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- Miriam Cotler, Ph.D.
- Health Sciences
- Office: EN2206B
- Phone: 677.3101
- E-mail: miriam.cotler@csun.edu
- Areas of Expertise: ethics, long-term care
- Gerontology Courses: HSCI 521
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- Jean Daniels, DSW
- Sociology
- Office: FOB 307
- Phone: 677.3591
- E-mail: jean.daniels@csun.edu
- Areas of Expertise: ethnicity, diversity
- Gerontology Courses: SOC 307, SOC 440
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- Helen Dosik, Ph.D.
- Sociology
- Office: FOB 335
- Phone: 677.4996
- Areas of Expertise: medical sociology
- Gerontology Courses: SOC 440
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- Luciana Lagana`, Ph.D.
- Psychology
- Office: ST 304
- Phone: 677.3868
- Areas of Expertise: psychological assessment and treatment
of older adults, women's issues, psychosexual rehabilitation
- Gerontology Courses: PSY 365,
PSY 465
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- Dr. Lagana`s research in the area of gerontology and geriatrics
includes two CSUN projects currently in progress. One of them
offers PSY 365 students the opportunity to become "Internet
personal trainers" in order to teach older adults how to
use computers and the Internet. This is a service-learning research
endeavor, based on an original service-learning research model
created by Dr. Lagana`. The second gerontology research project
is investigating the psychosocial needs and quality of life challenges
of minority elderly women. Students collect data in the community
on older women from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
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- Gerry Luethy, Ph.D.
- Family and Environmental Sciences
- Office: SQ 200H
- Phone: 677.3051
- Areas of Expertise: intergenerational caregiving
- Gerontology Courses: FES 543
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- Jennifer Romack, Ph.D.
- Kinesiology
- Office: KN 285
- Phone: 677.3219
- E-mail: jennifer.romack@csun.edu
- Areas of Expertise:
- Gerontology Courses: KIN 325
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- Louis Rubino, Ph.D.
- Health Sciences
- Office: EN2230
- Phone: 677.7257
- E-mail: lrubino@earthlink.net
- Areas of Expertise: health administration, international
health
long term care facilities management
- Gerontology Courses: HSCI 422
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- Dr. Rubino is an accomplished healthcare administration practitioner
who at midlife decided to transfer to full time academia. Before,
he was Vice President of Paracelsus Healthcare, in charge of
acute care, rehabilitative, and psychiatric hospitals as well
as several skilled nursing facilities, and a home health agency.
He is the faculty coordinator of the CSUN Health Administration
Program Practitioner Advisory Committee and has organized their
sponsored symposium for the last three years.
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- Cynthia Schlesinger, MSG
- Family Environmental Sciences
Office: Sequoia Hall
Phone: 677-3051 or 310-478-3711 ext.42625
- E-mail: cynthia.schlesinger@med.va.gov
- Areas of Expertise: retirement, consumer affairs, aging with
a disability
- Gerontology Courses: FES 424
Professor Schlesinger is the Geriatric Education Specialist
at the VA Medical Center in the Geriatric Research, Education
& Clinical Center (GRECC) where she provides geriatric and
aging education to students, staff and the community. Currently,
she is teaching gerontology and consumer affairs courses at CSUN.
Her area of interests include pre-retirement planning, retirement
issues, consumer affairs, aging with a disability, and attitudes
toward older adults.
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- Debra Sheets, RN, Ph.D. (Coordinator)
- Health Sciences
- Office: EN2242
- Phone: 677.2344
- E-mail: debra.sheets@csun.edu
- Website: http://homepage.mac.com/debrasheets
- Areas of Expertise: aging with disability, assistive technology,
health and disability policy
- Gerontology Courses: HSCI 396HA
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- Dr. Sheets is the coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Gerontology
Program at CSUN. She received her doctorate in Gerontology and
Public Policy from the University of Southern California. Prior
to completing her doctorate she worked as registered nurse and
has nearly 20 years of clinical nursing experience in areas that
include critical care, post-anesthesia care, telemetry, and subacute
care. She has published in journals that include the Journal
of Disability Policy Studies, Journal of Occupational and Physical
Therapy and Disability Studies Quarterly. Currently she is Co-Editor
of Maximizing Human Potential-- a quarterly publicaton
of the American Society on Aging. She serves on the Board of
Directors for the California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics
and is co-advisor for the CSUN chapter of Sigma Phi Omega- the
honor society for gerontology students and professionals in the
field of aging. Her research interest include health policy,
aging with disability, and assistive technology.
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- Roberta Suber, MSW, LCSW
- Dept. of Health Sciences
- Office: EN2246
- Phone: 677.2485
- E-mail: rebus@prodigy.net
- Areas of Expertise: Aging, Healthcare, Chronic Disease Management,
Support Services
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- Konstantinos Vrongistanos,
Ph.D.
- Dept. of Kinesiology
- Office: KN 255
- Phone: 677.7567
- E-mail: kv61497@csun.edu
- Areas of Expertise:
- Gerontology Courses:
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- Veda Ward, Ph.D.
- Dept. of Leisure and Recreation Studies
- Office: KN 264
- Phone: 677.2602
- E-mail: veda.ward@csun.edu
- Areas of Expertise:
- Gerontology Courses: LSRC 415
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