Public Library Services for an Aging Population: Chair Fitness, Tech Support, StoryCorps, and More Join Dr. Noah Lenstra, Assistant Professor of Library & Information Studies, for this engaging discussion of how public libraries are transforming to better serve an aging population. Public libraries are becoming the go-to space for tech … Continued
Catherine and David Sevier are adjunct faculty in Public Health who also are also Gerontology Faculty Affiliates. In addition, Catherine is the President of the NC AARP and David serves on the HHS BOV. They will discuss their project, My Health Peace of Mind, which will provide individuals with tools … Continued
Don’t Refer to Me as Old or Aging: Understanding Older Consumers Despite the dramatic rise in numbers of older consumers, there remains a lack of understanding of this promising consumer group. In this presentation, Dr. Jiyoung Hwang will discuss characteristics of older consumers, how best to approach this growing market, … Continued
Learning from Senior Welfare Policies of Seoul, South Korea Jaesam Yoon, Director of the Disability Welfare Policy Division of the Seoul, South Korea Metropolitan Government (SMG), is UNCG Gerontology Program Visiting Scholar for 2015-2017. South Korea represents one of the most rapidly aging populations on our planet — with those … Continued
Rachael Wonderlin is Dementia Care Director with Blue Harbor Senior Living. She publishes a blog and advice website, Dementia By Day, and is in the process of publishing her first book with Johns Hopkins University Press — Dementia and Long-Term Care: What to Remember When They Forget. Currently working in … Continued
Listening for Life: Hearing Health Care in Aging Populations Lisa Fox-Thomas, PhD, CCC-A is AP Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and Coordinator of Audiology Services at the UNCG Speech and Hearing Center. She works with older adults who have hearing loss and hearing-related disorders such … Continued
Music and Aging: Deadheads and other Babyboomers Rebecca Adams, PhD, UNCG Gerontology Program Director, has explored connections between music and identity since she taught research methods and social theory to sociology graduate students by taking them on tour with the Grateful Dead in the summer of 1989. Adams provides an … Continued
Wednesday, February 2, 2022, 12-1:30 pm, Dayna Touron, Multiple Pathways of Cognitive Aging: Motivational and Contextual Influences, via Zoom and posted on YouTube.
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