Daniel Kaplan is a clinical social worker with expertise in mental and neurological disorders. His research includes both intervention and implementation studies that aims to optimize care services, clinical interventions and supportive environments for older adults with mental and neurological disorders living in the community. He holds clinical social work licensure in New York and Massachusetts, as well as an NASW certification in advanced gerontological clinical social work.

Barbara Berkman is the Rehr/Fizdale Professor Emerita of Health and Mental Health at Columbia University School of Social Work and Research Professor at Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. She has directed 23 federally and foundation supported research projects focusing on geriatrics and oncology care, and is currently National Director of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Scholars Program. Dr. Berkman has received many awards for her research and policy efforts in health and aging, and her contribution to the geriatric health and aging knowledge base includes over 120 books, chapters, and articles.

Ronald H. Aday, PhD
Professor
Department of Sociology
Middle Tennessee State University

Geri Adler, PhD, LISW-CP
Research Health Scientist
South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Suran Ahn, MSW
Doctoral Student
School of Social Welfare
University at Albany, SUNY

Amy L. Ai, PhD, MS, MA, MSW
Professor
Florida State University College of Social Work, and
Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, and Art and Science (Psychology)

Gretchen E. Alkema, PhD, LCSW
Vice President, Policy and Communications
The SCAN Foundation

María P. Aranda, PhD, MSW, MPA, LCSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Southern California

Sandra K. Atkins, MPA
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Partners in Care Foundation

Catherine Ayers, PhD, ABPP
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
University of California San Diego

A.E. Benjamin, PhD, MSW
Professor Emeritus
Department of Social Welfare
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Barbara J. Berkman, PhD/DSW
Research Professor
School of Social Work
Boston College

Mercedes Bern-Klug, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Iowa

Julie Berrett-Abebe, MSW, MA
Doctoral Student
Simmons College School of Social Work

David E. Biegel, PhD, MSW
Henry Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice and Professor of Psychiatry and Sociology
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University

James Boehnlein, MD, MSc
Professor of Psychiatry
Oregon Health and Science University
Associate Director for Education
VA Northwest Network Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)

Robin P Bonifas, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Arizona State University

Christiana Bratiotis, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Grace Abbott School of Social Work
University of Nebraska, Omaha

Colette V. Browne, Dr.PH, MSW
Professor
Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work
University of Hawaii

Denise Burnette, PhD, MSSW
Professor
School of Social Work
Columbia University

Sandra S. Butler, PhD, MSW
Professor and MSW Coordinator
School of Social Work
University of Maine

Tamara J. Cadet, PhD, MSW, MPH
Assistant Professor
Simmons College School of Social Work

Karen Campbell, LCSW-R
Director, Client Services & The Dr. Lorraine Marchi Client Assistance Program
Lighthouse Guild International

Edward R. Canda, PhD, MSW, MA
Professor
School of Social Welfare
The University of Kansas

Letha A. Chadiha, PhD, MSW
Professor
School of Social Work
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Rosemary Chapin, PhD, MSW
Professor, Director of the Office of Aging and Long Term Care
School of Social Welfare
University of Kansas

Namkee G. Choi, PhD
Professor and Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology
School of Social Work
The University of Texas at Austin

R. Lyle Cooper
Assistant Clinical Professor
College of Social Work
University of Tennessee

Sherry M. Cummings, PhD
Dean and Associate Dean
College of Social Work
University of Tennessee

Lori R. Daniels, PhD, MSW
Counselor
Portland Vet Center - Readjustment Counseling Service
Department of Veterans Affairs

Louisa Daratsos, PhD, LCSW
Psychosocial Coordinator for Oncology/Palliative Care
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus

Julie S. Darnell, PhD, MHSA
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago

Joan K. Davitt, PhD, MSS, MLSP
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Maryland

Diana M. DiNitto, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, AAC
Cullen Trust Centennial Professor in Alcohol Studies and Education
School of Social Work
University of Texas at Austin

Patricia H. Ducayet, LMSW
Texas State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Ruth E. Dunkle, PhD, MSW
Professor
School of Social Work
University of Michigan

Charles A. Emlet, PhD, MSW
Professor
Social Work Program
University of Washington Tacoma

Joy Swanson Ernst, PhD, MSW
Professor of Social Work
Department of Sociology and Social Work
Hood College

Andrea S. Fielding, MSW
School of Social Work
Adelphi University

Richard B. Francoeur, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
School of Social Work
Adelphi University

Colleen Galambos, PhD, MSW
Professor
School of Social Work
University of Missouri

Daniel S. Gardner, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
Silberman School of Social Work
Hunter College, City University of New York

Zvi D. Gellis, PhD
Professor
School of Social Policy & Practice
University of Pennsylvania

Nancy Giunta, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Silberman School of Social Work
Hunter College, City University of New York

Robyn L. Golden, LCSW
Director of Health and Aging
Rush University Medical Center

Judith G. Gonyea, PhD, MSW
Professor
School of Social Work
Boston University

Jan S. Greenberg, PhD, MSW
Professor
School of Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Roberta Greene PhD MSW
Professor and Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair
Gerontology and Social Welfare Emerita
University of Texas-Austin

Emily A. Greenfield, PhD
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Irene A. Gutheil, DSW
Henry C. Ravazzin Professor of Gerontology
Graduate School of Social Service
Fordham University

Trang Hoang, LCSW, PhD
Division Director
Asian and Pacific Islander Mental Health Alliance
Special Service for Groups

Nancy Hooyman, MSW, PhD
Hooyman Professor of Gerontology and Dean Emeritus
School of Social Work
University of Washington

Amy Horowitz, PhD
Professor and Nicholas J. Lagenfeld Chair in Social Research
Graduate School of Social Service
Fordham University

Judith L. Howe, PhD
Professor
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Robert B. Hudson, PhD
Professor
School of Social Work
Boston University

Anne K. Hughes, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Michigan State University

Hae-Sook Jeon, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
Department of Social Welfare
Kyungpook National University

Rebecca G. Judd, PhD, LMSW-IPR
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University-Commerce

Jung Sim Jun, MSW
Edward G. & Elizabeth Bower Family Scholar
School of Social Work
University of Missouri

Rosalie A. Kane, PhD, MSW
Professor
Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health
University of Minnesota

Daniel B. Kaplan, PhD, MSW
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry
Weill Cornell Medical College

Lenard W. Kaye, DSW, PhD
Director and Professor
Center on Aging and School of Social Work
University of Maine

Bonnie Kenaley, PhD, MSW, RN
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Boise State University

Kathryn G. Kietzman, PhD, MSW
Research Scientist
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Terry L. Koenig, PhD, LSCSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Welfare
University of Kansas

Beverley L. Laubert, MA
Ohio State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Ji Seon Lee, PhD, MSSW, MPA
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Social Service
Fordham University

Jordan Lewis, PhD, MSW, CPG
Assistant Professor
Indigenous Wellness Research Institute
University of Washington School of Social Work

Lydia W. Li, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Michigan

Elizabeth Lightfoot, PhD, MSW
Professor and Doctoral Program Director
School of Social Work
University of Minnesota

James Lubben, PhD
Louise McMahon Ahearn Professor
School of Social Work
Boston College

Wendy Lustbader, MSW
Affiliate Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Washington

Kelley R. Macmillan, PhD, MSW
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of Maryland

Ellen K. Mahoney, RN, PhD
Associate Professor
William F. Connell School of Nursing
Boston College

Kevin J. Mahoney, PhD
Professor
Graduate School of Social Work
Boston College

Marsha R. Mailick, PhD
Director, Waisman Center
Professor, School of Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Peter Maramaldi, PhD, MPH, MSW
Professor
Hartford Faculty Scholar & National Mentor
Simmons School of Social Work

Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Social Service
Fordham University

Leah A. Maxwell, MSW
Part-Time Faculty
School of Social Work
University of Maine

Philip McCallion, PhD, ACSW
Professor & Co-Director
Center for Excellence in Aging & Community Wellness
School of Social Welfare
University at Albany

Erin E. McGaffigan, Ph.D., MSW, MS
Public Policy Consultant
Graduate School of Social Work
Boston College

Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich, ACSW, Ph.D
Chair, Older Adults and Families Concentration
Graduate School of Social Work
Boston College

Helen B. Miltiades, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work Education
California State University, Fresno

Jong Won Min, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
San Diego State University

Phyllis B. Mitzen, AM
Co-Program Director
Center for Long Term Care Reform
Health & Medicine Policy Research Group

Ailee Moon, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
School of Public Policy and Social Research
University of California, Los Angeles

Carmen Morano, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
Silberman School of Social Work
Hunter College, City University of New York

Nancy Morrow-Howell, MSW, PhD
Betty Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Social Policy
Director, Friedman Center for Aging
Washington University, St. Louis

Jean Correll Munn, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
College of Social Work
Florida State University

Edna Naito-Chan, PhD, MSW
Program Director
Transitional Residence Program
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Mitsuko Nakashima, PhD, MSW

Matthias J. Naleppa, MSW, PhD
Professor
School of Economy, Health and Social Work
University of Applied Sciences Bern, Switzerland

Eun Ha Namkung, MSW
Research Assistant
School of Social Work
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Adria E. Navarro, PhD, LCSW
Assistant Professor
Department of Social Work
Azusa Pacific University

Holly Nelson-Becker, PhD, MSW
Professor
School of Social Work
Loyola University Chicago

Cara Pappas, ND, ARNP, RN
Assistant Professor
Florida State University College of Nursing, and
College of Social Work

Manoj P. Pardasani, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor and Research Scholar
Graduate School of Social Service
Fordham University

Michael W. Parker, PhD/DSW
Professor
School of Social Work & Executive Board, Center for Mental Health & Aging
University of Alabama

David A. Patterson Silver Wolf (Adelv unegv Waya), PhD, MSSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Washington University in St Louis

Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor, Director Sloan Center on Aging & Work
Graduate School of Social Work
Boston College

Lonique R. Pritchett, PhD, LCSW
Clinical Care Coordinator
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Michelle Putnam, PhD, MGS
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
Simmons College

Kerry A. Rastigue , J.D., MSW
Coordinator of Service Learning
Saginaw Valley State University

Victoria H. Raveis, PhD
Research Professor and Director
Psychosocial Research Unit on Health, Aging and the Community
College of Dentistry
New York University

Amy Restorick Roberts, PhD, MSSA, LSW
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Studies and Social Work
Miami University

Virginia E. Richardson, PhD, MSW
Professor
College of Social Work
The Ohio State University

Joyce Riley, BS, MA
Associate Director (Retired)
Health Administration and Policy Program
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Philip A. Rozario, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor and Director of Doctoral Program
School of Social Work
Adelphi University

Stephanie Elias Sarabia, PhD, LCSW, LCADC
Assistant Professor
Social Work
Ramapo College of New Jersey

Janice Lynch Schuster, MFA
Senior Writer
Center for Elder Care and Advanced Illness
Altarum Institute

Mark Sciegaj, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Health Policy and Administration
The Pennsylvania State University

Alicia Sellon, MSW
Graduate Research Assistant
School of Social Welfare
University of Kansas

Sherry Sheffield PhD, LCSW-S
Program Director - Behavioral Health Services
Hunt Regional Medical Center

Tazuko Shibusawa, PhD, LCSW
Associate Dean & Director, MSW Program
Silver School of Social Work
New York University

Gayle E. Shier, MSW
Program Coordinator
Health and Aging
Rush University Medical Center

W. June Simmons, BA, MSW
President and CEO
Partners in Care Foundation

Kelsey Simons, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor (status only)
Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
University of Toronto

Gaynell M. Simpson, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
University of Alabama

Charles A. Smith, PhD, LCSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
University of Southern Maine

Margaret M. Souza, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
Social Sciences
SUNY/Empire State College

Gail Steketee, PhD
Dean and Professor
School of Social Work
Boston University

Cynthia Stuen, PhD, AM
UN Representative
International Federation on Ageing

Fei Sun, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Arizona State University

Stephanie Swerdlow, MSW
President
Elder Options Inc.

M. Lori Thomas, PhD, MSW, MDiv
Associate Professor
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Ronald W. Toseland, PhD, MSW
Distinguished Professor
School of Social Welfare
University at Albany

Molly J. Tovar, EdD, MAT
Director, Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies & Professor of Practice
School of Social Work
Washington University in St. Louis

Shannon Trecartin, MSW
Doctoral Candidate
College of Social Work
University of Tennessee

Deborah P. Waldrop, PhD, MSW
Professor & Associate Dean for Faculty Development
School of Social Work
University at Buffalo

Kathleen H. Wilber, PhD, LCSW
Mary Pickford Professor of Gerontology
Davis School of Gerontology
University of Southern California

Alicia M. Wilson, MSW
Adjunct Faculty
School of Social Work
Adelphi University

Stephanie P. Wladkowski, PhD, LICSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
Eastern Michigan University

Jeanine Yonashiro-Cho, MSG
Doctoral Student
Davis School of Gerontology
University of Southern California

Karen Zgoda, MSW, LCSW
Doctoral Candidate
Graduate School of Social Work
Boston College

Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD
Kenan Distinguished Professor
Associate Dean for Doctoral Education
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bradley D. Zodikoff, PhD, LCSW
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
School of Social Work
Adelphi University

"This is a valuable book for all social workers, providers of health care and social services, educators, and students." --BIZ INDIA