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Natalie Abrahamian is an undergraduate who is intrigued with neurological and psychiatric apects of the aging society. She plans to attend medical school in the
future, and is preparing to do so by participating and gaining experience at
numerous elderly senior care facilities, children's hospitals, Alzheimer's
nursing homes, etc. Top
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Jim Alejandre has a background in architecture. He is interested in all aspects of aging and gerontology. Top |
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Anna Arabyan is and undergraduate who is interested in hospice care, and geriatric pharmacy. Top |
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Alyssa Bobman is a first year undergraduate. She plans to obtain a bachelor of science in human development and aging and a masters of science in gerontology. Alyssa plans to use her skills and compassion to ensure that the aging population has the highest possible quality of life. For her career, Alyssa would like to become an administrator for a retirement community, an advocate in public service, or an occupational therapist. Regardless, she hopes to promote and protect the dignity of older adults.Top |
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Candace Brown is an on-line masters student who lives in Colorado. Her interests include the physical and mental health and wellness of the geriatric population. Top |
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Courtney Boer is an undergraduate. Top |
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Kate Buckley is an undergraduate who is interested in working in the health field with the elderly. She is interested in nutrition and fitness and integrating that into aging healthily. Top |
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Rachel Caraviello is a second-year masters student. She is interested in fall prevention, and designing supportive environments for older adults. Top |
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Christine Cavenaugh is an online masters student. Top |
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Kristen Childs is an undergraduate gerontology major who is interested in social work, elder-abuse, and advocacy for older people. Top |
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Brian Choi is an undergraduate. Top |
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Janelle Christman is in her second year in the MS program at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. She is interested in the biological aspects of aging and would like to work in the health care field. Currently she is doing research in medication use of adults aging with a disability.Top |
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Caroline Cicero is a fourth-year PhD student. Her interests are in fall prevention, age-friendly cities, housing policy and design, and aging and the arts.Top |
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Alexis Coulourides is a first-year Masters student who is interested in end-of-life care, and exercise for older people. Top |
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Cindy Cosenzo is an online MAG student. Through her organization, AgeCelebration, Cindy raises awareness about the universality of the Aging experience and works with organizations and corporations to apply intergenerational approaches to services and initiatives.Top |
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Nora Dabuni is a sophomore who is fascinated by the aging of the baby-boom generation. She hopes to better the lives of older adults by changing policies related to Medicare and Social Security. After completing her degree in Human Development and Aging, Nora plans to begin the Masters program at the Andrus School.Top |
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Shieva Davarian is a first-year Ph.D. who is interested in cognitive decline and functioning in old age and biodemography. Top |
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Theo De Beritto is an undergraduate who is interested in individual development and processes that take place in
people as they age. He is interested in going to medical school, and hopes his studies in gerontology will help
him to prepare for it. Top |
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Kayleigh Duffy is an undergraduate who is interested in clinical psychology and gerontology. She plans on going to graduate school to obtain a masters degree in clinical psychology and ultimately pursue a career in helping seniors with therapeutic needs.Top |
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Trina Duke is a first-year masters student whose interests include autobiography and reminiscence; and bereavement and end-of-life issues. Top |
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Adria C. Emberson is a clinical social worker (LCSW) with over 20 years of experience in health and community-based services. She is a third-year doctoral student interested in maximizing the wellness and independence of older adults, during health care transitions and in response to elder mistreatment. Top |
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Sabrina Fung is a second-year undergraduate gerontology major interested in social work . She looks forward to the opportunity to work with the elderly overseas in the future. Top
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Krista Garcia is a second-year masters student. She is interested in population health and geriatric medicine. Top
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Zach Gassoumis is a third-year Ph.D. student. His research interests surround economic insecurity in an aging society, including elder abuse. He is planning on pursuing a post-doc after graduation to further postpone any looming career decisions. Top
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Elizabeth Harland (Libby) is a second-year dual masters candidate in Gerontology and Social Work. Her area of concentration is in Community, Organization, Planning and Administration. She hopes to pursue a career where she can improve the lives of the elderly through the fields of Social Work and Gerontology on micro and macro levels.Top |
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Shoshana Hindin. As a second-year MSG student, Shoshana's current interests include social-cognitive programming for older adults in the community and in care facilities; lifespan psychology and intergenerational interaction; and public health. Top
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Han Jung Ko (Kokoro) is a first-year Masters student. She is interested in older peoples' perception and values toward death and dying. Top |
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Nichole Kryla-Lighthall is a third-year doctoral student and her research focuses on cognition changes in aging. Specifically, her studies look at how physiological responses to stress (such as increased cortisol and alpha amylase secretion) may influence emotional memory and decision making about risky alternatives, and how these relationships may be affected by the aging process. Currently, Nichole is conducting a study using fMRI to monitor brain activation during decision making under stress. Top
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Julia Kwei is a second-year dual masters candidate in Gerontology and Urban Planning. Her area of concentration in Urban Planning is design and she hopes to pursue a career where she can improve the lives of the elderly through the built environment. Top
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Jeffrey Laguna is a first-year Ph.D. student who is interested in how family relationships change as people age, and how marital relationships in later life influence the well-being of older people. Jeff is also interested in studying the effects of religiosity and spirituality on older people. Upon graduation, Jeff hopes to become a research-conducting faculty member at a major university."Top
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Sutep Laohavanich is a second-year Masters student who is interested in health care service and delivery and policy. He is also interested in unmet information management needs in health care. Top |
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Jessica Lendon is a second-year Ph.D. student with interests in Long-term care/health policy, ageism, caregiving, and Alzheimer's Disease. Top
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Alexis Mathews is an undergraduate gerontology major who is interested in occupational therapy for older people, and advocacy.Top |
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Dianne Melrose. Top |
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Emily Nabors is a second-year master's student who is interested in sociology, quality of life issues, programs and advocacy for older people, and fall prevention. Top
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Kaoru Nashiro is a second-year transfer Ph.D. student whose research focus is emotion-memory interaction and decision-making in older adults and early-stage Alzheimer’s patients. She is broadly interested in many aspects of aging including long-term care, fall prevention, biological/neurological changes with age, policy-making, and housing. Top |
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Anna Nguyen is an online MAG student. She is interested in fall prevention, home modification, and how changing behavior strategies can positively affect the interaction of people with their built environment. Top
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Sophia Ozar is an undergraduate gerontology major who is interested in intergenerational
relationships, and international policy on aging. Top |
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Stacie Roach is a second-year masters student who is interested in intergenerational programs, Alzheimer's disease research, and social, emotional, and spiritual aspects of aging. Top
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Adriana Ruggio, MSG , has a BS in Social Work and she is pursuing a second Master’s in Long Term Care Administration. She has more than 10 years of experience working with the elderly . Her main interest right now is to improve gerontology knowledge among Social Workers in Brazil.Top |
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Grace Sasaki is a senior majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Gerontology. She plans to go to Medical School in the future. Top |
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Sarah Sherman is an undergraduate who is interested in human development across the lifespan. Top |
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Maria Siciliano is a first year Ph.D. student who is interested in public policy and aging. She plans a career a research and teaching. Top |
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Bernard Steinman is a fourth-year Ph.D. student. He works as a research assistant at the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence and is interested in the role of sensory loss in falls. Top
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Eric Swenson is a second-year masters student who is interested in nursing homes, Green House project, GLBT elders, and aging policy. Top
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Sarinnapha "Fah" Vasunilashorn is a Ph.D. student. She is particularly interested in studying the relationship between early chronic infection, inflammation and physical disability in older adults. Top
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Kristie Wang is an undergraduate who is interested in geriatric medicine and the overall well-being of the older population. Top |
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Felicia Wheaton is a first year Ph.D. student who is interested in culture and aging. Top |
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Karlton Wong is an undergraduate. He is interested in physical and mental changes that occur as people age. Top
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April Wong is an undergraduate who is interested in Alzheimer's disease and successful aging. She is considering going on to graduate school and a career in gerontology. Top
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Valerie Yuan is an undergraduate premed student who is intrigued by the psychological changes that occur throughout aging. She is also interested in finding ways to incorporate music in the lives of the elderly.Top
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Meg Zepfel. Top
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Sarah Zoller is a second-year masters student. Though her interests in the field of gerontology are widespread, she is particularly fascinated by intergenerational relationships. Sarah aspires to be an advocate for older adults, hoping to facilitate dignified, successful aging. Top
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