Honors and Awards

•             Appointed as member of the Cal MediConnect (CMC) Advisory Committee of the San Mateo Health Commission, Summer 2021

•             Re-appointed as member of the Board of Directors and elected as Board Secretary, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Fall 2020

•             Elected as member of the Public Policy Committee, Gerontological Society of America, Fall 2019

•             Appointed as member of the Board of Directors, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, Fall 2018

•             Re-appointed as member of the Region IX Regional Health Equity Council, Office on Minority Health, Fall 2017

•             Appointed as member of the Region IX Regional Health Equity Council, Office on Minority Health, Fall 2014

•             Recipient of Outstanding Faculty Advisor Leadership Award, San Francisco State University, Spring 2014

•             Re-appointed as Member of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education, Fall 2013

•             Appointed as Chair of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Program Committee for the 2015 Annual Scientific Conference, Fall 2013

•             Appointed as a Member of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education, October 2011

•             Recipient of Distinguished Service Award from the Gerontological Society of America’s Task Force on Minority Issues in Gerontology, Fall 2009

•             Recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Service from San Francisco State University, August 2007

•             Recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, March 2007

•             Recipient of the Community Service Learning Award from San Francisco State University, April 2003

•             Recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from Teachers College, Columbia University, November 2001

•             Recipient of the Certificate of Appreciation from the NIH Advisory Committee for Research on Women’s Health, Fall 2001

•             Appointed as Member of the NIH Advisory Committee for Research on Women’s Health, Fall 1999

•             Appointed as Member of the AHRQ special emphasis panels on Translating Research into Practice and Health Research Dissemination Implementation, Fall 1998

•             Recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, November 1998

•             Elected as Charter Fellow, Association of Gerontology in Higher Education, 1997

•             Appointed as Member of the NIH Task Force for the Office of Research on Women’s Health, 1996

•             Appointed as Member of the NIH Task Force for the Office for Protection from Research Risks, 1996

•             Recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award from the California Chapter of the American College of Health Care Administrators, 1995

•             Elected as Fellow, Social Research, Policy and Practice Section, The Gerontological Society of America, 1994

•             Elected as President of the SFSU Chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, 1992

•             Recipient of a Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Instruction in Health Education, San Francisco State University, 1991

•             Recipient of the Outstanding Award for Teaching in Graduate Studies, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, 1990

•             Recipient of the Outstanding Award for Teaching in Graduate Studies, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, 1989

•             Recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year Award, York College, The City University of New York, 1988