Gerontological Society of America Selects 2025 Fellows
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging — has named 47 exemplary professionals as its newest fellows.
Fellow status is peer recognition for outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology and represents the highest category of GSA membership. This distinction comes at varying points in a person’s career and is given for diverse activities that include research, teaching, administration, public service, practice, and notable participation in the Society. Fellows are chosen from across GSA’s membership groups.
The new fellows will be formally recognized during GSA’s 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 12 to 15 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
Lisa Cox Hall, PhD, FAGHE, Missouri State University
Behavioral and Social Sciences Section
Alexis A. Bender, PhD, FGSA, Emory University; Shirley M. Bluethmann, PhD, MPH, FGSA, Wake Forest University; Jen-Hao Chen, PhD, FGSA, National Chengchi University; Soondool Chung, PhD, FGSA, Ewha Womans University; Laura KM Donorfio, PhD, FAGHE, FGSA, The University of Connecticut; Richard J. Holden, PhD, FGSA, Indiana University- Bloomington; Youjung Lee, LMSW, PhD, FGSA, Binghamton University; Pi-Ju (Marian) Liu, PhD, FGSA, Purdue University; Atiya Mahmood, PhD, FGSA, Simon Fraser University; Joseph A. Mikels, PhD, FGSA, DePaul University; Graciela Muniz-Terrera, DrPH, FGSA, Ohio University; Jennifer R. Piazza, PhD, FGSA, California State University, Fullerton; Nilàm Ram, PhD, FGSA, Stanford University; Elizabeth Rickenbach, PhD, FGSA, Saint Anselm College; Nancy Sin, PhD, FGSA, The University of British Columbia; Yeonsu Song, PhD, RN, FNP-C, FGSA, University of California Los Angeles; Jeffrey E. Stokes, PhD, FGSA, University of Massachusetts Boston; Kimberly A. Van Orden, PhD, FGSA, University of Rochester
Biological Sciences Section
Scott F. Leiser, PhD, FGSA, University of Michigan
Health Sciences Section
Gregory L. Alexander PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, FACMI, FAHSI, Columbia University; Glenna Brewster, PhD, RN, FGSA, FNP-BC, FAAN, Emory University; Joan G. Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FGSA, FPCN, University of Maryland; Allison Lindauer, PhD, APRN, FGSA, Oregon Health & Science University; Rebecca A. Lorenz, PhD, FGSA, The Ohio State University; Brad D. Manor, PhD, FGSA, Hebrew SeniorLife; Karen O. Moss, PhD, RN, CNL, FGSA, FNAP, The Ohio State University; Alec D. Pruchnicki, MD, FGSA, Vista on 5th ALF; Ana R. Quiñones, PhD, FGSA, Oregon Health & Science University; Diana L. Sturdevant, PhD, GCNS-BC, APRN, FGSA, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences; Ladda Thiamwong PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, FNAP, University of Central Florida
Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section
Julie Bobitt, PhD, FGSA, University of Illinois Chicago; Vanessa Fabbre, PhD, LCSW, FGSA, Washington University in St. Louis; Ernest E. Gonzales, PhD, MSW, FGSA, New York University; Jennifer C. Greenfield, PhD, MSW, FGSA, University of Denver; Sean N. Halpin, PhD, FGSA, RTI International; Cal J. Halvorsen, PhD, MSW, FGSA, Washington University in St. Louis; Lin Jiang, PhD, FGSA, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Kyeongmo Kim, PhD, MSW, FGSA, Virginia Commonwealth University; Weiyu Mao, PhD, FGSA, University of Nevada, Reno; Michael S. Marcus, MSW, FGSA, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Hannah R. Marston, PhD, FGSA, Open University, UK; Lindsay J. Peterson, PhD, FGSA, University of South Florida; Maricruz Rivera-Hernandez, PhD, FGSA, Brown University; Jennifer Jurado Severance, PhD, MS, FGSA, University of North Texas; Raven H. Weaver, PhD, FGSA, Washington State University; Xiaoling Xiang, PhD, MSW, FGSA, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), founded in 1945, is the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging. It serves more than 6,000 members in over 50 countries. GSA’s vision, meaningful lives as we age, is supported by its mission to foster excellence, innovation, and collaboration to advance aging research, education, practice, and policy. GSA is home to the National Academy on an Aging Society (a nonpartisan public policy institute) and the National Center to Reframe Aging.