Professor at the Rutgers School of Social Work who collaborates across disciplines and sectors for a better aging world.
New Brunswick, NJ
Joined February 2010
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At the annual conference of New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well and learned the term “queenager”—Love it! #reframeaging
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#FeaturedFriday spotlights folks in our network & their contributions toward #EmancipatorySciences. This week, we’re featuring Dr. Emily Greenfield @agingworld. Learn more about Dr. Greenfield & the Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration @RUagingcollab! buff.ly/3OdsWnt
Thanks to all for the collaboration, including @OfficialWRI and @RutgersCommInfo for leading the Rutgers grant program that made this possible!
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Proud to speak as an Alzheimer’s Association grantee, allowing for a collaborative project with @CSDRA_UMB and Dementia Friendly Massachusetts @masscoa
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Proud to speak as a grantee of the Alzheimer’s Association and as a Rutgers social work faculty member! @RutgersSSW @RutgersU
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Proud to speak as a grantee of the Alzheimer’s Association and as a gerontologist and social work researcher! @agesocialwork @geronsociety
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Maggie Kuhn founded the Gray Panthers 50 years ago.
"Her passion was to shatter every stereotype she could about older people and, as a lifelong feminist, especially older women," writes Susan J. Douglas nyti.ms/3hwHc7g
This fantastic article highlights how #diversity in experiences of aging problematizes one-size-fits-all constructions of later life.
Is a 65-year-old "old"? "Middle-aged"? Something else?
My latest in @TheAtlantic explores the many terms we use (or don't) to refer to the final stages of life:
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Revised and more rigorous ratings for #nursinghome quality to be made public on February 20. nytimes.com/2015/02/13/busin…
Kudos to @ASAging for supporting students in the field of aging through partnership with @SouthwestAir. #AiA15 asaging.org/american-society…
Zipcode indicates risk for readmissions among older patients: call for #socialwork action on interprofessional teams. nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news…
My colleague, @michaellasala, offers advice on optimizing holiday cheer with family—useful for young and old alike. news.rutgers.edu/feature/hol…
#Nonprofits bring #assistedliving services to public housing in NJ; discussion of challenges and opportunities ahead. northjersey.com/news/assiste…
Scaling a model that brings hospital services to vulnerable elders' homes. Welcome to the future of healthcare? jhartfound.org/blog/hartford…
#NYC to bring #age-friendly city initiative to scale by implementing "aging improvement districts" in 10 more areas. nyam.org/news/nyam-news/2014…
National Resource Center launches photo contest to highlight beauty of #lgbt #aging. Deadline: March 13. lgbtagingcenter.org/resource…
Research on strengths and vulnerabilities of Latina/o #caregivers inspires bilingual public service campaign. washingtonpost.com/local/pub…
Study on resident-to-resident aggression: A call for anti-bullying initiatives in skilled nursing facilities. commonhealth.wbur.org/2014/1…
Survey of Area Agencies on Aging finds more than 70% offer programs to help people avoid institutional care. washingtonpost.com/national/…
Milken Institute calling on mayors to sign a pledge to make their cities work better for older adults. milkeninstitute.org/newsroom…