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The Gerontological Society of America Announces 2008 Hartford Pre-Dissertation Award Winners
The Gerontological Society of America is pleased to introduce the twenty recipients of the 2008 Hartford Doctoral Fellows Pre-Dissertation Award. With funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation, the program provides this cohort with the opportunities for successful careers in gerontological social work.
The awards are administered by The Gerontological Society of America and co-sponsored by the Association for Gerontological Education and Social Work (AGE-SW). The program is overseen by National Hartford Doctoral Fellows Director James Lubben, DSW, MPH, of Boston College and Carmen Morano, PhD, MSW, of Hunter College.
Each awardee will be given a stipend to attend GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting, held every November, in both 2008 and 2009. At these conferences, awardees will attend workshops designed to develop their research skills.
| Troy Christian Andersen University of Utah College of Social Work Louanne Bakk Michigan State University School of Social Work Jean Emily Balestrery University of Michigan School of Social Work Tamara Cadet Simmons College School of Social Work Dahlia Fuentes University of Southern California School of Social Work Arminda Gomes Columbia University School of Social Work Ernest Gonzales Washington University in St. Louis School of Social Work Christine Greer New York University School of Social Work Kimberley Ann Gryglewicz University of South Florida School of Social Work Daniel Kaplan Columbia University School of Social Work | Skye Nichole Leedahl University of Kansas School of Social Welfare Brian Maloney The University of Alabama School of Social Work Gina McCaskill The University of Alabama School of Social Work Dorothy Jody Miesel University of Washington, Seattle School of Social Work Adria Emberson Navarro University of Southern California School of Gerontology Julie Anette Norstrand Boston College School of Social Work Lydia Ogden Columbia College School of Social Work Alicia Margaret Stinson University of South Florida School of Social Work Tiffany Renee Washington University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work Patricia Yu Boston College School of Social Work |
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The Gerontological Society of America is the nation's oldest and largest multidisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. The principal mission of the Society — and its 5,000+ members — is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public.
