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FY25 Associate:

• Dr. Duo (Helen) Wei (Computer Science). Interprofessional Research and Education.

 FY24 Associate:

• Dr. Duo (Helen) Wei (Computer Science). Interprofessional Research and Education.

FY23 Fellow:

• Dr. Duo (Helen) Wei (Computer Science). Interprofessional Research and Education.

FY22 Fellows:

• Dr. Jennifer Dunkle (SOWK).  Reviewing SCOSA’s past program evaluation and assessment practices, implementing new and expanded assessment protocols.
• Dr. Sreelekha Prakash, MD (HLTH).  Interprofessional Education Fellow. Assisting with management and expansion of SCOSA's Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP).  

FY21 Fellows:

• Dr. Jennifer Dunkle (SOWK).  Reviewing SCOSA’s past program evaluation and assessment practices, implementing new and expanded assessment protocols.
• Dr. Sreelekha Prakash, MD (HLTH).  Assisting with scholarly capacity building and management of SCOSA Faculty Research Scholars.  

FY20 Fellows:

• Dr. Christine Ferri (PSYC).  SCOSA strategic planning coordination, succession planning, shadowing director, developing SCOSA programs at Gateway Campus.
• Dr. Sreelekha Prakash, MD (HLTH).  Assisting with scholarly capacity building and management of SCOSA Faculty Research Scholars.

FY19 Fellows:

• Dr. Lisa Cox (SOWK). Assisting SCOSA capacity building in service and research.
• Dr. Christine Ferri (PSYC).  SCOSA succession planning, shadowing director, developing SCOSA capacity and programs at Gateway Campus.

FY18 Fellow:

• Dr. Lisa Cox (SOWK). Assisting SCOSA capacity building in service and research.

FY17 Fellows:

• Dr. Dan Hernandez (BIOL). STEMing Aging - promoting successful aging through science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
• Dr. Diane Holtzman (BSNS). Telling SCOSA's Story - updating SCOSA's marketing plan.

FY16 Fellows:

• Dr. Jessica Fleck (PSYC). Seek external funding to enhance undergraduate research in aging.
• Dr. Christine Ferri (PSYC). Align Gerontology Minor Curriculum with ������Ƶ Essential Learning Outcomes and AGHE Core Competencies.

FY15 Fellows:

• Dr. Lisa Cox (SOWK). Publish an ancillary textbook for gerontology courses using SCOSA's growing collection of oral histories, guided autobiographies, and creative non-fiction.
• Dr. Christine Gayda-Chelder (PSYC). Enhance SCOSA's service capacity and programs through careful study.
• Dr. Evonne Kruger (BSNS). Assist SCOSA director with strategic planning, development of management systems and procedures.

FY25 Research Scholars:

Kaite Yang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology: Gender, Age, and the Shape of Depressive Symptoms Over 13 Years of the ORANJ BOWL Longitudinal Study of Aging in New Jersey.

Jessica Fleck, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and SCOSA’s incoming Assistant Director: Openness to Experience and Successful Aging.

Rania Almajid, PT, MS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy: The Effect of Visual Manipulation on Postural Responses of Young and Older Adults–Phase III.

Alysia Mastrangelo, Ph.D., Professor of Physical Therapy with colleagues Mary Kientz (OT) and Joan Perks (NURS): Get Fit Seniors 2025.

FY24 Research Scholars:

• Mary Kientz, OTD, Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Alycia Mastrangelo, DPT, Professor of Physical Therapy, and Joan Perks, Ph.D., APN-C, CNE, CEN, CRNI, Associate Professor of Nursing: Get FIT Seniors.

FY23 Research Scholars:

• Alycia Mastrangelo, DPT, Professor of Physical Therapy, Joan Perks, Ph.D., APN-C, CNE, CEN, CRNI, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Mary Kientz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy: Get FIT Seniors.
  

FY22 Research Scholars:

• Joan Perks, Ph.D., APN-C, CNE, CEN, CRNI, Associate Professor of Nursing, Alycia Mastrangelo, DPT, Professor of Physical Therapy and Mary Kientz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy: Get FIT Seniors.
• Kathryn Brzozowski, DSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor of Social Work. Purpose through Podcasting: Implementing and Assessing the Effects of Podcasting on Older Adults.

FY21 Research Scholars: Due to COVID-19 cut-backs there were none this year.

FY20 Research Scholars:

• Stacy Cassel, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director, Master of Science in Communication Disorders: The Oxford International Round Table Symposium.
  
• Mary Kientz, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy: Get FIT Seniors.
• Christina Jackson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology: Race, Class and Age Vulnerabilities in Urban Spaces.
• Sreelekha Prakash, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences: Post Stroke Disability, A Qualitative Study.

FY19 Research Scholars:

• Stacy Cassel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders and Megan Foti, DOT, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy: Listening, Learning, Lunching: Supporting Intergenerational Interprofessional Activities.
• Jennifer Dunkle, DSW, Assistant Professor of Social Work: LGBTQ Older Adults and the Aging Network.
• Mary Lou Galantino, Distinguished Professor of Physical Therapy: Impact of Yoga for Cancer Survivors with Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy.

FY18 Research Scholars:

• Stacy Cassel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communications Disorders and Megan Foti, D.O.T., Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy: An Exploration of Older Adults' Needs for Quality Healthcare and Successful Aging, and University Students' Responses to an Intergenerational IPE (Interprofessional Education) Activity. 
• Jessica Fleck, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology: The Relationship between Cognitive Reserve and Brain Connectivity in African American and Hispanic Adults and Older Adults.
• Kaite Yang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology and Christine Ferri, Associate Professor of Psychology: Gender and Depression in Older Adults.
• Duo (Helen) Wei, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems: Using Statistical Models to Analyze South Jersey Senior Adults' Smartphone Usage on Managing Chronic Disease. 

FY17 Research Scholars:

• Jessica Bonnan-White, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice: Exploring Community Impact on Senior Disengagement, Resiliency, and Generalized Self-Efficacy.
• Stacy Cassel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Communications Disorders: Outcomes Resulting from the Use of Safety Cues in Geriatric TBI and CVA Populations.
• Emari DiGiorgio, MFA, Associate Professor of Writing: A Tour of Poetry: Sustaining a Creative Outlet for South Jersey’s Older Adults.
• Amy Yingyi Situ-Liu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice: Monthly Fabric Art Classes:  Impact on the Well-Being of Chinese Seniors in Atlantic City.

FY16 Research Scholars:

• Norma Boakes, Ed.D., Associate Professor of Education, & Barbara Pearl, MA, MS: Theragami:  Origami Therapy for Seniors
• Lisa Cox, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work, SCOSA Research Chair: Kramer Hall Oral History Project
• Emari DiGiorgio, MFA, Associate Professor of Writing:  Continuation of A Tour of Poetry
• Christine Ferri, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, GERO Coordinator, SCOSA Education Chair: Phone Depression Education and Screening with Older Adults

FY15 Research Scholars:

• Emari DiGiorgio, MFA, Associate Professor of Writing:  A Tour of Poetry.
• Christine Ferri, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, GERO Coordinator, SCOSA Education Chair: Evaluating the Handwritten Journals of a Woman with Dementia.
• Megan Foti, DOT, Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy: Occupational Storytelling to Improve the Quality of Life and Quality of Care of Older Adults with Dementia.

FY14 Research Scholars:

• Debra Busacco, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences:Developing a Handicap Scale for Measurement of Dual Sensory Loss in Older Adults
• Lisa Cox, Professor of Social Work & SCOSA Research Chair: Resilience and Correlates of Self-Rated Successful Aging
• Jessica Fleck, Associate Professor of Psychology: Brain Coherence and Cognitive Ability in Adults.

FY13 Research Fellows

• Jessica Fleck, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology
• John Bulevich, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology
• Marjorie Taylor, Au.D, CCC-A, Assistant Professor of Speech Pathology & Audiology

Bold = SCOSA Leadership & Staff/ Bold Italicized = SCOSA Funded Research Faculty/ Italic = Students

2024

Burdick, D. C. (2024, April 17). Resilient retirement, successful aging [Webinar Presenter]. New Jersey Librarian Association, Retired Member Section, Zoom. 

Burdick, D.C. (2024, May 15). The 4M's of age-friendly health care [Presentation]. Annual Successful Aging Festival, ������Ƶ, Galloway, NJ.  

Burdick, D. C. & Janson, F. (2024, March 12). Recipes for successful retirement & SCOSA programs for you [Community Presentation]. Canoe Club, Hammonton, NJ. 

Burdick, D.C., Guest, A., Andreoletti, C, & Sterns, H. (2024, March 27). Teaching tips and tricks:  Learn from instructors from various career stages [Session Moderator]. Careers in Aging Month Webinar, Advancement Workgroup, Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education, Gerontological Society of America, Online. 

Burdick, D. C. & Ferri, C. V. (2024, Nov – under review). Building resilience & grit in higher education’s own climate crisis. The promise and peril of running a center/program on aging [Symposium Paper]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA. 

DeGennaro, J., Bodenheimer, L., Perweiler, E., Avallone, M., Mock, M., & Prakash, S. (2023). Fostering practice change by integrating interprofessional education in a community health collaboration. Innovation in Aging, 739. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.2393   

Fleck, J. (2024, May 15). How old is your brain? Using EEG and MRI to estimate brain health [Presentation].Annual Successful Aging Festival, ������Ƶ, Galloway, NJ. 

Furphy, K. & Burdick, D. C. (2024, forthcoming). Assistive technology and older adults. In K. F. Barney & M. A. Perkinson (Eds.), Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults: Enhancing Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice, 2ed. London, San Diego: Elsevier, Inc.   

Gayda, C. (2024, May 15). Multicultural wheel of wellness [Presentation].Annual Successful Aging Festival, ������Ƶ, Galloway, NJ.   

Maguire, G., & Margolis, P. (2024, May 15). Baby step into the blue zones [Presentation]. Annual Successful Aging Festival, ������Ƶ, Galloway, NJ.   

Wei, H. (2024, May 15). Smart devices, apps, and AI [Presentation].  Annual Successful Aging Festival, ������Ƶ, Galloway, NJ. 

Wei, D.,Morales, J.,Burdick, D. (2024, Nov 13-16). Intergenerational workshop to empower older adults in smart technologies [Symposium Paper]. Intergenerational Exchange and Collaborative Service: Extending Age Inclusivity Beyond the Classroom, Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA. 

Yang, K.,Ferri. C. V., & Girgus, J. S.(November, 2024). Changes in depressive symptoms across middle and older adulthood in the ORANJ BOWL longitudinal study of aging [Poster]. Gerontological Society of America Annual Scientific Meeting, Seattle, WA. 

2023

Burdick, D. C. (2023). Cooking Up Your Own Recipe for Successful Aging [Presentation]. Annual Successful Aging Festival. ������Ƶ Center on Successful Aging. ������Ƶ, Galloway, NJ. 

Burdick, D. C. (2023). Beyond Bingo: Perspectives on Lifelong Learning, Senior Centers & Physical Health 25th Annual Conference [Panelist]. New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well (NJAAW). New Brunswick, NJ. 

Burdick, D. C. (2023). Physical & Psychosocial Need and Changes in the Elderly [Staff In-Service Training]. AtlantiCare LIFE Connection. Atlantic City, NJ.

DeGennaro, J., Bodenheimer, L., Perweiler, E., Avallone, M., Mock, M., & Prakash, S. (2023). Fostering practice change by integrating interprofessional education in a community health collaboration. Innovation in Aging, 739.  

Fleck, J. (2023). Mindset matter: Brain activity in grit & growth mindsets [Presentation]. Annual Successful Aging Festival. ������Ƶ Center on Successful Aging. ������Ƶ, Galloway, NJ. 

 Kientz, M, McLaney, K, Pitera, J., Mastrangelo, M.A., Perks, J. (2023). The Effects of Get FIT Seniors: An Interdisciplinary Nutrition and Exercise Program for Community Dwelling Older Adults. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference.

Rose, K. (2023). The case for building a culture of non-traditional students. Celebrating Diversity Digest, ������Ƶ.  https://stockton.edu/diversity-inclusion/case-building-culture-nontraditional-students.html 

2022

Burdick, D. C. (2022). Introductory and framing commentary. Alzheimer’s Community Forum: Atlantic County, NJ. Alzheimer’s Association, Atlantic County Division of Intergenerational Services, Bratton Estate & Elder Care Attorneys, Caring Inc., ������Ƶ Center on Successful Aging.

Ferri, C.V., Yang, K., Girgus, J.S. (2022). Predicting the gender difference in depression in older adults. Aging & Mental Health,

2021

Afrasiniei. A, Carpenter. J, Kasavage. K, Seel. C. (2021). ������Ƶ Interprofessional Health Assessment Team (IHAT) for Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Project. Virtual IPE Conference. ������Ƶ School of Health Sciences. 

Cummings, C. R., Dunkle, J. S., Mayes, B. C., Bradley, C. A., Petruzzella, F. & Maguire, K. (2021). As we age: listening to the voice of LGBTQ older adults. Social Work in Public Health, 36 (4), 509-525.  .

Gayda-Chelder, C., Rose, K, and Burdick, D.C. (2021). Perceptions of late adulthood: Initiatives on combating ageism. Celebrating Diversity Digest, ������Ƶ.

Kientz, M., Mastrangelo, M.A., Patryn, K., Perks, J., & Roon, K. (2021). Get FIT Seniors: An Exercise & Nutrition Program for Older Adults with Dementia. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, virtual.

Rose, K. (2021). COVID-19 and Ageism: The good, the bad and the ugly. Celebrate Diversity. ������Ƶ Committee on Campus Diversity and Inclusiveness.

Bao, T., Zhi, I., Baser, R., Hooper, M., Chen, C., Piulson, L., Li, Q.S., Galantino, M.L., Blinder, V., Robson, M., Seidman, A., Panageas, K.S., Mao. J.J. (2020). Yoga for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and fall risk: A randomized controlled trial.  JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

Burdick, D.C. (2020). Reflections on GSA’s 75^th Anniversary:  Moments, mentors, and momentum.  Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 43 (4), 392-393.

Burdick, D. C. & Rose, K. (2020). Why age matters to higher education: Age-Friendly tools and techniques for culture change. Symposium organizers/speakers, Gerontological Society of America Annual Virtual Meeting. 

Burdick, D.C., Rose, K. & Cox, L. (2020).  Considering age diversity in teaching, scholarship, and service. New Faculty Workshop. Center for Teaching and Learning Design.

Burdick, D.C. (2020). Contributor. 75+ Resources for Gerontology Education. Newsham, T. M., Claver, M. Macaluso, S, & Karasik, R. (ed.s).  The Gerontological Society of America.  Retrieved March 28, 2021 from

McIntosh, J. L., Burdick, D. C., & Dawson, G. D. (2020). In Memorium: John F. Santos (1924 – 2020). Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 43, (3), 259-261.

Cox, L. & Maguire, G. (2020).Incorporating Guided Autobiography and SoulCollage® into Undergraduate Gerontology Courses & Community Programs. Symposium speakers, Gerontological Society of America Annual Virtual Meeting.

Galantino, M. L., Brooks, J., Tiger, R., Jang, S., & Wilson, K. Effectiveness of somatic yoga and meditation: A pilot study in a multicultural cancer survivor population with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy [published online ahead of print]. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 30. doi: 10.17761/2020-D-18-00030.

Burdick, D.C. (2018). Education and socializing influences (Ch. 2). In L. Cox (Ed.), Narratives on Positive Aging: Recipes for Success. San Diego: Cognella.

Burdick, D.C. (2018). Love, romance, and sexual identity (Ch. 8). In L. Cox (Ed.), Narratives on Positive Aging: Recipes for Success. San Diego: Cognella.

Burdick, D.C. (2018). Politics and history (Ch. 10). In L. Cox (Ed.), Narratives on Positive Aging: Recipes for Success. San Diego: Cognella.

Burdick, D.C. (2018). Gerotechnology. In J Stein (Ed.), Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology Reference Module on ScienceDirect. London:Elsevier, Inc.

Cox, L., Tice, C., & Long, D. (2015, In press). Introduction to Social Work: An Advocacy-Based Profession, 3ed. Los Angeles, CA: Sage. Includes reference to SCOSA, an SCOSA/GERO intern assisted Dr. Cox in earlier edition.

Burdick, D.C. (2016). Expert commentary. In S. Kwon (Ed.), Gerotechnology 2.0: Research, Practice, and Principles in the Field of Technology and Aging.  NY, NY: Springer Publishers.

Burdick, D. C. (2014). Editorial Comment:  Personal reflection, intergenerational narratives, and shared concerns. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 12 (1), 1-5.

Burdick, D. C. w/Kutzik, D. (2014). Use of technology in long-term care. In Yee-Melichar, D, Cabigao, E. P. & Flores, C. M. (Ed.s). Long-Term Care Administration & Management: Options, Issues and Trends in Eldercare. NY: Springer.

Burdick, D. C. (2012). Taking stock and moving forward: Advancing gerontological education, research & practice through consideration of accreditation. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 33 (1), 1-5.

Burdick, D.C. (2012). Commentary from professionals in related industries: The ������Ƶ Center on Successful Aging. Senior Living for The Next Generation: A View Through the Lens of Industry Thought Leaders, Volume II. Washington, DC: American Seniors Housing Association.

Burdick, D. C. (2012, Feb). Guest Editor - Accreditation in Gerontology: Opportunities and Challenges. Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, 33 (1), 1-115.

Burdick, D. C. (2012). Gerotechnology. In Ranachandran, V. S. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, 2nd ed. London, San Diego: Elsevier, Inc.  

Ramdass, H., Peoples, M., Shah, S., & Burdick, D.C. Infusing intergenerational service learning into an occupational therapy course: Exploring mutual benefits for students and elders. 10th Annual Day of Scholarship, The Richard ������Ƶ College of New Jersey. Galloway, NJ, March 2012.

Burdick, D.C. (2012). Keynote Address: Clinicians in cyberspace: Skyping, tweeting, and blogging ... Trends, rules and professional considerations. All things Aging ... A Symposium on Care Management, National Association of Geriatric Care Managers - New York Chapter. New York, NY, October 2011.

Cabin, W.D. (2012). Only the Lonely: Social Support, Elderly Depression, and Neighborhoods has been accepted by the organizer of the “Health and Place” in the 2012 Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) Annual Meeting, August 16-18, 2012, Denver, CO.

Cabin, W.D. (2012). Ghosts of Home Care: Medicare’s Neglect of Alzheimer’s disease beneficiaries and Nurse and Social Worker Coping Strategies. Moderator and Paper Presenter at Health & Aging Session at Society for Social Work Research, Washington, DC.

Cabin, W.D. (2011). Phantoms of Home Care: Medicare’s Designed Neglect of Persons with Alzheimer’s disease. Poster Presentation at Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference, Boston, MA.

Cabin, W.D. (2011). Phantoms of Home Care: Medicare’s Designed Neglect of Persons with Alzheimer’s disease. Poster Presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC.

Cabin, W. (2011). Doing more with less: Payment cuts meet profit margins and patient care in home health response to national health care reform. Home Health Care Management and Practice. Newport Beach, CA: Sage Publications. First published April 4, 2011 as doi: 1084822311401854.

Fahs, M., Gallo, W., & Cabin, W. (2011). The public health model for mental health care for the elderly. In Galea, S. & Cohen, N. (Eds.) (2011). Population Mental Health: Evidence, Policy, and Public Health Practice. Pages 248-282. Routledge.

Lang, S. H. & Cabin, W. D. (2011). Tightening the Regulatory Knot: Hospice Regulatory and Health Care Legislative Reform Converge on Hospice Clinical Management. Home Health Care Management and Practice. Newport Beach, CA. Sage Publications. First published April 13, 2011 as doi: 10.1177/1084822311402920.

Cox, L. E. (2011). Book Review: Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome. Families in Society. 92(0).

Cox, L. E. (2011). Therapeutic Utility of Guided Autobiography. Fifth Mental Health Research Conference, SMHART Institute, Jackson State University College of Public Service / School of Social Work, Choctaw, Mississippi. Presenter, 2 hour workshop, October 6th.

Cox, L., & Fulcomer, M. (2011). Monograph. Mixed methods study of Tourette Syndrome. [Compilation of Dr. Cox's data on Older TS Adults and Rutger's TS clinic data on TS children and young adults.]

Cox, L. E. presented "Providing Services in Complex Times: Working with Clients Living with HIV/AIDS and Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders" at the Fifth Mental Health Research Conference, October 5, 2011, Choctaw, MS.

Ferri, C. (2012). Depression Screening. 10th Annual Day of Scholarship, The Richard ������Ƶ College of New Jersey. Galloway, NJ, March 2012.

Fleck, J. (2012). Cognitive Maintenance and Enhancement in Aging. 10th Annual Day of Scholarship, The Richard ������Ƶ College of New Jersey. Galloway, NJ, March 2012.

Furphy, K., Lindstrom-Hazel, D., & Burdick, D. C. (2016). Assistive technology and older adults. In Barney, K. F. & Perkinson, M. A. (Eds.). Occupational Therapy with Aging Adults: Enhancing Quality of Life through Collaborative Practice. London, San Diego: Elsevier, Inc.

Girgus, J. S., Yang, K., & Ferri, C. V. (March, 2018). What do we know (and not know) about the gender difference in depression in old age? National Academy of Sciences Workshop on Women's Mental Health across the Life Course through a Sex-Gender Lens, Washington, DC.

Girgus, J. S., Yang, K., & Ferri, C. (2017). The gender difference in depression: Are elderly women at greater risk for depression than elderly men? Geriatrics, 2, 35.

Yang, K., Ferri, C.V., & Girgus, J. S. (March, 2018). The gender difference in depression: Are elderly women at greater risk for depression than elderly men? Paper presented at the Association for Women in Psychology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Yang, K., Ferri, C. V., & Girgus, J. S. (March, 2018). The gender difference in depression in older adults: A review. Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.