UMass Boston

Areas of Expertise

 

Patient-Centered Care and Quality of Care  

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

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


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

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


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 Emerita of Gerontology and Research Fellow, 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


Nursing Homes and Home Health Care

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


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 Emerita of Gerontology and Research Fellow, 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 Emerita of Gerontology and Research Fellow, Gerontology Institutej
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)

Tyler Compton, JD, Lead Attorney, Pension Action Center
tyler.compton@umb.edu, 617.287.7307