91探花 social work professor Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen is among 50 people nationwide named on the first Next Avenue Influencers in Aging list.
Compiled by , a public media website aimed at older Americans, the list recognizes people 鈥渨ho are changing how we age and think about aging in America.鈥� , director of the UW-based , is 鈥渟hedding new light on the needs of LGBT elders,鈥� Next Avenue noted in a release.
Fredriksen-Goldsen鈥檚 research focuses on aging and health across diverse and disadvantaged communities. As principal investigator of the , she is leading the first longitudinal research project focused on the health and well-being of LGBTQ older adults across the United States. In October, Fredriksen-Goldsen and her 91探花School of Social Work colleagues released a which found that older LGBTQ adults in Seattle and King County face higher risks of physical and mental health problems.
A fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, Fredriksen-Goldsen has received numerous awards for advancing aging and health services, education and research. In 2014, she was given the .
The Next Avenue 2015 Influencers in Aging list also includes Harvard Medical School professor and author Atul Gawande, cartoonist Roz Chast, NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe and musician Glen Campbell, among others. The full list is .