Professor
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Yakima, Washington, United States
Malcolm Cutchin is a geographical and social gerontologist who studies human-place relationships and well-being. His studies have often focused on residential environments (e.g., home, assisted living, neighborhoods), stress, and health—especially for older people. That research often includes social determinants of health and health disparities perspectives. His work has been funded by six different federal agencies over the last 20 years. Dr. Cutchin uses both qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods in his research. Moreover, he has contributed a substantial body of theoretical work that has helped to shape the fields of geographical/environmental gerontology as well as occupational science and therapy. He has held leadership positions at Wayne State as a department chair, co-chair of a biobehavioral research and training initiative, and as a core co-leader in an environmental health sciences center. Dr. Cutchin has served as a Scientific Advisory Board member and consultant for academic units at Karolinska Institutet, Lund University, and Southern Denmark University. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, and from 2007 to 2011, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Applied Gerontology.
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Transition and Stability of Place and Aging in Later Life: Housing and Neighborhood Contexts
Thursday, November 9, 2023
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET