The School of Gerontology is the instructional division of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center. The Gerontology Center was established in 1964 as a major research and training institute for the study of aging. The school is able to draw upon the rich and supportive environment of the center to offer a wide range of professional and scientific courses.
The major purpose of the school is the preparation of professionals at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels for work in programs, organizations, agencies and businesses which address the needs of an aging population. This includes the education of administrators, program planners, policy analysts, researchers, instructors and direct service personnel for employment in government, human services, social services, health care, education, recreation and private enterprise.
The school functions as a multidisciplinary educational institution with faculty members representing the major professional and disciplinary fields related to gerontology.
The curriculum provides each student with a firm understanding of the basic concepts and research of gerontology in addition to developing professional skills in a particular area through field practice, course work and research.
David A. Peterson, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Andrus Center, and Director, School of Gerontology
AARP-University Chair in Gerontology: Vern L. Bengtson, Ph.D. (Sociology )
Paul F. Glenn Foundation Chair in Cellular and Molecular Gerontology: Pamela Larsen, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences )
ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging: Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences )
James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology: Franz F. Hefti, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences )
UPS Foundation Chair in Gerontology: Jon Pynoos, Ph.D. (Urban and Regional Planning )
Merle H. Bensinger Professorship in Gerontology: Bob Knight, Ph.D. (Behavioral Sciences )
Albert L. and Madelyne G. Hanson Family Trust Assistant Professorship: Merril Silverstein, Ph.D. (Sociology )
Professors: William Bondareff, M.D., Ph.D. (Medicine ); Eileen Crimmins, Ph.D. (Sociology); Margaret Gatz, Ph.D. (Psychology); William Lammers, Ph.D. (Political Science); Peter V. Lee, M.D. (Family Medicine); Martin Levine, Ph.D. (Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences); David A. Peterson, Ph.D. (Education); John Tower, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences)
Associate Professors: Victor W. Henderson, M.D. (Neurology); Bob Knight, Ph.D. (Psychology); Loren G. Lipson, M.D. (Medicine); Jeffrey McCombs, Ph.D. (Pharmacy); Thomas H. McNeill, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences); Michal Mor-Borak, D.S.W. (Social Work); Roseann Mulligan, D.D.S. (Dentistry); Robert C. Myrtle, D.P.A. (Public Administration); Mike Nichol, Ph.D.; Victor Regnier, M.Arch. (Architecture); Bradley R. Williams, Pharm.D. (Clinical Pharmacy); Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D. (Psychology)
Assistant Professors: Julie Anderson, Ph.D. (Neurogerontology); Fred De Jong (Social Work); Lisa Greenwell, Ph.D. (Sociology); Phoebe Liebig, Ph.D. (Public Administration); Daniel M. Rice, Ph.D. (Psychology); Jean Shelton, Ph.D. (Economics); Merril Silverstein, Ph.D. (Sociology); John Walsh, Ph.D.; Kathleen Wilber, Ph.D. (Public Administration)
Research Assistant Professors: Donna Benton, Ph.D.; Galen Buckwalter, Ph.D. (Psychology); Martha Lampert Etchells, Ph.D.; Roseanne Giarrusso, Ph.D.; Steven Johnson, Ph.D.; Beat Knusel, Ph.D.; Beverly Lowe, Ph.D.; Todd Morgan, Ph.D.; Giulio Pasinetti, M.D., Ph.D.; Christine Peterson, Ph.D.; Pamela Wendt, Ph.D.
Lecturer: Helen Dennis, M.A.
Adjunct Professors: Gerald A. Larue, Ph.D. (Religion); Fernando Torres-Gil, Ph.D. (Public Administration); Marlene Wagner, Ph.D. (Literature)
Adjunct Associate Professors: Bryan Kemp, Ph.D.; Monika White, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professors: Valerie L. Remnet, Ph.D.; Jeffrey Young, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professors: Michael Gilewski, Ph.D.; Craig Schweon, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professors: Thomas X. Cuyegkeng, M.D. (Medicine); Anne Katz, Ph.D. (Social Work); Daniel Kempler, Ph.D.; Laura Mosqueda, M.D. (Medicine); I. Maribel Taussig, Ph.D. (Psychology)
Emeritus Professors: James E. Birren, Ph.D. (Psychology); Margaret Hartford, Ph.D. (Social Work); Pauline Robinson, Ph.D. (Sociology); Ruth B. Weg, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences)
Emeritus Research Associate Professors: Richard Davis, Ph.D.; Pauline Robinson, Ph.D.; Raymond Steinberg, D.S.W.
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