Fall 2009 Seminar Series

September 8 - Elizabeth Allen, MSLS, Grant Source Librarian, UNC Grantsource Library
Identifying Funding Sources in Aging Research
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September 22 - Sally Stearns, PhD, Professor, Health Policy & Management, UNC Chapel Hill
The Effect of Nursing Aide Turnover on Nursing Home Resident Outcomes

September 29 - Ken Bollen, PhD, and Peter Leousis, PhD, Director & Deputy Director, Odum Institute, UNC Chapel Hill
An Overview of the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science

October 6 - Patric Lane, UNC News Services, plus a small panel of UNC-CH social media experts
Using Social Media for Rapid Research Dissemination

October 13 - Dennis Streets, MPH, MAT, Director North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services
Increasing Aging Awareness and Readiness in North Carolina

October 20 - Mike LaMantia, MD, Geriatric Fellow & CPHAR Fellow at Institute on Aging
Transitional Care of Our Elderly Patients in the Emergency Department

October 27 - Betsy Sleath, PhD, Professor Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, UNC Chapel Hill
Communication About Depression During Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Visits
Contact Betsy Sleath for a copy of her article

November 3 - Kirsten Corazzini, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Duke University
Does Regulation of Professional Nursing Practice in Nursing Homes Improve Resident Care Outcomes?

November 10 - Cathy Melvin, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Maternal and Child Health, UNC Chapel Hill
Muddying the Waters: Controversies in Dissemination Research

November 17 - Mary Altpeter, PhD, Interim Co-Director, Institute on Aging, and Leigh Callahan, PhD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Orthopaedics, and Social Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill Testing Community-based Interventions: Evaluation of Group and Self-Directed Formats of the Arthritis Foundation's (AF) Walk with Ease (WWE) Program

November 24 - Giselle Corbie Smith, MD, Associate Professor, Social Medicine and Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill Engaging Communities of Color in Aging Research

December 1 - Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD, Kenan Flagler Bingham Distinguished Professor, School of Social Work, UNC Chapel Hill Green House Homes: A New Model of Nursing Home Care