UMaine Center on Aging
The mission of the Center On Aging is to promote and facilitate activities on aging
in the areas of education, research and evaluation, and community service.
About
Staff
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Many of the most ambitious goals of the Center on Aging will be accomplished through the contributions of a broad-based collective of individuals and organizations who partner with us in preparing for an aging society and an aging Maine.
UMCoA Faculty Associates are a select roster of educators, researchers, and administrators drawn from UMaine schools and departments as well as other University of Maine System institutions and organizations. Each has special interest and/or expertise in understanding and interpreting the aging process and old age. UMCoA represents a formal site where their work in the field of aging can be facilitated and disseminated to the broader Maine community.
Faculty Associates have the opportunity to participate in Center-sponsored programming and have access to technical and administrative support, resources, and a sponsorship base for their aging-related professional activities. The Center also functions as a clearinghouse and organizational nucleus, announcing to the larger community the Faculty Associates' work in the field of aging. Further, they have the opportunity to partner and contribute their expertise to Center on Aging research, education, and community service initiatives.
UMCoA Faculty Associates
| Name | Title | Affiliation | Area of expertise |
|
Marc Baranowski |
Associate Professor |
UM College of Education and Human Development |
Aging in a family context; intergenerational relationships; lifespan development |
|
Karen Buhr |
Assistant Professor of Economics & Canadian Studies |
Economics |
Health Economics, Labor Economics, Health Care Workers |
|
Paula Burnett |
Director, Retired Senior and Volunteer Program (RSVP) |
UMaine Center on Aging |
Older adult services |
|
Evelyn Beaulieu |
Director |
UM Center for Adult Learning and Literacy, College of Education and Human Development |
Adult and family literacy; adult learning and teaching |
|
Elizabeth H. Bicknell |
Associate Professor of Nursing |
UM School of Nursing |
Health promotion and community living; health assessment; personal safety |
| Amy Blackstone | Assistant Professor of Sociology | UM College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology | Older workers' experiences, how perceptions of harassment vary with age. |
| Amy Engler Booth | Clinical Faculty, Clinical Supervisor and AudioLogist | UM College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders | Hearing Loss, Amplification and Assistive Listening Devices, Counseling as it pertains to Hearing Loss and Aging |
|
E. Michael Brady |
Professor of Adult Education; Senior Research Fellow, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute |
USM Department of Human Resource Development |
Older learners; reminiscence and life review |
|
Sandra S. Butler |
Associate Professor |
UM School of Social Work |
Rural aging; gay and lesbian aging; caregiving; elder service |
| Richard A. Cook | Assistant Professor | UM Department of Food Science & Nutrition |
National Nutrition Screening Inititative Antioxidant status; dietary assessment |
| Margaret Cruikshank | Lecturer | UM Women's Studies; School of Social Work | Women's aging; lesbian and gay aging; humanities and aging |
|
J. Michael Cruz |
Assistant Professor |
USM Department of Sociology |
Aging gay men; HIV/AIDS and the elderly |
|
Nellie M. Cyr |
Assistant Professor |
UM Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education |
Exercise physiology, health promotion; wellness |
|
Elizabeth DePoy |
Professor |
UM School of Social Work |
Disability and aging |
|
Debra J. Eckart |
Associate Professor |
UM Cooperative Extension |
Health and wellness; volunteer opportunities |
| Susan M. Ellis-Hermansen | Instructor, Learning Resource Center Coordinator | UM School of Nursing | Teaching of gerontological nursing, dementia car, Alzheimer's disease, Incontinence care, pharmacology, interactive learning |
| Bonnie Cashin Farmer | Assistant Professor | USM School of Nursing | Domestic violence and elder abuse; primary health care for older adults |
| Nancy J. Fishwick | Associate Professor | UM School of Nursing | Domestic violence/elder abuse; primary health care for older adults |
|
Stephen French Gilson |
Associate Professor |
UM School of Social Work |
Disability and aging; aging in place; health issues and policy |
|
Susan F. Greenwood |
Lecturer |
UM Department of Sociology |
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (aging transitions); death and near-death religious experiences |
|
Tara C. Healy |
Assistant Professor |
USM Department of Social Work |
Ethics; chronic illness; life-threatening illness; hospice; caregiving; intergenerational communication |
|
Laurie Elizabeth Hicks |
Associate Professor |
UM Department of Art |
Art |
| Bertram H. Jacobs | Professor | UMF Department of Psychology | Death and dying; health care advocacy |
|
Deborah B. Killam |
Extension Educator, Associate Extension Professor |
UM Cooperative Extension |
Elder caregiving; volunteer program development, management, and administration; community-based program development; faith-based initiatives |
| Carol H. Kim | Assistant Professor | UM Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Molecular Biology & NSFA | Zebrafish; immunity, infectious disease |
| Jane Marie Kirschling | Dean and Professor | USM College of Nursing and Health Professions | Nursing |
|
Dorothy Klimis-Zacas |
Associate Professor |
UM Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition |
Nutrition and cardiovascular disease and other chronic illness |
|
Judy Kuhns-Hastings |
Associate Professor |
UM School of Nursing |
Middle-aged daughter caregivers |
|
Bill Kuykendall |
Director, New Media Program |
UM New Media Laboratory |
Still and video documentary photography on aging |
| Kali Lightfoot | Executive Director | National Resource Center for Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes, USM; and Coordinator, Maine Senior College Network | Education by and for older adults; management of volunteer organization; educational travel |
|
Owen J. Logue |
Assistant Dean of Education and Human Development |
UM College of Education and Human Development |
Psychosocial aspects of disability |
| Andrew E. Matlins | AmeriCorps*Vista Senior $ense Program Director | UM Center on Aging |
Workforce Developement; Older Adult Service |
|
Robert M. Milardo |
Professor |
UM College of Education and Human Development |
Social networks |
|
Kim-Anne Perkins |
Associate Professor |
UMPI Department of Social Work |
Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; psychosocial issues of aging |
|
Jay Peters |
Lecturer |
UM School of Social Work |
Trauma in elderly; assessment and intervention |
|
Pat Pierson |
Extension Educator |
UM Cooperative Extension |
Health; community organization |
|
Mickey R. Pike |
Instructor |
UM School of Nursing |
Gerontological nursing; geropsychological evaluations |
|
Russell J. Quaglia |
Associate Professor |
UM College of Education and Human Development |
Human Development |
|
Nancy E. Richeson |
Assistant Professor |
USM College of Nursing and Health Professions |
Psychosocial aging interventions |
|
Michael A. Robbins |
Associate Research Professor |
UM Department of Psychology |
Cognitive aging; aging and personality |
|
Valerie C. Sauda |
Community Partner |
UM School of Nursing |
Long-term care in community settings; hospice issues |
|
Susan S. Sullivan |
Assistant Professor |
UM Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition |
Osteoporosis prevention; vitamin D |
|
Romaine Turyn |
Research Associate |
USM Health Policy Institute, Muskie School of Public Service |
Caregiver research; needs assessment; program evaluation; Alzheimer's and dementia programs training |
|
Judy P. Walker |
Assistant Professor |
UM Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders |
Language disorders in neurologically impaired adults |
|
Jeffrey Wren |
Aquatic Director, Swim Coach |
UM Department of Athletics |
Fitness and skill development in aquatics and other exercise activities; esteem building |
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May 12
UMaine Center on Aging Silverwire Newsletter for Spring 2013 Released! -
May 06
Maine Gerontological Society Releases May/June Edition of the Gray Matters Newsletter -
Apr 22
School of Social Work Students Alison Mitchell, Meagan Foss, Leah Agren, Jenifer Koch and Assistant Professor Dr. Jennifer Middleton Win President's Research Impact Award
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