UGA Institute of Gerontology Professor Kerstin Gerst Emerson addressing Athens area Democratic Breakfast 5/14/16 at Em's kitchen



Join us this month for our guest speaker,  Kerstin Emerson, Professor at University of Georgia’s Institute of Gerontology.



Kerstin Emerson joined the University of Georgia’s
Institute of Gerontology in August, 2010.  She has a strong academic
background in gerontology, holding both a Masters and a PhD in
gerontology. Prior to her faculty appointment, she worked for two years
as a postdoctoral fellow at the Sealy Center on Aging at the University
of Texas Medical Branch, where she studied the health of older
Hispanics.



As a gerontologist interested in aging and health, her research uses
large secondary data analyses to explore aging issues in the United
States.  Her research includes loneliness among older adults, exploring
the impact of immigration on mental health, as well as the influence of
neighborhood characteristics on physical and mental health outcomes. 
Currently Dr. Emerson is studying loneliness among older adults in
different countries, including Mexico and the United States.


CHANGE IN VENUE!



Location and time: EM's Kitchen, 975 Hawthorne Ave,  9AM.  Parking is in front or in the Bells lot.
 




Any guest that does not purchase tickets online will not be able to eat from the buffet.

 


FOOD AND SPACE IS LIMITED.
 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Jeff Dantzler's arrests may be the best thing that ever happened to him

THis has next to nothing to do with Oconee County with the possible exception of the location of his former office, but a former colleague of mine on the radio got popped today for four counts. Any one who has listened to 960 the Ref AM sports talk radio or heard the UGA Lady Dawgs or men's baseball team has surely heard the encyclopedic knowledge of one Jeff Dantzler. Jeff and I are pretty much diametrically opposed poltically, but today he was arrested on four counts including DUI. I hope he gets the help he needs following his incarceration. I work for a lawyer who could help him out if he does not having someone already representing him. This man is a great broadcaster and I hope this arrest serves as a wake-up call for him and his rock and roll lifestyle. I live a far from perfect life myself but long ago and far away I learned how and when not to drink. Now we will be without he dulcet tones on Lady Bulldog broadcasts as well as on Georgia baseball games and also on the after
Read more

James Whipple of Bogart bonded out on child porn, pot, and possession of a firearm during commission of crime charges

Image
The booking photo is not to be placed on any web page that charges a fee for booking photo removal. Sheriff Scott Berry announces the arrest of Ian James Whipple (23) of Jefferson Avenue in Bogart on one count of Computer Pornography (child pornography), one count of Violation of Georgia Controlled Substances Act, and one count of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime. Bond was set by the court at $50,000. Whipple has bonded out of jail. The arrest st ems from an investigation that began when the OCSO received information from the Athens Clarke County Police leading to the obtaining of a search warrant for Whipple's residence and computers. That warrant was executed on July 1st. Upon entering the residence, it was discovered that Whipple also was cultivating marijuana plants. Whipple was not at the residence at the time the warrant was executed. He was arrested on July 3rd when he was located by OCSO deputies.
Read more