On Friday, August 26, join us for a virtual lunchtime presentation on "No Easy Answer to Nursing Shortage: An Autoethnography of a CNA Job" presented by alumna Jacquelyn Manning Dantis.
Katherine "Katy" Abbott, Ph.D., MGS was named Executive Director of Scripps Gerontology Center, effective July 18, 2022. In this role, she is responsible for successful leadership, management, and strategic actions that align with university goals and support the organization's mission.
Professor Katy Abbott, Ph.D., MGS was recently awarded a grant from the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory as a 2022 Health Care Systems Scholars. This program offers investigators an opportunity to work directly with health care systems interested in improving the care provided to people living with dementia and their care partners.
The Suzanne R. Kunkel Transformational Leadership in Aging Award will provide graduate students funds to support their travel to attend a professional conference or educational workshop that will allow them to advance their skills and knowledge about leadership and innovation in the field of aging.
After 42 years at Miami and 24 years as the Executive Director of the Scripps Gerontology Center, Suzanne Kunkel, Ph.D. is retiring from her faculty and administrative positions.
OMA receives $20,000 to help build ScrippsAVID, a video-chat platform that connects older adults with younger people through sharing art, music, stories, and poetry