Resilience in Aging

Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, is a professor in the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She holds the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology at the School of Nursing, and she maintains a clinical/faculty position with clinical work at Roland Park Place, a Lifecare community. Her research focuses on optimizing function and physical activity, motivation, resilience and adherence to healthy behaviors. She has published over 250 articles in nursing and/or medical journals, numerous chapters in nursing and medical textbooks related to care of the older adult, and a book on restorative care nursing.Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW, LCSW, is a clinical social worker, an associate professor in the Duke Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a Senior Fellow of the Duke Center for Aging.  She is the founder and immediate past director of the Duke (Alzheimer's) Family Support Program, a NC state-level first-responder for families and professionals with questions about dementia and family care.  She is author of over 150 journal articles, book chapters and books on interventions to support individuals and families through progressive dementias, including the 2011 e-book, Living Well after a Diagnosis of Alzheimer's.Karen A. Roberto is a university distinguished professor, director of the Institute for Society, Culture and Environment, and senior fellow at the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech. She also holds secondary appointments in the departments of internal medicine and psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Her research agenda focuses on health and social support in late life and includes multiple studies of the daily lives of older women with chronic health conditions, family relationships and caregiving, and elder abuse.  She has published over 200 scholarly articles and book chapters,  is editor/author of 9 books and is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Gerontological Society of America, and the National Council on Family Relations.