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Alexis Bender

@AlexisABender

Associate Professor of Medicine @EmoryUniversity, Sociologist, Gerontologist. Focused on social relationships, health, and cognition over the life course.

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Joined February 2017
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New #dementiacare and #improv publication! “Just Join Them”: Improv and Dementia Care @jencraftmorgan @AlexisABender @MollyMPerkins @ElisabethOBurg1 @QOL4olderadults @sgsmgr @GSUGerontology @EmoryMedicine @EmoryNursing @GearGeorgia journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
“Just Join Them”: Improv and Dementia Care - Candace L. Kemp, Jennifer Craft Morgan, Alexis A....

“Just Join Them”: Improv and Dementia Care - Candace L. Kemp, Jennifer Craft Morgan, Alexis A....

Improvisational (improv) theatre skill development holds promise for improving the dementia capability of care partners. In this report, we present analysis of ...

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🔥We did it! People with disabilities are recognized as a health disparity population on the 50th anniv of the #RehabAct! Thank you to all who advocated, pushed, and were brave enough to call for change. nih.gov/news-events/news-rel…
NIH designates people with disabilities as a population with health disparities

NIH designates people with disabilities as a population with health disparities

Designation, new research program and update to NIH mission are actions to ensure inclusion of people with disabilities.

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AJKD@AJKDonline10 Jul 2023
Professional Fulfillment, Burnout, and Turnover Intention Among US Dialysis Patient Care Technicians: A National Survey buff.ly/3FcemaR @AlexisABender @jencraftmorgan @EmoryNephrology @EmoryDeptofMed @hopkinsneph #dialysis #VisualAbstract
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AJKD@AJKDonline10 May 2023
Professional Fulfillment, Burnout, and Turnover Intention Among US Dialysis Patient Care Technicians: A National Survey bit.ly/3AtXSbG @AlexisABender @EmoryNephrology @EmoryDeptofMed @hopkinsneph #dialysis #VisualAbstract
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You can learn more about our Inspire Study and ways to follow us on social media at emoryinspirestudy.org. @MollyMPerkins @DrCandaceKemp @drjeffreylentz @jencraftmorgan @EmoryGeriatrics @LeporeMJ @AlexisABender
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hijade2madre@HijaDe2Madre12 May 2022
Disabled people: x is inaccessible Ableds: Just find a workaround!! Oh do I have some news about living disabled. I spend most of my days and energy trying to find workarounds for myself and others. We shouldn't have to.
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2 Research Assistant positions open! We are looking for students with diverse background and interest in health equity and aging research. 🗓️Applications due 5/16. Learn more at bolddementiacaregiving.org/r… @DR_LJParker @QOL4olderadults @jason_r_DC
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Nominations are open for candidates to run in the 2023 General Election (sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/196/Ge…). Consider nominating a colleague or yourself for an elected office by completing the online nomination form (sssp1.org/index.cfm/m/848/20…).
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Join us this Thursday for this special event with experts @AlexisABender and @RMillerMD, hosted by @mabeljong. Sign up here: bit.ly/338D4cr #ValentinesDay2022 #Health
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Happy Valentine's Day! Join us this Thursday for this special event with experts @AlexisABender and @RMillerMD, hosted by @mabeljong. Sign up here: bit.ly/338D4cr #ValentinesDay2022 #Health
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Very excited to share this publication about @GaMemoryNet with @baldheadted and many other @EmoryMedicine colleagues! An amazing, interdisciplinary team creating practice change in Georgia. #dementia #Alzheimer #impsci agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Administrators in assisted living communities play an important role in promoting advance care planning. @MollyMPerkins @EmoryGeriatrics @EmoryDeptofMed journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
Assisted Living Administrators’ Approaches to Advance Care Planning - Elise S. Abken, Molly M....

Assisted Living Administrators’ Approaches to Advance Care Planning - Elise S. Abken, Molly M....

Objectives: This project examined administrator processes, barriers, and facilitators for conducting advance care planning in assisted living. Method: Data fro...

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It's exciting to see our #convoysofcare research on #qualityoflife and #qualityofcare available on line - with @GSUGerontology's Elisabeth O. Burgess and @AlexisABender from @EmoryMedicine journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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Dr. Elisabeth Burgess joins us for episode 13 of Let's Talk Aging! Dr. Burgess is Director of the Gerontology Institute at Georgia State University, where she is a Professor of Gerontology and Sociology. Come back next week to listen to this compelling conversation!
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GSU's Gerontology Institute is conducting a search for a Research Associate to work on the NIA-funded project, "Meaningful Engagement & Quality of Life among Assisted Living Residents with Dementia." Interested or know someone who might be? Find out more: ow.ly/4dch50GbCXY
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Please share our #callforpapers on #disabilities and the life course. Even better, consider submitting an abstract by 11/15! @ASADisability @ASA_SALC @SSSP1org @geronsociety
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📢 The Research in Social Science and Disability book series is looking for papers as part of a new upcoming volume, edited by @HEDillaway @AlexisABender & @Carrieshandra. Abstract submissions close 15th Nov 2021. Find out more bit.ly/3jCGMR6 #Callforpapers #Disability
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The importance of "getting out" and doing "normal everyday things"- newly published research on meaningful engagement & #dementia with @AlexisABender @GSUGerontology @EmoryGeriatrics - bit.ly/3yfEqvF
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Excited to be part of this team with @MollyMPerkins, @DrCandaceKemp , @LeporeMJ, and an amazing group! I’m looking forward to starting this important research.
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Congratulations, @MollyMPerkins in @EmoryGeriatrics! So excited for you and happy to work with you!
Emory Sociology (@emory_sociology) profile pictureEmory Sociology@emory_sociology4 Jun 2021
Pleased to share that Dr. Molly Perkins is granted tenure by Emory! Dr. Perkins is faculty @ the School of Medicine & graduate faculty @ Soc. She also co-directs the Scientific Working Group on HIV & Aging in Emory’s NIH Center for AIDS Research, among other things. Kudos indeed!
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