Aging and Health Program

Gerontology is the scientific study of aging, a process that may be examined from the perspective of many academic disciplines in basic science and applied fields. The field includes the study of the biological, psychological, social, and physical aspects of older adults, their families, and society.

The Aging and Health Program is an interdisciplinary program that is open to UMass Dartmouth students or members of the community, regardless of whether they are university degree candidates.

Students may use a concentration in Aging and Health as a key element in a self-designed multidisciplinary studies major program. See the description of multidisciplinary studies elsewhere in the catalog.

Participating Faculty

Laura B Forker (emeritus), AB 1981 Cornell University, MA 1987 Indiana University, PhD 1993 Arizona State University, Management

Kenneth Oliveira, BS 1986, MS 1989 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, PhD 1994 University of Rhode Island, Biology

Andrew Revell (Program Director), BS 1996 Truman State University, MS 1998 Southern Illinois University, PhD 2006 Pennsylvania State University, Psychology

Frank Scarano, AAS 1985 State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College at Alfred, Certified 1985, BA 1986 Alfred University, MS 1990, PhD 1993 Albany Medical College, Certified 2000 Microbiology, Medical Laboratory Science

Jennifer Viveiros, BSN 1996 Georgetown University, MS 2004 University of Rhode Island, PhD 2015 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Nursing

Advisors for the Program in Aging and Health

Andrew Revell Professor of Psychology and Gerontology Center Director, ext. 8385.

Admission

Application for admission should be made to the contact person above.