SPRING 2010 Seminar Series Presentation Materials

Jan 28, 2010
UNC and the Gerontological Society of America Annual 2010 Theme: Transitions of Care Across the Aging Continuum
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, PhD Professor, Health Policy & Management; Interim Co-Director, Institute on Aging Mary H. Palmer, PhD, RNC, FAAN Helen W. & Thomas L. Umphlet Distinguished Professor in Aging, School of Nursing; Interim Co-Director, Institute on Aging

February 4, 2010
Life Interests and Values in People with Aphasia
Katarina Haley, PhD, Assistant Professor, Allied Health, UNC

February 11, 2010
Muddying the Waters: Controversies in Dissemination Research
Cathy Melvin, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Maternal and Child Health, UNC

February 18, 2010
The Intersection of Race and Gender in Functional Health Trajectories in Late Life: Life Course Perspectives and Methods
Tyson Brown, PHD, NIA Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Aging and Human Development, and Department of Sociology, Duke University

February 25, 2010
Breast Cancer in Older Women: A Model for Integrating Geriatric and Cancer Issues
Hyman B. Muss, MD, Professor, UNC School of Medicine, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

March 4, 2010
The Public Health Interface with Sustainable Local Food Systems - Fun For All Ages
Alice Ammerman, DrPH, Director, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention; Professor, Department of Nutrition, UNC

March 18, 2010
Medication Issues for Older Adults
Gina Upchurch, RPh, MPH, Executive Director, Senior PharmAssist, Durham, NC

March 25, 2010
Relationships Among Age, Spiritual Well-being, and End-of-Life Preferences in African American Dialysis Patients
Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, UNC

April 1, 2010
Innovative Approaches to Advance Care Planning in Nursing Homes
Anthony Caprio, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Center for Aging and Health, UNC

April 15, 2010
Stress, Coping, and Health Disparities among African American Women:  The Importance of Using Gender- and Culturally-Relevant Biopsychosocial Frameworks
Cheryl Woods Giscombe, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, UNC School of
Nursing

April 22, 2010
Creating and Conducting Collaborative Research: Academic Researchers and Community Partners
Panel of UNC Researchers representing multiple schools, disciplines and community-based agencies and individuals