UMass Boston

Areas of Expertise

Adult Development and Aging

Kathrin Boerner, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
kathrin.boerner@umb.edu, 617.287.7348

Bereavement

Kathrin Boerner, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
kathrin.boerner@umb.edu, 617.287.7348

Demography of Aging (including immigration)

Jeffrey Burr, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
jeffrey.burr@umb.edu, 617.287.7318

Jan Mutchler, Professor of Gerontology; Director, Gerontology Institute
jan.mutchler@umb.edu, 617.287.7321

Driving/Transportation and Aging

Elizabeth Dugan, Associate Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
beth.dugan@umb.edu, 617.287.7382

Nina Silverstein, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
nina.silverstein@umb.edu, 617.287.7317

Economic Security In the Later Years

Jan Mutchler, Professor of Gerontology; Director, Gerontology Institute
jan.mutchler@umb.edu, 617.287.7321

End of Life

Kathrin Boerner, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
kathrin.boerner@umb.edu, 617.287.7348

Grandparenthood

Jan Mutchler, Professor of Gerontology; Director, Gerontology Institute
jan.mutchler@umb.edu, 617.287.7321

Health and Long-Term Care

Marc Cohen, Clinical Professor of Gerontology; Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
marc.cohen@umb.edu, 617.287.7306

Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care

Nina Silverstein, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
nina.silverstein@umb.edu, 617.287.7317

Coping with Chronic Illness

Kathrin Boerner, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
kathrin.boerner@umb.edu, 617.287.7348

Doctor-Patient Communication and Quality of Care  

Elizabeth Dugan, Associate Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
beth.dugan@umb.edu, 617.287.7382


Family Caregivers  

Marc Cohen, Clinical Professor of Gerontology; Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
marc.cohen@umb.edu, 617.287.7306


Health Care Disparities/Aging and Disability

Elizabeth Dugan, Associate Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
beth.dugan@umb.edu, 617.287.7382

Jan Mutchler, Professor of Gerontology; Director, Gerontology Institute
jan.mutchler@umb.edu, 617.287.7321


Health Reform  

Edward A. Miller, Professor and Chair, Department of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
edward.miller@umb.edu, 617.287.7313

Marc Cohen, Clinical Professor of Gerontology; Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
marc.cohen@umb.edu, 617.287.7306

 Long-Term Care Funding/Medicaid  

Marc Cohen, Clinical Professor of Gerontology; Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
marc.cohen@umb.edu, 617.287.7306

Edward A. Miller, Professor and Chair, Department of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
edward.miller@umb.edu, 617.287.7313

Pamela Nadash, Assistant Professor, Gerontology Department; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
pamela.nadash@umb.edu, 617.287.7342


Long-Term Care Workforce

Ellen Birchander, Co-Director, Management of Aging Services, Masters Program; Senior Fellow, Gerontology Institute
ellen.birchander@umb.edu, 617.287.7338

Lillian Glickman, Co-Director, Management of Aging Services, Masters Program; Senior Fellow, Gerontology Institute
lillian.glickman@umb.edu, 617.287.7338


Nursing Homes and Home Health Care

Pamela Nadash, Assistant Professor, Gerontology Department Fellow, Gerontology Institute
pamela.nadash@umb.edu, 617.287.7342

Frank Porell, Senior Fellow, Gerontology Institute
frank.porell@umb.edu, 617.287.7239


Residential Options/Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care

Ellen Birchander, Co-Director, Management of Aging Services, Masters Program; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
ellen.birchander@umb.edu, 617.287.7320

Pamela Nadash, Assistant Professor, Gerontology Department; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
Pamela.nadash@umb.edu, 617.287.7342

Nina Silverstein, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
nina.silverstein@umb.edu, 617.287.7317


Telemedicine & E-Health

Edward A. Miller, Professor and Chair, Department of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
Edward.miller@umb.edu, 617.287.7313


Productive Aging, Older Workers, Volunteering  

Jeffrey Burr, Professor of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
jeffrey.burr@umb.edu, 617.287.7318

Jan Mutchler, Professor of Gerontology; Director, Gerontology Institute
jan.mutchler@umb.edu, 617.287.7321

Retirement

Retirement Experience and Processes

Robert Weiss, Fellow, Gerontology Institute
robert.weiss@umb.edu, 617.287.7275


Social Security and Retirement Benefits

Jan Mutchler, Professor of Gerontology; Director, Gerontology Institute
jan.mutchler@umb.edu, 617.287.7321

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Edward A. Miller, Editor
Professor and Chair, Department of Gerontology; Fellow, Gerontology Institute
edward.miller@umb.edu
617-287-7313

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)

James Hermelbracht, Director
James.Hermelbracht@umb.edu

Pension Action Center (PAC)

Anna-Marie Tabor, JD, Director, Pension Action Center
annamarie.tabor@umb.edu, 617.287.7332