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The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Kalish Award to Utah's Pasupathi

Grant and Award Announcement

The Gerontological Society of America

The Gerontological Society of America has chosen Dr. Monisha Pasupathi of the University of Utah's Psychology Department as the 2003 recipient of the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award. This distinguished honor recognizes insightful and innovative publications on aging and life course development in the behavioral and social sciences.

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.

Dr. Pasupathi's publication, "The Social Construction of the Personal Past and Its Implications for Adult Development," was deemed by the selection committee to be a conceptual publication that represents state-of-the-art thinking in aging and life course development. She holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University and Stanford University.

The Kalish Award is underwritten by Baywood Publishing Company, with whom Dr. Kalish was long associated. Any empirical or conceptual publication that represents state-of-the-art thinking in aging and life course development is eligible for the award, provided it is in English and was published in the last three years.

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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.


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