The mission of TCARES is to increase intellectual exchanges among faculty members, students, and the community, stress interdisciplinary activities, and focus on multidisciplinary cooperation in research, education and services in four areas of endeavor: the continuum of health, the families of the aging, minorities and aging and intergenerational approaches.
Structure -
Interdisciplinary Committee -
Dean Suzanne England
Dr. Ronald Marks
Dr. Carol Tully
Dr. Gerald Berenson
Dr. Hugh Long
Dr. Ann Metzinger
Dr. Ben Seltzer
Dr. Neil J. Nusbaum
Dr. Stephen Verderber
Dr. Rita Zerr
Professor Mario Vaz
Ms. Dorothy Lastrapes
Ms. Wilma Salmon
State of Louisiana Governor's Office of Elderly Affairs
Summary of Activities 1986-1995 -
Education -
Research -
The Tulane Center on Aging studied in 1995 the needs of the aged population
and their caregivers in the Greater New Orleans area with particular
attention focused on the minority populations of African-Americans,
Asian-Americans and Hispanic-Americans and on the elderly with cognitive
impairments. Click here to read about the research.
Grantwriting -
Future Directions and Plans for TCARES -
TULANE CENTER ON AGING FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND SERVICES
Housed and funded by the School of Social Work, TCARES has a small line budget for a research assistant and committee activities. The director is assigned as part of the workload of a TSSW faculty. TCARES works through one Interdisciplinary Committee which consists of representatives from the uptown and downtown campuses and community representatives. The 1995-1996 staff consists of Dr Margaret Campbell as director and a part-time research assistant.
Dr. Margaret Campbell - Director of TCARES
School of Social Work
Phone: (504) 862-3473
Fax: (504) 862-8727
E-mail:
mcampbel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
School of Social Work
Phone: (504) 865-5313
Fax: (504) 862-8727
E-mail:
sengland@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
School of Social Work
Phone: (504) 862-3485
Fax: (504) 862-8727
E-mail:
rmarks@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
School of Social Work
Phone: (504) 862-3492
Fax: (504) 862-8727
E-mail:
cpi@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health, School of Public Health
Phone: (504) 585-7193
Fax: (504) 585-7194
Health Systems Management, School of Public Health
Phone: (504) 584-2438
Fax: (504) 584-3783
E-mail:
hwlong@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
Nutrition Department, School of Public Health
Phone: (504) 588-5371
Fax: (504) 584-3540
Tulane University Medical Center
Phone: (504) 588-5231
Fax: (504) 584-1727
ACOS/Geriatrics and Extended Care
Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Medical Center
1601 Perdido Street, NO LA 70146
Phone: (504) 589-5907
Fax: (504) 584-1600
E-mail:
Nusbaum.Neil@New-Orleans.VA.Gov
School of Architecture
Phone: (504) 865-5389
Fax: (504) 862-8798
Center on Education
Phone: (504) 854-5342
Fax: (504) 865-6771
University College, Tulane University
Phone: (504) 865-5555 or x1664
Fax: (504) 865-5562
E-mail:
mvaz@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
AARP, Local Coordinator, Health Promotion
Phone: (504) 738-5704
Legal Service Developer, 4550 N. Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: (504) 925-1700 or 1-800-259-4990
Fax: (504) 925-1749
TCARES has worked in three major areas of education, research and grantwriting.
TCARES worked for the development and provision of educational and training programs in aging at continuing education and degree levels including the Louisiana Geriatric Education Center at LSU Medical School; Virginia Commonwealth University teleconferences on aging; TCARES 1989 Conference, "Health and the Elderly"; graduate courses for a certificate program in the School of Social Work and undergraduate courses in gerontology for University College; and for University College a proposal for an undergraduate major in gerontology using the resources of the university.
TCARES conducted surveys of Tulane faculty expertise in the field of aging
in 1984, 1987 and 1993. The 1993 survey identified 28 Tulane faculty with
an interest and/or expertise in aging. Of the 28 respondents, 19 were
from the Medical Complex and 9 from the Uptown Campus. TCARES provides
research consultation and services to community programs and yearly
coordinates 3-5 MSW research studies in the field of aging. Click here for
full results of the survey.
TCARES staff developed grants for TCARES and affiliated programs including the 1989 Conference, the Louisiana Geriatric Education Center program and the New Orleans Council on Aging. Other grants written by TCARES were not funded.
TCARES staff are working on:
Dr. Margaret M. Campbell, Director
School of Social Work
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70117-5672
TEL: (504) 865-5314
FAX: (504) 862-8727
EMAIL:
mcampbel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
