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For Immediate Release |
Contact: Todd Kluss |
Howe Named New Gerontology & Geriatrics Education Editor
The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) — the educational branch of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — has named Judith L. Howe, PhD, as the next editor of Gerontology & Geriatrics Education (G&GE), effective January 2011. G&GE, AGHE’s official journal, is published under the Routledge imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.
Howe is currently an associate professor of geriatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the associate director for education and evaluation at the Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center based at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. In addition, she serves as the director of the HRSA-funded Consortium of New York Geriatric Education Centers. She has been a member of the Editorial Board of G&GE since 2005.
“I am very pleased to have been named editor of G&GE, and look forward to upholding the high standards of the journal set by my predecessors,” Howe said. “In the years ahead I will work closely with the journal’s committed Editorial and Advisory Boards to ensure the publication of manuscripts which are timely, evidence-based and highlight new directions in learning and teaching, research and evaluation, curriculum development, and innovative education models in gerontology and geriatrics education.”
G&GE is geared toward the exchange of information related to research, curriculum development, course and program evaluation, classroom and practice innovation, and other topics with educational implications for gerontology and geriatrics. It is designed to appeal to a broad range of learners, teachers, practitioners, administrators, and policy makers, and is dedicated to improving awareness of best practices and resources for educators.
G&GE Advisory Committee Chair Dena Shenk, PhD, headed the search committee that selected Howe.
“We interviewed a very strong pool of applicants and selecting the new Editor was truly a difficult decision. The committee believes that Judy’s expertise in gerontology and geriatrics and extensive professional networks will enable her to enhance the already strong reputation of the journal,” Shenk said.
Howe’s career interests include gerontology and geriatric education, curriculum development, interdisciplinary teamwork, inter-professional education and training, community-based services, and public policy.
She is an elected member of the AGHE Executive Committee and was the president of the State Society on Aging of New York in 2005. She is also the immediate past president of the National Association of Geriatric Education Centers/National Association for Geriatric Education. Howe is a fellow of AGHE, GSA, and the New York Academy of Medicine.
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The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) is the educational branch of The Gerontological Society of America, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. AGHE seeks to advance gerontology as a field of study at institutions of higher education through conferences, publications, technical assistance, research studies, and consultation with policy makers. It is currently the only institutional member organization dedicated to gerontology and geriatrics education worldwide.
