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Our Network

Core Members

Rutgers School of Social Work faculty and staff whose scholarship advances the Hub’s mission

Emily A. Greenfield

Professor and Director of the Hub for Aging Collaboration

Emailegreenf@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Ayse Akincigil

Associate Professor

Emailaakinci@rutgers.edu

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Douglas Behan

Associate Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Continuing Education

Phone(848) 932-8438

Emaildbehan@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Divya Bhagianadh

Postdoctoral Associate

Emaildb1334@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Ryon Cobb

Assistant Professor and Chancellor's Scholar for Inclusive Excellence in Research on Black Americans

Emailryon.cobb@rutgers.edu

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Patricia Findley

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor of Social Work, Special Assistant to the Dean for Interprofessional Health Initiatives

Phone(848) 932-5365

Emailpfindley@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Judith McCoyd

Associate Professor and Associate Director of Doctoral Programs

Phone(856) 225-2657

Emailjmccoyd@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Lenna Nepomnyaschy

Associate Professor

Phone(848) 932-5370 x25370

Emaillennan@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Natalie E. Pope

Senior Program Coordinator & PhD Candidate

Emailnatalie.pope@rutgers.edu

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Lauren Snedeker

Assistant Professor of Teaching, Director of the Certificate on Aging and Health

Emaillaursned@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Karen A. Zurlo

Associate Professor

Phone(848) 932-5362

Emailkzurlo@ssw.rutgers.edu

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Affiliate Faculty & Staff

Rutgers faculty and staff in the Rutgers University-New Brunswick chancellor-unit (outside the School of Social Work) whose scholarship, programs, and leadership advance the Hub’s mission

Tawfiq Ammari, Assistant Professor - Library and Information Science Dept., School of Communication and Information

Anita Franzione, Associate Teaching Professor - Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy

Shailja Mathur, Assistant Professor - Family & Community Health Sciences, School of Environmental & Biological Sciences

Dawne Mouzon, Associate Professor - Sociology, School of Arts & Sciences

Megan Novak, Director - Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Division of Continuing Studies

Rutgers faculty and staff in the Rutgers University-Newark chancellor-unit whose scholarship, programs, and leadership advance the Hub’s mission

Takashi Amano, Assistant Professor - Social Work, School of Arts & Sciences

Rutgers faculty and staff in the Rutgers University-Camden chancellor-unit whose scholarship, programs, and leadership advance the Hub’s mission

Kristin August, Associate Professor - Psychology & Health Sciences, Graduate Program in Prevention Science

Sujoy Chakravarty, Associate Professor - Health Sciences & Economics, Graduate Program in Prevention Science

Rutgers faculty and staff in the Rutgers Health chancellor-unit whose scholarship, programs, and leadership advance the Hub’s mission

Emily Balog, Assistant Professor - Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, School of Health Professions

Bethany Chase, Training and Consultation Specialist - The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities

Tracy Davis, Associate Professor - Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Health Professions

William Hu, Associate Professor - Department of Neurology

Olga Jarrín Montaner, Professor - School of Nursing

Yanping Jiang, Instructor - Family Medicine and Community Health

Kristen Krause, Instructor - Urban-Global Public Health, School of Public Health

Elissa Kozlov, Assistant Professor - Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, School of Public Health

Elizabeth Luth, Assistant Professor - Family Medicine and Community Health

Sue Paparella-Pitzel, Associate Professor - Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, School of Health Professions

Michelle Zechner, Assistant Professor - Psychiatric Rehab & Counseling Professions, School of Health Professions

Student Members

Students within the School of Social Work advancing scholarship toward the Hub’s mission

Uri Amir-Koren, Graduate Assistant

Rebecca Martin, Doctoral Research Assistant

Clara Scher, Doctoral Research Assistant

Asia Ritger, MSW Research Assistant

Taub Fellows

Recipients of the 2023-2024 Taub Fellowship in Aging at Rutgers School of Social Work. Meet alumni here.

Gerdene Facey - MSW Student, Rutgers SSW

Amy Keyshian - MSW Student, Rutgers SSW

Sarah Manship - MSW Student, Rutgers SSW

Brianna Paden-Williams - MSW Student, Rutgers SSW

Other Groups at Rutgers

Other research centers, labs, and work groups at Rutgers whose work aligns with the Hub’s mission

Center for Healthy Aging

Asian Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)

Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS)

Community Health & Aging Outcomes Lab (CHAO)

Relationships, Health, and Aging Lab

Resource Center for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research in Asian and Pacific Americans

Rutgers University Programs & Services for Older Adults

A sample of programs and services available through Rutgers that advance the well-being of older adults

Care2Caregivers

Comprehensive Services on Aging (COPSA)

Encore! Rutgers

Eye2Eye

New Jersey Travel Independence Program (NJTIP)

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Rutgers University (OLLI-RU)

Rutgers Community Participatory PT Clinic (CPPTC)

No-Tuition Course Auditing for Retired NJ Residents Ages 62+

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