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JOHN SCHUMACHER
CURRICULUM VITAE
JOHN G. SCHUMACHER, Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Sociology
M.A. Sociology
M.A. Philosophy
B.S.
2000 Case Western Reserve University, Medical/Gerontology
1997 Case Western Reserve University, Medical/Gerontology
1994 Bowling Green State University, Medical Ethics
1986 John Carroll University, Chemistry
Experience in Higher Education
2007-present University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Associate Professor,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
2007-present University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology
and Preventive Medicine, Secondary Appointment, Associate Professor
2005-present University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology
and Preventive Medicine, Secondary Appointment, Assistant Professor
2005-present University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Erickson School of Aging
Studies, Affiliate Assistant Professor
2007-2010 Associate Director, Center for Aging Studies, Erickson School, University
of Maryland, Baltimore County.
2002-2007 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Assistant Professor,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
1999-2002 Bowling Green State University, Assistant Professor, Gerontology
1999-2002 Bowling Green State University, Secondary Appointment, Assistant
Professor, Department of Sociology
1998-1999 Case Western Reserve University, Data Analyst, Elderly Care Research
1998-1999 Cleveland State University, Lecturer, Sociology
1997-1998 Case Western Reserve University, Project Coordinator, Sociology Dept.
1997 Case Western Reserve University, Teaching Fellow, Sociology Dept.
1994-1996 Case Western Reserve University, NIA Predoctoral Fellow, Sociology
1987-1989 Bowling Green State University, Teaching Assistant, Philosophy Dept.
Experience in Other than Higher Education
1994 Population Studies/Demography Center and the International Activities
Center, The Urban Institute, Washington, DC., Research Assistant
1991-1993 Bioethics Program, Clinical Center Hospital, National Institutes of Health
(NIH), Bethesda, MD., Social Science Analyst
1989-1991 Jesuit Volunteer Corps: East, Area Director
1986-1987 Little House Health Community Health Center, (Jesuit Volunteer Corps:
East), Boston, MA., Community Outreach Worker
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Honors Received
2001 Community Service Award to the BGSU Gerontology Program from the Otterbien
Portage Valley Retirement Living Community
1999 Marie Haug Award, Center on Aging and Health, Case Western Reserve
University
1994-1996 National Institute on Aging, Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship
Research Support and/or Fellowships (direct costs)
2007-2012 $1,951,489. Stigma and the Cultural Context of Residential Settings for the
Elderly, National Institute on Aging, Co-Investigator
2007-2010 $798,116. Physician Care in Assisted Living, National Institute on Aging,
Principal Investigator
2005 $13,428. Medical Care in Assisted Living, UMBC DRIF award
2004-2007 $160,736. Transitions in Assisted Living: Physician Practice Supplement,
National Institute on Aging, Co-Principal Investigator
2001-2006 $1,197,473. Transitions in Assisted Living: Socio-cultural Issues, National
Institute on Aging, Co-Investigator joined team in 2002-present
2004 $5,000. Writing in the Discipline, Sociology & Anthropology Department, Coleader
2003 Fall 2003, UMBC Faculty Research Fellowship, UMBC, Principal Investigator
2003 $5,500. Analyzing Older Patients-Emergency Physician Interactions Through
Conversational Analysis. Summer Faculty Research Grant, UMBC, Principal
Investigator
2000-2001 $7,700. Research Methods Course Web Enhancement, Bowling Green State
University Tech Grant, Co-Principal Investigator
2000-2001 $1,200. Technology Enhancement Grant, Bowling Green State University,
Principal Investigator
2000 $5,500. Bowling Green State University, Faculty Research Committee, PI,
Project: “Older Adults and Their Health Care Providers”
1998-1999 $3,000. Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Medical
Education Award, PI. Project: “Emergency Medicine and Older Adults”
Ph.D. Students
Susan Appling, Public Policy, pending, Member
Katie Brintrim-Marx, Gerontology, Member
Israel Cross, Gerontology, 2010, Member
Joanna Samsell, Gerontology, 2010, Member
Tommy Piggee, Gerontology, 2010, Member
Kim DeMichael, Gerontology, 2010, Member
Barbara DiPetro, Public Policy, 2008, Member
Layne Goble, Psychology, 2007, Member
Audrey Regan, Public Policy, 2007 Member
Claudia Rosu, Public Policy, 2007, Member
Karen Adams, Public Policy, 2005, Member
Marcie Weinstein, Public Policy, 2002, Member
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Master’s Students
Joseph Redd, pending, Chair
Mimo, Chair
Katlyn
Michael Pinto, YEAR, Chair
Patrick Doyle, pending, Chair
Karen Stafford-Horton, pending, Chair
Gregg UkagXX, pending, Chair
Bendecita Ofsa, 2009, Chair
Sarah Canham, 2008, Member
Helena Cappelleti, 2008, Chair
Telesha Page, 2008, Chair
Kim DeMicheal, 2008, Member
Rob Ludwig, 2007, Chair
Colleen Hosler, 2007, Chair
Maurice Brown, 2007, Chair
Stefanie Challiou, 2007, Member
Suzanna Roettger, 2006, Chair
Marita Hipolito, 2006, Chair
Christianna Metzger, 2005, Member
Puckwipa Suwannaprom, 2004, Member
Linh Phuong, 2004, Member
Sipi Gupta, 2003, Member
Undergraduate Students
XXXX, Interdisciplinary Studies Major, pending, Co-chair
Stacey Edwards, Interdisciplinary Studies Major, 2008, Chair
Jamie Valentine, Interdisciplinary Studies Major, 2008, Chair
Cassandra Jenkins, Interdisciplinary Studies Major, 2005, Chair
Teresa Davis, Interdisciplinary Studies Major, 2005, Chair
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS
Publications
Books
Eckert, K., Morgan, L., Zimmerman, S., Rubinstein, R., Schumacher, J. et al. (2009)
Inside Assisted Living. Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Peer Reviewed Works
Articles
Carder, P.C., Schumacher, J.G., Zimmerman. (2009). Understanding the Intersection of
Individual Needs and Choices with Organizational Practice: The Case of
Medication Management in Assited Living. The Gerontologist. [PAGE
NUMBERS]
Sloane, PD; Cohen, L., Konrad, T., Williams, C., Schumacher, JG, & Zimmerman, S.
(2008). Physician Interest in Volunteer Services During Retirement. Annals of
Internal Medicine, 149,5:317-322.
Carder, P.C., Schumacher, J.G., Zimmerman, S.I., Sloane, P.D. (2007). Medication
Management: Integrating the Social and Medical Models. Assisted Living
Consult, 3(2):18-22.
Schumacher, J.G. (2006). Examining the Physician’s Role with Assisted Living
Residents. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 7: 377-382.
Schumacher, J.G., Deimling, G., Meldon, S., & Woolard, B. (2006). Older Adults in
the Emergency Department: Predicting Physicians’ Burden Levels. Journal of
Emergency Medicine, 30(4):455-460.
Kelley-Moore, J., Schumacher, J.G. Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. (2006). When Do Older
Adults Become “Disabled”? Acquiring a Disability Identity in the Process of
Health Decline. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 47:126-141.
Schumacher, J.G. (2005). Assisted Living Communities and Medical Care Providers:
Establishing Proactive Relationships. Senior Housing and Care Journal, 13(1):35-
48.
Schumacher, J.G. (2005). Emergency Medicine and Older Adults: Continuing
Challenges and Opportunities. American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 23:
556-560.
Schumacher, J.G., Eckert, K., Zimmerman, S., Carder, P. & Wright, A. (2005).
Physician Care in Assisted Living: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the American
Medical Directors Association, 6: 34-45.
Crawford-Mead, L., Zimmerman, S., Eckert, J. & Schumacher, J.G. (2005).
Sociocultural Aspects of Transitions from Assisted Living for Residents with
Dementia. The Gerontologist,45(Special Issue):115-123.
Schumacher, J.G. (2001). Moving Beyond "On the Job Training": Preparing Hospital
Ethics Consultants for Intensive Care Unit Rounds. Healthcare Ethics Committee
(HEC) Forum, 13(4):368-380.
Covinsky, K., Kahana, E., Kahana, B., Kercher, K., & Schumacher, J.G., (2001).
History and Mobility Exam Index to Identify Community Living Elders at Risk of
Falling. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, Vol. 56A(4):M253-M259.
Schumacher, J.G., Deimling, G., and Kahana, B. (1999). Predictors of Medical
Skepticism and Psychological Distress Among Older Adult Cancer Survivors
Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 17(1):51-69.
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Schumacher, J.G. and Lynch, J. (1999). Advance Directives and Surrogate Decisions in
the Intensive Care Unit. In J. Orlowsky (Ed.), Ethics in Critical Care (pp. 381-
393). Frederick, MD: University Press.
Jenkins, J. & Schumacher, J.G. (1999) The Family Burden of Schizophrenic and
Depressive Illness: Specifying the Effects of Ethnicity, Gender, and Social
Ecology. British Journal of Psychiatry, 174: 31-38.
Jouriles, N. & Schumacher, J.G. (1999). Uncle Charlie. Academic Emergency
Medicine, 6(12):1223.
Deimling, G., Kahana, B. and Schumacher, J.G. (1997). Life Threatening Illness: The
Transition from Victim to Survivor, Journal of Aging and Identity, 2(3): 165-170.
Schumacher, J.G. (1997). The Emergency Room as Entrée Point in Healthcare for the
Aged. In L. Heumann (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on
System Sciences in Health Social Services for the Elderly and Disabled (pp.464-
468. Chicago, IL.
Non-Peer Reviewed Works
Book Review
Schumacher, J.G. (2003) Review for the Journal Contemporary Gerontology. Review of
Knapp, M. (Ed.). Ethics, Law, and Aging Review, Volume 8 Issues in Conducting
Research with and about Older Persons. (2002).
Technical Reports
Fortinsky, R. & Schumacher, J.G. (1998). Policy Indicators for Nursing Facility
Services in Ohio: Final Report to the Ohio Department of Human Services.
Columbus, OH.
Works Submitted or In Preparation
Books
Schumacher, J.G., Eckert, K., Zimmerman, S., & Sloane. Physician Practice in Assisted
Living. (in preparation).
Articles
Schumacher, J.G. Losing Value Diversity: The Bureaucratization of Hospital Ethics
Committees. (in preparation).
Schumacher, J.G. Assisted Living Residents: Demographics, Assessment, and
Healthcare Issues. (in preparation).
Schumacher, J.G. The Role of Cognitive Impairment in Emergency Department
Encounters. (in preparation).
Schumacher, J.G., Kelley-Moore, J., Kahana, E. & Kahana, B. Resiliancy in Older
Adult’s Relationships with their Primary Care Physicians. (in preparation).
Schumacher, J.G., Eckert, K, Zimmerman, S. Health Care Delivery and Assisted Living
Facilities: Conflicting Perspectives of Residents, Families, Staff and Physicians.
(in preparation).
Schumacher, J.G., Eckert, K., Zimmerman, S., Sloane, P. Medical Care in Assisted
Living: A Review of the Literature. (in preparation).
Schumacher, J.G., Morgan, L.M., Eckert, K. Looking Beyond the Social Model:
Identifying Emergent Models Operating in Assisted Living. (in preparation).
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Schumacher, J.G., Carder, P., Eckert, J., Zimmerman, S., Wright, A., & Samsell, J.
Medications and Assisted Living Facilities. (in preparation).
Zimmerman, S., Schumacher, J.G., Eckert, T., & Eckert, K. What’s It Really Like to
Work in Assisted Living: Direct Care Staff. (in preparation).
Kahana, E., Kelley-Moore, J., Schumacher, J.G. & Kahana, B. Health Behaviors,
Proactivity, and Corrective Adaptation in the Oldest-Old. (in preparation).
Schumacher, J.G. (in preparation). Older Patient-Health Provider Encounters:
Advocacy Strategies for Patients. (in preparation).
Presentations
Conference/Poster Presentations
Schumacher, J.G. Creating Connections: Tools for Engaging Residents’ Physicians with Their
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs). Eastern Sociological Society, Baltimore, MD., March
2009.
Schumacher, J.G. Physician and Their Assisted Living Residents: Adventures in Falls
(Mis)Communication. American Medical Directors Association Annual Meeting,
Charolotte, NC., March 2009
Schumacher, J.G., Zimmerman, S., Eckert, K, Sloane, P., Perez, R., Doyle, P., Harris-Wallace,
B., Mitchell, M., Shi, S. Assessing Physician Care in Residential Care/Assisted Living:
Design and Implementation Issues. Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC,
November 2008.
Schumacher, J.G. Physician Care in Assisted Living, Case Western Reserve University,
Colloquium Presentation Department of Sociology, Oct. 2008.
Seckin, G. & Schumacher, J. Doctor-Patient Communication in the Age of Internet Technology.
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2008.
Schumacher, JG., Eckert, JK., Zimmerman, S., & Sloane, PD. Physician and Assisted Living
Facility Partnerships: An Emerging Model of Care. Gerontological Society of America
Annual Meetings, San Francisco, CA., November 2007
Sloane, PD; Cohen, L., Konrad, T., Williams, C., Schumacher, JG, & Zimmerman, S. Physician
Interest in Volunteer Service during Retirement Gerontological Society of America
Annual Meetings, San Francisco, CA., November 2007.
Schumacher, J.G. Medical Care and Assisted Living Residents: Challenges and Opportunities
for Physicians. Geriatric Grand Rounds, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD.,
January 2007.
Schumacher, J.G., Zimmerman, S.I., Eckert, J.K., Sloane, P.S., Samsell, J., Roettger, S.
Examining Medical Care In Assisted Living: Assessing Methodological Approaches.
Gerontological Society of American Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX., November 2006.
Schumacher, J.G., The Assisted Living Industry: Who Are the Residents? What Do They Need?
American Medical Directors Association, AL Clinical Practice Guidelines Summit,
Washington, DC., October 24, 2006.
Schumacher, J.G., Morgan, L.M., Eckert, J.K. Looking Beyond the Social Model: Identifying
Emergent Models Operating in Assisted Living. Gerontological Society of American
Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 2005.
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Zimmerman, S.I., Schumacher, J.G., Pigee, T., Eckert, J.K. What It’s Really Like to Work in
Assisted Living. Gerontological Society of American Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL,
November 2005.
Schumacher, J.G., Deimling, G.D., & Woolard, B. Older Adults in the Emergency Department:
Predicting Physicians’ Burden Levels, American Sociological Association Annual
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA., August 2005.
Kahana, B., Schumacher, J.G., Kahana, E. The Influence of Depressive Symptoms Among Older
Patients on Patient-Physician Relationship: Implications For Health Communication.
Conference on Tailoring Health Messages, Bridging the Gap Between Social and
Humanistic Perspectives on Health Communication, Monte Verita, Switzerland, July
2005.
Kahana, E., Kahana, B., King, C., Meehan, R., Brown, J., & Schumacher, J.G. The Role of
Health Communication In Contributing To Health Disparities In Cancer Prevention And
Screening. Conference on Tailoring Health Messages, Bridging the Gap Between Social
and Humanistic Perspectives on Health Communication, Monte Verita, Switzerland, July
2005.
Schumacher, J.G., Eckert, J.K., Zimmerman, S.I. Medical Care and Assisted Living Residents:
Interactions Among Physicians, Facility Staff, Residents, and Family. Gerontological
Society of American Annual Scientific Conference, Washington, D.C., November 2004.
Schumacher, J.G., Eckert, J.K, Zimmerman, S.I, Wright, A., Pigee, T. Medication Use in
Assisted Living: Family, Staff, and Resident Perspectives. Gerontological Society of
American Annual Scientific Conference, Washington, D.C., November 2004.
Kelley-Moore, J., Schumacher, J.G., Kahana, E., & Kahana, B. When Do Older Adults Become
Disabled? A Growth Curve Analysis of Labeling Oneself as Disabled Over Time,
American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, August 2004.
Schumacher, J.G., Eckert, J.K, Zimmerman, S.I, Carder, P.C., Wright, A. Interactions With
Healthcare Professionals: Perspectives Of Assisted Living Residents, Family, And Staff.
Gerontological Society of American Annual Scientific Conference, San Diego, CA,
November 2003.
Adelman, R., Greene, M., & Schumacher, J.G. Communication Triads and Older Adults.
Gerontological Society of American Annual Scientific Conference, San Diego, CA,
November 2003.
Older Patient-Health Provider Encounters: Advocacy Strategies for Patients. Gerontological
Society of America Annual Meeting, Boston, MA., November 2002.
Older Patient-Health Provider Interactions: Teaching Patient Advocacy Through Role Play.
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA.,
March 2002.
Assessing the Gaps: Emergency Physicians' Perceptions and Practice Regarding Older Adults.
Gerontological Society of America Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL, November 2001.
Older Adults in the Emergency Department: Examining Emergency Physician-Older Patient
Interactions and Links to Clinical Care. National Work Group on Older Patient-Health
Provider Interactions Conference. St. Louis, MO., May 2001.
Confronting Cognitive Impairment in the Emergency Department: Perspectives of Emergency
Physicians. Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC., November 2000.
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The Emergency Department (ED) Visits of Older Adults. Ohio Network of Educators and
Consultants in Aging, Cincinnati, OH., April 2000.
Emergency Department (ED) Visits by Older Adults: ED Physicians’ Rapport and Encounter
Satisfaction. Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA., November 1999.
Deimling, G., Kahana, B., Stoller, E., Abbott, K. & Schumacher, J. Need for Self-Care Among
Older Adult Long-Term Cancer Survivors. Gerontological Society of America, San
Francisco, CA., November 1999.
Schumacher, J.G., Deimling, G., & Meldon, S. Older Adults in the Emergency Department:
Predictors of Emergency Physician (EP) Encounter Satisfaction. Society for Academic
Emergency Medicine, Boston, MA., May 1999.
Am I Still Me? The Journey of the Social-Self Through Chronic Illness in Later Life--The
Emergency Department. Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA.,
November 1998.
Kahana, E., Midlarsky, E., King, C., Chirayth, H. & Schumacher, J. Demographic Antecedents
and Stability of Altruism in Late Life. Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia,
PA. November 1998.
Schumacher, J., Deimling, G., Fortinsky, R., & Kahana, E. Gerontological. Undergraduate
Interest in Gerontological Studies. Society of America, Cincinnati, OH., November 1997.
Fortinsky, R. & Schumacher, J. Cognitive Impairment and Degree of Activity in Nursing
Homes: A Minimum Data Set Analysis., National Case Mix Conference, Cleveland, OH.
September 1997.
Losing Value Diversity: The Bureaucratization of Hospital Ethics Committees. American
Sociological Association, Annual Meeting, Toronto, CN., August 1997.
New Perspectives: Elderly Patients and Physicians in the Emergency Room. Gerontological
Society of America Annual Meeting, Washington, DC., November 1996.
The Encounter: Elderly Patients and Physicians in the Emergency Room. Ohio Network of
Educational Consultants in the Field of Aging, Columbus, OH., April 26, 1996.
Living With Disability in Later Life: Ethical Issues. Lecture, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH., April 18, 1996.
Schumacher, J., Deimling, G. & Kahana, B. Older Adult Cancer Survivors: Health Beliefs &
Medical Skepticism. Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA., November
17, 1995.
Deimling, G., Kahana, B., & Schumacher, J. Life Threatening Illness: The Transition from
Victim to Survivor. Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA., November 17,
1995.
Educational Opportunities in Bioethics. Society for Bioethics Consultation, Cleveland, OH.,
September 16, 1995.
Intensive Care Unit Rounds: An Orientation for Ethicists. Society for Health and Human Values,
Washington, DC., April 29, 1995.
Deimling, G., Kahana, B., & Schumacher, J. Life Threatening Illness and Physical and Mental
Health of Older Adults. Gertontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA., November 19,
1994.
Making Medical Choices Known: Living Wills and Durable Power of Attorney. National
Minority AIDS Council, Atlanta, GA., October 30, 1994.
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The Patient Self-Determination Act: Models of Implementation. Washington Hospital Center,
Washington, DC., October 19, 1994.
The Intersection of Clinical and Research Ethics. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,
Pulmonary Branch, Bethesda, MD., December 22, 1993.
Preparing Ethicists for the Intensive Care Unit. Canadian Society of Bioethics Annual Meeting,
Montreal, Canada, November 22, 1993.
Responding to the Non-Compliant Bone-Marrow Transplant Patient. National Cancer Institute,
Bethesda, MD., June 3, 1993.
Advance Directives: What Everyone Should Know. National Institutes of Health, Clinical
Center, Bethesda, MD., May 14, 1993.
Mock Clinical Ethics Committee. National Institutes of Health, Pastoral Care Training Program,
Bethesda, MD., March 3, 1993.
Addressing Medical Futility. National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD.,
February 18, 1993.
Ethical Dilemmas in Respiratory Therapy. Maryland Respiratory Therapy Society, panel
respondent, Ocean City, MD., September 17, 1992.
Schumacher, J. & Vinicky, J. Charting New Territory: Ethicists Participation in Intensive Care
Unit Rounds. Society for Bioethics Consultation Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.,
September 9, 1992.
Exploring Research Ethics. Concepts in Cancer Care, Division of Professional Development,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD., July 24, 1992.
Futility Decisions in the Intensive Care Unit, National Institutes of Health, Critical Care
Medicine Department, Bethesda, MD., February 21, 1992.
Introduction to Research Ethics and Institutional Review Boards, Concepts in Cancer Care,
Division of Professional Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.,
December 11, 1991.
SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, AND
PROFESSION
Service to the Department
2004-present, Reader, Comprehensive Exam, Doctoral Program in Gerontology
2004-present, Member, Sociology & Anthropology Department Recruitment Committee
2003-present, Co-Leader, Writing in the Discipline Committee, Sociology and Anthropology
Department
2003- present, Member Methods & Statistics Committee, Sociology & Anthropology Department
2002- present, Member of Admission Committee, Gerontology Doctoral Program
2002- present, Member Recruitment & Marketing Committee, Gerontology Doctoral Program
2002- present, Member Symposium Speaker Series Committee, Gerontology Doctoral Program
1999-2002, Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Gerontology Association, Bowling Green State
University
2000 Search Committee Member, Criminal Justice Program, Bowling Green State University.
2000 Merit Review Committee Member, Department of Human Services, Bowling Green State
University
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Service to the University
2005-2008 Member, UMBC Institutional Review Board (IRB)
2005 Member, Search Committee, Assistant Tenure Track Faculty Member, Department of
Public Policy, UMBC
2005-2007, Member, UMBC Faculty Development Center, Advisory Committee
2005 Member, Search Committee, Assistant Tenure Track Faculty Member, UMBC The
Erickson School
2004 Member, Search Committee, Grants Specialist, UMBC Office of Sponsored Programs
2004 Member, Search Committee, Business Manager, UMBC Erickson School of Aging Studies
2000-2002, Advisory Board Member, Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology, Bowling
Green State University
1999-2002, Committee Member, Center for Innovative & Transformative Education, Bowling
Green State University
1999-2002, Academic Appeals Committee, College of Health and Human Services, Bowling
Green State University
Service to the Community
2003-2005, Institutional Review Board Community Member, Union Memorial Hospital
2000-2002, Board of Trustees Member, Alzheimer's Association of Northwest Ohio
2001-2002, Consultant, Wood County Board of Health Community Health Assessment Project
10/2001, Consultant, Janssen Pharmaceutical, International Research Ethics Forum
1992-1993, Institutional Review Board Member, National Institute of Dental Research
1992-1993, Animal Care and Use Committee Member, Food and Drug Administration
Service to the Profession
2008, Abstract Reviewer, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of
America Annual Scientific Conference.
1998-2004, Convener, National Working Group on Older Patients and their Health Care
Providers.
2003, Abstract Reviewer, Behavioral and Social Sciences Section, Gerontological Society of
America Annual Scientific Conference.
2001, Program Committee & Poster Committee Chair, Conference for National Working Group
on Older Patients and Their Health Providers, St. Louis, Mo.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Sociological Association, 1996-present.
Gerontological Society of America, 1995-present.
Society for Applied Anthropology, 1998.
Society for Bioethics Consultation, Board Representative, Student Section Founder,
1991-96.
Society for Health and Human Values, charter member Student Group, 1988-1991.
Association for Applied and Practical Ethics, 1993.
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