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TASK FORCE ON MINORITY ISSUES WEBSITE
TASK FORCE
ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
GSA BYLAWS
According to Article VII,
Section 2b of the GSA Bylaws, society
task forces are created to focus on substantive issues or initiatives
that cut across Sections and committees. Council establishes task forces
for three-year terms, which are renewable by Council. Whenever possible,
membership should include representation from all Sections and Units.
The Society president will appoint the chair. The appropriate Section
chair and Unit officer will appoint Section and Unit representatives.
Task Force Chairs
1987-1988 E. Percil
Stanford, PhD
American Association of Retired Persons
1988-1994 James
S. Jackson, PhD
University of Michigan
1994-2000 Toni
P. Miles, MD, PhD
University of Louisville
2000-2006 Keith
E. Whitfield, PhD
Duke University
2006-present Darlene
Yee-Melichar, EdD
San Francisco State
University
GSA Officer
Linda Krogh Harootyan
Deputy Director
The Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005-1503
Voice: (202) 842-1275, ext 103
Fax:(202) 842-1150
E-Mail: harootya@geron.org
Anthony Rogers
Director of Information
Technology
The Gerontological Society of America
1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005-1503
Voice: (202) 842-1275, ext 121
Fax:(202) 842-1150
E-Mail: arogers@geron.org
TASK
FORCE ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CHAIR - 2009
Darlene Yee-Melichar, EdD, CHES
San Francisco State University
College of Health/Human Services
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132-4151
(415) 338-3558
FAX: (415) 338-3556
E-MAIL: dyee@sfsu.edu
BS REP. - 2007
Karen Hubbard, PhD
Dept. of Biology, J526
City College of CUNY
138 Street at Convent Ave.
New York, NY 10031
(212) 650-8566
FAX: (212) 650-8585
E-MAIL: khubbard@sci.ccny.cuny.edu
BSS REP. 2008
Yang (Claire) Yang, PhD, MS
Department of Sociology
The University of Chicago
1126 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 834-1113
FAX: (773) 702-4849
E-MAIL: yangy@uchicago.edu
HS REP. - 2009
Arline D. Bohannon, MD
Box 980102
Richmond, VA 23298
(804) 828-5306
E-MAIL: abohannon@vcu.edu
SRPP REP. - 2008
Lydia Li, PhD
University of Michigan
1080 S. University, Room 3839
School of Social Work Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
(734) 936-4850
FAX: (734) 763-3372
E-MAIL: lydiali@umich.edu
MEMBER-AT-LARGE - 2009
Chih-ko Yeh, PhD
Dept of Dental Diagnostic Science
University of Texas HSC
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 567-5197
E-MAIL: yeh@uthscsa.edu
ESPO REP. - 2008
Paul A. Cernin
Wayne State University
Institute of Gerontology
87 East Ferry
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 577-2207
E-MAIL: cerninp@wayne.edu
ESPO REP. - 2007
Almas Dossa, MPH, PhD Candidate
Brandeis University
Heller School of Social Policy
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02446
(617) 566-1861
E-MAIL: adossa@brandeis.edu
AGHE REP. - 2008
Melen M. McBride, PhD, RN
Stanford Geriatric Education Center
Building 4, 3rd Floor
3801 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(310) 372-9505
FAX: (650) 494-3617
E-MAIL: mcbride@stanford.edu
AD HOC MEMBER - 2009
Pamela Jackson-McCall
RCMAR National Coordinating Center
UCLA Center for Aging and Diversity
10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 2339
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 312-0536
FAX: (310) 312-0546
E-MAIL: prjackso@mednet.ucla.edu
TASK
FORCE ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
VISION STATEMENT
The Task Force
on Minority Issues in Gerontology (TFMIG) demonstrates commitment to its
core values of equity and social justice through the diversity of its
members and participants, the content and delivery of its professional
programs and support systems, and the opportunities for both members and
external constituencies to engage in meaningful discourse and activity.
Objectives
- The TFMIG facilitates
teaching, learning, and practices among members and participants that
promote equity and social justice within a respectful and safe environment.
- The TFMIG facilitates
understanding and appreciation of human diversity expressed in the
world's rich array of cultures, languages, religions, intellectual
and political perspectives, ethnic and racial backgrounds, and disability,
gender, and sexual identities and experiences.
- The TFMIG develops the
cultural and professional skills members and participants need to
participate as informed, responsible, and active members of diverse
communities at levels from local to global.
- The TFMIG promotes a
sense of intragroup and intergroup understanding, pride, and community.
Outcomes
- There will be increased diversity in both the
members and participants capable of promoting understanding of equity
and social justice.
- Members and participants will participate increasingly
in activities to support teaching, research, and service related to
equity, diversity, and social justice.
- The ideals of equity, diversity, and social justice
will be increasingly incorporated into professional activities, research
projects, and sponsored programs.
- GSA members will exhibit increased cultural and
global competency through greater participation in cultural, ethnic,
and international collaborations.
- An increased number of members and participants
will be prepared to advocate for equity and social justice in their
activities.
- Members and participants will exhibit an increased
capacity to interact, learn, develop, and thrive within the complexities
of GSA's diverse community.
Strategies
- Identify resources for the TFMIG for training
programs and professional development regarding diversity, equity,
and social justice.
- Provide leadership to implement diversity plans
for the recruitment and retention of members.
- Provide opportunities for members and participants
to incorporate equity and social justice issues in teaching and learning.
- Increase efforts to recruit and retain members
and participants from underrepresented groups.
- Develop and provide opportunities for ethnic,
cultural, and international collaboration.
- Develop activities that promote
civil discourse, understanding, and pride within and among groups.
TASK FORCE
ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
THREE-YEAR PLAN
2007:
Mid-year conference call meeting, March 21, 2007
Plan and implement new TFMIG homepage via GSA website
Annual in-person meeting, November 16, 2007, San Francisco, CA
TFMIG Outstanding Mentorship Award, Symposium and Reception, November
17, 2007, San Francisco, CA
TFMIG 20th Anniversary Symposium and Reception, November 18, 2007, San
Francisco, CA
2008:
To be scheduled…
2009:
To be scheduled…
TASK FORCE
ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
MEETING AGENDAS
2007:
Mid-year conference call meeting, March 21, 2007
 Conference
call meeting agenda
Conference
call meeting minutes
Annual in-person meeting, November 16, 2007, San Francisco, CA
2008:
To be scheduled…
2009:
To be scheduled…
TASK FORCE
ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
MEETING MINUTES*
2007:
Mid-year
conference call meeting, March 21, 2007
Annual in-person meeting, November 16, 2007, San Francisco, CA
2008:
To be scheduled…
2009:
To be scheduled…
* Special thanks to Almas Dossa, MPH, PhD Candidate, Brandeis University
for her very helpful assistance in recording the TFMIG meeting minutes.
TASK FORCE
ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
ANNUAL REPORTS*
2007:
Click Here
2008: Forthcoming in Fall 2008
2009: Forthcoming in Fall 2009
* Special thanks to Anthony Rogers, Director of Information Technology,
The Gerontological Society of America, for his very helpful assistance
in maintaining the TFMIG homepage on the GSA website.
TASK
FORCE ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
PUBLICATIONS AND RESOURCES
PUBLICATIONS
RESOURCES
20th Anniversary
Special Symposium: Arline
Bohannon's Review of N. Anderson and H.J. Cohen's Editorial
20th Anniversary
Special Symposium: Paul
Cernin's Review of J. Jackson's Editorial
20th Anniversary
Special Symposium: Letha
Chadiha's Review of Rose Gibson's Editorial
20th Anniversary
Special Symposium: Karen
Hubbard's Review of L. Smith and R. Adelman's Editorial
20th Anniversary
Special Symposium: Terry
Mills' GSA GRADE REPORT 2007
TASK
FORCE ON MINORITY ISSUES IN GERONTOLOGY:
OUTSTANDING MENTORSHIP AWARD*
The TFMIG Outstanding
Mentorship Award recognizes individuals who have exemplified outstanding
commitment and dedication to mentoring minority researchers in the field
of aging.
Past Outstanding Mentorship Award
Recipients
James S. Jackson, PhD
(2004)
Director of the Program for Research on Black Americans
and Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
J. Taylor Harden, PhD, RN, FAAN (2005)
Assistant to the Director of Special Populations
National Institute on Aging
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson,
PhD (2006)
Professor of Health Policy and Administration
and Director of Center for Aging and Diversity
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Spero M. Manson, PhD (2006)
Professor of Psychiatry
and Head of American Indian and Alaska Native Programs
University of Colorado
Denver, Colorado
May L. Wykle, PhD (2007)
Case Western Reserve University
Anita L. Stewart, PhD (2007 Honorable Mention)
University of California, San Francisco
Procedures for Nomination
1. A letter of nomination of no more than one page in length. This letter
should describe the contributions of the nominee to the individuals
he/she has mentored.
2. Letters of support from no more than three individuals who have been
mentored by the nominee. These letters should provide specific information
regarding the contributions of the nominee to the individual mentored.
3. Contact information (affiliation, department, mailing address, telephone
number, email address).
4. Updated curriculum vitae of the nominee.
Selection Criteria
1. Mentoring relationship must be greater than one year.
2. Nominee must be a member of GSA.
3. The awardee is expected to attend GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting
to accept the Outstanding Mentorship Award.
4. Nominations for the 2008 Outstanding Mentorship Award are due by
March 14, 2008. Those emailed or postmarked after March 14, 2008
will not be considered.
Please submit nominations
to:
Pamela Jackson-McCall
RCMAR National Coordinating Center
UCLA Center for Aging and Diversity
10945 Le Conte Avenue, Suite 2339
Los Angeles, CA 90095
TEL 310.312.0536
FAX 310.312.0546
EMAIL prjackso@mednet.ucla.edu
* Special thanks to Pamela Jackson-McCall, Ad Hoc Member, TFMIG,
for her very helpful assistance in planning and implementing the TFMIG
Outstanding Mentorship Award program.
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