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Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., recently presented Center findings at a press briefing.
Our Center- Making the News
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Newspapers
 Aging Workforce News: December 17, 2007. “Research: Generational Differences in Perceptions of Older Workers.” (Research Associates Jacquelyn James and Jennifer Swanberg and the Center on Aging and Work).
The News and Observer: December 16, 2007. “Mommy’s big helper.” (SENIOR advisor, Annette Byrd of GlaxoSmithKline).
Advocate Capitol News Bureau: November 23, 2007. “Welfare aid rarely watched; groups doubt much misused.” (Research Advisory Committee Member, Jodie Levin-Epstein of CLASP).
Columbia Tribune: November 5, 2007. “Good managers plan for multiple generations.” (Co-director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, and the center)
Daily Breeze (Torrance, CA): November 1, 2007. “The landscape for aging workers.” (Boston College Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility)
The Clarion Ledger: October 21, 2007. “Still a job to do.” (Boston College Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility)
Miami Herald: October 15, 2007. “Prepare for aging workforce.” (Co-Director Michael Smyer and the Center)
The Citizen: October 15, 2007. “Hiring older workers has pros, cons.” (The Center and Joanna Lahey, and Carl Van Horn)
Colorado Springs - The Gazette: October 2, 2007. “Expert: Prepare for aging in the workplace.” (Co-Director Michael Smyer and the Center)
Magazines/ Journals
Boston Business Journal, November 9, 2007. “As tradesmen age, new workers in short supply.” (Co-director, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, and the center)
CQ Research, October 19, 2007. “Aging baby boomers.” (Co-director Michael Smyer)
Forbes.com, October 15, 2007. “Baby please don’t go.” (SENIOR W. Stanton Smith and Deloitte and Touch)
Working Mother Magazine, October 3, 2007. “Focus on the 100 Best – Second Tier, not second class.” (Annette Byrd and GlaxoSmithKline)
TV/Radio
MSNBC.com, December 13, 2007. “Is work too good to give up?” (Research Advisory Committee Member, Phyllis Moen of the University of Minnesota).
WGBH, November 11, 2007. “9 to 5 no longer.” (Co-director, Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes)
 Vermont Public Radio, October 24, 2007. “Child advocates discuss strategies to reduce poversity.” (Research Advisory Committee member, Jodie Levin-Epstein)
The Clarion Ledger: October 21, 2007. “Still a job to do.” (Boston College Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility)
State Initiatives
New England Cable News, “The Chet Curtis Report.”
WCCM AM, “Chowder in the Morning” with Arnie Arnesen.
Vermont Public Radio, December 21, 2007. “Advocacy groups wants to keep older workers engaged.”
Portsmouth Herald News/Seacoast Online, December 21, 2007. “Keeping baby boomers involved.”
The Boston Globe; The Citizen of Laconia, December 20, 2007. “Advocacy groups wants to keep older workers engaged.”
The Nashua Telegraph, December 20, 2007. “Groups want older workers engaged.”
Miscellaneous (Internet, Associations, Newsletter, etc.)
Business Wire, November 22, 2007. “Research and Markets: Changes in Decision-Making Capacity in Older Adults: Assessment and Intervention.” (Co-director, Michael Smyer).
Jobs, Retirement Issues (blog), October 7, 2007. “Aging of the American work force.” (Co-Director Michael Smyer and the Center)
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Recent Publications
 Wiley Publishing, Inc. has just published Changes in Decision-Making Capacity in Older Adults: Assessment and Intervention edited by Center Co-Director, Mick Smyer, and Sara H. Qualls.
"This is essential reading for practitioners, caregivers, and those of us who assist older adults. But more importantly, it is essential reading for the general public who need to know more about aging and decision-making capacity."
—Norman Abeles, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University and past president, American Psychological Association
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Events and Presentations
Center Directors, Dr. Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Dr. Michael Smyer, and Research Associate, Christina Matz-Costa will speak at the 7th International Conference on Occupational Stress and Health sponsored by NIOSH and APA, March 6-8, 2008.
Christina and Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes will be discussing a paper that they wrote on the relationship between flexibility, engagement and age as part of a symposium that reflects a unique collaboration of academic researchers and work-life practitioners. Dr. Pitt-Catsouphes and Christina will also be presenting a paper that explores the perceived meaning of workplace flexibility among human resource professionals and organizational factors associated with the availability of flexible work options for a multi-generational workforce as part of the symposium entitled, Workforce Diversities, Workplace Complexities: Promoting Positive Health & Business Outcomes. Dr. Smyer will be the discussant.
Center Director, Dr. Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, spoke at the Experience Wave NH conference on December 20th. She discussed how the NH state report can be utilized to make policy changes to turn the aging workforce crisis into an opportunity.
Carl T. Camden, President & Chief Executive Officer of Kelly Services, Inc. was the keynote speaker at the Business Roundtable Luncheon on Mature Workforce Issues in Boston on December 11th.
Center Directors, Michael A. Smyer and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes along with Ce Shen and Matthew Flynn , presented Employers of Choice and Countries of Choice for a Global, Aging Workforce at GSA's 60th Annual Scientific Meeting—The Era of Global Aging: Challenges & Opportunities (November 17, 2007).
Center Director Michael Smyer, Ph.D., appeared as the Steering Committee Chair for the "Meeting of the Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology" in Detroit, MI. (October 26, 2007)
Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes presented at the conference: "Impact of the Maturing Workforce" on October 12 sponsored by: Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago.
Director Mick Smyer gave the keynote address "AGING IN AMERICA: Implications for You, Your Company and Your Occupational Health Nursing Practice", at the North Carolina Association of Occupational Health Nurses in Greensboro, NC, on October 11, 2007
Director Mick Smyer participated at the 15th Annual Symposium on Family Issues at Penn State University, October 8-9, 2007.
Center Director Michael Smyer, Ph.D., will present at the "15th Annual Symposium in Family Issues " at Penn State University. (October 5-11, 2007)
Center Director Michael Smyer, Ph.D., appears as a member of an expert panel on Older Adults' Work sponsored by the Urban Institute. (October 3, 2007)
Center Director Michael Smyer, Ph.D., will present at "The Aging Workforce: Is Your Business Ahead of the Curve or Behind the Trends?", an invited talk for the CU Aging Initiative, Univ of Colorado, Colorado Springs. (October 1, 2007)
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Recently Published Research
The Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility is pleased to announce the publication of a new Fact Sheet on Mental Health.
Joseph F. Quinn, Ph.D., Principal Investigator for the Center on Aging & Work, and Robert C. Clark, have written a chapter, “Effects of Pensions on Labor Markets and Retirement,” in The Evolving Pension System: Trends, Effects and Proposals for Reform, published by The Brookings Institution Press (2005).
The Work and Family Handbook, co-edited by Center Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. Center researchers, including Jennifer Swanberg, Ph.D., Jacquelyn B. James, Ph.D., Natalia Sarkisian, Ph.D., and Brad Harrington, Ph.D., co-authored chapters in the book. (January 2006)
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Appointments and Awards
The Center would like to congratulate CVS on receiving the American Society on Aging (ASA) 2007 Business and Aging Award for their commitment to older worker initiatives for the past fifteen years. SENIOR Advisor Stephen Wing accepted the award at the ASA national conference in Chicago. Click here for details. March 2007.
Center Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes,is one of the 2007 recipients of the Work-Life Legacy Award from the Families and Work Institute. Click here for details. June 11, 2007.
Dr. Michael Smyer, Director of the Center on Aging and Work/Workplace Flexibility and Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the American Psychological Association's Committee on Aging (CONA). February 1, 2007.
Center Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., will serve on the Advisory Council for the AARP project, Right Time-Right Workplace. This project will work with the National Retail Foundation to develop a new resource that will aid employers in recognizing the value of retaining and recruiting older workers and in implementing workplace flexibility strategies and practices to meet the needs of the aging workforce.
Principal Investigator John Williamson, Ph.D., was recently elected Chair of the Social Research, Policy and Planning (SSRP) section of the Gerontological Society of America. The SRPP’s purpose is to advance the social well-being of older people through scientific studies and the application of knowledge gained from them.
Center Director Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes, Ph.D., has been appointed to the Research Advisory Committee for WFD's Work/Life Database and Flexibility Inquiry Project. As one of her responsibilities, she will produce a special report on the experiences of older workers.
Center Investigator Natalia Sarkisian, Ph.D., and co-author Naomi Gerstel have been honored with the 2005 Rosabeth Moss Kanter International Award for Research Excellence in Families and Work.
Center Director Michael Smyer, Ph.D., has been appointed to a three-year term on the editorial board of Generations, the Journal of the American Society on Aging.
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Older Workers In the News
As tradesmen age, new workers in short supply Employment experts say an aging workforce of tradesman raises several challenges, as continuous training and knowledge transfer is crucial.
Will the 'youth generation' redefine old age?. Many predict that baby boomers will reshape the nation's view of old age, as healthier boomers continue to work and stay active longer than their parents.
Research on multigenerational workforces by BC's Center on Aging and Work is highlighted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The Daily News (Canada), July 18, 2007. "Pool of older workers growing."
CNNMoney.com, July 17, 2007. "Dow chemical moves away from traditional pension plan."
The Publican (UK), July 16, 2007. "Government recommends older workers for hospitality sector."
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