The Gerontological Society of America congratulates new 2024 Awardees

2024-12-04

(Press-News.org) The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the country’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — is proud to acknowledge the work of 34 outstanding individuals through its prestigious awards program.

GSA salutes outstanding research, recognizes distinguished leadership in teaching and service, and fosters new ideas through a host of awards. Nominated by their peers, the recipients’ achievements serve as milestones in the history and development of gerontology.

The awardees were honored at various events associated with the GSA 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, which was held from November 13 to 16 in Seattle, Washington. This conference is organized to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, educators, and practitioners who specialize in the study of the aging process.

Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education

Graduate Student Paper Award
Andrew Alberth, MS, MPH
University of Massachusetts Boston
This award recognizes excellence in scholarly work by a student at an AGHE member institution or has selected AGHE as a primary or secondary section, and who presents his or her work at the GSA Annual Meeting.

Mildred M. Seltzer Distinguished Service Honor
David C. Burdick, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE
Stockton University
This honor is presented annually to recognize colleagues who are near retirement or recently retired.

Mildred M. Seltzer Distinguished Service Honor
Judith L. Howe, PhD, MPA, FGSA, FAGHE
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
This honor is presented annually to recognize colleagues who are near retirement or recently retired.

Mildred M. Seltzer Distinguished Service Honor
Joann M. Montepare, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE
Lasell University
This honor is presented annually to recognize colleagues who are near retirement or recently retired.

Part Time/Adjunct Faculty Honor
Julie Bates-Livesay, PhD
University of Southern California
This honor recognizes the efforts and dedication of part-time or adjunct faculty members for contributions to gerontology and/or geriatrics education.

David A. Peterson Award
Recipient: Sanders, K. A., Busby-Whitehead, J., Coppola, S., Dews, D., Downey, C. L., Giuliani, C., & Roberts, E. (2023). An interprofessional experience preparing a collaborative workforce to care for older adults. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 44(3), 339-353.
Honorable Mention: Cheung, K., et al. (2023). Barriers and motivators to specializing in geriatrics and strategies for recruitment: scoping review. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 44(3), 396-412.
Honorable Mention: Matsumoto, H., Maeda, A., et al. (2023). Dementia education and training for the general public: a scoping review. Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 44(2), 154-184.
Honorable Mention: Venables, H., et al. (2023). Factors associated with nursing students’ attitudes toward older people: A scoping review. Gerontology & geriatrics education, 44(1), 131-150.
This award honors excellence in scholarship in academic gerontology and/or geriatrics for an article in a volume of Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Runcie C.W. Chidebe, MSc
Miami University, Ohio
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Charlotte Clapham, BA
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Cristina de Rosa, PhD, RN
University of Pittsburgh
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Regina A. George, MS
University of Alabama
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Abbey M. Hamlin, MA
University of Texas at Austin
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Soeun Jang, MSW
The University of Texas at Arlington
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Julie S Rekant, DPT, PhD
Baltimore VA Medical Center
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Aziza Siddiqui, MPH
University of Nebraska Omaha
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Tai-Te Su, PhD, PT
University of Toronto
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

James McKenney Student Travel Award
Assaf Suberry, PhD
Bar-Ilan University
This award advances student education on aging in memory of James McKenney.

Behavioral and Social Sciences Section

Student Research Award, Pre-Dissertation
Julia E. Tucker, MS
The University of Texas at Austin
This award honors an excellent student paper with a topic of relevance to the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of GSA.

Student Research Award, Dissertation
Rita Xiaochen Hu, PhD, MSW
University of Chicago

This award honors an excellent student paper with a topic of relevance to the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of GSA.

Boaz Kahana Student Poster Award
Zexi Zhou, MA
The University of Texas at Austin
This award recognizes a current BSS student member for original and innovative research relevant to mental health and aging.

Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization

Douglas Holmes Award
Boah Kim, MPH
Simon Fraser University
This award recognizes research with potential to improve quality of life and/or quality of care in long-term care.

Interdisciplinary Paper Award
Julia E. Tucker, MS
The University of Texas at Austin
This award honors the best interdisciplinary research paper on a topic related to aging by a GSA student member.

Poster Award
Zeynep Abul
Northeastern University
This award honors exceptional posters presented by GSA student members.

Poster Award
Natalia Babenko, MPH
University of South Florida
This award honors exceptional posters presented by GSA student members.

Poster Award
Nhan D. Nguyen, MS
The University of Texas at San Antonio
This award honors exceptional posters presented by GSA student members.

Poster Award
Oonjee Oh, MSN, RN
University of Pennsylvania
This award honors exceptional posters presented by GSA student members.

Poster Award
Zeyu Liu, MS
Cornell University
This award honors exceptional posters presented by GSA student members.

Minority Issues in Gerontology Committee Student Poster Award
Roshani Dahal, MPH
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
This award honors an exceptional poster presented by a GSA student member from an underrepresented racial and ethnic group.

Health Sciences Section

Joseph T. Freeman Award
Ali Ahmed, MD, FGSA
Washington DC VA Medical Center

Person-In-Training Award
Seeun Park, PhD, RN
University of Washington
This award honors a student of the Health Sciences section for the best student paper at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting.

Research Award
Ashley Kuzmik, DrPH, MPH
The Pennsylvania State University
This award honors a new investigator in the Health Sciences Section.

Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section

Outstanding Student Poster Award
Harsha Amaravadi, MPH
University of Washington
This award recognizes a current SRPP student member, graduate or undergraduate, for excellence in research as reflected in an outstanding research poster presentation.

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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation's oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. The principal mission of the Society — and its 5,500+ members — is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public. GSA’s structure includes a nonpartisan public policy institute, the National Academy on an Aging Society, and GSA is also home to the National Center to Reframe Aging and the National Coordinating Center for the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research.

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