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Biography

Credentials

  • Ph.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • MSW, Master of Social Work, Florida International University
  • BA, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Florida International University

Affiliations

  • Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE-SW Fellow)
  • Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
  • Southern Gerontological Society (SGS)
  • Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)

Research

Areas of Specialty
  • End-of-life care
  • Health literacy and health promotion
  • Health care disparities among racial/ethnic minority older adults
  • Qualitative research
  • Gerontology education
Research Lab Affiliations

Research Grants

KinesiologySocial Work

Investigators from Novices, a Transdisciplinary Research Education Program to Increase Diversity (INTREPID) in Aging Research

  • PI: Nicole Dawson
  • PI: Susanny Beltran
  • PI:
  • PI: Jeffrey Stout
    • Amount: $1,855,813 | Timeframe: 05/01/2023 - 01/01/2028
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging, NIA
    Social Work

    Adapting the Advance Dementia Prognostic Tool for high-Medicaid Nursing Homes (ADePT-NH)

  • PI: Susanny Beltran
    • Amount: $98,883 | Timeframe: 03/01/2023 - 02/01/2025
    Funding Type: Extramural Research
    Funding Agency: Florida Department of Health
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