Gerontological Society of America Selects 2026 Fellows
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging — has named 50 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 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 4 to 7 in National Harbor, MD.
The Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education
Britteny M. Howell, PhD, FAGHE, CPG, CDP, University of Alaska Anchorage; Paul Nash, PhD, CPsychol, FAGHE, FGSA, AFBPsS, FHEA, University of Southern California; Katherina Nikzad-Terhune, PhD, LCSW, FAGHE, Northern Kentucky University
Behavioral and Social Sciences Section
Lyndsey Anderson, PhD RN FGSA, Vanderbilt University; Marino A. Bruce, PhD, MSRC, MDiv, FGSA, University of Houston; Shinae L. Choi, PhD, FGSA, The University of Alabama; William J. Chopik, PhD, FGSA, Washington University in St. Louis; Jill Juris, PhD, FGSA, Appalachian State University; BoRin Kim, PhD, FGSA, University of New Hampshire; Seoyoun Kim, PhD, FGSA, University of Michigan; Chioun Lee, PhD, FGSA, University of California, Riverside; Elham Mahmoudi, PhD, FGSA, University of Michigan; Patricia Morton, PhD, FGSA, Wayne State University; Paul Nash, PhD, CPsychol, FAGHE, FGSA, AFBPsS, FHEA, University of Southern California; Kelly A. O'Malley, PhD, ABPP, FGSA, O'Malley Geropsychology, PLLC; Courtney A. Polenick, PhD, FGSA, University of Michigan; Nekehia T. Quashie, PhD, FGSA, University of Rhode Island; Christina Röcke, PhD, FGSA, University of Zurich; Sunshine M. Rote, PhD, FGSA, University of Louisville; Stacey B. Scott, PhD, FGSA, Stony Brook University; Michelle P. Silver, BA, BS, MPP, PhD, FGSA, University of Toronto; Amy Thierry, PhD, MPH, FGSA, Xavier University of Louisiana; Mieke Beth Thomeer, PhD, FGSA, University of Minnesota; Nicole E. Werner, PhD, FGSA, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; W. Quin Yow, PhD, FGSA, Singapore University of Technology & Design
Biological Sciences Section
Rajagopal Viswanath Sekhar, MD, FGSA, Baylor College of Medicine; Mark A. McCormick, PhD, FGSA, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Health Sciences Section
Hyochol Ahn, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Kristen M. Beavers, PhD, MPH, RD, FGSA, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Anda Botoseneanu, MD, PhD, MBA, FGSA, University of Michigan - Dearborn and Ann Arbor; Ying-Yu Chao, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Stephanie W. Chow, MD, MPH, FGSA, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital; Daniel David, PhD, MS, RN, FGSA, New York University; Maritza Dowling, PhD, FGSA, The George Washington University; Jason (Jace) D. Flatt, PhD, MPH, FGSA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nikki L. Hill, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, Penn State University; Roee Holtzer, PhD, FGSA, Yeshiva University and Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Jaime M. Hughes, PhD, MPH, MSW, FGSA, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Junxin Li, PhD, MSN, RN, FGSA, Johns Hopkins University; Siobhan McMahon, PhD, MPH, GNP-BC, FGSA, University of Minnesota; Rhayun Song, PhD, FNC-C, FAANP, FAAN, FGSA, Chungnam National University; LaVona Traywick, PhD, MA, FGSA, University of Oklahoma; Chenkai Wu, PhD, MPH, MS, FGSA, Duke Kunshan University
Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section
Caitlin Coyle, PhD, FGSA, University of Massachusetts Boston; Tina R. Kilaberia, PhD, MSW, FGSA, New York University; Yeonjung Lee, PhD, FGSA, Chung-Ang University; Jinyu Liu, MSW, PhD, FGSA, Baylor University; Cathy A. Maxwell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, FNAP, University of Utah; Kathy Siepker, PhD, LCSW, FGSA, The University of Texas at Arlington; Kaipeng Wang, PhD, FGSA, University of Washington
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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.