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INTEREST GROUPS


The Gerontolgical Society of America has twelve formal, nineteen informal, and eight proposed interest groups. Membership is nearly 2,900, formed around a topic or issue that cuts across disciplines. Interest Groups meet at the GSA Annual Meeting and provide opportunities for networking, collaboration on research projects, and increased involvement for members and non-members in the Annual Meeting Program. For a listing of the society’s interest groups or to contact the group convener directly please click here. For more information contact Paul Stearns, Director of Marketing at pstearns@geron.org.

GSA Interest Group Space Request Form
Interest Groups will meet the evenings of Friday, November 17 (5:30-7:00 pm), Saturday, November 18 (6:15 -7:45 pm) and Sunday, November 19 (6:30-8:00 pm). GSA will try, to the best of its ability, to grant all requests with regard to preferred dates, times, and interest group conflicts. Please fill out the form below and either fax it by May 31, 2007 to: (202) 842-1150 – Attn: Meetings Dept. or via email to meetings@geron.org

 

Formal Interest Groups

• Assisted Living

• Developmental Disabilities

 • Economics of Aging

 • Epidemiology of Aging

 • Mental Health Practice and Aging 

• Nursing Care of Older Adults

• Physical Environments & Aging

• Qualitative Research

• Religion, Spirituality, and Aging

• Research in Quality of Care

• Technology and Aging

 • Transportation and Aging


Informal Interest Groups

• Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation of the Elderly

• Aging, Alcohol and Addictions

 • Alzheimer's Disease Research

 • Business & Aging

 • Death, Dying, Bereavement & Widowhood

 • Emotion and Aging

 • Grandparents as Caregivers

• Health Behavior Change

• HIV, AIDS and the Elderly

• International Aging and Migration

• Language and Communication 

• Measurement, Statistics, and Research Methods

• Men's Issues

• Nutrition

• Oral Health

• Reminiscence and Aging

 • Research on Cancer and Aging

 • Researchers Based in Long Term Care

• Rural Aging

• Societal Implications of Anti-Aging Research


Proposed Interest Groups

• Aging in Asia

• Chinese Gerontology Studies

 • Hospice, Palliative, & End of Life Care

• Hospital Elder Life Program

 • Rainbow Research Group

• Recreational Therapists

 • Urban & Neighborhood Aging