The Institute of Gerontology is the hub for coordinating and conducting The University of Georgia's education, research, and outreach services associated with the study of aging and older adults. Through its 30-plus member university-wide Faculty of Gerontology, the Institute collaborates with educators and researchers within Georgia, regionally, nationally, and internationally.
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Thank you to all those who made this year's conference a success. The 2012 conference publications include:
All publications from previous years' conferences can be found here.
The Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics seeks to provide students with practical experiences associated with academic and applied gerontology. The conference was conceived as a vehicle for students to network with key professionals in aging and to gain first hand experiences in all aspects of organizing and hosting a conference, including post-convention monographs and publications. Further, the conference is used to promote student professional development, share important student work in the fields of gerontology and geriatrics, and teach faculty/student mentoring.
Attendance at the conference is open to all persons interested in gerontology and geriatrics, including the general public. Student seed grant recipients are required to attend and present posters of their research.
Founded in 1990 by the University of Georgia Institute of Gerontology under the direction of the former Director of the UGA Institute of Gerontology, Dr. Leonard Poon, the annual Southeastern Student Mentoring Conference in Gerontology and Geriatrics has now existed for over 20 years, helping to produce over three generations of gerontologists. We now have students who presented at the conference and who are now mentoring their own students and bringing them to the conference. Also impressive is our list of student and faculty keynoters, which have included leading many leading gerontologists.
Formally known as the Southern Regional Student Convention on Gerontology and Geriatrics, the first six conferences were held in its original home of Athens, Georgia. Over the years, additional sponsors were included leading to conferences on different campuses. The conference now rotates each year to a co-sponsor's campus.
Several southeastern institutions co-sponsor the Conference each year along with The University of Georgia. Our most recent conferences were co-sponsered by Armstrong Atlanta State University's College of Health Professions, Georgia State University's Gerontology Institute, Mercer University, University of Alabama's Center for Mental Health & Aging, University of Kentucky's Gradudate Center for Gerontology, and University of South Florida's School of Aging Studies.
In the fall of each academic year, a Conference announcement and a call for posters is distributed by mass mailing, media announcements, and publication to the University of Georgia Institute of Gerontology website. To download the most current Conference announcements (2011 Conference in Tybee Island, Georgia), click here.
In recent years, involved students are mentored in the process of publishing a peer-reviewed monograph of that year's Conference proceedings. Besides mass mailing of the published monographs, the monographs have also begun to be electronically published. To view a listing of downloadable monographs from past Conferences, click here.
Click here to view past conference themes, programs, call for abstracts, and monographs.
Click here to view photos from past conferences.
For more information concerning the Southern Regional Student Mentoring Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics, please contact:
Institute of Gerontology Help Desk
255 E. Hancock Avenue
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-5775
Phone: (706) 425-3222
Fax: (706) 425-3221
Email: helpdesk@geron.uga.edu
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