GEC/PA DIRECTORY

ADMINISTRATION / FACULTY AFFILIATES / STAFF

ADMINISTRATION

Director

Richard Schulz, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Sociology; Interim Director, University Center for Social and Urban Research
University of Pittsburgh

Co-Directors

Albert J. Finestone, MD
Professor of Medicine; Executive Director, Institute on Aging
Temple University 
 
K. Warner Schaie, PhD
Evan Pugh Professor of Human Development and Psychology; Director, Gerontology Center
Penn State University

FACULTY AFFILIATES

Cheryl Achterberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Nutrition; Director, Nutrition Center
Penn State University
 
Alan M. Adelman, MD
Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Penn State University
 
Lori M. Benner, OTR/L
Manager, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Technology and Mobility Training
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
 
Gloria A. Berry, PhD
Education Consultant, Health Administration
Robert Morris College
 
Catherine A. Bevil, RN, EdD
Professor and Chair, Department of Nursing
Temple University
 
Marquette L. Cannon-Babb, PharmD
Professor of Pharmacy Practice; Assistant Dean, School of Pharmacy
Temple University
 
K. Danner Clouser, PhD
University Professor of Humanities, College of Medicine
Penn State University
 
Linda Cook, RNC, MSW
Nurse/Social Work Coordinator
Lehigh Valley Hospital Center
 
Cheryl Dellasega, GNP, PhD
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Penn State University
 
James T. Demopoulos, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Temple University
 
Susan J. Denman, MD
Chief, Section of Geriatrics; Medical Director/VP Medical Affairs
Philadelphia Geriatric Center
 
William J. Evans, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Applied Physiology; Director, Noll Physiological Research Center
Penn State University
 
Thomas A. Frank, PhD
Professor of Communication Disorders
Penn State University
 
Davida Fromm, PhD
Clinical Instructor, Communication Science and Disorders
University of Pittsburgh
 
Laszlo Geder, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, University Hospital Rehabilitation Center
Penn State University
 
Evelyn Granieri, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
 
Gail P. Hamilton, DSW, CRNP, MSN
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing
Temple University
 
Lois Hayman-El, MSW
Training Specialist
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
 
Melvin Horwith, MD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic
Penn State University
 
David J. Hufford, PhD
Professor; Medical Humanities Department; Director, The Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine
Penn State University
 
Sandra C. Janaszek, MSN
Staff/Patient Educator
Meadville Medical Center
 
William Kavesh, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Temple University
 
Debra I. Kroll, JD
Creator and Administrator, Elderly Law Project
Temple University
 
Daniel J. Lago, PhD
Associate Professor of Agricultural and Extension Education; Adjunct Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
Penn State University
 
Linda Levy, MA, OTR/L
Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy
Temple University
 
Jean Lovrinic, PhD
Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing
Temple University
 
Evelyn P. Mahairas, PhD
Director, Interdisciplinary Team Training Program
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Coatesville)
 
Julie Malloy, MSW
Senior Social Worker, Benedum Geriatric Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
 
Barbara P. Mastriano, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing
Temple University
 
Peggy McFarland, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work
Elizabethtown College
 
Martha Meis, RN, MSN
Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist
Forbes Nursing Center
 
Richard K. Morycz, PhD, ACSW
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Social Work; Program Director, Benedum Geriatric Center; Clinical Administrator for Geriatric Health Services, Department of Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
 
Lynne Nessel, ACSW
Social Worker and Clinical Instructor, Department of Psychiatry
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
 
Roberta A. Newton, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of Advanced Graduate Studies, Department of Physical Therapy
Temple University
 
Bonnie O'Connor, PhD
Assistant Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine
Medical College of Pennsylvania
 
Germaine Odenheimer, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry; Director of Geriatric Neurology, James F. Byrnes Geriatric Medicine Education and Research Center
University of South Carolina
 
Linda Organist, RN, CRNP, MSN
Nurse Practitioner, Benedum Geriatric Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
 
Catherine Palmer, PhD
Assistant Professor of Communication Disorders
University of Pittsburgh
 
Rona Pasternak, MD
Department of Geriatric Psychiatry
Wills Eye Hospital
 
Martin Pietrucha, PhD, PE
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
Penn State University
 
Rosa Lynn Pinkus, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
 
Bruce Pollock, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology
University of Pittsburgh
 
Diane L. Reese, MS, PT
Coordinator of Clinical Education and Staff Development
Polyclinic Medical Center
 
Barbara K. Rideout, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing
Temple University
 
Joan C. Rogers, PhD, OTR/L
Professor of Occupational Therapy
University of Pittsburgh
 
Robert L. Rubinstein, PhD
Director of Research, Polisher Research Institute
Philadelphia Geriatric Center
 
Helen Smicklas-Wright, PhD
Professor of Nutrition
Penn State University
 
David G. Smith, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine; Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Temple University/Abington Memorial Hospital
 
Alan M. Stark, DDS
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Dentistry
Temple University
 
Norma D. Thomas, DSW
Assistant Professor, Center for Social Work Education
Widener University
 
Connie Tompkins, PhD
Associate Professor, Communication Science and Disorders
University of Pittsburgh
 
Kathleen Vergona, PhD
Associate Professor and Former Chair, Department of Anatomy/Histology
University of Pittsburgh
 
Jessie M. Van Swearingen, PhD, PT
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
University of Pittsburgh
 
Ann Yurick, PhD, RNC
Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Community and Health Sytems, School of Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
 
Steven H. Zarit, PhD
Professor of Human Development; Assistant Director, Gerontology Center
Penn State University

STAFF

John G. Hennon, EdD
Project Coordinator, GEC/PA
University of Pittsburgh
 
Diane G. Ives, MPH
Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology; Marketing Specialist, GEC/PA
University of Pittsburgh
 
Susan B. Keller, MPH
Assistant Director, Gerontology Center; Site Coordinator, GEC/PA
Penn State University
 
Mary C. Parks
Project Secretary, GEC/PA
University of Pittsburgh
 
Kathleen A. Segrist, MEd
Assistant Director, Institute on Aging; Site Coordinator, GEC/PA
Temple University