Three Faculty Present at Gerontology Conference

Three BUSSW faculty members—Professors Scott Miyake Geron, Judith Gonyea, and Rob Hudson—were presenters at the the Annual Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America, which was held in San Francisco from November 16 to 20.

Professor Geron, who is Director of the School’s Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), presented two papers: “Agency-based Online Training Program Improves Practice Competencies and Promotes Workforce Development” (with co-authors Caitlin Ryan and Bronwyn Keefe, both from IGSW) and “Developing Leadership in Mental Health and Aging: Raising Competencies Within Systems of Care.” He also was a participant in a symposium on Geratric Leadership Competency.

Professor Gonyea presented a paper, “Adult Daughters and Aging Mothers: The Experience of Guilt and Caregiver Burden” (with co-authors Ruth Paris, BUSSW Assistant Professor, and Lisa Zerden, PhD student) and was discussant for two symposia,” Having to Work After 55: Prospects for the Poor and Near Poor” and “The Development of a Caregiver Assessment Tool: Translating Research into Practice.”

And, Professor Hudson presented a paper, “Reframing the Vital Center for an Aging Society: View from Academe” and was a discussant for the symposium, “A New Deal and a Great Society for Older Americans: Have Promises Been Kept?”

For more information, please contact Dr. Geron at sgeron@bu.edu, Dr. Gonyea at jgonyea@bu.edu, and Dr. Hudson at rudson@bu.edu