of Symposium Session: The Relationship between Filial Identity and Caregiver Burden among Adult-Child Caregivers; Poster Session: The Impact of Creative Activities on Elder Engagement.
Marie Savundranayagam, Social Work, Colloquium: What makes a stressor burdensome? Explaining the variability of burden in spouse caregivers. She also chaired a session on "Aging and Mental Health."
For information, please contact the center's main office at 414.229.2740, or contact individuals directly via the staff page or scholar page of this website.
