The following individuals will each receive a $50,000 dissertation grant plus $20,000 in matching support from their home institutions that will enable them to more fully concentrate on their dissertation research projects over the next two years:

James Masten
New York University
School of Social Work
Dissertation Title: "Aging with HIV/AIDS: The Experience of Gay Men in Late Middle-Age"

Amanda K. Toler
University of Michigan
School of Social Work
Dissertation Title: "Social Support and Patterns of Formal and Informal Help Use for Mental Disorders: Understanding the Effect of Age Using the National Survey of American Lives"

Gretchen E. Alkema
University of Southern California
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
Dissertation Title: "Translating Research Into Practice: A Community-Based Medication Management Intervention"

Nancy Giunta
University of California, Berkeley
School of Social Welfare
Dissertation Title: "Caregiver Support Programs and Policies: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Implementation Efforts in 50 States"

Marylin Denise King
University of Maryland, Baltimore
School of Social Work
Dissertation Title: "Religious Coping, Formal Service Use, and Gain Among African American Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease"

Keith A. Anderson
University of Kentucky
Center for Gerontology, College of Public Health
Dissertation Title: "Death in the Nursing Home: An Empirical Examination of the Grief Experiences of Nursing Assistants"

This fellowship program is a component of the nationwide Geriatric Social Work Initiative,
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Contact: Todd Kluss
tkluss@geron.org
202-842-1275
The Gerontological Society of America
27-Oct-2005