Gerontology
Presentation Archives
2013 Conference Presentations:
Suzanne Filby-Clark; Laura Dobrzelewski; Julie Alicki; Martha Anderson - "Exploring Community Options TO Age In Place"
Tom Appel - "Making Your Voice Heard"
Bryan Reeder - "Fraud Target: Senior Citizens"
Suzann Ogland-Hand, PhD; Cathy Brady, LMSW; Christine Simons, CTRS; Joy Spahn, MPA - "Empowered for the Dementia Caregiver Journey"
Elaine Schott - "Vintage Status: Powered And Empowering"
Chuck Jaquith; Linda Likely; Jan Amato; Douglas Hale - "Next Step"
Jolene Moore - "Walk for Life: Speed Up Your Stride, Improve Your Health"
Julie Lake - "Senior Odyssey=Serious Play: Exercise The Brain, Challenge Your Limits, Gain Mastery, And Build Friendships"
Priscilla Kimboko, PhD - "Food Matters: Healthy Choices For The Body And Brain"
Sister Sue Tracy - "Laff Jest For The Health Of IT!"
Douglas Chung - "Buddhist Empowerment And Life Transformation"
Linda Kirpes, Lihua Huang, Alisha Cowell - "The Joys of Sex in Later Life"
Student Presentations:
Katelyn Buchholz - "Psycotherapy for Depression in an Aging Population"
Briana Vander Wege - "Mechanisms for Health and Well-Being"
Rachel VanDyken - "Aging and the Effects of Aerobic Exercise"
Kristen Apol - "The Physical and Mental Wellness Intervention"
Jane Marsman - "Providing Meaningful Occupation for Older Adults with Physical Limitations"
Kaitlyn Krimmel - "Elder Abuse and Prevention"
2012 Conference Presentations:
Molly Mettler, MSW - "Mom, I Think We Should Talk: Preparing For the Final Transition"
Susan Jensen, PhD, MSN - Impacts of the New Health Law on Seniors
Cray Mulder, LMSW, PhD; Muthoni Imungi, PhD, LMSW; Amanda Taylor, MSW Candidate; Tim Buteyn, MSW Student and GA - Consequences for Caregivers: Dealing With Ambiguous Loss
Cynthia Beel-Bates, PhD, MSN, & Heather Wallace, PhD, MPH Candidate - Take Charge: Become Your Own Health Advocate
Gayle Ruhl, MSW - Cultural Perspective: Working With Native American Elders
Linda Kirpes, MSW - Suspecting Elder Abuse: Now What?
Joan Borst, PhD, LMSW - Lost & Found: Grief and Loss Associated with Chronic Illness
Jing Chen, PhD, & Christopher Kurby, PhD - Improving the Mind With a Hop, Skip, and a Jump: Part 1 (Kurby) and Part 2 (Chen)
Cathy Weisbeck, PhD, MSW - Transitioning to Honor the Older Population in America (Additional Notes and References)
Paul Reitemeier, PhD - Planning Your Exit Strategy: Making the Most of Your Advanced Directive
Kim Crawford, LMSW - Learning to Live as One: The Journey of Widowhood
Iris Boettcher, MD, CMD - Dementia: What's Up?
Dianne Green-Smith, PhD, LMSW, ACSW - Spiritual Connectedness: A Mother's and Daughter's Journey
David L. Carrier, PC - Late Life Legal Scenarios: How to Preserve What You Own to Protect What You Value
2011 Conference Presentations:
Dr. Larry Lawhorne -The Modern Fountain of Youth: An Ecology of Optimal Aging
Betsy Brown - Using Plant-Based Therapies to Promote Health & Well-being
Suzan Couzens - Spirituality & Health
Muthoni Imungi - Immigrants and Refugees: Aging Issues and Challenges
Chris Kurby - Age Difference in the Understanding & Memory of Everyday Activity
Amanda Baushke - Masterpiece Living: Promoting Successful Aging in Senior Living Facilities
Paul Bennett - Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities: Great Places to Grow Old?
Tracy Booth - Eating for Health: Adapting Culture Food Choices to Healthy Food
Substitution Charts Handout
Recipe 1: Hot Mexican Bean Sauce
Recipe 2: Okra & Tomato
Rita LaReau - Project NICHE (Nurses Improving Care of Health Systems Elders): The SPICES TOOL
Michael Faber - Successful Aging: Overcoming Ageism and Rediscovering Life Purpose
Sue Brooks & Amanda Himes - Do You Feel What I Feel? Understanding Sensory Changes in the Aging Population
Steven Smith - Canadian Prescription Purchasing Practices and Health Care Attitudes Among Michigan Senior Center Participants
2010 Conference Presentations:
Engaging Experienced Adults in Systems Change
Use It or Lose It - Aging Brain and It's Plasticity -
Older Adults and Intergenerational Social Support: Lessons from International Experience
Elder Law and Late Life Financial Preparation
Brain Health: A Subject That Matters to Everyone
The More The Merrier: Friends and Family Enhance Well being
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