Gerontological Society of America Names New Officers
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging — is proud to announce its newest elected officers. These individuals were chosen by GSA’s membership, which consists of more than 6,000 researchers, educators, and practitioners.
The officers are responsible for matters of leadership and strategic planning and will assume their new roles on January 1, 2027.
Board of Directors
Vice President
Edward Alan Miller, PhD, MPA, FGSA
University of Massachusetts Boston
Secretary
Sherry A. Greenberg, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA
Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
Board Member
Lewis A. Lipsitz, MD, MS, FGSA
Harvard Medical School
Board Member
Dawn C. Carr, PhD, MGS, FGSA
Florida State University
Board Member
Brian Downer, PhD, FACRM, FGSA
University of Texas Medical Branch
Section Leadership
Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education Vice Chair-Elect
Katarina Friberg-Felsted, PhD, MS, FGSA, FAGHE
University of Utah
Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Vice Chair-Elect
Monique J. Brown, PhD, MPH, FGSA
University of South Carolina
Biological Sciences Section Vice Chair-Elect
LaDora V. Thompson, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FGSA
Boston University
Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Vice Chair-Elect
Taylor Jansen, PhD
Providence College
Health Sciences Section Vice Chair-Elect
Allison Lindauer, PhD, APRN, FGSA
Oregon Health and Science University
Social Research, Policy and Practice Section Vice Chair-Elect
Jarmin C. Yeh, PhD, MPH, MSSW
University of California, San Francisco
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), founded in 1945, is the 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.