2019-2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Gerontology (GERO)
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JOHN SCHUMACHER, Co-Director and Graduate Program Director
DENISE ORWIG, Co-Director
Ph.D. (Degree Types )
(The list includes all affiliated from both UMBC and UMB.)
Professors
DEFORGE, BRUCE R., (Social Work), Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park; Sociology of mental health, psychosocial aspects of health, patient-provider relationships
ECKERT, J. KEVIN, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health
Administration and Policy), Ph.D.,Northwestern University; Aging and long-term care, social/cultural gerontology, research design/qualitative methods, environment and aging, caregiving
GRUBER-BALDINI, ANN, (Medicine), Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Gerontology, cognitive functioning, long-term care, lifespan development
GURALNIK, JACK, (Medicine), Ph.D. MD, University of California, Berkeley; physical functioning, disability, measurement of functioning, physical functioning, demographic changes, epidemiology of aging
HOCHBERG, MARC, (Medicine), M.D., M.P.H., The Johns Hopkins University; Epidemiology of osteoporosis and related fractures in
the elderly
MAGAZINER, JAY, (Medicine), Ph..D, M.S., Hyg., University of Chicago; Epidemiology, hip fracture recovery, long-term care, methods for studying older people, psychosocial aspects of health
MILLER, NANCY A., (Public Policy), Ph.D., University of Chicago; Health policy and politics, disability and aging, long-term care
MITCHELL, BRAXTON D., (Medicine), Ph.D., University of Michigan; Epidemiology of aging, genetic epidemiology of complex diseases
NAHM, EUN-SHIM, (Nursing), RN, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore; Health care informatics and gerontology, using computer technology to improve the health-related quality of life of older adults
RESNICK, BARBARA, (Nursing), Ph.D., C.R.N.P., F.A.A.N., F.A.A.N.P., University of Maryland, Baltimore; Motivation in older adults, particularly with regard to functional activities
SHAYA, FADIA T. (Pharmacy and Medicine), Ph.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Geriatric/vulnerable populations drug use, chronic disease, drug safety, pharmaco-economics and pharmaco- epidemiology, community partnerships
SIMONI-WASTILA, LINDA, (Pharmacy), BSPharm, MSPH, PhD, Brandies University; Health services
research in mental health and substance use disorders in geriatrics
SORKIN, JOHN, (Medicine), M.D., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University; Changes that occur with aging in metabolism, biostatistics, informatics
TERRIN, MICHAEL, (EPM Gerontology) MD, CM, MPH, Johns Hopkins University; Clinical Trails, pulmonary disease, cardiovascular epidemiology, data coordinating center
WACHBROIT, ROBERT, (Medicine), Ph.D., University of California-Berkely; ethics
WALDSTEIN, SHARI R., (Psychology), Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; Cardiovascular disease and cognitive aging
WHITALL, JILL, (Medicine), Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; Development and learning of inter-limb coordination
Associate Professors
CHARD, SARAH, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy), Ph.D., Case Western
Reserve University; Medical anthropology, urban anthropology, treatment seeking, social support
DAVITT, JOAN, (Social Work), MLSP, MSW, PhD, Bryn Mawr College, Aging, home care, racial/ethnic
disparities in home health care
DORSEY, SUSAN, (Nursing), Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore; Genomics, Bioinformatics, Gene sequencing. Neuropathies. Basic and
translational research, Genetics
FORRESTER, LARRY, (Medicine), Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park; Stroke rehabilitation using exercise protocols
GALIK, BETH, (Nursing), PhD., RN, University of Maryland, Baltimore; Assisted living; dementia
HARRIS-WALLACE, BRANDY, Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy), Ph.D., The Florida State University, aging and the
lifecourse, sociology of health and aging, qualitative research methods, survey research methods,
sociology of gender, and critical race theory
KELLEHER, CATHERINE, (Nursing), Sc.D., M.P.H., M.S., R.N., The Johns Hopkins University; Health policy, home- and community-based care
MAIR, CHRISTINE, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy), Ph.D., North Carolina State Univ.; life course, aging, and
health social ties and social policy inequality and globalization
MYSLINSKI, NORBERT R., (Dental), Ph.D. University of Illinois; Neuroscience of aging
ORWIG, DENISE L., (Medicine), Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Bio-behavioral aspects of aging, pharmaco-epidemiology
QUINN, CHARLENE C., (Medicine), Ph.D., R.N., The Johns Hopkins University; Health services research and policy related to longterm care
SCHUMACHER, JOHN G., (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy), Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; Ethics, decision-making, hospital quality of care
YAMASHITA, TAKA, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy), Ph.D., Miami
University; Social determinants of health and well-being over the life course, benefits of lifelong learning,
socio-geographic access to health resources; health literacy in older populations
Assistant Professors
ADDISON, ODESSA, (Medicine), Ph.D., University of Utah, Intermuscular fat, mobility, function, hip
abductors, aging, physical therapy, peripheral arterial disease, balance, and falls
BROWN, JESSICA, (Medicine). Ph.D., UMBC; relations among menopausal vasomotor symptoms, sleep disturbance and mood
CAGLE, JOHN, (Social Work), Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, care at end of life
CHENG, YU CHING, (Medicine), Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, genetic and environmental factors that predispose individuals to a variety of complex diseases, including stroke, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease
D’ADAMO, CHRISTOPHER, (Medicine), Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore, synergistic effects of diet, exercise, and genetics on the prevention and treatment of chronic disease
DORAN, KELLY, (Nursing), RN, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore, Worksite health promotion,
behavioral health interventions, motivation
HENDERSON, LOREN, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy), Ph.D.,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; race, health disparities, sexualities, diversity and inequality
HUANG, YI, (Mathematics/Psychology), Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University; Casual inference, estimating treatment, intervention, exposure effect
KUSMAUL, NANCY, (Social Work), Ph.D., University of Buffalo, CNA Caring
LEHNING, AMANDA (Social Work), Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; Aging in Place, Disparities, long-term care
MCARDLE, PATRICK, (Medicine), Ph.D., University of Maryland Baltimore; Data architecture and data mining application as relevant to large genome wide analyses
PARKER, ELIZABETH, R.D., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Community health,
integrative nutrition, disease prevention
QATO, DANYA, (Pharmacy), PharmD, MPH, Ph.D., Brown University, Improving regulatory and policy
tools to reduce tools to reduce use of high risk medications in vulnerable populations, health disparities
SACCO, PAUL, (Social Work), PhD, LCSW.,Washington University in St. Louis; substance abuse, problem gambling, research methods
STAFFORD, KRISTEN, (Medicine), MPH, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore, Infectious diseases, HIV
and aging
Adjunct Professors
FERRUCCI, LUIGI, Ph.D., University of Florence, Italy; Casual pathways leading to progressive physical and cognitive decline in older persons.
PHILLIPS, KARON, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy), Ph.D., University
of South Florida,
Associate Research Scientist
FRANKOWSKI, ANN CHRISTINE, (Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy), Ph.D., Indiana University; anthropology of aging, culture of long-term care, power and control, gender and sexuality
The Doctoral Program in Gerontology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore Graduate School, provides an interdisciplinary and integrative perspective on the process of human aging and the experiences of growing old using a life course perspective. The approach acknowledges the complex, dynamic and bi-directional relationship between individuals and the social, cultural, psychological, political, economic, historical, environmental, and biological contexts in which aging occurs. The goal of the program is to train a new generation of curious scholars using interdisciplinary research designs to examine the emerging and dynamic questions about our aging world. The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s seven professional schools (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work, law, dental, & graduate) jointly collaborating with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences departments (sociology, anthropology, & health administration, public policy, psychology & social work) combine to make this mission possible by offering three track concentrations of study: social, cultural and behavioral sciences; epidemiology of aging; and aging policy issues.
The program also offers dual degree programs between gerontology and applied sociology and between gerontology and epidemiology. Students can simultaneously earn both a doctorate in gerontology and a master’s in applied sociology or epidemiology.
Program Admission Requirements
Admission is competitive. Applications are accepted for fall admission only. All application materials must be received by December 15th of the year in which the student intends to enroll. Three letters of recommendation, GRE scores, transcripts, a written statement and personal interview are required of all applicants. The TOEFL is required for all international students who do not have a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a U.S. institution. All original application documents must be sent directly to the Graduate School, not to the graduate program.
Anyone interested in applying should contact:
Justine Golden, MA
Academic Coordinator, UMB
660 W. Redwood St., HH 200,
Baltimore, MD 21201
or jgold002@umaryland.edu
Faculty research and instruction spans the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and schools of dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and social work. Research centers and programs contributing to the program include: the Baltimore Hip Studies, the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, the Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program, the Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, the Peter Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and Aging, the University of Maryland Center for Research on Aging, and the Center for Aging Studies at UMBC.
Financial Assistance
The program’s commitment is to fund students in their first year and to make every effort to provide funding in the second year. Such funding may involve state support and/or extramural research. Every effort will be made to fund students for subsequent years in the program; however, such funding is contingent on grant funds and the match of faculty and student research interests. As such, students are encouraged to work with their advisors to secure funding beyond their initial two years in the program.
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