Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program
Funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation
Administered by the Gerontological Society of America

The Hartford Doctoral Fellows Program prepares the next generation of social-work innovators and leaders for faculty positions in CSWE-accredited institutions. If you’re looking to fill such a position, please give serious consideration to this talented pool of individuals.

Click on a Fellow’s name to see his or her curriculum vitae as a PDF. Or, if you prefer a compiled list of curricula vitae for all of the Fellows, click here.

Please feel free to contact them directly should you desire to set up an interview.

2010 Hartford Doctoral Fellows

John Cagle
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dissertation Title: Informal Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients: The Impact of Geographic Proximity on Social Support and Bereavement Adjustment

Christina Costa
Boston College
Dissertation Title: Productive Aging in the Workplace: Understanding Factors that Promote or Impede Engagement in Work Roles

Scott Easton
University of Iowa
Dissertation Title: Men who were Sexually Abused during Childhood: An Examination of Factors that Influence Long-term Mental Health

Kristen Gustavson
University of California at Berkeley
Dissertation Title: Late Life Depressed Mood: Experience, Knowledge and Understanding

Kimberly Johnson
University of Massachusetts at Boston
Dissertation Title: Volunteering among surviving spouses: The impact of volunteer activity on the health of the recently widowed

Kristie Kimbell
University of Texas at Austin
Dissertation Title: Understanding Long-Term-Care Planning Behavior of Baby-Boom Aged Adults: Identifying the Influence of Location of Responsibility and Other Factors

Kristin Scherrer
University of Michigan
Dissertation Title: The Intergenerational Family Relationships of Grandparents and GLBQ Grandchildren