In the News: Janet M. Wilmoth
Sociology faculty co-author paper on health care for aging veterans
Soc faculty publish study on veteran mortality, health care coverage
Soc faculty discuss impact of SCD on veteran mortality at ASA meeting
“Although past research has documented a higher overall mortality risk among veterans compared to non-veterans, no study until now has considered the contribution of SCD to veteran-non-veteran mortality differentials,” says Scott Landes, associate professor of sociology and the paper’s lead author.
Wilmoth elected treasurer of Gerontological Society of America
The nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging has chosen Janet Wilmoth, professor of sociology, as its treasurer.
Long-Term Outcomes of Military Service: The Health and Well-Being of Aging Veterans
Later-Life Social Support and Service Provision in Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
See related: Aging
London and Wilmoth study on smoking, military service published in Journal of Drug Issues
Family Ties
A major, international conference, hosted by Syracuse University’s Aging Studies Institute, explored how aging citizens fit in and contribute — here and around the globe.
Heflin, London, Wilmoth analysis of economic well-being among older adults published in JGSW
See related: Veterans
Life-Course Perspectives on Military Service
Back From the War
Syracuse’s new Institute for Veterans and Military Families considers the impact of service on soldiers and on the people around them.
Improving With Age
The study of gerontology at Syracuse — including research done in Maxwell’s Center for Policy Research — has gotten a boost with a new Aging Studies Institute and a named professorship. Already prominent, SU’s gerontological programs are poised for growth and greater recognition.
See related: Aging, Child & Elder Care, Veterans
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