Alfred Boakye

[Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @BlackInGeron]

Welcome to BIGG Visibility
#Letsgettheconversationgoing 😊
Remember to use the hashtag #BIGGRollcall and tag us

[Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @BlackInGeron]

We are still in need of your help... nothing is too small. Thank you.

[Center for Health, Equity, & Aging (CHEA) at UMBC @UMBC_CHEA]

Congratulations to the new Dr. Donnette Narine!!!! We're so excited for you. The Center for Health, Equity, & Aging simply won't feel the same without you. 😭😍

@Gero_UMB_UMBC @UMBC_CAHSS @UMBC

[Alfred Boakye @AlfredB03037087]

@UMBC_CHEA @Gero_UMB_UMBC @UMBC_CAHSS @UMBC Congratulations Dr. Narine 🎊🎉

[yamataka 社会老年学 🇺🇸 @dryamataka]

(Discovered in @UMBC_CHEA)

The Doctoral Program in Gerontology - UMB & UMBC has been recruiting students since 2001! I’m proud to be a part of this program with a quarter century of the history.

[Center for Health, Equity, & Aging (CHEA) at UMBC @UMBC_CHEA]

Dr. Yamashita and Dr. Mair recently launched their virtual exchange program with the USA and UAE!

[Southern Gerontological Society @SGS_JAG]

GPS technology is a valuable tool in aging research, tracking mobility patterns in older adults. This article reviews GPS-based mobility studies in community-dwelling seniors.

Read more: https://t.co/UMpSeb2ZIc

#GPSResearch #AgingResearch #MobilityTracking #OlderAdults

[Southern Gerontological Society @SGS_JAG]

Have you heard about Sundays with Seniors?

Join Sundays with Seniors for 90-minute conversations over coffee or tea. Activities like watching sports, taking walks, or sharing snacks help support isolated or grieving older adults.

#CoffeeAndConversation

[Fayron (Dr. Fayron) Epps PhD,RN,FAAN @QOL4olderadults]

This is why I rushed home to San Antonio from #GSA24. Thanks Second Baptist for recognizing the importance of dementia and brain health awareness. I was shocked at how many people stayed 2 hrs after service for this education.

[Southern Gerontological Society @SGS_JAG]

Check out this JAG podcast episode: “I Worry About This Patient Every Day: Geriatrics Clinicians’ Challenges in Caring for Unrepresented Older Adults.”

Listen here: https://t.co/ZfcdiQWtLJ.

#Podcast #Geriatrics #HealthcarePodcast #OlderAdults

[RCMAR VI National Coordinating Center @RCMARCC]

It’s almost time! Join us in Room 201 for the RCMAR Symposium at #GSA2024. Hear from our MPIs: Carmen Sceppa, MD, PHD, Lisa Barnes, PHD, and Tamara Baker, PHD. Don’t miss it! @geronsociety

[Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @BlackInGeron]

If you are at #GSA2024 Come see us! ⁦@HBCUaging⁩

[Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @BlackInGeron]

Celebrating our inaugural HBCU Aging Ambassadors. We can’t wait for the world to learn about the incredible work you do. ⁦@HBCUaging⁩ ⁦@Dkesiaka⁩

[Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @BlackInGeron]

We are about to kick off Day 2 of our HBCU Aging workshop at the annual GSA conference in Seattle. @HBCUaging @geronsociety @Dkesiaka

[Darlingtina Esiaka, PhD, CPH, CPG @Dkesiaka]

Thank you @raymondajetson for showing up for us today. We are forever grateful to have you in our corner. @agingwhileblk @ccnwakasi @BlackInGeron @blackinaging

[Darlingtina Esiaka, PhD, CPH, CPG @Dkesiaka]

I am so proud of our all Black women symposium at #GSA2024. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us. Let’s go again next year! ⁦@citeblackwomen⁩ ⁦@BlackInGeron⁩ ⁦@blackinaging⁩

[Runcie C.W. Chidebe @runciecwc]

We are so grateful to @BWFUND & @AFARorg for supporting @BlackInGeron to support students to attend the HBCU Aging conference at @geronsociety annual meeting in Seattle. We appreciate you! #GSA2024 #GSA

[Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @BlackInGeron]

2024 HBCU Aging conference reception. Celebrating Black in Aging. #BIGG ⁦@HBCUaging⁩

[Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @BlackInGeron]

With support from @BWFUND and @AFARorg, we made it possible for some of our students to attend the HBCU Aging conference in Seattle. @HBCUaging @amays_bwfund @DrBondsJohnson

[Runcie C.W. Chidebe @runciecwc]

“Nobody teaches us how to balance humility with self-advocacy…Nobody shows us how we can be humble and confident at the same time”
-Dr Tamara Baker, speaking to #BlackGerontologists & emerging scholars at HBCU Aging Conference by @geronsociety @BlackInGeron & #HBCU SIG #GSA2024