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The Director of the USC Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Social Work, Karen D Lincoln, Phd, was recently featured in Healthline, for the article Why COVID-19 is Particularly Dangerous for Older Black Americans. Lincoln addresses the historic health disparities
The Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging welcomes Sarah Gehlert, PhD as dean of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, effective April 15, 2020. Gehlert comes to USC from the College of Social Work at the University
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Note: Article published in the Journal of Applied Gerontology, March 5, 2020.
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The speed of technological changes has accelerated greatly in the recent years, and has rendered a
Testing the effectiveness of a 12-week intervention with long-term care facility (LTCF) residents with high depression rates.
Testing the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot study with the goal of instilling personal goal setting and self-regulation in persons living in supportive housing through text messaging.
A randomized clinical controlled trial to test the effect of social support training with friends and family of diabetes patients in increasing patient motivation and healthier behaviors.
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Note: This report was published by Florida International University and UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. Coauthors Maria Aranda, William Vega, Jason Richardson, and Jason Resendez highlight the scientific findings discussed at the Florida International University symposium “Presenting Brain Health
Faculty Associate Benjamin F. Henwood in a recent article examined the prevalence of falls in permanent supportive housing (PSH) in Los Angeles County. The permanent supportive housing method has been used to test its effects on the well-being of aging
Doctoral candidate, Kexin Yu co-authored “Internet Use and Loneliness of Older Adults Over Time: the mediating effect of social contact” reporting on a study that examined the correlation between the internet use of older people and their loneliness levels. The
Faculty Associate, Anne Katz research focuses on the most overlooked population in the prison system, older adults. In the article “Prisoners of Age: The Women”, Anne Katz and Ron Levine put a face to the struggles of aging incarcerated women
