GERONTOLOGY NEWS FROM UMASS BOSTON | |
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Older women living alone continue to be at greatest risk for economic insecurity | |
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A new Elder Index report details the depth and scope of economic disadvantage experienced by older adults across the United States. Nationally, half of all older women living alone, compared to 42 percent of older men living alone, have annual incomes below the Elder Index, which is a county-by-county measure of the cost of living for older adults. This level of economic insecurity means not having enough income to afford the local cost of housing, food, transportation, health care and other essentials without assistance.
The report, “Late-life Gender Disparities in Economic Security,” is written by Gerontology Institute Director Jan Mutchler, who produces the Elder Index, with Nidya Velasco Roldan and Yan-Jhu Su.
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Elder Affairs Secretary Elizabeth Chen, MS '14, PhD '16, presents a citation from Governor Maura Healey honoring the impact of the Management of Aging Services program to (from left) Department of Gerontology Chair Edward Alan Miller, Co-Founder and former Co-Director Lillian Glickman, and Co-Founder and Director Ellen Birchander. Below, Birchander announces creation of a student support fund named in Glickman's honor. | |
20th anniversary celebrations honor impact of Management of Aging Services | |
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"Management of Aging Services is a program for professionals,
taught and led by professionals
in the field.”
— Edward Alan Miller, chair,
Department of Gerontology
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Alumni of the Management of Aging Services program at UMass Boston joined university and state leaders in October 2023 to celebrate the graduate gerontology program on its 20th anniversary and to affirm its unique impact in the aging services field. The anniversary celebrations included an on-campus event with senior university administrators and an online panel discussion with alumni, faculty, and current students.
Two decades ago, co-founders Lillian Glickman and Ellen Birchander worked with Frank Caro, then chair of the gerontology department, to design a master's program that would develop leaders in the field of aging while also meeting the needs of students, who are often non-traditional, working professionals with personal responsibilities.
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UMass Gerontology will be well represented at GSA 2023 in Tampa | |
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UMass Boston Gerontology faculty, students, and staff will deliver more than 60 presentations and posters at the 2023 annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America this week in Tampa, Florida.
“This is great representation from our department,” says Edward Alan Miller, PhD, gerontology chair, “not to mention from our alumni, who will have a large presence at the meeting as well.”
Among the UMB faculty, students, and alumni who will be honored with awards at the conference are:
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Bei Wu, MS ‘97, PhD ‘00, Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging.
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Taylor Jansen, PhD ‘23, Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization award for her poster, “Intersection of Race and Place-based Disparities Among Older Adults 65+ in Mississippi.”
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Nina Silverstein, PhD, professor emerita, Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education Mildred Seltzer Distinguished Service Honor.
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Marc Cohen, PhD, co-director of LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, GSA Fellow in Social Research, Policy, and Practice.
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Taylor Jansen, PhD '23, and Nina Silverstein, Phd, professor emerita, at the 2022 GSA meeting. Jansen, now a postdoctoral research fellow at UMass Boston, and Silverstein will receive awards at the 2023 meeting. | |
Coyle featured in Massachusetts podcast | |
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Caitlin Coyle, PhD ‘14, is featured among a handful of fellow leaders in aging in a new podcast, ReiMAgine Aging, produced by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs in partnership with Point32Health Foundation and the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative.
Coyle, who directs the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging at UMass Boston, also co-founded and co-chairs the Taskforce to End Loneliness & Build Community, an innovative statewide coalition of organizations and community members dedicated to fostering connection. Coyle also serves on the Commonwealth’s Age Friendly State designation team.
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UMASS BOSTON GERONTOLOGY '22-'23 IMPACT REPORT | |
By the numbers, 2022-2023 was another good year for the gerontology program at UMass Boston. Learn more and meet a few team members at umbgerontologyimpact.com. | |
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