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Award Presentations

Award Presentations

  • Thursday, Nov 9th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Contributions to Healthy Aging Presentation and Lecture
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Chair: Debra Dobbs, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida
    Award Lecturer: Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Interdisciplinary
  • Thursday, Nov 9th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    1 - Reframing (My Own) Aging: Scholarly and Personal Perspectives on Productive Aging
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
    Interdisciplinary
  • Thursday, Nov 9th
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    The Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Award Lecture and Presentation
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Chair: Shannon E. Jarrott, PhD, FGSA (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
    Award Lecturer: Eric S. Kim, PhD – University of British Columbia
    Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Thursday, Nov 9th
    12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
    1 - Psychological Well-Being and Physical Health in the Context of Our Rapidly Aging World
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Eric S. Kim, PhD – University of British Columbia
    Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    The Clark Tibbitts Award and Hiram J. Friedsam Award Lectures and Presentations
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Chair: Dana Bradley, Ph.D, FGSA, FAGHE (she/her/hers) – UMBC
    Award Lecturer: Edward Schneider, MD (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Award Lecturer: Harvey L. Sterns, PhD FGSA FAPA FAPS FAGHE (he/him/his) – The University of Akron
    Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    1 - Creating Internet-based Distance Learning in Gerontology
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Edward Schneider, MD (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    2 - You Are Only My Student For a Little While; You Are My Colleague For Life
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Harvey L. Sterns, PhD FGSA FAPA FAPS FAGHE (he/him/his) – The University of Akron
    Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Joseph T. Freeman Award and Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award Presentations and Lectures
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Chair: Kirsten Corazzini, PhD, FGSA (she/her/hers) – University of New Hampshire
    Award Lecturer: Joe Verghese, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Award Lecturer: Brad Manor, PhD (he/him/his) – Hebrew SeniorLife/Harvard Medical School
    Health Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    1 - Motor Pathways to Dementia
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Joe Verghese, MD, MS (he/him/his) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Health Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    2 - Transcranial Electrical Stimulation as a Tool to Understand and Enhance Mobility in Older Adults
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Brad Manor, PhD (he/him/his) – Hebrew SeniorLife/Harvard Medical School
    Health Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    AGHE Faculty Award Presentations and Lectures
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Chair: Dana Bradley, Ph.D, FGSA, FAGHE (she/her/hers) – UMBC
    Award Lecturer: Lisa Borrero, PhD, FAGHE (she/her/hers) – University of Indianapolis
    Award Lecturer: Nasreen Sadeq, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida
    Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    1 - Translating Aging: Reaching Students Across Disciplines and Geography
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Lisa Borrero, PhD, FAGHE (she/her/hers) – University of Indianapolis
    Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET
    2 - In Their Own Words – How Student Responses to Open-Ended Questions Can Improve Gerontology Education
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Nasreen Sadeq, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of South Florida
    Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    6:30 PM – 9:00 PM ET
    Irving S. Wright Award, Vincent Cristofalo Award, and Terrie Fox Wetle Award Presentations and Lectures
    Location: Ballroom A
    Chair: Steven Austad, PhD – University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Award Lecturer: Rafael de Cabo, PhD – National Institute on Aging
    Award Lecturer: Ming Xu, n/a – UConn Health
    Award Lecturer: Claire K. Ankuda, MD, MPH, MSc (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Biological Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    6:30 PM – 7:00 PM ET
    1 - Irving S. Wright Award Lecture: Caloric Restriction and Aging: From Calories to Fasting Times
    Location: Ballroom A
    Award Lecturer: Rafael de Cabo, PhD – National Institute on Aging
    Biological Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    7:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET
    2 - Vincent Cristofalo Award Lecture: Target p21-Highly-Expressing Cells to Slow Down Aging and Extend Lifespan with Good Health
    Location: Ballroom A
    Award Lecturer: Ming Xu, n/a – UConn Health
    Biological Sciences
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    7:30 PM – 8:00 PM ET
    3 - Terrie Fox Wetle Award Lecture: How Medicare Advantage is Shaping the Care of Older Adults with Serious Illness
    Location: Ballroom A
    Award Lecturer: Claire K. Ankuda, MD, MPH, MSc (she/her/hers) – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Social Research, Policy, and Practice
  • Friday, Nov 10th
    8:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET
    4 - Reception for Irving S. Wright Award, Vincent Cristofalo Award, and Terrie Fox Wetle Award
    Location: Ballroom A
    Biological Sciences
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    Donald P. Kent and Robert W. Kleemeier Award Lectures
    Location: Ballroom B - Convention Center
    Chair: James F. Nelson, PhD, FGSA (he/him/his) – UT Health San Antonio
    Award Lecturer: Nancy R. Hooyman, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Social Work
    Award Lecturer: Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, FGSA – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Interdisciplinary
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    1 - Care Justice for Unpaid and Underpaid Care Workers
    Location: Ballroom B
    Award Lecturer: Nancy R. Hooyman, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers) – University of Washington School of Social Work
    Interdisciplinary
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    2 - Reconstructing Person-Centeredness
    Location: Ballroom B
    Award Lecturer: Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, FGSA – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Interdisciplinary
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    The M. Powell Lawton Award Lecture and Presentation
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Chair: Tiffany R. Washington, PhD, MSW – University of Georgia
    Award Lecturer: Jon Pynoos, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Interdisciplinary
  • Saturday, Nov 11th
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    1 - Housing and Home Modification for Aging in Place: Perspectives, Progress, and Future Directions
    Location: Florida Ballroom I Marriott
    Award Lecturer: Jon Pynoos, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE (he/him/his) – University of Southern California
    Interdisciplinary