Expertise
Quality of life of older adults
Quality of care of older adults
Elder abuse, neglect and exploitation
End-of-life care
Caregiving issues
Community building
Community long-term care initiatives
Program evaluation
Nonprofit administration
Intergenerational efforts Developmental disabilities
Homeless women and children
Community-building
Program evaluation
Service-learning Aging, Continuum of Care, Elder Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, End-of-life, Gerontology, Intergenerational Issues Role of racism in caregiving relationships between older white care receivers and nonwhite, nonrelative, caregivers

Older adults as primary caregivers of adult children with developmental disabilities--what happens to the adult children when the older adult needs care themselves?

Developing a model for a "Continuum of Care" for older adults
Past Affiliations

Research Assistant Professor, W.D. Goodwill Initiatives on Aging, College of Social Work, University of Utah (past)

Professor, School of Social Work, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, University of Nebraska at Omaha (past)

Communities
Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology
Degrees
PhD, University of Utah, Social Work, 2003
AM, University of Chicago, Chicago, Social Service Administration, 1998
BSW, Moorhead State University, Developmental Psychology, 1991
Keywords
homeless program evaluation (social sciences) homeless services quality of life program social work developmental disabilities caregiving program evaluation (health sciences) hospice & palliative care geriatrics & gerontology nonprofit management
Associations
Association for Community Organization and Social Administration
Association for Gerontological Education in Social Work
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
Council on Social Work Education
Gerontological Society of America
Influencing State Policy
National Association of Social Workers