UNC Greensboro

Lunch “N” Learn with Dr. Deborah Lekan

Nursing and Frailty Deborah Lekan, PhD, RN-BC is a faculty member at the UNCG School of Nursing since 2015. She received her undergraduate degree in nursing from UNC-Chapel, master’s degree in gerontological nursing from Georgetown University, and PhD from UNCG school of nursing. Prior to joining UNCG, she taught at … Continued

End-of-Year GROWTH Event

Thanks for a great year of aging-related conversations, networking, and research. Please join us for an opportunity to mingle with others that are interested in the Gerontology Research Outreach Workforce development and Teaching Hub! Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be provided, guests are asked to pay for their own drinks. Click … Continued

Lunch ‘N’ Learn with Laurie Kennedy-Malone (Nursing) and Jaclyn Mahler (Kinesiology)

Feasibility, Validity, and Acceptability of a Physical Activity Ecological Momentary Assessment Study Among Minority Older Adults Minority older adults are understudied in health behavior research. Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) is a real-time data capture methodology in which participants’ current behaviors and experiences are repeatedly sampled in real time, in their … Continued

Lunch ‘N’ Learn with Frances Bottenberg

On the Uses and Abuses of ‘Dignity’ in Talk About Aging: A Philosophical Conversation Join Dr. Frances Bottenberg, Lecturer in Philosophy, for a thought-provoking hour in which we examine the concept of human dignity together. What does the concept refer to? And how is it used in conversations about aging? … Continued