Interview
The Cress File
Hometown: | Pueblo, Colorado | |
Education: | Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1989 | |
Work history: | Postdoctoral fellow (1989–1993) and research assistant professor (1993–1998) at the University of Washington; associate professor (1998–2007) and professor (2007–present) at the University of Georgia | |
Research areas: | Physiological determinants of physical function in older adults; interventions in community-based research | |
Research funding (major sources): |
National Institute of Aging; Georgia Department of Human Resources |
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Courses taught: | Biogerontology; Public Health and Aging; Exercise and Aging; Community and Public Health Physical Activity Interventions | |
Teaching Philosophy: | Students learn best when, through experience, they connect with the subject matter and to each other (adopted from Parker Palmer). | |
Family: | Husband, Carl McGrath | |
Passions outside work: | Sea kayaking; hatha yoga |
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Book you’d recommend: | The Web of Life by Fritjof Capra | |
Biggest challenge: | Inadequacy of the workforce dedicated to working with and caring for older adults |