Gerontology Institute at Georgia State University

Sending out a big congratulations to our own Dr. Vonetta Dotson! Students and faculty had a great time at the grand opening of her brick and mortar location of CerebroFit: Integrated Brain Health endeavor in Decatur. Learn more at https://t.gsu.edu/46guxk3 Photo credit: Chanel Reid

Congratulations to Taylor Pope for successfully defending her thesis entitled, "Buying into the Dirty Joke: A Discourse Analysis on the Use of Editorial Cartoons About Older Adults and S*x." Dr. Wendy Simonds chaired the committee and Drs. Skipper and Morgan were committee members.

Congratulations to Ebenezer Martey who successfully defended his thesis entitled, "Organizational Culture and Social Integration in Nursing Homes." His committee was chaired by Dr. Morgan and his committee included Drs. Kemp and Skipper.

Congratulations to Erreannau Zellous who successfully defended her MA Thesis entitled, "Human-Animal Interaction in the Lives of Assisted Living Residents with Dementia." The thesis was chaired by Dr. Candace Kemp and her committee included Drs. Skipper and Morgan.

Gerontology has wonderful students - Chanel Reid received the Outstanding Graduate student award this year!

Gerontology student Chanel Reid researches how social isolation, loneliness and elevated su***de risks (SILES) can impact the older adults. Her work in the field earned her the Dean’s Graduate Research Grant, the Gerontology Alumni Endowed Scholarship Award & the Harold V. & Anna Marie Little Scholarship in Gerontology Award!

"I want to thank the GSU Gerontology Institute, the facility, and classmates for the honor of a global education," said Reid. "My world has been forever touched by inspiration, their life journeys, and the honor of their presence during my graduate program."

Reid plans to continue her work to ensure that older adults have the resources to combat social isolation, loneliness, depression, and su***de desire, and to minimize the harmful impacts. Kudos Chanel!

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The Gerontology Institute and the Culture Change Network of Georgia were well-represented at the Eden Alternative 30th anniversary International Conference. Dr. Morgan, Kim McRae and Walter Coffey presented on our work on person-centered dementia care and coalition-building.

Dr. Kemp and the Dad's Garage team presented "Improving Care through Improv" to at the state Long-Term Care Ombudsman conference in Macon. We are so grateful for collaborations with our partners!

Congratulations to this year's Gerontology Master's Graduates!

Job opportunities with the Division of Aging for Gerontology grads- see link below:

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Congratulations to Dr. Alexis Bender, Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Emory University School of Medicine! Dr. Bender was awarded our 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award.

We are thrilled to share that Elizabeth Head, Deputy Directory, Injury Prevention Program, Georgia Department of Public Health was awarded the 2024 Distinguished Service Award from the Gerontology Institute. We are so proud to be partners with this wonderful colleague and friend! Thank you for all you do for older adults and all you do for our students!

Guess who won the Distinguished Faculty Award for 2024? Our own Dr. Skipper! Congratulations Dr. Skipper. We are so lucky to be your colleagues and our students are so lucky to have you in their corner.

We are approved to hire a full-time lecturer. We are excited to grow Gerontology!
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It's time to celebrate our students, faculty, alumni and collaborators. We had a very successful Capstone and Awards Celebration this week. Congratulations to all our award winners!

Dr. Simonds took her Death and Dying class to Oakland Cemetary. A great springtime adventure!

GSU Gerontology is a proud sponsor of this year's SGS conference. Thanks to the students, faculty, alumni and community partners that represented us so well. A special shout out to the super talented Amanda James - Thank you for your hard work, dedication and leadership.

Not sure it is possible for GSU Gerontology faculty to be more proud of our students and alumni - award winners, paper and poster presenters and fantastic volunteers!

SPO leaders and members celebrate a win - SPO 2024 Video Award to Alpha Omega Chapter - GSU Gerontology.

Dr. Kemp wins the GRITs award! Ebenezer Martey wins the student travel award. Dr. Burgess is designated a VM Fellow. Students, alumni, community partners, colleagues presented their work. It was a big day for GSU Gerontology!

Photos with friends, alumni, colleagues and students. Don't forget to bid high and often at the Silent Auction!

Photo booths, networking breakfasts, lots of papers and a keynote on improving care through improv. Fun times with GSU Gerontology, our alumni, colleagues, students and community partners!

Dr. Candace Kemp and the Dad's Garage troupe - the most fun ever had at a keynote!

First night of the Southern Gerontological Society conference - lots of student and faculty posters and fun-filled networking.

Celebrating 50 years of the Gerontology Institute at Georgia State University!

Georgia State University’s Gerontology Institute Celebrates 50 Years In the fall of 1973, Dr. Barbara Pittard Payne, a professor in the Sociology Department at Georgia State University, launched the university’s first gerontology program. Over the next fifty years, the program would grow to become the university's Gerontology Institute.

A few pictures from the day's festivities. Such a great day! Thanks to all our students, alumni, staff, community partners and friends for joining in to celebrate 50 years of GSU Gerontology!

Today's the day! The weather looks good in Atlanta. Our friends are coming to town to celebrate 50 years! See you there!

Dr. Skipper is involved in another exciting project. See video on how to submit your paper.

Special Issue Call for Papers: Exemplary Strong Black Marriages & Families This issue will present rigorous empirical work (quantitative and qualitative) that focuses on exemplary, long-term (preferably 20 years or more) Black marri...

Ebenezer Martey successfully defended his master's thesis proposal that examines organizational culture and social isolation in nursing homes. Congratulations Ebenezer! We are so excited to see this project come to life.