The Master of Social Work (MSW) is a master's degree in the field of social work. It is a professional degree with specializations compared to Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). MSW promotes macro-,mezzo- and micro-aspects of professional social work practice,whereas the BSW focuses more on direct social work practices in community,hospitals and other fields of social services. In some countries,such as Australia,the United Kingdom and Hong Kong SAR,some MSW degrees are considered equivalent to BSW qualifications as a qualifying degree.
The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology is one of the seventeen academic divisions of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles,focusing on undergraduate and graduate programs in gerontology.
The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs is a public policy and planning school at the University of Minnesota,a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul,Minnesota. It is named after Hubert H. Humphrey,former Vice President of the United States and presidential candidate. The school is located on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota,which is also home to the University of Minnesota Law School and Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis. The Humphrey School is accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy,Affairs,and Administration (NASPAA).
Charles Edward Young,nicknamed Chuck Young,was an American university administrator and professor. A native of California,Young led the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA) for 29 years as chancellor and the University of Florida for more than four years as president.
James E. Birren was one of the founders of the organized field of gerontology. He was a past president of The Gerontological Society of America,and author of over 250 publications.
Eileen M. Crimmins is the AARP Chair in Gerontology at the USC Davis School of Gerontology of the University of Southern California. Her work focuses on the connections between socioeconomic factors and life expectancy and other health outcomes.
The UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs,commonly known as the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs,is the public affairs/public service graduate school at the University of California,Los Angeles. The school consists of three graduate departments—Public Policy,Social Welfare,and Urban Planning—and an undergraduate program in Public Affairs that began accepting students in 2018. In all,the school offers three undergraduate minors,the undergraduate major,three master's degrees,and two doctoral degrees.
The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work,one of the 13 schools and colleges within the University of Pittsburgh,is located in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. Its offices are in the world-famous Cathedral of Learning,a forty-story,Gothic style edifice that is the signature building of the university.
Kathleen H. Wilber is a professor of gerontology and policy planning and development at the University of Southern California. At the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology,she holds the title of Mary Pickford Foundation Professor of Gerontology. Wilber also holds an appointment in Health Services Administration in the School of Planning,Policy,and Development. She has dedicated her career to improving the quality of life of people with chronic physical and mental health conditions,by improving the formal health and long term care delivery system. The collaborative relationships among health care providers,cost effectiveness and health outcomes of different service delivery structures are more specific examples of her research.
The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy,previously known as School of Policy,Planning,and Development (SPPD),is the public policy school of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles &Sacramento,California. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs,including a doctoral program and several professional and executive master's degree programs. USC Price also offers the Master of Public Administration program at a campus in Sacramento.
Valter D. Longo is an Italian-American biogerontologist and cell biologist known for his studies on the role of fasting and nutrient response genes on cellular protection aging and diseases and for proposing that longevity is regulated by similar genes and mechanisms in many eukaryotes. He is currently a professor at the USC Davis School of Gerontology with a joint appointment in the department of Biological Sciences as well as serving as the director of the USC Longevity Institute.
Sean Curran is an American gerontologist who is Professor of Gerontology and Vice Dean at the USC Davis School of Gerontology with joint appointments in Molecular and Computational Biology. He also serves as the Dean of Faculty and Research. His expertise is the molecular genetics of healthspan and longevity with an emphasis on biology,genetics,nutrition,and diets.
Pinchas Cohen is the dean of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology,holds the William and Sylvia Kugel Dean's Chair in Gerontology and serves as the executive director of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center.
Adlai Wertman is the David C. Bohnett Professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He is also the founding director of the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab at Marshall,a center focused on using business education and resources to address global social,environmental and health challenges.
Yung-Ping Chen was an American economist and gerontologist of Chinese origin. He pioneered the concept of home equity conversion in the United States and developed innovative approaches to the funding of Social Security benefits and long-term care. His scholarship contributed to a better understanding of the economic,political,and social implications and challenges created by the "mass aging" phenomenon—the ongoing and unprecedented shift to an increasingly elder-populated society.
Sanford M. Jacoby is an American economic historian and labor economist,and Distinguished Research Professor of Management,History,and Public Policy at University of California,Los Angeles. He is known for his studies of the transformation of work in American industry,corporate governance,Japanese management,and welfare capitalism.
George Shannon is an American professor of gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology,inaugural holder of the Kevin Xu Chair in Gerontology,and director of the Rongxiang Xu Regenerative Life Science Laboratory. He is also a former television and film actor,particularly known for his appearances in soap operas,including How to Survive a Marriage,Search for Tomorrow,Generations,and General Hospital. He played a leading role in the 1973 French surreal drama film I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse.
The China Academy of Urban Planning and Design is a research institution under the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) and a national information center for planning studies. It is a service provider in the areas of urban planning,engineering design,engineering consulting,tourism planning,engineering surveying for heritage preservation,water-resource assessment for development projects,and architectural design and system integration for intelligent buildings. It is also qualified as a national service provider to undertake overseas projects in civil engineering surveying,consulting,design and inspection. In addition,the Academy is entitled to organize overseas study tours and to run international training programs in the urban planning field.
Barbara J. Nelson is an American political scientist and public policy scholar. She is Professor Emerita in the Public Policy Department of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs,where she is also Dean Emerita. She specializes in social policy topics and in the study of strategic multi-stakeholder decision-making.
Madonna Harrington Meyer is an American sociologist,author,and academic. She is a University Professor at Syracuse University,Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence,and Professor of Sociology at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Policy Research,Faculty Research Affiliate at the Lerner Center,and Faculty Affiliate at the Aging Studies Institute of Syracuse University.
