Presidential Symposium: Educational Needs and Strategies across GSA: Building Bridges Within the Society

Chair(s)

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  Tina Newsham, PhD, FAGHE (she/her/hers)

  Professor and Gerontology Program Coordinator
  School of Health and Applied Human Sciences
  University of North Carolina Wilmington
  Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Discussant(s)

• JM

  Joann Montepare, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE (she/her/hers)

  Professor of Psychology, Director Fuss Research Center
  Psychology
  Lasell University
  Newton, Massachusetts, United States

  Slides

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

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  Nancy Kusmaul, PhD, MSW, FGSA (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor
  Social Work
  University of Maryland Baltimore County
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  Slides
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  Matthew Peterson, PhD, FGSA

  Associate Professor
  School of Nursing- Clinical Research
  University of North Carolina Wilmington
  Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

  Slides
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  Tamar Shovali, PHD (she/her/hers)

  Associate Professor of Human Development
  Human Development
  Eckerd College
  St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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  LaDora Thompson, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FGSA, FAGE (she/her/hers)

  Professor
  Physical Therapy
  Boston University
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Across GSA member groups, we teach, train, and mentor in a variety of ways and for different purposes. Education is a tie that connects us across the Society. In this AGHE Presidential Symposium, representatives from the different GSA membership sections will discuss the educational needs of their members and share strategies they employ with their students, employees, mentees, and others to ensure the best preparation of the workforce. Researchers, care providers, educators, advocates, and others must be well-prepared to address the opportunities and demands of an aging society. Tamar Shovali, from Behavioral and Social Sciences, will present empirically supported approaches to intergenerational communication and training to foster relationships between aging individuals and their communities. Biological Sciences member LaDora Thompson will highlight current educational efforts in translating geroscience discoveries into new medical advances. Health Sciences member Matt Peterson will present strategies, challenges and opportunities learned from a currently funded health sciences mentoring program. Social Research, Policy, and Practice member Nancy Kusmaul will discuss efforts to shape policy to enhance geriatrics and gerontology education. AGHE Chair Joann Montepare will serve as discussant, exploring how AGHE can build more bridges by integrating educational efforts in several unique ways. Collectively, presenters in this session will highlight the connections and opportunities for collaboration across GSA member groups.

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

  Policy Considerations for Gerontology and Geriatrics Content in Health Professional Education
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Nancy Kusmaul, PhD, MSW, FGSA (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland Baltimore County
• 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

  Adapting to the Health Research Mentoring Landscape: The Enhancing Research for Online Learners (EnROLL) Program
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Matthew Peterson, PhD, FGSA – University of North Carolina Wilmington
• 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

  Building Bridges to Better Intergenerational Relationships
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Tamar E. Shovali, PHD (she/her/hers) – Eckerd College
• 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

  Training the New Scientists of Aging: Building on Geroscience Opportunities
  

  Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: LaDora V. Thompson, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FGSA, FAGE (she/her/hers) – Boston University