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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