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2008 PROGRAM COMMITTEE ROSTER


President - 2008
Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW
Duke Center for Aging
3600 Duke Univ Medical Center
Durham, NC 27710
(919) 660-7510
Fax: (919) 668-0453
E-Mail: lpg@geri.duke.edu

Co-Chair - 2008
Marie A. Bernard, MD
University of Oklahoma
College of Medicine
921 N.E. 13th (11G)
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
(405) 271-8558
Fax: (405) 271-3887
E-Mail: Marie-Bernard@ouhsc.edu

Co-Chair - 2008
Karl A. Pillemer, PhD
Cornell University
Dept. of Human Development
MVR Hall, G44
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 255-8086
Fax: (607) 255-8767
E-Mail: kap6@cornell.edu

BS Chair - 2008
Pamela Larsen, PhD
Dept. of Cellular/Structural Biology
UTHSCSA
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78284-7762
(210) 567-0806
Fax: (210) 567-3803
E-Mail: larsenp@uthscsa.edu

BSS Chair - 2008
Karen A. Roberto, PhD
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
237 Wallace Hall (0426)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-7657
Fax: (540) 231-7157
E-Mail: kroberto@vt.edu

HS Chair - 2008
Barbara Resnick, PhD
University of Maryland
5435 Watercress Place
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 706-5178
Fax: (410) 243-5804 
E-Mail: barbresnick@aol.com

SRPP Chair - 2008
Robert J. Newcomer, PhD
University of California
Department of Social Sciences
3333 California Street, Suite 455
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 476-1408
Fax: (415) 476-6552
E-Mail: robert.necomer@ucsf.edu

ESPO Chair - 2008
Kara A. Bottiggi Dassel, PhD
Barrow Neurological Institute
222 West Thomas Road
Pheonix, AZ 85013
(602) 406-4490                                                                
E-Mail:  kara.bottiggi@chw.edu

AGHE Chair - 2008
Thomas Pierce, PhD
Radford University
Department of Psychology
Box 6946
Radford, VA 24142
(540) 831-6113
Fax: (540) 831-6113
E-Mail: tpierce@radford.edu

Continuing Education Chair - 2008
Lorraine Pickrell
Office of Continuing Education
Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC)
23 Inverness Way East, Suite 100
Englewood, CO 80112
(303) 784-5761
Fax: (303) 695-3343
E-Mail: lpickrell@cfmc.org

Local Arrangements Chairs - 2008
Robyn Stone
Americal Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
2519 Connecticut Ave, NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
(202) 508-1206
Fax: (202) 783-2255
E-Mail: rstone@aahsa.org

Michelle Washko
Manpower Analyst, Older Workers & Disability Unit
US Department of Labor
200 Cotitution Avenue, NW
Room S-4209
Washington DC 20210
 (202) 693-3758
E-Mail: washko.michelle@dol.gov

Humanities and the Arts “Ad Hoc” Chair - 2007
Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina
Dept. of Family Medicine
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Science
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3386
(919) 966-7173 (Julie Thorpe)
Fax: (919) 966-1634
E-Mail: psloane@med.unc.edu




GSA Staff Members

GSA Interim Executive Director
Linda K. Harootyan
The Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842-1275 ext. 101
Fax: (202) 842-1150
E-Mail: lharootyan@geron.org

GSA Director of Conferences and Education
Karen Francisco
The Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842-1275 ext. 110
Fax: (202) 842-2088
E-Mail: kfrancisco@geron.org

GSA Meetings Coordinator
Jessica Clark
The Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842-1275 ext. 112
Fax: (202) 842-2088
E-Mail: jclark@geron.org

GSA Meetings and Exhibits Coordinator
Latasha Peterson
The Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842-1275 ext. 111
Fax: (202) 842-2088
E-Mail: lpeterson@geron.org