The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administrative, and research professionals.
The breadth of Nesselroade's influence is arguably unmatched in the field of life-span development. Early in his career, along with a handful of others, he established the field of life-span development as a legitimate area of study in the social sciences.
His biggest contribution to the field has come in the domain of understanding intra-individual variability in behavior, how it can be measured, and how it can be used as a predictor variable in forecasting differential long-term outcomes. He holds degrees from Marietta College and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
To be eligible for the Career Contribution Award, papers must have been published within the past five years by a GSA member in the Behavior and Social Sciences section.
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA), founded in 1945, is the oldest and largest national multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the advancement of gerontological research. Its membership includes some 5,000+ researchers, educators, practitioners, and other professionals in the field of aging. The Society's principal missions are to promote research and education in aging and to encourage the dissemination of research results to other scientists, decision makers, and practitioners.
Information about the Gerontological Society of America, its awards, and its 56th Annual Scientific Meeting can be found online at http://www.geron.org.