Yuri Jang
Yuri Jang, associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work, is the new Secretary-Elect of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.
GSA announced its newest elected officers on April 18, 2017. These individuals were chosen by GSA’s membership, which consists of more than 5,500 researchers, educators, and practitioners. The officers are responsible for matters of governance and strategic planning and represent the society’s four membership sections and its Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization. They will assume their new roles in November.
- GSA President-Elect: S. Michal Jazwinski, PhD, Tulane University School of Medicine
- GSA Secretary-Elect: Yuri Jang, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work
- Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Chair-Elect: Eileen M. Crimmins, PhD, University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology
- Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Secretary: Elisabeth O. Burgess, PhD, Georgia State University Gerontology Institute
- Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Members-at-Large: Chivon A. Mingo, PhD, Georgia State University Gerontology Institute; Sara M. Moorman, PhD, Boston College Department of Sociology; Roland J. Thorpe Jr., PhD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Biological Sciences Section Chair-Elect: Matt R. Kaeberlein, PhD, University of Washington Department of Pathology
- Biological Sciences Section Secretary: Dudley W. Lamming, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Medicine/Endocrinology
- Health Sciences Section Chair-Elect: Elsa S. Strotmeyer, PhD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh Department of Epidemiology
- Health Sciences Section Secretary: James S. Powers, MD, Vanderbilt University
- Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section Chair-Elect: Bob A. Harootyan, MA, MS, Senior Service America Inc.
- Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section Secretary: Debra J. Dobbs, PhD, University of South Florida School of Aging Studies
- Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Chair-Elect: Jamie N. Justice, PhD, Wake Forest School of Medicine
- Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Secretary: Heidi S. Moyer, PT, DPT
- Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Communications Chair: Allyson T. Brothers, PhD, Colorado State University
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. The principal mission of the Society — and its 5,500+ members — is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public. GSA’s structure also includes a policy institute, the National Academy on an Aging Society, and an educational unit, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.