Seminar Series 2005

January 10, 2005
“New Developments in Sleep and Aging Research”
Donald Bliwise, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology
Emory University

January 24, 2005
“A Strength-based Intervention for Caregivers of Older Seriously Mentally Ill Individuals”
Gordon MacNeil, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
The University of Alabama

February 4, 2005
“Basic Concepts for Assessing Older Persons’ Competence to Consent to Treatment”
Thomas Grisso, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
University of Massachusetts, Worcester

February 28, 2005
“REACH II: The Continuing Saga of Helping Dementia Caregivers Manage the Burdens of Caregiving”
Louis D. Burgio, Ph.D.
Distinguished Research Professor, Center for Mental Health and Aging
The University of Alabama

March 7, 2005
“Pain, Disability and Depression in Older Adults”
Patricia Parmelee, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
Emory University

March 21, 2005
“Worming out an Understanding of Movement Disorders Using Comparative Genomics”
Kim Caldwell, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Alabama

April 11, 2005
“Caring When We Cannot Cure: Research in Geriatric Palliative Care”
John. L. Shuster, Jr., M.D., F.A.P.M.
Research Physician, Research and Development
Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
The University of Alabama

April 21, 2005
“Research on Gerontological Assessment Revisited: A Personal Odyssey 1966-2004”
Barbara Berkman, DSW
Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Professor of Health and Mental Health
School of Social Work, Columbia University
National Director, Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program
(Co-Sponsored by CMHA and School of Social Work)

May 3, 2005
“The Potential Role of Technology in Health Care Delivery for Older Adults”
Sara J. Czaja, Ph.D.
Professor, The Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Co-Director, Center of Aging
University of Miami

September 12, 2005
“Transitional Care for Older Adults: Bridging Science and Clinical Practice”
Mary D. Naylor, Ph.D., F.A.A.N., RN
Marian S. Ware Professor in Gerontology
School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvanis

September 15, 2005
“Sleep in Persons with Dementia”
Kathy C. Richards, Ph.D., RN
Professor and Director, Center for Research on Tailored Biobehavioral Interventions
Co-Director, John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
University of Arkansas School for Medical Sciences

October 10, 2005
“Mental Health Consequences of Breast Cancer Survivorship in Older Women”
William E. Haley, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, School of Aging
University of South Florida

October 24, 2005
“A Parent Care Readiness Program”
Michael W. Parker, LTCR, DSW,BCD, LCSW
John A. Hartford Geriatric Scholar; Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
The University of Alabama

November 14, 2005
“Communication Toward Transistion to Hospice: An Examination of Families’ Experiences”
Ellen Csikai, MSW, MPH, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
The University of Alabama

December 5, 2005
“New Directions in Assisted Living and Nursing Home Research”
Sheryl I. Zimmerman, PH.D.
Professor, School of Social Work
Co-Director and Senior Research Scientist
Program on Aging, Disability, and Long Term Care
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill