News Release

August 17, 2007

Holly Beard Named as New Director of BSU's Center for the Study of Aging

Holly Beard has been named director of the Center for the Study of Aging at Boise State University.
The Center for the Study of Aging is a collaboration between the College of Health Sciences and the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs. Its goal is to provide a visible mechanism to link the academic community with public and private partners in order to elevate the importance of aging issues in Idaho and beyond.

Beard, who was previously a researcher for the center, recently completed her Ph.D. in health services research from Old Dominion University. Her dissertation, titled “Changes in Formal-Informal Caregiving of Elderly Stroke Survivors,” described the factors associated with the use of different types of caregivers among stroke survivors over six years.

As a researcher for the center from 2005-2007, Beard developed and implemented aging-related evaluation and policy research and educational outreach projects. She also co-chairs a committee on elder abuse and financial exploitation, organized the May 2006 Idaho Summit on Elder Abuse and Exploitation, and mapped survey responses for the 2006 Idaho End-of-Life Survey Report. She is a member of the American Public Health Association, Gerontological Society of America and the Academy of Health.

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Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

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