With undergraduate and graduate degrees from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Lourdes Bustamante is on track to become a senior living leader.
Three USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology master’s graduates use their expertise and leadership not only to care for older adults but also to advocate for better aging policies.
Bachman completed her PhD in May 2022 and started working at VivoSense as a research scientist shortly after. VivoSense develops digital measures from wearable sensor data for use in clinical trials.
Ararat Nursing Facility in Mission Hills was named Newsweek’s best nursing home in California in 2023. What does it take to earn such a distinction? For Margarita Khachatryan, who serves as executive director, it’s all about creating a thriving environment.
Lindsey Klebenow has worked in home care and assisted living in Bozeman, Montana from the time she was in college. She’s a certified nurse assistant (CNA), an emergency medical technician (EMT) and operates her own home health agency.
James Kordenbrock earned his Master of Arts in Gerontology in 2023. He’s using what he learned to grow his caregiving agency and help older adults age in place.
Liliana Ruvalcaba, 2024 Master of Arts in Medical Gerontology graduate, says her experiences in the GEMSTEM program gave her the support needed to become a Fulbright Scholar. She plans to develop, implement, and evaluate a telecare intervention to promote healthy aging among older adults in Bogotá, Colombia.