101 Careers in Gerontology

C. Joanne Grabinski, MA, MA, ABD, is President/Educator & Consultant of AgeEd, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan; Lecturer (1992-current), Gerontology Program at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan; and Adjunct Professor (1998-current) at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, Connecticut. She was Director and Assistant Professor (1984-1991), Interdisciplinary Gerontology Program at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She holds a BS degree in Home Economics Education from Oregon State University, MA degrees in Educational Administration: Community Leadership and in Family Relations from Central Michigan University, and completed doctoral work (ABD) in Family Ecology: Adult Development & Aging, with cognates in Gerontology and Sociology, at Michigan State University. Grabinski is the curriculum designer/professor of the first Introduction to Careers in Gerontology course in the United States. She has been actively involved in the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) for the past 27 years, serving on committees for both and as an elected member of the AGHE Executive Board, and is a long-standing member of the American Society on Aging. Grabinski is an AGHE Fellow in Gerontology and Geriatrics Education (awarded 1999), was an AGHE Distinguished Teacher (1997) and received an AGHE Part-Time Faculty Certificate of Recognition (2004).

Preface; Introduction; What is gerontology?; What created the interest in gerontology as a field of study and as a profession?; What is a gerontologist?; What types of jobs are available in gerontology?; Where do gerontological specialists and gerontologists work?; Career Position Profiles and Interviews;...and More.