Mentorship in the Field of Aging: Purposes, Pivots, and Priorities

Authors

Patricia W. Slattum, Virginia Center on Aging, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Tiffany R. Washington, School of Social Work, University of GeorgiaFollow
Sarah Dys, Vital Research, LLCFollow
Patricia M. D’Antonio, The Gerontological Society of AmericaFollow
Tonya J. Roberts, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin – MadisonFollow
Matthew Lee Smith, School of Public Health, Texas A&M UniversityFollow

Abstract

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is a multi-disciplinary organization dedicated to advancing the field of aging and improving the lives of older adults. With a long-standing commitment to mentorship and career development, this article focuses on GSA’s Mentoring Consultancies and Career Conversations events and their pivot to meet the needs and demands of current and future gerontologists amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This article provides a description of these events in the context of planning, content, and member engagement. Recommendations are provided to other organizations seeking to enrich their membership through mentorship and career development activities.

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0003-1858-5089

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Recommended Citation

Slattum, Patricia W.; Washington, Tiffany R.; Dys, Sarah; D’Antonio, Patricia M.; Roberts, Tonya J.; and Smith, Matthew Lee (2022) "Mentorship in the Field of Aging: Purposes, Pivots, and Priorities," Health Behavior Research: Vol. 5: No. 3. https://doi.org/10.4148/2572-1836.1146