Teaching areas:

Introduction to nursing homes, Comparative gerontology

Research interests:

Gerontology, demography, nursing home social work, end-of-life issues, funeral arrangements, creative writing for social workers, aging in Mexico, social policy: social security and Medicare.

Work experience:

Administration in the field of aging

Education:

2003 PhD in Social Welfare University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
1991 MA in Applied Demography Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
1984 MSW (Administration) The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

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