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)

About the author

Iveris L Martinez

As past-president of the Association for Anthropology,Gerontology and the Life Course (AAGE), I am interested in mentoring anthropology students in careers in aging and the health sciences. I am currently Endowed Chair in Gerontology and Director of the Center for Successful Aging at CSU Long Beach's College of Health and Human Services. I have a joint PhD in Anthropology and Population and Family Health Sciences (Pubic Health) from the Johns Hopkins University, and have been working in Public Health and Medicine conducting research and teaching on social and cultural factors influencing health throughout the life course, with an emphasis in aging, immigration, and Latin American populations. I have experience working with with local, statewide and international government agencies. View all posts by Iveris L Martinez