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Congratulations to Giyeon Kim, Ph.D. in Aging Studies student at the USF School of Aging Studies on receiving the GSA Preconference Workshop Scholarship. This award will assist Giyeon in attending the workshop entitled, “Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research: Improving the Quality of Science and Addressing Health Disparities.” at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, FL, November 18 – 22, 2005. |
Body or mind: use it or lose it
Hindu, India
Dr. Ross Andel of the University of South Florida has collaborated with colleagues in Sweden and analysed the connection between the incidence of Alzheimer's in these twins and their education, work pattern and the complexity of the work they had been involved in. http://www.hindu.com/seta/2005/10/20/stories/2005102000101500.htm
Tampa Tribune,
October 13, 2005
Dr. William Haley, Director of the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida, will hold an informal presentation entitled: “Caregiving and Lifestyle Issues,” and a question-and-answer session at 7pm October 13, 2005 for the Senior Care Programs at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, http://www.tampatrib.com/News/MGB8CF9ZPEE.html
Arts and aging combine for a healthier, more creative retirement Nationally, the population of people 65 and older will grow from 35 million to more than 70 million by 2040. The older population in Florida, which represents a higher percentage of our total population than any other state, will more than double to more than 5 million by 2040. Florida has benefited enormously from its large retiree population for decades. In fact, the economic benefits are so compelling that several other Southern states are actively competing with Florida to attract as many retirees as possible. More ...http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051010/COLUMNIST13/510100385
Dementia Strategies
University Beat
October 9th, 2005
An assistant professor and a graduate student from USF's School of Aging Studies have teamed up to put together a review of the most commonly researched strategies to reduce the risk of cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's disease--and most of those factors are the same as those for other diseases like cancer, heart disease or diabetes. Listen Now.
If you would like more information on this subject, please contact:
Ross Andel, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, USF's
School of Aging Studies
Email: randel@cas.usf.edu
Phone: 813-974-9743
Summary of Article: www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/1745509X.1.1.107
Complex work may help ward off Alzheimer's
This report ran in 11 publications nationally
The study's lead author, Dr Ross Andel of the University of South Florida in Tampa, says they "provide some mental exercise" that helps to delay the onset of dementia later in life. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=1152577
Relationship between complexity of main lifetime occupation and ...
News-Medical.net
Publishing in the September issue of the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, University of South Florida School of Aging Studies researcher Ross Andel and James Mortimer, professor, USF College of Public Health, examined the relationship between complexity of main lifetime occupation and risk for Alzheimer's disease and dementia in general. More….. http://www.news-medical.net/?id=13003 http://www.mydna.com/health/mental/news/resources/news/200509/news_20050906_comdem.html
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Dr. Sandra Reynolds work on “obesity and the elderly”is being reported on University Beat (WUSF 89.7 on your radio dial) starting Monday (8/29) and Thursday (9/01) at 3:57 p.m. and Tuesday (8/30) and Friday (9/02) at 9:05 a.m.
The report is up on the internet, and can be heard anytime at:
http://www.wusf.usf.edu/wusf-fm/programming/highlights/FM_UniversityBeat_TVLk.cfm.
http://www.gg2.net/viewnews.asp?nid=187&tid=health&catid=Health%20News
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Congratulations to Christopher Rosnick, Ph.D.
Dr. Rosnick successfully defending his Doctoral Dissertation for Ph.D. degree in Aging Studies entitled “STRESS AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN OLDER ADULTS,” (Friday, August 12th, 2005 @ 1:00pm in MHC 1329) |
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Medical Beat
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
USF researcher Ross Andel says it may be possible to reduce dementia. |
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Dementia is a condition where you have a loss of cognitive functions due to changes in your brain caused by disease or trauma. Trying to reduce the onset or progression of risk factors associated with the disease is what local researchers are studying.
In today's Health Team 9 Medical Beat, Bay News Nine's Tammy Robiconti introduces us to a USF researcher who has a few tips for all of us helping us keep our mind in tact.
Click here to learn more about dementia.
USF Press release on Dementia study
TAMPA, Fla.-- University of South Florida School of Aging Studies researchers Ross Andel and Tiffany Hughes published a paper in the inaugural issue of Aging Health (Vol.1 No1.) presenting a review of strategies that might help reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life. Andel, Hughes and co-author Michael Crowe from the University of Alabama at Birmingham reviewed genetic factors, early and midlife factors, cognitive training, medication and supplements and physical issues such as diet, nutrition and exercise...http://www.baynews9.com/content/8/2005/8/10/112648.html
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USF AGING STUDIES RESEARCHERS FOCUS ON DEMENTIA RISK REDUCTION
By Randolph Fillmore TAMPA, Fla. (Aug. 9, 2005)
School of Aging Studies researchers published a review of strategies that might help reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in later life. Read more about it http://usfnews.usf.edu/page.cfm?link=article&aid=1009
USF RESEARCHER: OBESITY MORE LIKELY TO CAUSE DISABILITY THAN CONTRIBUTE TO DEATH IN ELDERLY
USF School of Aging Studies researcher Sandra Reynolds has found that the obese elderly are more likely to suffer disability than death as a result of obesity. Read more about it... http://usfnews.usf.edu/page.cfm?link=article&aid=1005, http://www.tampatrib.com/News/MGB8DMPIYBE.html,
http://www.hernandotoday.com/health/MGBQV8UF9CE.html
& http://www.geron.org/press/obesity.htm
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Early warning signs of Alzheimer's show up across cognitive areas ...
I-Newswire.com & RedNova.com
Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, affiliated also with the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University of South Florida, crunched the ...http://i-newswire.com/pr39654.html
Article: "Cognitive impairment in preclinical Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis;" Lars Bäckman, PhD, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Gerontology Research Center and Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Sari Jones, PhD, Anna-Karin Berger, PhD, and Erika Jonsson Laukka. PhD, Karolinska Institute and Stockholm Gerontology Research Center; Brent J. Small, PhD, University of South Florida. Neuropsychology, Vol. 19, No. 4. ( Full text of the article is available from the APA Public Affairs Office and at http://www.apa.org/journals/releases/neu194520.pdf )
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Congratulations to Kathryn Petrossi, Ph.D.
Dr. Petrossi successfully defended her Doctoral Dissertation for Ph.D. degree in Aging Studies entitled, “Expanding the Science of Successful Aging: Older Adults Living in Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCS).” (July 25th, 2005 @ 3:00pm). |
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Congratulations to Allison M. Burton, Ph.D.
Dr. Burton successfully defended her Doctoral Dissertation for Ph.D. degree in Aging Studies entitled, “The relationship Between Caregiving and Bereavement: A Series of Three Studies. (July 18th, 2005 @ 9am in MHC 1329). |
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Congratulations to Mary Kaplan
on her newly published book, “Solomon Carter Fuller: Where my Caravan Has Rested.” Ms Kaplan will be the featured speaker on November 1st, 2005 in the DAC Teco Room for the Fall 2005 Africana Studies Open House. |
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Congratulations to Christopher B. Rosnick
on being a winner for the 2005 Laurence G. Branch Doctoral Student Research Award in honor of outstanding students for exceptional research during their training. Topic of his research, “Negative Life Events and Cognitive Performance in a Population of Older Adults”. This award will be presented at the Gerontological Health 133rd Annual American Public Health Association Meeting, Section awards session on Monday, November 7, 2005, in New Orleans, LA. |
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Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award for 2004
Brent Small, Ph.D., Associate Professor, and Director of Undergraduate Studies at USF's School of Aging Studies, College of Arts and Sciences has been selected to receive the University's Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award for 2004. This award will be conferred in the Fall at the annual A Celebration of Research reception sponsored by the Office of Research. These awards have been established to underscore and celebrate the professional recognition that USF faculty have received from national and international peers for extraordinary research accomplishments during 2004.
Dr. Brent Small, Associate Professor, and Director of Undergraduate Studies at USF's School of Aging Studies, College of Arts and Sciences has been elected to the post of "member at large" for the Adult Development and Aging Division (Division 20) of the American Psychological Association. This is a two-year term that begins in the Fall of this year. |
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| Daphne Bayard Earns Distinction Award for Spring 2005 |
Congratulations Daphne Bayard, Class of 2005! |
Gerontology major, Daphne Bayard, was selected by the USF College of Arts and Sciences as one of three recipients of the cum distinction award for Spring 2005. She was recommended by SAS assistant professor Dr. Jennifer Salmon who wrote “Ms. Bayard stood out from the first day as a young woman with a heart and desire to do well in class. She did this while being a source of support to her classmates.”
Laurie Ferguson, director of village activities at John Knox Village echoed this praise for Ms. Bayard’s work as an intern: “She was a pleasure to work with as well as the residents truly enjoyed her companionship.” And Dr. Brent Small stated he “could not have thought of a more deserving recipient.”
While at USF, Ms. Bayard was heavily involved in service as part of her membership in Club Creole and Phi Sigma Pi where she: purchased gifts for hundreds of foster children for the holidays, helped serve meals to the homeless and to different elementary schools, participated in the multiple sclerosis walk, and served on the Miss Haiti Pageant committee.
Dr. Katharine H. Cole, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, noted that “Ms Bayard's academic record, personal circumstances and achievements, and true dedication to both academics and the community at large are exactly the things the College would like to recognize with this honor.” |
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Congratulations to Chivon Mingo – Ms. Mingo is the recipient of The McKnight Fellowship Award and The Arthritis Foundation, Florida Chapter Student Fellowship 2005 Award . |
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This McKnight Fellowship will begin in the 2005-2006 academic year. The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship is a program put into place by the Florida Education Fund (FEF). The fellowship constitutes a five year commitment that includes tuition, fees, and a stipend. The McKnight Doctoral Fellowship has been put into place to increase the number of African Americans with Ph.D’s. The goal of the program is to increase diversity in the university setting. The FEF awards up to 25 fellowships each year in the state of Florida. Many McKnight Fellows have completed their doctoral degree in disciplines where African Americans are highly underrepresented. Ms. Mingo will be the first fellow pursuing a doctoral degree in Aging Studies, an area where African Americas are also highly underrepresented. The Arthritis Foundation, Florida Chapter Student Fellowship Award is a fellowship that will aid in furthering Ms. Mingo’s research on the perceptions of Osteoarthritis. The study will examine older adults’ attitudes and beliefs about people with osteoarthritis (OA), the most common chronic illness in old age. It will examine whether the diagnostic label of OA and participant race influence attributions (blame, responsibility), emotions (anger, sympathy), and willingness to help an older relative with OA. 150-200 African American and White older adults will be recruited from various community groups and retirement communities. |
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Congratulations to Larry for this outstanding accomplishment!
Larry Polivka has been named by President Bush as one of 22 members of the Advisory Committee for the 2005 White House Conference on Aging. This is a major honor for Larry and a well deserved recognition of his national impact on aging policy.
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Press Releases
For Immediate Release
WHCOA Press Office
301-443-2394
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
2005 WHCoA Welcomes Advisory Committee
Dorcas R. Hardy, Chairman of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA) Policy Committee, today welcomed the 22 members of the WHCoA Advisory Committee appointed by the President on May 13, 2005.
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Congratulations to Dr. Larry Schonfeld,
Department of Aging and Mental Health, on receiving the 2005 Outstanding Teaching Award in the Field of Gerontology and to Dr. Jennifer Salmon for receiving the Wiley P. Mangum Outstanding Service Award in the Field of Gerontology. The awards were presented at the 2005 Annual School of Aging Studies Preceptor’s Reception held in the Marshall Center, Campus View East Room on April 14, 2005. |
| Kudos to our Ph.D, in Aging Studies Students:
Tiffany Hughes, a first year Ph.D. in Aging Studies student was one of only 2 award winners on April 8th, 2005 at the College of Arts and Sciences Fourth Annual Graduate Research Symposium. Ms. Hughes presentation was entitled "Lifestyle Activities, Cognitive Reserve, and Intra-individual Variability in Cognitive Functioning."
Chris Rosnick and Allison Burton, fourth year School of Aging Studies Ph.D. students received the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Allison was a recipient of the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Chris received the Provost’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant.
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Storms Clearly Had Big Effect On The Elderly
DONNA KOEHN
Published: Apr 19, 2005
Hurricane. It's almost a dirty word these days for Floridians, and one we'd just as soon forget about until we start seeing those cursed swirls on the weather map again.
But it's worth knowing that researchers at the University of South Florida are immersed in studies about what those four foul visitors - Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne - did to the elderly over a period of 44 days last year.
It wasn't pretty.
There have been plenty of anecdotal details from throughout the state of displaced older adults and of nursing homes without power or water for day after hot, sticky day. So researchers want to know exactly what happened, what went wrong and how things can be better for that next time we hope never arrives. More at....http://health.tbo.com/health/MGBVHAUOR7E.html
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One for the aged
Gerontology expo brings students and experts together for discussion.
By Amanda Whitsitt
Correspondent April 12, 2005
Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students of the USF School of Aging Studies and the Department of Aging and Mental Health were able to discuss new developments in the field of gerontology and network with potential employers at Aging Exchange Day 2005 yesterday.
"(The) career fair (provides) a showcase of all different aspects that you get by being part of a university, being trained at a university and what's out there in the real world," said Jennifer Salmon, assistant professor in the School of Aging Studies and a coordinator of the day's events.
The day was hosted by the Gerontology and Aging Studies Alumni Society and the School of Aging Studies at the Westside Conference Center on the USF campus. According to the schedule of events, attendees were able to participate in a career fair featuring agencies like the Alzheimer's Association, the Elder Justice Center and the Hillsborough County Department of Aging Services. More at ... http://www.usforacle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/04/12/425bc3936b265
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USF's Aging Exchange Day 2005 slated for Apr. 11
Randolph Fillmore
Tampa, Fla. (Apr. 4, 2005)
The University of South Florida's Aging Exchange Day, to be held Apr. 11 in the USF Westside Conference Center, invites experts from the field of aging to explore, discuss and present research on diverse topics in aging research and careers in gerontology.
A USF faculty panel discussion on the impact of Florida’s spate of 2004 hurricanes and their impact on the elderly and their service providers will be held at 10:30 a.m., while a panel discussing careers in gerontology is slated for 1:30 p.m. Researchers on hand will also be able to discuss some of their recent work, including:
* Korean Americans Preferences For and Barriers to End-of-Life Care Planning - J. Kwak
* The Impact of Race and Perceptions of Older Adults with Arthritis - C.A. Mingo
* Individual Differences in Well-Being in Older Breast Cancer Survivors - Elizabeth Perkins
* The Status of Our Seniors: A Survey of Older Floridians - Helen Zayac
* Studies on Depression Across Age Groups - Giyeon Kim
USF's Aging Exchange Day is held during National Careers in Aging Week and sponsored by USF's Gerontology and Aging Studies Alumni Society and the School of Aging Studies. Aging Exchange Day brings together students, faculty, researchers, businesses, agencies and organizations to exchange ideas about what employers need from experts on aging and what experts on aging can offer employers. |
Researching Mind and Aging
By Kevin Hale
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Dr. William E. Haley emphasizes in his research on the psychological aspects of aging, chronic illness, and family caregiving. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He then went on to the University of Washington-Seattle School of Medicine to complete a clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship in Geriatric Psychology. After 12 years on the faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Haley joined USF’s Department of Gerontology as Professor and Chair in 1995.
“My research focuses on stress, coping, and adaptation in older adults and their family members,” said Haley. “I am particularly interested in translational research that utilizes results from theoretically informed research to develop evidence-based interventions that can be used to improve the lives of older adults and their families.”
More...http://www.research.usf.edu/absolutenm/templates/newro.asp?articleid=965&zoneid=4
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USF and hospice researchers look at end-of-life caregiving
Randolph Fillmore
Tampa, Fla. (Apr. 4, 2005) - A study on the "transformative aspects of caregiving at life's end," recently published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (Vol. 29 No.2), shows family caregivers to those near the end of life can experience satisfaction when they have higher levels of self-acceptance, meaning and closure.
More....http://usfnews.usf.edu/page.cfm?link=article&aid=914
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Tamara Baker in New York Times
HEALTH | February 1, 2005
By ERIC NAGOURNEY
Younger people may be assumed to be more resilient physically than older people, but when it comes to chronic pain, researchers have found the opposite appears to be the case. More …. Vital Signs: Thresholds: With Pain, Older Is Better
Medical Beat
Friday, January 14, 2005
Baker says older African Americans have high rates of osteoarthritis. |
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In a review published in Ethnicity & Disease (Vol. 14, 2004), Tamara Baker, an assistant professor at the University of South Florida?s School of Aging Studies and her colleague, Kelli Dominick (Duke University), found that older African Americans have especially high rates of osteoarthritis (OA), suffer from arthritis-related pain and physical limitations than older whites, and are more likely than their white counterparts to be under-treated for arthritis pain and disability.
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Ross Andel interviewed over NPR on family members taking the opportunity to screen their older relatives for Alzheimer's Disease during the holiday season.
Topic: HOLIDAY-DEMENTIA
December 19 - December 25, 2004
In addition to being a time of "peace and joy," the holiday season can serve as a good time to observe elderly family members you may not see that often to see if there are any mental changes that could indicate the development of such impairments as dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Listen Now! |
Mishu Popa, M.D. MGS., second year student in the Ph.D. in Aging Studies Program at the USF School of Aging Studies, College of Arts and Sciences has been notified her article, "The Role of Macro-Level Factors on Health Preventive Behaviors for Osteoporosis" has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Aging & Health. Dr. Cathy McEvoy, Director of the Program, reported Mishu submitted this paper for publication the first semester she was in the Program, and this is certainly an impressive record. 12/15/04 |
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USF researcher comments on dementia onset and possible prevention
Randolph Fillmore
USF Alzheimer's disease researcher says holidays can be window into elderly status
TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 9, 2004) Ross Andel, a researcher and professor with the University of South Florida's School of Aging Studies, says that holiday family get-togethers can help alert family members to mental changes in elderly relatives that may indicate memory loss, dementia or Alzheimer's disease or perhaps cases of over-medication or inappropriate medication. At the same time, holidays may present an opportunity to set goals for memory-enhancing behaviors that may reduce chances of developing dementia later.
Andel's observations on dementia recently appeared in the Journal of Women's Health(Oct. 2004) as part of the "Conversations with the Experts" series by Jodi R. Godfrey. For more information on this researcher and his work, visit http://www.cas.usf.edu/agingstudies/faculty/rossandel.htm
MORE....http://usfnews.usf.edu/page.cfm?link=article&aid=764
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Improving the end of life for older adults
Psychologists can address the needs of a population dying later and living longer with illnesses.
BY KAREN KERSTING
Monitor Staff
November 10, 2004 (Dr. William Haley - interview)
As American life expectancies continue to increase, more people are living into old age and facing fears about death and the prospect of long-term illnesses associated with aging. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are particularly frightening because their end stages can last for years, with poor quality of life for patients and stress for family caregivers, geropsychologists note. One APA group is working to shape the growing role of psychologists in treating this group and encouraging further training and interest in geropsychology.
MORE…. http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov04/improve.html
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| Congratulations to Dr. Brent Small!
he will receive the 2004 Margaret M. Baltes Early Investigator Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology when the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) holds its 57th annual meeting in Washington Nov. 19-23. The award is given to a scholar ten or fewer years past the Ph.D. and acknowledges outstanding early career contributions in behavioral and social gerontology. Recipients receive a plaque, $1,000 cash award and present an invited address at the next year's GSA Annual Meeting.
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Tampa Tribune - FL Metro |
Kudos to Dr. Tamara Baker who had an article recently published, a paper that will be coming out in the Spring, and several presentations at upcoming professional conferences.
Recent Publications:
Baker, T.A.(2005). Individual Differences in Pain Among Older African Americans: The Role of Psychosocial Factors. Ethnicity & Disease, 15(2).
Dominick, K.L. & Baker, T.A. (2004) Racial and ethnic differences in osteoarthritis: prevalence, outcomes, and medical care. Ethnicity & Disease 14(4), 558-566.
Presentations:
Baker, T.A. (Organizer Angel, J., LaVeist, T., Markides, K.S., Yee, B., Yee, D., Whitfield, K.E. Minority Aging Research: Addressing the Psychosocial Factors Related to Health Disparities. To be presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC (2004).
Baker, T.A. Examining chronic pain in older community-dwelling Black Americans: Why is this significant and where do we go from here? To be presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting, Gerontological Society of America. Washington, DC (2004).
Baker, T.A. Reflections of Pain: Using Photovoice to Understand the Psychosocial Outcomes of Chronic Pain in Older Blacks and Whites. To be presented at the 132nd Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, DC (2004). |
On Friday, October 29th the School of Aging Studies Staff, Faculty and Students participated in the Annual USF Day Care FMHI Trick-or-Treat Event, held in the Chandelier Lobby. Each year any department within in or housed at FMHI decorates a table and children from the USF Day Care come over dressed in their Halloween outfits and trick or treat. This year approximately 70 children participated and they were so cute. Costumes ranged from a “Penguin to “Sponge Bob Square Pants.” An Annual contest for best Treat Table, Carved Pumpkin and Pumpkin display is judged by the spectators, faculty and staff. Prizes are given to the winners and they are: The Best Treat Table wins a pizza luncheon from the Special Events Committee, Best Pumpkin Display wins the FMHI Great Pumpkin House Trophy, and last, but not least, the Best Carved Pumpkin wins a $50.00 check from the Special Events Committee |
University of South Florida School of Aging Studies Film Fair
Friday, November 12, 2004 ¨ 8:00am – 5:00pm Florida Mental Health Institute ¨ Westside Conference Center
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