The Importance of Aging Studies

Understanding the Influence of Diversity and Culture

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  • Tamara A. Baker University of South Florida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v1i.129946

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Author Biography

Tamara A. Baker, University of South Florida

Tamara A. Baker is an Associate Professor in the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida. She received her PhD from Penn State University in Biobehavioral Health and completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan in the School of Public Health. Dr. Baker’s research agenda focuses on the behavioral and psychosocial predictors and outcomes of chronic pain and disease in older adults from diverse race populations. Dr. Baker has an ongoing project (NIH NCI) examining psychological, social, and cultural predictors in the management of cancer pain in older adults.

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Tamara A. Baker is an Associate Professor in the School of Aging Studies at the University of South Florida. She received her PhD from Penn State University in Biobehavioral Health and completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan in the School of Public Health. Dr. Baker’s research agenda focuses on the behavioral and psychosocial predictors and outcomes of chronic pain and disease in older adults from diverse race populations. Dr. Baker has an ongoing project (NIH NCI) examining psychological, social, and cultural predictors in the management of cancer pain in older adults.

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Published

2014-01-01

How to Cite

Baker, T. A. “The Importance of Aging Studies: Understanding the Influence of Diversity and Culture”. Age, Culture, Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 39-41, doi:10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v1i.129946.

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Vol. 1 (2014): Age, Culture, Humanities (Inaugural Issue)

Section

Credos, Manifestos, Reflections

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