
Join us
Thursday, March 31st at
3:30–
5:20pm for an AAGE Symposium on
The Value of Applied Anthropology in Gerontology: Imagining Career Paths at the Intersection of Anthropology, Health, and Aging (co-sponsored by the Society for Medical Anthropology) at 76th Annual Society for Applied Anthropology Meeting to be held at The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver located at 1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4 CANADA (Coquitlam Room)
CHAIR: MARTINEZ, Iveris L. (FIU)
STAMEY MCALVAIN, Megan (NMSU) Quality of Life: A Qualitative Examination of Residents’ Training in Older Adult End of Life Care
SUZUKI, Nanami (Nat’l Museum of Ethnology) The Meaning of Collaborative Practices Conducted by Care Workers and Anthropologists after the Great East Japan Earthquake toward Aging-in-Place of Migrant Older Adults
PERKINSON, Margaret A. (UMBC) and ROCKEMANN, David D. (Plexus Grp) Teaching Applied Gerontology to Front-Line Staff of a New Continuing Care Retirement Community in China
SOKOLOVSKY, Jay (USF-St. Petersburg) It’s Always about Process: Anthropologically Training Medical Students and Physicians about Health and ‘Late Life’ in Cultural Context
BRILLER, Sherylyn (Purdue U) Teaching at the Intersection of Anthropology and Aging: Preparing Students for Meaningful Applied Gerontology Careers
DISCUSSANTS: SCHENSUL, Jean (ICR), SOKOLOVSKY, Jay (USF-St. Petersburg)

There will also be a light breakfast and informal discussion on “Applied Anthropology and Aging” (suggested donation is $8)*
Time: Saturday, April 2, 9-10:30AM
Place: International Suite at the Westin Bayshore Hotel
*Sign up at the SfAA registration desk or at the Thursday 3:30 session (above)
Discussion Table Hosts:
Sherylyn Briller Preparing for and engaging in applied gerontology careers
Iveris Martinez Addressing social and cultural barriers to aging services
Jean Schensul Building social and health interventions with older adults
Jay Sokolovsky Teaching the anthropology of aging and the life course
Nanami Suzuki Aging in place in Japan: the roles of anthropologists and caregivers
Maria Vesperi Reaching non-academic audiences with news about aging
If you have any questions, please contact Iveris Martinez (aagepresident@gmail.com)