Gerontechnology: A Promising Marriage of Gerontology, Technology and Environmental Design
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Channel: USC · 2009 · Education
Visit USC on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/USC/ Learn more about the University of Southern California: https://www.usc.edu As part of its 2009 Distinguished Speaker Series, the USC Orange County Regional Alumni Board presents Dean Gerald C. Davison of the USC Davis School of Gerontology with a talk on Gerontechnology: A Promising Marriage of Gerontology, Technology and Environmental Design. Dean Davison discusses the emerging field of gerontechnology, which encompasses the design and development of the physical environment and of technologies for use by older adults, caregivers, health service providers and aging service providers, to enhance the lives of older adults. Dean Davison is the holder of the William and Sylvia Kugel Dean's Chair in Gerontology. His textbook, Abnormal Psychology, is in its tenth edition and has been used at hundreds of universities in the United States and abroad. In 1993, he won the USC Associates Award for Excellence in Teaching and in 2003 was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. His research focuses on experimental and philosophical analyses of psychopathology, assessment and therapeutic change.
