UGA Institute of Gerontology

08/17/2026

Courses are prepped, coffee pods are refilled, fall research projects are ready—and so are the professors! Welcome to the Fall semester!

Swipe to see some of our faculty channeling their inner "first day of school" energy, and drop a comment to say hello! 👇

08/10/2026

Passing along this Oconee Library event:

Sandwich Generation Support Group

For those who are local: if you are raising kids and also taking care of parents, please join us! We are starting a new community group to simply share this bumpy road with each other as we navigate what can be a stressful time.

Let us know you are coming at the link: https://athenslibrary.libcal.com/event/17208002

06/26/2026

The Institute of Gerontology goes abroad! Last week, students and faculty traveled to Palma, Spain, to participate in the 20th International Symposium on Carotenoids.

They showcased the innovative research taking place at the Institute of Gerontology on an international stage!

05/11/2026

Huge congratulations to our newest Gerontology graduates! 🎓 We are so proud of the passion and empathy you bring to this field. The future of aging looks brighter with you leading the way!

04/29/2026

The UGA HR Benefits Fair took place today, and the Institute of Gerontology's CARE Center faculty were delighted to attend, talk all things brain health, provide resources for UGA's caregivers, and even conduct a cognitive screening or two.

As much as we love to hit the road and serve our state, sometimes, there's no place like home.

04/29/2026

Graduation time is always bittersweet. We are so unequivocally, proud of the extraordinary students who entrust us with mentorship, but we sure miss them when they are gone!

Congratulations to this year‘s crop of truly incredible graduate students who completed capstone experiences with us this year, including Kelsey Amon, one of our exceptional graduate research assistants, and Katelyn Hale, one of our extraordinary teaching assistants.

Special congratulations to IoG and University of Georgia CARE Center faculty member Andrew Kiselica, honored as Preceptor of the Year for our MPH Applied Professional Experience program.

And if you know Andrew, then you know why!

Congratulations to our graduates, and their mentors.

04/20/2026

The CURO undergraduate research poster day is one of our favorite days of the year! Our incredibly hard-working students presented posters on important research projects. Congratulations to each of the students, and to their dedicated mentors!

04/16/2026

Join us in congratulating our own Katelyn Hale, who was recognized with the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for 2026 by the UGA Center for Teaching and Learning. We so appreciate all of her hard work, and her incredibly positive attitude!

04/11/2026

Our College of Public Health's third annual Research Day was tremendous day for our students (current and IoG-adjacent!)!
Special congratulations to our IoG award winners:

1. Madison McDonald, winner of the Dean Marsha Davis Graduate Fellowship, thanks to a generous gift from Marsha Davis

2. Cameron Wysocky (mentored by Jack Harth), winner of the Leonard and Marie P**n graduate research award, thanks to a generous gift from Leonard P**n and Marie P**n.

3. Chloe Mnich, winner of the Barbara Bankston and Mel Garber CARE Center award, supported by University of Georgia CARE Center "founding father," Mel Garber, in honor of his wife, Barbara Bankston.

These students are as special as the awards they received, and we are so proud of them. Tremendous thanks to our spectacular donors, who made these awards possible

04/02/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Emerson for this wonderful recognition by the UGA Graduate School! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating and recognizing Kerstin Emerson, who has received the Dean's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Education from the UGA Graduate School and the College's Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr. Emerson is known by her colleagues and students as a passionate and dedicated educator.
She has been teaching for more than a decade, currently serving as a clinical professor at the Institute of Gerontology and in the Department of Health Policy & Management. Her undergraduate and graduate courses cover a wide range of topics focused on gerontology, from comparing aging across the world to examining the experiences of death, dying, grief and loss.
She is also committed to mentoring students and creating meaningful learning experiences that broaden perspectives and prepare students for careers working with aging populations.
We are grateful for her innovative approaches to class material, outstanding student engagement and expertise in course design and pedagogy.
Congratulations, Kerstin! We are so proud of the work you do and the impact you make on our students.