Larry Polivka, Ph.D.
Ph.D., 1978, Florida State University , Tallahassee
Major: Sociology, (social policy analysis)
M.S., 1971, Florida State University , Tallahassee
Major: Sociology, (social theory)
B.A., 1967, University of Tennessee , Chattanooga
Major: Philosophy

Associate Professor and Associate Director
School of Aging Studies
Director, Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging

Email: lpolivka@cas.usf.edu
Telephone: 813-974-3468
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
NIH biosketch pdf

Research Interests:

Long-term care; health care reform; housing and the elderly; managed care; ethics and politics of caregivng; globalization/population aging; politics of aging; cultures of aging; and the arts/humanities and aging.

Current grant support:

Principal Investigator (Larry Polivka). Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging administered, “Chronic and long-term care research program.” (April 2005 through December 2006): $1,000,000, 2005 U.S. Congress.

Co-Investigators (Larry Polivka/Glenn Mitch ell). “Health Care Labor Force: Future Issues.” ( July 1, 2004-June 30, 2005): $128,683, Agency for Health Care Administration.

Principal Investigator (Larry Polivka)”Successful Aging Communities through the Arts, Florida Center for Creative Aging.” ( July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 ): $50,000 Florida Department of State.

Co-Investigators (Larry Polivka/Glenn Mitch ell). “Health Care Labor Force: Future Issues.” ( July 1, 2003-June 30, 2004): $229,831, Agency for Health Care Administration.

Principal Investigator (Larry Polivka). Leaving a legacy across generations: The Florida Center for Creative Aging. ( July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 ): $40,000 Florida Department of State.

Publications: Representative publications selected from over 100 published.

Polivka, L. (2005). Neoliberalism and the future of retirement security in the U.S. Ageing & Society . ( submitted )

Mitchell, G., Polivka, L ., Salmon, J. & Soberon-Ferrer, H. (2004). Managed care vs. fee-for-service long-term care. The Gerontologist ( submitted ).

Polivka, L. & Longino, C. (2004). Postmodern aging and the future of public policy. In E. Tulle, Old age and agency. Hauppage: Nova Science Publishers (in press).

Polivka, L. & Borrrayo, E. (2004). Globalization, population aging and ethics: Reflections on global disorder and justice. The International Journal of Health Services (accepted).

Polivka, L., Salmon, J.R., Hyer, K. Johnson, C. & Hedgecock, D. (2003). The nursing home problem in Florida. The Gerontologist, 43(Special Issue II).

Honors and awards:

American Society on Aging 2006 Award Winner

White House Conference on Aging, Advisory Committee member, appointed by President Bush—2005 Louisiana Governor's Office of Disability Affairs, Consultant—2004-present.

Reviewer—The Gerontological Society of America , ESPO Interdisciplinary Paper Award—2004.

Fellow—The Gerontological Society of America , Social Research, Policy and Practice —2004.

Program Planning Committee for Joint Conference of ASA and NCOA – 2004 and 2005.

Real Choice for Systems Change Grant’s National Advisory Council for Arkansas (NACA), August 2002-present.

Director for the Administration on Aging Initiative on Long-Term Care Changes ( July 15, 2002-February 2003 and part time February 2003-July 2004)—responsible for concept paper and implementation plan.

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied Gerontology, July 2002-present.

Granted tenure by the Florida Board of Education – June 18, 2002

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE), Fundraising/Development Subcommittee, 2002-2003.

Grant Reviewer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration), 2001.

Advisory Committee, Georgetown University Long-Term Care Project, 2001-present.

Southern Gerontological Society, Program Committee, 2001-2002.

University of Florida Institute on Aging National Steering Committee 2001-present.

National Long-Term Care Policy Advisory Committee (Congressman Jim Davis), March 1999- present.

Co-Editor of the quarterly Journal of Aging and Identity, March, 1996-2002.

Co-Chairman of the American Society on Aging Program Committee for 1996 and member of the Executive Committee.

Member, National Academy on State Health Policy Long-Term Care Committee, 1992-present.

Article reviewer for Journal of American Medical Association, The Gerontologist,Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, and Journal of Applied Gerontology.

Abstract reviewer for annual meetings, Gerontological Society of America.

Co-Convener, Public Policy Track of the American Society on Aging.

Chairman, State of Florida Human Subjects Review Committee, 1981-1986.

Classes Taught:

Assisted Living for Older Adults
Assisted Living for the Elderly
Assisted Living for the Frail Elderly
Directed Research in Aging Studies
Graduate Proseminar in Aging Studies
Health Care Policy and Aging
Health Care Policy and the Elderly (graduate course in gerontology)
Humanities and Aging
Research and Aging Policy
Social Policy/Planning for Gerontologists
Social/Health in Aging