ANNVILLE, PA (02/22/2011)(readMedia)-- Drs. Kenneth Brubaker, Marianne Goodfellow, and Kerrie Smedley will discuss aging in roundtable format as part of Lebanon Valley College's HEALTH Colloquium. The discussion is scheduled for Wednesday, Mar. 2 at 7 p.m. in Neidig-Garber Science Center Room 203. Admission is free and open to the public.

The roundtable will primarily center on the topic of successful aging with an emphasis on long term care issues, quality of life, and changes in health care related to aging. Other special topics include social and family support, the role of life transitions, spirituality, media images of aging and how that shapes self-perception, the role of work or other active engagement in later life.

Brubaker is chief medical director for the state offices of long term living and aging, director of senior services at Lancaster General Health, medical director of Masonic Village, and medical director of Willow Valley Retirement Communities. At Masonic Village, he cares for residents that have severe memory loss, aphasia, and behavioral problems. He serves on many volunteer boards, including the attorney general's advisory board for elder abuse. Brubaker was named Medical Director of Year in 2008 by the American Medical Directors Association.

Goodfellow is an associate professor of sociology at LVC, where she teaches an array of courses including social problems, sociology of the family, women's issues/sociology of gender roles, urban sociology, and research methods. Her past research has focused on issues of aging, homelessness and homeless services, and first year transition issues.

Smedley is an associate professor of psychology at LVC. Her teaching interests include general psychology, life span development, and the psychology of gender. Her research includes cognitive aging, worry, and depression across the adult years. She is a member of the Association for Psychological Science and the Human Behavior and Evolution Society, and is the faculty advisor for the Psychology Club.

HEALTH is a year-long integrated series of guest speakers and films that highlight and inform the various factors involved in society's consideration of its health policy. It will involve discussions on the politics of health care reform, sickness, aging, fitness, mental and eating disorders, and spiritual well-being involving thinkers and speakers from the sciences, arts, and public policy.

Posted Tuesday February 22, 2011 at 09:23 am by Lebanon Valley College
Last Updated Tuesday March 01, 2011 at 10:20 am