Professor
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Judith G. Gonyea, PhD is Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs in the School of Social Work and a Steering Committee Member and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Innovation in the Social Sciences (CISS) at Boston University. With over 100 publications, her research often centers on historically disadvantaged older populations with the goal of advancing equity. In her work, she uses an intersectionality lens to explore how individuals’ multiple identities (e.g., gender, age, race) intertwine to shape their aging experience. Her research often involves partnerships with communities and local organizations. One strand of her research focuses on elder care, especially the gendered nature of caregiving and how culture shapes health beliefs and behaviors. A second strand explores the intersection of older adults’ health and environment, particularly neighborhood and community effects. Her current research projects focus on the impacts of the COVID pandemic on the daily lives of lower-income older adults living in subsidized housing as well as the experience of bias of subsidized individuals and families living in mixed-income (or inclusionary) housing. She also writes extensively on the politics of aging. She is a fellow and past elected chair of the Social Research, Policy and Practice Section of Gerontological Society of America, an elected member in the National Academy of Social Insurance and the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. She currently serves on the editorial boards of Public Policy & Aging Report, Journal of Aging & Social Policy, and the British Journal of Social Work and the Portland State University National Advisory Committee on Homelessness Research.
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Saturday, November 5, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
Saturday, November 5, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET