Sugar chaired the nascent gerontology program at Colorado State University and served as associate director of the Borun Center for Gerontological Research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and as director of the Graham and Jean Sanford Center for Aging at the University of Nevada, Reno.

A nationally recognized teacher and scholar in the field of aging, she has been teaching introductory aging courses for more than two decades.

Sugar, PhD, received her doctoral degree in life-span developmental psychology from York University in Toronto. The Role of Professional Organizations in Your CareerĪGING A Positive, Interdisciplinary Approach SECOND EDITION What Kinds of Careers Are There in the Field of Aging? Preventing and Responding to Elder Abuse and Neglect Heterogeneity of Racial/Ethnic and LGBT GroupsĬhapter 14: Elder Abuse and Neglect: Crimes, Scams, and ConsĮlder Abuse and Neglect: An International and National Issue The Many Ways Older Adults Contribute to Their CommunitiesĬhapter 11: Medical Conditions, Assisted Living, and Long-Term CareĬhapter 12: Medicare, Medicaid, and MedicationsĬhapter 13: Older Women and Older Minority Group Members Living Environments: Communities, Living Arrangements, and Housing Optionsįactors Affecting Where and How Older People LiveĬhapter 9: Family, Friends, and Social Networks of Older AdultsĬhapter 10: Older Adults Giving and Receiving Support Part III: Economic and Social Aspects of AgingĬhapter 7: Economics, Work, and Retirementĭiversity of Economic Status Among Older PeopleĬhapter 8: Age-Friendly Communities, Living Arrangements, and Housing Options Understanding Death as a Normal Part of Life Positive and Negative Influences on Mental Health and Cognitive AbilitiesĪ Positive View of Mental Health and Cognition Mental Health and Cognitive Abilities of Older People

Normal Physical Changes That Accompany Aging and Adaptations to ThemĬhapter 3: Health and Wellness for Older AdultsĮnhancing and Maintaining Health in the Later YearsĬhapter 4: Mental Health, Cognitive Abilities, and Aging Share: Introduction to Aging: A Positive, Interdisciplinary Approach, Second EditionĬhapter 2: Physical Changes and the Aging Process

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