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Each year, the AAG awards a Visiting Fellowship to an expert in his or her field who has specialised knowledge of a subject that is of importance and relevance to members of the AAG. The Visiting Fellow is a leader in their field who is at the forefront of current activity in research, practice or policy development. The Fellow presents a keynote address at the AAG National Conference as well as visiting at least two other states.

 

The Visiting Fellowship was originally named in honour of Dr Richard (Dick) Maxwell Gibson (RM Gibson Visiting Fellow). In 2007, however, the decision was made to change the name of the AAG Visiting Fellow to honour Prof Gary Andrews and the significant contribution he made to the AAG. Gary was a leader, activist, and mentor to many in the ageing field. His knowledge, dedication and tireless work changed the way we now think and care for older adults in our community. Thus, from 2007, the R M Gibson Visiting Fellow will be known as the Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow, with the R.M. Gibson Research Grant honouring Dr Gibson's contributions.

 

2011 Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow

Professor Iris Chi was installed as the Chinese-American Golden Age Association/Frances Wu Chair for the Chinese Elderly in 2004 and currently directs the China Program. She also has a joint appointment in the University of Southern California Davis School of Gerontology. Prior to joining the USC School of Social Work, she taught at the University of Hong Kong for 17 years, in addition to chairing the postgraduate research programs and serving as the director of the Sau Po Centre on Aging. An expert in elderly health and gerontology, Dr. Chi has participated in more than 60 studies and published more than 150 articles on such topics as long-term care, mental health chronic illness, community service, social support, dementia, Parkinson's disease and minimum data set (MDS). She has also been involved in seven cross-national collaborative research projects. A career milestone came in 2004 when the city of Hong Kong honored Dr. Chi with the prestigious Bronze Bauhina Star for her public and community service with the city's aging population. She has also earned a Certificate of Merit for Housing Research from the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, the Outstanding Research in Gerontology Award from the Hong Kong Association of Gerontology and the Best Research of the Year Award from the Hong Kong College of General Practitioners. As a result of her extensive work and expertise, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government appointed her to the Elderly Commission, a post she held for seven years.

 

2010 Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow

Professor Peter Langhorne completed his undergraduate and postgraduate work in Zoology and then studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen and undertook postgraduate medical training in Edinburgh and Glasgow. He was appointed as a Senior Lecturer (1994) and then personal Professor (2001) in the Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine of the University of Glasgow. Since 1994 he has also been an Honorary Consultant for Greater Glasgow Health Board with clinical interests in geriatric medicine and stroke medicine. He was lead clinician for stroke in East Glasgow (1997-2007) and continues to contribute to the East Glasgow Stroke Service.

Professor Langhorne’s scientific work has focussed upon the effectiveness of different management strategies for stroke patients including service delivery and stroke rehabilitation. This has involved the use of a number of methodological approaches (including randomised clinical trials and systematic reviews of clinical trials) and collaboration with over 50 colleagues from around the world. In an effort to ensure best evidence is translated into clinical stroke practice, Prof Langhorne has tried to support a range of activities. These include; a) serving as a reviewer and Editor for the Cochrane Stroke Group (1998-present), b) the establishment of the Stroke Therapy Evaluation Programme (STEP) to promote evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation, c) serving as a contributor or vice-chair to several guideline committees (current SIGN Stroke Guideline, current RCP stroke guideline, SIGN 64, EUSI guideline), d) membership of the Clinical Standards Committee for Stroke Services in Scotland (2000-2002).

Professor Langhorne’s administrative activities include being the former Co Chairman and director of the Cochrane Collaboration Steering Group (2000-2002), membership of the National Advisory Committee for Stroke (2003-present) and chairing of its Managed Clinical Network subcommittee, and being the Clinical Lead for the Scottish Stroke Research network (2006-present).

 

2009 Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow

Professor George Rebok is Professor of the Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University. He has a life-course developmental orientation, a background in gerontology and cognitive aging, developmental psychology, prevention science, and public mental health, and postdoctoral training in neuropsychology, neuroscience, epidemiology, and biostatistics. His major research interests cover three interrelated areas: 1) identification of early risk and protective factors on later life cognitive health and daily function; 2) prevention of age related cognitive decline, memory loss, depression, and disability; 3) study of the short-and long-term outcomes of cognitive intervention trials with children and with normal and impaired older adults.  

 

2008 Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow 

Professor William Mann is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Occupational Therapy and Director of PhD Program in ‘Rehabilitation Science’ at University of Florida. Dr Mann also directs the National Older Drivers Research and Training Centre, and has served as the Principal Investigator for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre (RERC) on Ageing since 1991, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Previously, he was a Professor at the University at Buffalo for 25 years. His current work focuses on home monitoring and communications technologies (tele-health, tele-homecare), and older driver assessment and rehabilitation. Dr Mann has authored more than 125 articles and book chapters on aging and independence in the past 15 years, authored four books, and served as founder and co-editor of the journal Technology and Disability from 1990 to 2000. He has served as the Conference Chair for the International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence, last held in February 2006 in St Petersburg, Florida, with over 500 participants from 32 countries. Dr Mann’s service on the boards of the American Society on Aging and the Florida Council on Aging. His work extends internationally to projects in Brazil and he is an honorary Professor at the University of Sydney. Dr Mann has over 35 years of experience in rehabilitation and community-based programs. His work over the past 20 years has focused on approaches to promoting independence with technology, including driving and smart technology for persons with disabilities. His projects spans research, service and training, and he mentors 6 pre-doctoral students and 1 post doctoral fellow.      
 

2007 Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow                                                                    

Dr Karen Ritchie was the first Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow. She gained her MA in Psychology from the University of Tasmania and completed her PhD at the University of Montpellier, France, where she is now Research Director of a Unit of the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), specialising in Nervous System Pathologies: Epidemiological and Clinical Research. Her research includes neurological and psychiatric disorder in the elderly, including senile dementia, depression, suicide, epilepsy and care evaluation, with her keynote presentation at the conference focussing on "When does unhappiness start? Life-time causes of late-life well-being" .

 

2006 Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow                                                                    

Dr Chris Phillipson, Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at the University of Keele. He has a special interest in the sociology and social policy of family life in old age, and has researched and published extensively in that area.

 

2005 Gary Andrews Visiting Fellow                                                                    

Prof John Pynoos, Director of the Division of Policy and Services Research, Andrus Gerontology Centre, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. His research interests include the development and analysis of policies and programs related to housing, long-term care and ageing in place. Prof Pynoos presented the RM Gibson Address at the AAG National Conference and presented seminars in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. His National Conference presentation follows:

Home Modifications: A Key to Aging in Place, here ...

Previous RM Gibson Visiting Fellows
2004 - Prof Ladislav Volicer - two of his presentations follow:

Enhancing the Quality of Life in Advanced Dementia, here ...

Ethical Issues in Dementia, here ...

2003 - Prof Clare Ungerson
2002 - No Fellow (IFA Conference)
2001 - Prof Gary Andrews
2000 - Dr Josh Weiner
1999 - Dr Sid Sax
1998 - Prof Michael Rose
1997 - No Fellow (World Congress in Adelaide)
1996 - Dr Ruth Bonita
1995 - Prof Erdman Palmore
1994 - Dr Colin Godbar