Category Archives: Gerontology

GSU Professor examines Population Aging in China

GSU Professor Heying Jenny Zhan

Check out this recent publication by the GSU 2011 Gerontology Institute‘s Distinguished Faculty Award winner Sociology Professor Heying Jenny Zhan: Zhan, H. (2013). Population aging and long-term care in China. Generations, 37(1), 53-58. Dr. Zhan first discusses the influence on … Continue reading

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Elder Abuse Highlighted by GSU Professor

Congratulations to Dr. Sheryl Strasser, Assistant Professor of Public Health, for her recent publication, “Elder abuse: What coroners know and need to know.” in the Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. Dr. Strasser is a member of the leadership team … Continue reading

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GSU Gerontology Professor’s Research shows that “Family Matters”

GSU Gerontology professors Kemp and Ball

Check out this recently-published article by GSU Gerontology Professor Candace Kemp‘s (and former GSU professor Mary Ball), which applies their “convoy model” developed in a previous article (Kemp, Balll, & Perkins, 2013): Perkins, M. M., Ball, M. M., Kemp, C. … Continue reading

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Trouble Accessing Articles?

Looking for a specific article? Here’s how to tell if the library has it and how to get a copy if we don’t. Step 1: Find It @ GSU You’ll be able to access articles in journals the library subscribes … Continue reading

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Congrats to GSU Prof Candace Kemp on her promotion!

GSU Prof Kemp

Congratulations to GSU Gerontology/Sociology Professor Candace Kemp for her recent promotion to Associate Professor!  Special accomplishments Dr. Kemp has achieved include: Recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Gerontology Faculty Award, Georgia State University Co-Investigator on two National Institute on Aging grant-funded … Continue reading

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C. Everett Koop, MD 1916-2013

Charles Everett Koop, MD has passed away.  He was a pioneering pediatric surgeon and served two terms with the U.S. Public Health Service as the Surgeon General of the United States (1981-1989). The C. Everett Koop Papers are held by … Continue reading

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It Takes a Convoy to Care for Our Elderly

GSU Gerontology professors Kemp and Ball

Check out this recently-published article by GSU Gerontology Professor Candace Kemp‘s (and former GSU professor Mary Ball) on the importance of “convoys,” or a “collection of close social relationships” (Kemp et al., 2013, p. 17) in care of aged persons … Continue reading

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PubMed Workshops in the Library

PubMed is a database with over 22 million records and 5 thousand plus journals dating back to 1946.  As a free service provided by the National Library of Medicine, it is the most important resource for medical literature in the … Continue reading

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Study Sociology of Aging in China!

Elderly Chinese Woman

  Interested in studying abroad?  Join GSU Sociology/Gerontology Professor Heying Jenny Zhan in Maymester 2013 and explore the differences in social policies and elder care practices between China and the U.S. Students – and visit Beijing, Shanghai, and Changsha! Learn … Continue reading

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Focus on Housing for Older Adults

In August, Dr. Terri Lewinson of the School of Social Work was named as a recipient of a prestigious Hartford Foundation research grant. Dr. Lewinson will be using the grant support to support her research in the field of geriatric … Continue reading

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