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Welcome to Gerontology@ UMass Boston!
2019 New Student Orientation
Agenda• Welcome to Gerontology @ UMass Boston• Gerontology Department
– History– Faculty– Alumni– Students
• Orientation events• Academic calendar• Student area & computer lab• WISER• Academic regulations• Curriculum, papers, and dissertation• Sigma phi omega• Gerontology Institute • McCormack Graduate School
– Academic programs, Centers, and Institutes– McCormack Scholars
GerontologyDepartment
GerontologyInstitute
34 tenure and NTT Faculty
31+ Institute fellows
GI & GD StaffGI and GDChristopher Brindley, Computer Information Specialist
Jeffrey Burr, Department Chair
Michele Campbell, Graduate Program Administrator
Kathleen Carr, Assistant to the Director of the Gerontology Institute
Len Fishman, Institute Director
Edward Miller, Graduate Program Director
Martin Hansen-Verma, Communications, Marketing & Recruitment Manager
Josephine Sturgis, Director for Research Administration and Finance
Pension Action CenterRichard Icobucci , Development & Community Education Coordinator, Illinois Pension Assistance Project
Anna Tabor, JD, Managing Attorney, Pension Action Center
Osher LifeLong Learning Institute (OLLI) McCormack Building, 3rd Floor, Rm. 003Andrew Glazier, Office Manager, Data Specialist
Jim Hermelbracht, Director, OLLI
Catherine Phillips, Off-Site Program Coordinator
Genevieve Peterson, Program Coordinator
Jerrilyn Quinlan, Copywriter and Communications
Center for Social and Demographic ResearchCaitlin Coyle, Research Fellow, Center for Social & Demographic Research on Aging
Jan Mutchler, Director
Rebecca Mailman, Project Manager
Center on Long-Term Services and Supports (COLTSS)Marc Cohen, Inaugural Director
Areas of Research• Productive/healthy aging: Volunteerism • Civic engagement • Employment in later
life • Work transitions
• Social demography of aging: Household composition/ living arrangements Intergenerational relationships • Grandparenthood • Centenarians
• Racial and ethnic disparities: Health status • Poverty • Caregiving • Clinical trial participation • End-of-life care • Volunteering
• Long‐term services and supports: Nursing homes • Home health care • Nursing home reimbursement • Consumer involvement in nursing home reimbursement • Risk of nursing home placement • Risk of hospitalization • Integrating Medicare and Medicaid • Managed care • PACE • LTC insurance • Quality indicators • Pay‐for‐performance • Caregiving (formal and informal) • Overseas LTC and LTC insurance • Media portrayal • Culture change movement • HIT • Rebalancing • Medicaid block granting • Workforce
• Retirement: Income security • Pensions • Marital/family relations • Intergenerational caregiving and wealth transfer
• Driving: Older drivers • Risk factors for cessation • Dementia and driving
• End‐of‐life care: Palliative care • Bereavement
• Other: Program implementation and evaluation • Comparative health policy • Telemedicine and e‐health
Gerontology Institute
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTONJohn W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies
August 28, 2019
4 Centers and Institutes
Pension Action Center
established
1994
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
established @ UMB
1999
Center for Social & Demographic
Research on Aging
established
2012
Center on Long-Term Services and Supports (COLTSS)
Established 2016
Peer-Reviewed Journals
Journal of Aging and Social Policy▪ First issue in 1989
▪ Published by Routledge
▪ Editor-in-Chief, Edward Alan Miller, International Editor: Michael Gusmano,
▪ Managing Editor: Elizabeth Simpson
Research on Aging▪ One of the oldest journals of gerontology
▪ Published by SAGE Publication
▪ Editor: Jeffrey A. Burr
▪ Managing Editor: Bon Kim
Current/Potential Collaborators
• MGS Graduate Programs
– Global Governance and Human Security
– Public Policy
• MGS Institutes and Centers
– Center for Social Policy
– Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy
– Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
Current/Potential Collaborators (cont’d.)
• Other UMB entities– College of Nursing and Health Sciences – School for Global Inclusion and Social Development/Institute for
Community Inclusion– College of Advancing and Professional Studies– College of Education and Human Development– College of Liberal Arts– College of Management– College of Public and Community Service
• Other UMass entities– Commonwealth Medicine– UMass Medical School
Gerontology Department
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTONJohn W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies
August 28, 2019
History of PhD Program
• Founded in 1990
• 2nd oldest Gerontology PhD program in world
• 1 in 4 Gerontology PhDs are a graduate of this program
Dr. Kathrin Boerner, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Gerontology, Fellow, Gerontology Institute Areas of Expertise: Serious illness, end-of-life, bereavement, family caregiving and support needs, long-term care workforce issues
Dr. Jeffrey Burr, PhD
Professor, Department of Gerontology Fellow, Gerontology Institute Areas of expertise: Social demography, household composition, labor force, race/ethnicity, productive activity, aging and health
Dr. Elizabeth Dugan, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Gerontology, Fellow, Gerontology Institute Areas of expertise: Older drivers, healthy aging, psychological outcomes
Dr. Kyungmin Kim, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Gerontology Areas of expertise: Intergenerational relations in later years, support exchanges between generations, family caregiving
Dr. Edward Alan Miller, PhD, MPA
Associate Professor, Department of Gerontology, Fellow, Gerontology Institute Areas of expertise: Long-term care, intergovernmental relations, program implementation and evaluation, telemedicine and e-health
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Dr. Jan Mutchler, PhD
Professor, Department of Gerontology, Fellow, Gerontology Institute Areas of expertise: Diversity, intergenerational support, health disparities, economic security, social demography
Dr. Pamela Nadash, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Gerontology, Fellow, Gerontology Institute Areas of expertise: Long-term care, comparative health policy, consumer choice, integrated care
Dr. Nina Silverstein, PhD Professor, Department of Gerontology, McCormack Graduate School Areas of expertise: Professor Silverstein has a national reputation for her research into the social impact of Alzheimer's disease.
Dr. Jeff Stokes, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Gerontology, Fellow, Gerontology Institute Areas of expertise: Aging and health; social relationships; marriage and family; neighborhood effects; bereavement; quantitative methods
Dr. Qian Song, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Gerontology, Fellow, Gerontology Institute Areas of expertise:
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Ceara Somerville, PhD Candidate in Gerontology:"Working at the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging has made such a huge impact on my education and trained me for the research involved in anticipating community needs among the aging population."
Gerontology Students Present at AGHE, GSA, ASA Conferences
3 Successful Dissertation Defenses last Academic Year!
Krystal Kittle, PhD Candidate in Gerontology:"My internship with Fenway Health's LGBT Aging prospect has given me a newfound perspective on how research shapes a community. It's been a chance for me to apply what I've learned in the classroom and get a head start with my own research."
Management of Aging Services Program
• Online• Second largest in country• 66 students enrolled• 360 alumni• Co-Directors: Lillian Glickman & Ellen Birchander
Student Area
Computer Lab• https://www.umb.edu/it/print• Printing policy• Saving documents• WiFi
• IT Contact, Chris Brindley• christopher.brindley@umb.edu
Popular Information Technology Services
• WISER
• Wifi
• Blackboard and Collaboration Tools
• Print on Campus
• Software
• Student Discounts
• Classroom Technology Support
• Security
Academic regulationsKey Points:
• University Policy on Incomplete Grades
• You must be able to complete the remaining assignment without retaking the course
• Must be arranged with Professor prior to end of semester
• Agreement must be documented and signed by student and faculty (with a copy to Michele Campbell)
• GPA Requirement of 3.0
• Cumulative GPA must be 3.0 or higher in order to graduate
• Statute of Limitations Policy
• You must complete this program within 7 years
• Leave of Absence
• Maximum of 2 years with approval of GPD
• Complete the Leave of Absence form
• Must pay program fee each Spring and Fall semester to remain matriculated
• Late Registration Fee
• Avoid this fee by registering by the deadline each semester
Academic regulations, continued• UMass Boston Email Account
• Check your account regularly for official University communication
• It is possible to forward your University email to a personal email account
• Continuous Registration - Matriculation Policy
• If you do not register for a class (spring and fall semesters), you must maintain your status as a matriculated student by registering for and paying the program fee.
• Full Time and Part Time Course Load
• Maximum course load is 13 credits
• Full Time is 9 or more credits
• Part Time is 8 or fewer credits
• Graduation Declaration
• Complete form and submit by deadline
Curriculum, papers, dissertation
• Sample course
schedule
• Second Year Paper
• Qualifying Paper
• Dissertation Process Guidelines
Student to do list
✓ Student ID –Quinn Administration Building, 2nd Floor, Rm. 059
✓ Library barcode✓ Healy Library - Circulation Desk with UMass
Boston ID card
✓ Familiarize yourself with workspace
✓ Connect with faculty advisor and supervisor
✓ Assistantship paperwork
Stay connected!
• GeroNews
• UMass Gerontology Twitter Page
• UMass Gerontology LinkedIn group
• UMass Gerontology FaceBook page
https://mccormack.umb.edu/events
Sigma Phi Omega2019 Walk to End Alzheimer's -Greater Boston - Cambridge, MALocation: DCR North Point ParkDate: 09/22/2019Your Team: University of Massachusetts Boston GerontologyYour Team ID: 575204If you can’t immediately locate the team, try searching using the last name “Lim” in the Captain’s field Elizabeth.Simpson001@umb.edu
• Dean David Cash• Associate Dean Rita “Kiki” Edozie
McCormack Graduate SchoolAcademic Programs
• Conflict Resolution, Grad Certificate
• Conflict Resolution, MA
• Gerontology, Grad Certificate
• Gerontology, MS
• Gerontology, MS, Aging Services
• Gerontology, PhD
• Global Gov and Human Sec, PhD
• Int’l Relations, MSPA
• Public Affairs, MS
• Public Policy, PhD
• Women in Politics, Grad Certificate
Institutes and Centers• Center for Governance and Sustainability
• Center on Long-Term Services and Supports (COLTSS)
• Center for Peace, Democracy and Development
• Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters
• Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging
• Center for Social Policy
• Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy
• Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate and Security
• Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
• Gerontology Institute
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
• Pension Action Center
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