Couses Taught

1995-Present     

Professor and Coordinator, Gerontology Program, School of Public Affairs & Civic Engagement, College of Health and Social Sciences, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.  Chair/Program Director in 1996-1998, Program Coordinator in 2009-2013, 2015-present.  Student evaluations of teaching effectiveness: Mean scores ranged from 1.00-1.45 on a 1.00-5.00 scale with 1.00 being best.  Courses taught include the following:

GRN 500, Gerontology Interdisciplinary Perspectives

GRN 600, Age and Long-Term Care

GRN 638, Gerontology Field Work Seminar

GRN 639, Gerontology Field Work

GRN 699, Special Study

GRN 710, Aging Processes and Theories

GRN 735, Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging

GRN 740, Nursing Home Administration

GRN 745, Assisted Living Administration

GRN 760, Research Methods in Gerontology

GRN 775, Long-Term Care for the Elderly

GRN 838, Gerontology Internship Seminar

GRN 839, Gerontology Internship

GRN 890, Integrative Seminar

GRN 895, Field Study

GRN 897, Gerontology Research

GRN 898, Thesis

GRN 899, Special Study

1990-1995          

Professor, Department of Health Education, College of Health and Human Services, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.   Tenured in 1992.  Promoted from Associate to Full Professor in 1993. Student evaluations of teaching effectiveness: Mean scores ranged from 1.01-1.86 on a 1.00-5.00 scale with 1.00 being best. Courses taught include the following:

HED 300, the Health Education Profession

HED 312, Consumer Health

HED 415, Health Aspects of Aging

HED 480, Fieldwork in Community Health

HED 699, Special Study

HED 710, Accessing Health Information

HED 795, Seminar in Research Design

HED 895, Individual Research Project

HED 897, Research

HED 899, Special Study