Adria Navarro PhD ’11 not only connects older adults with community resources but also promotes their self-determination.
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2011 PhD in Gerontology graduate will research the role of social workers in evaluating older adults’ capacity to make decisions.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for international collaboration and effective solutions for challenges posed by aging populations.
One in six older adults worldwide is believed to be a victim of some form of abuse.
Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology, is shaping how elder abuse is addressed in medical schools, clinics and the national conversation.
Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Dean and Professor at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, is raising awareness about the issue of elder abuse and shaping how it is addressed in medical schools, clinics and the national conversation. Quotes from this episode “Whenever an older adult comes into an emergency room...
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PhD in Gerontology student Elizabeth Avent is devoting her doctoral program to investigating the important but overlooked topic of intimate partner violence in older adults.
2019 USC Senior Living Executive Course emphasizes the need to address affordability and better serve people of all cognitive abilities.
The USC Age-Friendly University Initiative hosts a campus screening of Care to Laugh, which follows stand-up comedian Jesus Trejo as he serves as the sole caregiver for his parents.
Think beyond the stereotypes to help Trojans of all ages feel welcome in classrooms and on campus, say USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology experts.
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