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Michael A. Smyer
Ph.D., Director
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Phone: 617.552.8401
Fax: 617.552.9202
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The Center on Aging & Work
140 Commonwealth Ave.
3 Lake Street Building
Chestnut Hill, MA
02467
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Mailing:
Boston College
The Center on Aging & Work
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
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- Delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging
- Member, Editorial Board of Generations
- Member, Editorial Board of Annual Review of Geriatrics & Gerontology
- Recipient, M. Powell Lawton Award for Distinguished Contribution in Applied Gerontology
Center Studies:
- National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development, Co-Principal Investigator
- Age & Generations, Co-Principal Investigator
- Meanings of Work for Older Workers, Co-Principal Investigator
Selected Publications:
Read, C., Green, R. & Smyer, M.A. (Eds.) (in press). Aging, Biotechnology, and the Future. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Shen,
C., Smyer, M.A., Mahoney, K. et al. (in press). Does mental illness
affect consumer direction of community-based care? Lessons from the
Arkansas Cash and Counseling Program. The Gerontologist.
Smyer, M.A. & Pitt-Catsouphes (2007). The meanings of work for older workers. Generations, XXXI (1), 23-30.
Pruchno, R. & Smyer, M.A. (Eds.), (2007). Challenges of an Aging Society: Ethical dilemmas, political issues. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Pitt-Catsouphes, M., Smyer, M., Matz-Costa, C., & Kane, K. (2007). Summary Report of the National Study of Business Strategy and Workforce Development. Research Highlights #4. Chestnut Hill, MA: Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility.
DiGilio, D. & Smyer, M. (2006). Mental Health and Aging at the 2005 White House Conference on Aging: Two steps forward, one step back. Public Policy & Aging Report, 16(1), 18-21.
Pitt-Catsouphes, M. & Smyer, M. (2006). One size doesn’t fit all. Workplace Flexibility. Issue Brief 05. Chestnut Hill, MA: The Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility.
Pitt-Catsouphes, M., & Smyer, M. (2006). How old are older workers? Issue Brief 04. Chestnut Hill, MA: The Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility.
Sheaks, C., Pitt-Catsouphes, M., & Smyer, M. (2006). Legal and Research Summary Sheet: Phased Retirement. Chestnut Hill, MA: The Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility.
Collins, A.L. & Smyer, M.A. (2005). The resilience of self-esteem in late life. Journal of Aging and Health, 17, 471-489.
- B.A , Yale University
- Ph.D. Duke University
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