Kerstin Gerst Emerson, University of Georgia (IMAGE)

University of Georgia

Kerstin Gerst Emerson, University of Georgia

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Kerstin Gerst Emerson, an assistant professor of health policy and management at the University of Georgia, studied how loneliness impacted the number of physician visits and hospitalizations reported by senior adults.

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Dot Paul/University of Georgia

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