2023 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Rebekah Diller, JD
Rebekah Diller, Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Director, Bet Tzedek Civil Litigation Clinic, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York, and Researcher with Project Guardianship, Inc., New York, New York
Project Title: Building Blocks for Piloting Supported Decision-Making with Older Adults
Grantee: Rajean Moone, PhD; Tetyanna Shippee, PhD
Rajean Moore, Long Term Care Administration Faculty Director, College of Continuing and Professional Studies, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota
Tetyana Shippee, Associate Director for Research, School of Public Health, Center for Healthy Aging & Innovation, and Associate Professor, School of Public Health, Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Project Title: Analysis of and Recommended Changes to Minnesota’s Assisted Living Regulatory Reform from Culturally Specific Senior Care Provider Prospectives
Grantee: Angela Murolo, PhD; Lena Campagna-Gil, PhD
Angela Murolo, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, New York
Lena Campagna-Gil, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Caldwell University, Caldwell, New Jersey
Project Title: Reentering Society: Elderly Support Post-Release and Successful Community-Based Aging
Grantee: Eugene Rusyn, JD; Stacie Sinclair, MPP, CSW
Eugene Rusyn, Associate Research Scholar, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut
Stacie Sinclair, Associate Director, Policy & Care Transformation, Center to Advance Palliative Care, New York, New York
Project Title: Exploring State Strategies to Expand the Palliative Care Workforce
2022 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Allen Glicksman, PhD, MA
Research Consultant, Asociación Puertorriqueňos en Marcha, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Project Title: From Migration to Access of Long-term Care Services and Supports: Modeling the Experience of Limited English Speaking Elders
Grantee: Jacqueline McGinley, Ph.D., LMSW; Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski, PhD, MSW
Jacqueline McGinley, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York
Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski, Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan University, School of Social Work, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Project Title: How We Die Alone: A Content Analysis of Healthcare Facility Visitation Policies During the Pandemic
Grantee: Lindsay Peterson, PhD, MS
Lindsay Peterson, Research Assistant Professor, School of Aging Studies, Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Project Title: Assessing the Impact of a New Personal Care Attendant Program in Nursing Homes in Florida
Grantee: Anna-Marie Tabor, JD, MSc in Economics; Elizabeth Dugan, PhD, MA
Anna-Marie Tabor, Director, Pension Action Center, Gerontology Institute, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Dugan, Professor, Gerontology Department and Gerontology Institute, University of Mass, Boston, Massachusetts
Project Title: The Role of Aging Services in Preventing Technology-Based Scams
Grantee: Cindy Vang, Ph.D.,MSW; Yeonjung Jane Lee, PhD, MSW; Youjung Her-Xiong, PhD, MSW
Cindy Vang, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota
Yeonjung Jane Lee, Gerontological Specialization Chair, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work, Honolulu, Hawaii
Youjung Her-Xiong, Research Consultant
Project Title: Transcending invisibility and silence: Experiences of challenges and discrimination among Asian and Asian American older adult
2021 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Deborah Carr, PhD; Pamela Smock, PhD
Deborah Carr, Professor, Department of Sociology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Pamela Smock, Sociology and Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Project Title: Revamping Social Security Rules for 21st Century Families
Grantee: Courtney Hughes, PhD, MS; Erin Vernon, PhD, MA
Courtney Hughes, Associate Professor, School of Health Studies, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Erin Vernon, Assistant Professor, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington
Project Title: Telehealth for Hospice Care: Implications for Racial/Ethnic and Rural Disparities
Grantee: Gary Stein, JD, MSW; Cathy Berkman, PhD, MSW
Gary Stein, Professor, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, New York
Cathy Berman, Professor and Director, Palliative Care Fellowship, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, New York, New York
Project Title: Experiences of LGBTQ Patients and Families in Hospice and Palliative Care: Survivor Perspectives
Grantee: Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang, PhD, MSW
Xiaochuan (Sharon) Wang, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Project Title: Examining Facility, Quality, and State Contextual Factors Associated with COVID-19 Outbreaks in U.S. Nursing Homes
2020 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley, PhD; Katie Fitzpatrick, PhD
Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Katie Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Project Title: How to Incentivize Eligible Elderly to Take-Up SNAP Benefits
Grantee: Nina Joyce, PhD
Nina Joyce, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
Project Title: The Effect of Driving Cessation on Mental Health Outcomes and the Transition to Long-Term Care Among Community Dwelling Older Adults
Grantee: Anna Muraco, PhD; Sylvia Zamora, PhD
Anna Muraco, Professor, Department of Sociology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Sylvia Zamora, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California
Project Title: Advance Care Planning Among Older Latinx Immigrants in Los Angeles
Grantee: Lindsay Peterson, PhD
Lindsay Peterson, Research Assistant Professor, School of Aging Studies/Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Project Title: State Laws and Policies for the Protection of Older Adults in Natural Disasters
2019 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Patrick Button, PhD; Mashfiqur Khan, PhD
Patrick Button, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mashfiqur Khan, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Economics and Murphy Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Project Title: Do Stronger Employment Discrimination Laws Soften the Blow of Social Security Cuts? Evidence from State Laws and the Social Security Amendments of 1983
Grantee: Allen Glicksman, PhD; Laura Ring
Allen Glicksman, Director of Research and Evaluation, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Laura Ring, Assistant Planner, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Project Title: Modeling Pathways to Access of Long Term Care Services and Supports among Limited English Speaking Elders
Grantee: Kathy Lee, PhD, MSW; Rebecca Mauldin, PhD, LMSW
Kathy Lee, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work, Arlington, Texas
Rebecca Mauldin, University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work, Arlington, Texas
Project Title: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities among Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities
Grantee: Stacey Wood, PhD; Pi-Ju (Marian) Liu, PhD
Stacey Wood, Professor of Psychology, Scripps College, Clarement, California
Pi-Ju (Marian) Liu, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Project Title: Susceptibility to Mass Marketing Fraud among the Elderly
2018 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Julie Bobitt, PhD; Julie Carter, JD; Jamie Kuhne, LISW-S
Julie Bobitt, Assistant Director, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Program, Univerisity of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Julie Carter, Federal Policy Associate, Medicare Rights Center, Washington, DC
Jamie Kuhne, Associate Director, Columbus VA Ambulatory Care Center, Columbus, Ohio
Project Title: State Implementation of the Adult Protective Services National Voluntary Guidelines
Grantee: Carole Cox, PhD; Israel (Issi) Doron, LLM, PhD
Professor Carole Cox, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, New York, New York
Professor Issi Doron, Israel Institute Visiting Professor, School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Project Title: National and International Human Rights of Older Persons Index
Grantee: Mary Helen McNeal, JD; Maria Teresa Brown, LMSW, PhD
Mary Helen McNeal, Professor and Director, Elder and Health Law Clinic, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
Maria Teresa Brown, Researcher, Syracuse, New York
Project Title: Exploring Restorative Justice as Remedy for Elder Abuse and Exploitation
Grantee: Gary L. Stein, MSW, JD; Cathy Berkman, PhD
Professor Gary Stein, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University, New York, NY
Cathy Berkman, Director, Palliative Care Fellowship, Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University, New York, New York
Project Title: Experiences of LGBT Patients and Families in Hospice and Palliative Care
2017 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Brian Chen, PhD, JD; Tony Yang, ScD, LLM, MPH; and, Rachelle Gadjahar, MD
Assistant Professor Brian Chen, University of South Carolina
Associate Professor Tony Yang, George Mason University
Assistant Professor Rachelle Gadjahar, University of South Carolina
Project Title: Payment Integration and Care Coordination for Elderly Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles with Chronic Illnesses: Evidence from the South Carolina Financial Alignment Demonstration Project
Grantee: Karen Levy, JD, PhD, and Clara Berridge, MSW, PhD
Professor Karen Levy, Cornell University
Assistant Professor Clara Berridge, University of Washington
Project Title: A Sociolegal Analysis of U.S. State Laws Regulating Resident-Room Cameras in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Communities
Grantee: Maggie Syme, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Kansas State University
Project Title: Examining Jury Decision-Making in Sexual Consent and Dementia Cases: Implications for Law and Policy
Grantee: Odette Williamson, JD; Margot Saunders, JD; and, Sarah Bolling Mancini, JD
Odette Williamson, Staff Attorney, National Consumer Law Center
Margot Saunders, Of Counsel, National Consumer Law Center
Sarah Bolling Mancini, Of Counsel, National Consumer Law Center
Project Title: Enhancing Financial Security for Elderly Homeowners: An Analysis of Changes in Reverse Mortgage Regulations and Recommendations for Policy Solutions to Protect Elderly Americans
2016 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Tamara Baker, PhD
Tamara Baker, Associate Professor, University of Kansas
Project Title: Identifying Social Determinants in Disparities in Advance Care Planning Between White and African-American Older Adults
Grantee: Donna Cohen, PhD
Donna Cohen, Professor, University of South Florida
Project Title: Family Caregiver Homicides of Older Persons
Grantee: Eleanor Lanier Crosby, MA, JD
Eleanor Lanier Crosby, Managing Attorney Mediation Practicum, University of Georgia School of Law
Project Title: Statutory and Practical Barriers to Tailored Guardianships and Conservatorships
Grantee: Pi-Ju (Marian) Liu, PhD
Pi-Ju (Marian) Liu, Associate Research Specialist, Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco
Project Title: Moving Towards Uniform Statewide Reporting: Evaluating California Adult Protective Services Readiness to Participate in National Maltreatment Program
2015 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Sheyna Alterovitz, JD, MA; John Calvin Scott, PhD; and, Thomas R. (Bob) Konrad, PhD
Sheyna Alterovitz, Executive Director, Friends of Residents in Long-Term Care, Raleigh, North Carolina
Johna Calvin Scott, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Thoma R. (Bob) Konrad, Research Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, Gillings School of Global Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Project Title: Lessons from Preschool: Building on proven successes in child care programs to create a quality rating system for assisted living facilities
Grantee: Mary Joy Quinn, MA; Lisa Nerenberg, MSW, MPH; and, Adria E. Navarro, PhD, LCSW
Mary Joy Quinn, Author, Consultant, Director, Probate (Retired), San Francisco Superior Court
Lisa Nerenberg, Chair, California Elder Justice Coalition
Adria E. Navarro, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California
Project Title: Developing an Undue Influence Tool for Adult Protective Services Personnel
Grantee: Pamela Booth Teaster, PhD, and Jyoti Savla, PhD
Pamela Booth Teaster, Professor and Associate Director for Research, Center for Gerontology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Jyoti Savla, Associate Professor, Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Project Title: The Importance of the Values History for Public Guardianship
2014 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Nina Kohn, JD, and Israel Doron, LLB, LLM, PhD
Nina Kohn, Professor of Law, Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, New York
Israel Doron, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Department of Gerontology, Haifa University, Israel
Project Title: Connecting ElderLaw and Gerontology
Grantee: Lauren Lisi, JD, and Pennelope Hommel, MSc
Lauren Lisi, Consulting Attorney, The Center for Social Gerontology, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Pennelope Hommel, Co-Director, The Center for Social Gerontology, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Project Title: National Survey of Statewide Reporting Practices for Title III-B Legal Services, Creation of Guidelines for Uniform Statewide Reporting Systems & Steps Needed to Move Toward Uniform Nationwide Reporting
Grantee: Jan Mutchler, PhD; Caitlyn Coyle, MS; and, John Kramer, PhD
Jan Mutchler, Director, Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging, Gerontology Department and Institute, Univeristy of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Caitlin Coyle, Researcher, Gerontology Department & Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
John Kramer, Research Associate, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
Project Title: Bridging Aging and Disability: The Role of Aging and Disability Resource Centers in Serving Adults Aging with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Family Caregivers
Grantee: Diane Thompson, JD
Of Counsel, The National Consumer Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Project Title: The Need for Mortgage Modifications When a Spouse or Long-Term Partner Dies
2013 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Rachel Gershon, JD, MPH, and Stephanie Anthony, JD, MPH
Rachel Gershon, Senior Research Policy Analyst, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine Center for Health Law and Economics, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Stephanie Anthony, Principal Associate, University of Massachusetts School of Medicine Center for Health Law and Economics, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Project Title: Thinking Long-Term: An Evaluation of Financing Options for Long-Term Services and Supports
Grantee: Andrew Hostetler, PhD, and Robin Toof, EdD
Andrew Hostetler, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
Robin Toof,Co-Director and Senior Program Evaluator, Center for Family, Work, and Community, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts
Project Title: Remodeling Senior Centers for Diverse Populations and a “New Old Age”
Grantee: Tara Twomey, JD
Of Counsel, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Project Title: Addressing the Debt Burdens of Older Americans: An Examination of the Intersection of Bankruptcy and Reverse Mortgages
Grantee: Stacey Wood, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Project Title: Developing a Laboratory Model for the Rigorous Study of Elder Financial Exploitation
2012 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Teresa Ghilarducci, PhD, and Joelle Saad-Lessler, PhD
Teresa Ghirladucci, Professor, Department of Economics, The New School for Social Research, New York, New York
Joelle Saad-Lessler, Economist/Statistician, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, The New School for Social Research, New York, New York, and Assistant Professor of Economics, Long Island University, Brookville, New York
Project Title: The Crisis of Jobs and Healthcare for Unemployed Americans Aged 55-64
Grantee: Gilbert Gimm, PhD, MBA, and Tony Yang, JD, PhD, MPH
Gilbert Gimm, Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Tony Yang, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Project Title: The Effect of Paid Leave Policies on Family Caregivers for the Elderly: Evidence from State Laws
Grantee: Maureen Henry, JD
Executive Director, Utah Commission on Aging and the Utah Aging and Disability Resource Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Project Title: Evaluating the Accuracy of POLST Form Content
Grantee: Katherine C. Pearson, JD
Professor of Law and Director, Elder Protection Clinic, Pennsylvania State Universitiy, The Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Project Title: Crossing Borders and Barriers: How Older Adults Access Legal Advice and Information for Effective Justice
2011 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Claudia Martin, JD, LLM; Diego Rodriquez-Pinzon, JD, LLM, SJD: and, Vladislav Michalik, JD, LLM
Claudia Martin, Professor, Co-Director, Academy of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law-American University, Washington, D.C.
Diego Rodriquez-Pinzon, Professor, Co-Director, Academy of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law-American University, Washington, D.C.
Vladislav Michalik, Project Coordinator, Academy of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law-American University, Washington, D.C.
Project Title: Global and Regional Rights of Older Person (book project to compile and critique international human rights regimes for protection of civil, political, economic, and cultural rights of older persons)
Grantee: Margot Saunders, JD, and Leah Plunkett, JD
Margot Saunders, National Consumer Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Leah Plunkett, National Consumer Law Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Project Title: Protecting Older Americans' Social Security Benefits from Illegal Seizure by Banks (analysis of and recommended improvements in proposed federal regulations governing mandated electronic deposit of benefits and exemption from creditor garnishment or set off)
Grantee: Richard Van Duizend, JD, and Brenda K. Uekert, PhD
Richard Van Duizend, Principal Court Management Consultant, National Center for State Courts, Arlington, Virginia
Brenda K. Uekert, Senior Research Associate, National Center for State Courts, Arlington, Virginia
Project Title: Revisions and Updating of the 1993 National Probate Court Standards (to be guided and overseen by a nine-person national task force with representatives from probate court judges, probate court administrators, and trusts and estates practitioners)
2010 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Israel Doron, LLB, LLM, PhD, and Kim Dayton, JD
Dr. Israel Doron, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Department of Gerontology, Haifa University
Professor Kim Dayton, William Mitchell College of Law, Center for Elder Justice & Policy
Project Title: Municipal Law and the Rights of Older Persons
Grantee: Elizabeth Dugan, PhD
Professor, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Project Title: Older Driver Safety and States' Licensing Policies
Grantee: Samantha Morton, JD
Executive Director, Medical-Legal Partnership, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Project Title: Collaborative Research Providing Medical-Legal Services to Elders
Grantee: David Neumark, PhD
Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine
Project Title: Population Aging, Social Security Reform, and the Employment of Older Americans: The Role of Stronger Age Discrimination Laws
2009 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Betsy Abramson, JD
Elder Law Consultant
Project Title: Wisconsin's New Individuals-at-Risk Restraining Order: Evaluation, Refinement, Training and National Model
Grantee: Mary Joy Quinn, MA, and Deana A. Piazza, MA
Mary Joy Quinn, Director of Probate, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
Deana Piazza, Senior Research Analyst, California Administrative Office of the Courts
Project Title: Undue Influence: Definitions and Applications
Grantee: Carmel Dyer, MD
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Project Title: Forensic Markers and Risk for Death in Cases Reported to Adult Protective Services
2008 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Edith Greene, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Project Title: Using Psychological Evidence to Enhance Prosecution of Elder Financial Abuse
Grantee: Wayne Nelson, PhD
Professor, Towson University, Towson, Maryland
Project Title: The Ombudsman As a Community Presence in the Fog of Disaster
Grantee: Barbara Soniat, PhD
Professor, School of Social Science, Catholic University, Washington, D.C.
Project Title:
Grantee: Stacey Wood, PhD
Associate Professor, Scripps College, Claremont, California
Project Title: Development of Capacity Assessment Handbook for Psychologists
2007 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Rosemary K. Chapin, PhD
Professor and Director, Office of Aging and Long Term Care, Kansas University School of Social Welfare
Project Title: The Community Tenure of Older Adult Hoarders: Identifying Risks and Enhancing Opportunities
Grantee: John Howat, JD, and Philene Taormina, JD
John Howat, National Consumer Law Center
Philene Taormina, AARP
Project Title: Energy Affordability Crisis and Its Threat to Independent Living
Grantee: Tara L. Victor, PhD, and Andrew Dean, PhD
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Department of Psychiatry
Project Title: Assessing Effort During Competency Evaluations with Individuals Who May Be Demented
Grantee: Lisa M. Brown, PhD
Department of Aging and Mental Health, FMHI, University of South Florida
Project Title: Hurricanes and Long Term Care Facilities: Creating State Models for Legal and Regulatory Responsibility for Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery
2006 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Allen Glicksman, PhD, and Sanford Pfeffer, JD
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Project Title: Incapacity and Guardianship: Addressing the Additional Demand on the Court System from Increases in the Number and Complexity of Guardianship Cases
Grantee: Edith Greene, PhD
Department of Psychology, University of Colorado
Project Title: Legal Assessment of Decision Making in Older Adults
Grantee: Whitney Brosi, PhD, and Richard Ingham, JD
Whitney Brosi, Assistant Professor of Gerontology, Oklahoma State University
Richard Ingham, Legal Services Developer, Aging Services Division Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Project Title: Legal Service Utilization and Policy Needs of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
2005 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Jennifer Moye, PhD
Director, Geriatric Mental Health Clinic,VA Boston Health Care System and Assistant Professor Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Project Title: Aging, Capacity and Limited Guardianship: A Guide for Judges on Obtaining, Interpreting and Applying Functional Assessments of Capacity for Guardianship
Grantee: Deanne Loonin, JD, and Elizabeth Renuart, JD
National Consumer Law Center
Project Title: Aging into Debt: Solutions for the Growing Threat to Elder Finances
Grantee: Eric Carlson, JD
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Project Title: Using Anti-Discrimination Laws to Protect Assisted Living Residents
2004 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Eric Carlson, JD
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Project Title: Maximizing Choice or Waiving Rights? A Comprehensive Legal Evaluation of the Use of Negotiated Risk Agreements in Assisted Living Facilities
Grantee: Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr., JD, MDiv
Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
Project Title: Fashioning a “Transitional Care Services” Benefit in Medicare
Grantee: Ellen Martin, JD
Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Gerontology Institute and Department of Human Development and Family Sciences
Project Title: Assessment of and Recommended Changes to Delivery of Medicare Diabetes Prevention and Self-Maintenance Programs for Affected Elderly, Low Income, Uneducated, Black Women
Grantee: Max B. Rothman, JD, LLM
The Center on Aging at Florida International University
Project Title: Judicial Responses to an Aging America
Grantee: Thomas E. Finucane, MD
Johns Hopkins Geriatric Center
Project Title: Weight Loss in Nursing Homes: Policy, Science and Surveyors
2003 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Robin Fretwell Wilson, JD, and J. Wanzer Drane
Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of South Carolina, School of Law
Professor J. Wanzer Drane, University of South Carolina, School of Public Health
Project Title: Closing the Gaps in the Medicare Assistance Programs for the Low-Income Elderly
Grantee: Professor Yvonne L. Michael, ScD
School of Community Health, Portland State University
Project Title: Neighborhood, Built Environment, and Health Among Urban Seniors
Grantee: Natalie K. Thomas, JD, and Richard Ingham, JD
Natalie K. Thomas, Division of Aging Services, Atlanta
Mr. Richard Ingham, Legal Services Developer, Aging Services Division, Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Project Title: State Legal Services Development: Where is It and Where Should It Be?
Grantee: Pamela B. Teaster, PhD
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky
Project Title: End-of-Life Decision Making for Incapacitated Persons: The Resolution of a Life Under Guardianship
2002 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Eleanor Crosby, JD, and Rose Nathan, JD, MPH
Eleanor Crosby, Managing Attorney, Georgia Senior Legal Hotline, Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Rose Nathan, Policy Analyst, Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Project Title: Adult Guardianship in Georgia
Grantee: Madonna Harrington Meyer, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Senior Research Associate, Center for Policy Research, The Maxwell School; Director, University Gerontology Center, Syracuse University
Project Title: Feasibility of a National Medicaid Equalization Law
Grantee: Diane E. Hoffman, JD
Associate Dean for Faculty and External Affairs; Professor of Law & Director, Law & Health Care Program, University of Maryland School of Law
Project Title: Impact of Office of Inspector General Fraud Alerts on Use of Hospice by Nursing Homes
Grantee: Elizabeth Capezuti
Associate Director for Nursing Science, Emory Center for Health in Aging, Emory University School of Medicine
Project Title: Medico-Legal Analysis of Bed-Related Fall Injuries Among Hospitalized Older Adults
2001 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Perry Edelman, PhD
Assistant Professor of Research, Northwestern University, Institute for Health Services Research & Policy Studies
Project Title: Maximizing Quality of Life in Assisted Living for People With Alzheimer's Disease
Grantee: Kevin D. Frick, PhD
Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Economics and School of Hygiene and Public Health
Project Title: The Political Economy of the Experience Corps
Grantee: Alison E. Hirschel, JD
Adjunct Professor Law and Attorney at Michigan Poverty Law Program University of Michigan
Project Title: Predicting Nursing Home Closures: A Study of Troubled Nursing Homes
Grantee: Anne J. Kisor, PhD
Faculty, School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University
Project Title: Older Homeless Women and Their Social Services Experiences and Needs
Grantee: Claudia Martin, JD, and Diego Rodriquez-Pinzon, JD
Project Co-Directors, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law, American University
Project Title: Current International Legal Status of Elderly Rights
2000 Grant Recipients
Grantee: Rebecca Dresser, JD
Professor of Law, Washington University, School of Law and Center of Biomedical Ethics
Project Title: Advance Directives in Dementia Research
Grantee: Barbara Noah, JD, and David B. Brushwood, PhD
Barbara Noah, Professor of Law, University of Florida, College of Law
David B. Brushwood, Professor of Pharmacy Health Care Administration, University of Florida, College of Pharmacy
Project Title: Predicting and Preventing Unexpected Adverse Drug Reactions by Elderly Patients
Grantee: Donna S. Harkness, JD
Managing Attorney, Clinical Instructor, University of Memphis, Elder Law Clinic
Project Title: Exploration and Development of New Approaches to Prevention of Predatory Home Mortgage Lending Practices that Victimize Elderly Homeowners
Grantee: Adam D. Shapiro, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of North Florida, Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice
Project Title: Estimate the Impact of a New Early Intervention Social Services Program on the Quality of Life for Poor Elderly Citizens
Grantee: Pamela B. Teaster, PhD and Karen A. Roberto, PhD
Pamela B. Teaster, Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Center for Gerontology
Karen A. Roberto, Director and Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Center for Gerontology
Project Title: Filling the Need: A Comparative Study of Rural and Urban Programs of Public Guardianship
