Voices of Aging with ASIG

Another episode of our AFU series fresh out of the oven! Today, we are joined by Lynn Anderson, a representative of the University of Minnesota Retiree's Association (UMRA) to the AFU working group in the University. Among other topics, Lynn talks about how AFU could raise awareness and help address ageism from her personal experience, and her expectations of the AFU at the University.

Hello listeners! Voices of Aging are back with a new series to introduce the Age-Friendly University (AFU) initiative in Minnesota. Today, we are joined by Dr. Rajean Moone, Faculty Director in the College of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Moone spearheaded the enrollment of the U in the AFU network, and he talked about these efforts, the current scope of t...

This is our sixth and last episode of the "Careers in Aging" series. Today, we are joined by Rep. Jennifer Schultz from the Minnesota House of Representatives. She talks about how she got into a political career as a legislator and her mission to keep Minnesota "the leader of healthcare reform" while still teaching as a professor at the University of Minnesota.

This is our fifth episode of the "Careers in Aging" series. Today, we are joined by Mr. Adam Suomala, Executive Director of the Minnesota Leadership Council on Aging. He speaks about his career transition from architecture and design, and how self-reflection and connections have made it possible.

This is our fourth episode of the "Careers in Aging" series. Today, Dr. Heather Davila, Postdoctoral Fellow at Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research at Boston VA and Assistant Prof. at Boston University School of Medicine, shares her journey to her current work on veteran care as well as research. (She also encourages students to join ASIG!)

This is our third episode of the "Careers in Aging" series. Today, Dr. Jane Pederson talks about her clinical experience as a geriatrician and how other areas of medicine could benefit from geriatric practice.

This is our second episode of the "Careers in Aging" series. Today, we are joined by Dr. Ann McLaughlin, Health and Aging Policy Fellow in the Office of U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. She talks about her career transition from a music major.

In celebration of the “Careers in Aging Week'' hosted by the Gerontological Society of America, we are airing one episode per day featuring guests working in various fields in aging from April 18th to 23rd. Today, we are joined by Ms. Rachel Shands, Policy Integration Manager in the Minnesota Department of Human Services. This is our first episode of the “Careers in Aging Week'' series and our ver...

Voices of Aging is live! Hosted by ASIG, we bring on different guests in each episode to talk about aging. Let us know what you want to know about anything related to aging, and we'll try to accommodate! Follow ASIG on social media (Instagram: @asigumn; Twitter: @asigumn) to learn more about us.