Center for Aging Studies Researchers Present at GSA Conference

UMBC’s Center for Aging Studies research team attended the Gerontological Society of America’s 66th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, November 20-24, 2013. They joined 3600 of the world’s leading gerontologists presenting symposia, papers, and posters under the theme “Optimal Aging through Research.” CAS participants included Robert Rubinstein, Ann Christine Frankowski, Leslie Morgan, John Schumacher, Colleen Bennett, Michael Brazda , Patrick Doyle, Laura Girling, Regina Hrybyk, Mary Nemec, Amanda Peeples. The Center presented a symposium entitled “Sex, Teasing, and Constraints: Ethical Dilemmas in Assisted Living” highlighting findings from the study “Autonomy in Assisted Living: A Cultural Analysis” funded by the …