Scripps Gerontology Center

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Watch Elise Krueger's Talk entitled "Facing Mortality: Gerontology's Greatest Contradiction" 🧂🧂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3VhtKIKnhQ

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Elise Krueger is a master's student in the Department of Sociology and Gerontology


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2026 RedHawk Talks Elise Krueger RedHawk Talks April 24, 2026

Every year, we get to pause and recognize the people who remind us why this work matters, and this year was no exception.

We were thrilled to celebrate Susan McGeehan, MGS '05 as the recipient of the 2025 W. Fred Cottrell Distinguished Alumni Award. Honoring those who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and accomplishments in the field of aging.

We also had the privilege of honoring Joseph E. Gaugler with the Leaders in Aging Research Award, a recognition of rigorous scholarship that moves the entire field forward.

📖 Read more in the full 2025 Scripps Impact Report:
https://miamioh.edu/cas/centers-institutes/scripps-gerontology-center/about/annual-report/2025-impact-report/index-25-impact.html

Michelle Putnam (MGS ’93) is the 2026 Cottrell Distinguished Alumni awardee.

Putnam currently serves as Director of the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston and is widely recognized for her scholarship on the intersections of aging and disability.

Her career exemplifies how interdisciplinary scholarship, policy engagement, and systems-level thinking can transform both research and practice. We are proud to honor her achievements and to celebrate the continued impact.

Join us as we continue advancing leadership, research, and innovation in the field of aging.




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“The Profile of Nursing Homes documents the changes experienced by Ohio's 930 nursing homes,” added Dr. Applebaum. “From a dramatic increase in short-term rehabilitation residents, to recruitment and retention difficulties of the direct care workforce, to a heavy reliance on public funding, the report describes an industry in transition.”

The Ohio Department of Aging, in partnership with the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University, has published new reports on the state of long-term care services and supports in Ohio.

Learn how these insights will help shape the future of how older adults receive care in Ohio.

RELEASE: https://aging.ohio.gov/longtermcarereports26

Researchers from the Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University in Oxford, OH, compared the prevalence of vaccination programs between assisted living and nursing homes in the Buckeye State.

Great work Kennedy J. Berner, Patrick O. Mese, John R. Bowblis, and Robert Applebaum!

Fewer vaccine programs part of ‘critical vulnerability’ in assisted living, researchers say A newly published study finds that assisted living communities consistently had fewer vaccination programs than nursing homes across all vaccine types. That lower coverage, combined with higher perceived risks in the setting, the authors write, “underscores a critical vulnerability in ALs.”

The LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Arts Collaborative is a free, six-week program that brings together LGBTQ+ adults (ages 50+) and LGBTQ+ college students for art-making and facilitated dialogue. Participants will explore identity, share stories, and build meaningful connections across generations as they play and create.

February 11 - March 18 (Wednesdays, 6:00-7:30 PM)
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Who should pay for health care? Robert Applebaum, Senior Research Scholar in Gerontology at Miami University outlined the question and discusses the diverging solutions.

As millions of Americans face a steep rise in health insurance costs, lawmakers continue a century-long battle over who should pay for health care US health care policy will remain fractured until lawmakers address the core question of who is responsible for health care costs.

You asked, we listened. 📢📢
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