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Alumna returns to Management of Aging Services master‘s program this semester to teach Technology & Aging When she enrolled in UMass Boston Gerontology’s Management of Aging Services master’s program, Debby Dodds was working in technology and helping her mother, who… Continue Reading →
Looking back, Kirsten Corazzini isn’t surprised that she has built her career in gerontology. For starters, “I was always the kid who had zero interest in babysitting but loved the opportunity to volunteer in a nursing home,” she says. In… Continue Reading →
Kelly Fitzgerald, PhD ‘08, has been named chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing – Geneva at the United Nations. From her home in Zurich, Switzerland, she has served as the committee’s vice chair over the last eight years, working… Continue Reading →
NYU College of Nursing names Bei Wu vice dean for research The Rory Meyers College of Nursing at New York University has named Bei Wu, MS ‘97, PhD ’00, its vice dean for research. Wu has served as inaugural co-director… Continue Reading →
In “Reach out and get in touch: a task force’s mission in Massachusetts,” our Dr. Caitlin Coyle spoke with the New York Times about the Task Force to End Loneliness and Build Community, the Commit to Connect campaign, and social… Continue Reading →
One in Five Gerontology PhDs are earned at UMass Boston The Gerontology program at UMass Boston (UMB) has recognized a significant milestone: its 100th dissertation defense. With the COVID-19 pandemic still requiring most academic work conducted remotely, Krystal Kittle defended… Continue Reading →
By Taryn Hojlo Many executives with distinguished careers in eldercare services can trace their earliest interest in the field to fond family memories. Count Margaret Lutze among them. Lutze credits the close relationships she had with her grandparents as the… Continue Reading →
Elizabeth Chen came to the field of public health later in life. She’s been making up for lost time ever since. Chen, who had been the chief executive of two companies and a leader in higher education, came to the… Continue Reading →
By Taryn Hojlo After years working in management and hospitality, Catherine Williamson was confident she knew how to serve people. For a decade, she had overseen the care of hotel patrons and spa-goers at The Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons…. Continue Reading →
It’s been a year for the record books. The Gerontology Institute Blog covered every major department and institute event of 2017. But few of those posts could match the impact of coverage of students and their accomplishments filed during commencement… Continue Reading →
