Helen Bader Office of Applied Gerontology
The mission of the Helen Bader Office of Applied Gerontology is to promote optimal aging and strengthen connections with community partners by advancing opportunities in gerontology education, research and training for students, faculty and the community.
2024 Artistic Representations of Aging Photos
![The Student Gerontology Association (five females of diverse ethnicities) poses at a photo exhibition.](https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/wp-content/uploads/sites/608/2024/05/20240419_EH_HBSSW_0791-1.jpg)
![Two women (Asian and white) standing in front of photos on an easel. They're holding a flyer for the event and an envelope indicating the photo contest winner.](https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/wp-content/uploads/sites/608/2024/05/20240419_EH_HBSSW_0890.jpg)
![Woman and child (Black females) standing in front of easels holding photos of older adults.](https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/wp-content/uploads/sites/608/2024/05/20240419_EH_HBSSW_0917.jpg)
![Musicians (Asian female and male) are seated playing the violin and cello.](https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/wp-content/uploads/sites/608/2024/05/20240419_EH_HBSSW_0731.jpg)
![Woman (white female) standing in front of black and white photo of older woman in a wheelchair.](https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/wp-content/uploads/sites/608/2024/05/20240419_EH_HBSSW_0843.jpg)
![Students, faculty and older adults chatting at a photo exhibition.](https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/wp-content/uploads/sites/608/2024/05/20240419_EH_HBSSW_0871.jpg)
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Connect with Applied Gerontology
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2023 AGESW Leadership Award
The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW) has selected Colleen Galambos for the 2023 AGESW Leadership Award!
This award recognizes a faculty member who has made significant contributions in aging research, teaching and scholarship and who has demonstrated outstanding service to AGESW and gerontological social work.
2022 UWM Helen Bader School of Social Welfare Annual Awards Celebration
During the 2022 UWM HBSSW Annual Awards Celebration, the school awarded 50 student scholarships and awards. Among the recipients was Helen Bader Age & Community Scholarship recipient Lauren Miller. Jen Kahn-Pettigrew also received the Mentor of the Year Award.
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Vital Directions for Health and Health Care
Dr. Colleen Galambos, Helen Bader Endowed Chair in Applied Gerontology at UWM, was invited by the National Academy of Medicine to participate in the Vital Directions for Health and Health Care: Priorities for 2021 initiative.
This initiative provides expert guidance on U.S. health policy focus areas, including health care for older adults. Visit the National Academy of Medicine’s Vital Directions for Health and Health Care policy to read the policy priorities that can help improve the care and quality of life for all older adults in the article “Actualizing Better Health and Health Care for Older Adults,” co-authored by Dr. Galambos.
![Text on image: "The development of age-friendly health systems is integral to promoting healthy aging." Actualizing Better Health and Health Care for Older Adults](https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/wp-content/uploads/sites/608/2022/09/Vital-Directions-Graphic.jpg)
![Three women sitting behind a table with microphones](https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/wp-content/uploads/sites/608/2022/09/Colleen-Galambos-Applied-Gerontology.jpg)
National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Quality of Care in Nursing Homes Committee
Dr. Colleen Galambos was selected to the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine’s Quality of Care in Nursing Homes Committee. Visit The Quality of Care in Nursing Homes site for more information about the committee.
Faculty & Staff
- Professor, Social Work
- Helen Bader Endowed Chair, Applied Gerontology
- galamboc@uwm.edu
- 414-251-8986
- Enderis Hall 1157
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Social Work
- Field Liaison, Social Work Field Program
- Coordinator of Education & Programming, Applied Gerontology
- kahnpet2@uwm.edu
- 414-229-6888
- Enderis Hall 1067