AGESW Board Members serve terms of 3 calendar years (i.e., January through December), except for student representatives who serve terms of 3 academic years (i.e., July through June).
Officers
Erin L. Robinson, PhD, MSW, MPH (President)
Current term: 2022-2025 (Vice President, President)
Past terms: 2020-2022 (Member-at-large)
Associate Professor
University of Missouri, School of Social Work
robinsonel@missouri.edu
Allison Gibson, MSW, PhD (Vice President)
Current term: 2023-2026 (Member, Vice President)
Associate Professor
Saint Louis University, School of Social Work
Allison.gibson@slu.edu
Hyunjin (Gina) Noh, PhD, MSW (Treasurer)
Current term: 2024-2027 (Member, Treasurer)
Professor
University of Alabama, School of Social Work
hnoh1@sw.ua.edu
Brianna V. Garrison, PhD, LCSW-S (Secretary)
Current term: 2023-2026 (Member-at-large, Secretary)
Past term: 2022-2023 (Member-at-Large)
Associate Professor
Southern Connecticut State University, School of Social Work
garrisonb3@southernct.edu
Board Members
Tamika C. Baldwin-Clark, PhD, LCSW-S, LCDC
Current term: 2023-2026
Assistant Professor
Prairie View A&M University, Department of Social Work
tcbaldwin-clark@pvamu.edu
Todd D. Becker, PhD, LMSW
Current term: 2024-2027
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine
btodd@wustl.edu
Laneshia R. Conner, PhD, CSW
Current term: 2025-2028
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky, College of Social Work
Laneshia.Conner@uky.edu
Angela L. Curl, PhD, LCSW
Current term: 2026-2029
Associate Professor
Miami University, Department of Family Science and Social Work
curla@MiamiOH.ed
Dimitra Galbierz, MSW (PhD Student Representative)
Current term: 2025-2027
PhD Student
Saint Louis University, School of Social Work
dimitra.tziarli@health.slu.edu
Jennifer C. Greenfield, PhD, MSW
Current term: 2023-2026
Associate Professor
University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work
Jennifer.Greenfield@du.edu
Kyeongmo Kim, PhD
Current term: 2026-2029
Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Social Work
kkim7@vcu.edu
Jooyoung Kong, PhD, MSW
Current term: 2023-2026
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin–Madison, Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
jkong7@wisc.edu
Nancy Kusmaul, PhD (Past President)
Current term: 2022-2025 (President, Past President)
Past terms: 2016-2018 (Member-at-large), 2019-2021 (Vice President)
Professor
University of Maryland, Baltimore County, School of Social Work
nkusmaul@umbc.edu
Kathy Lee Siepker, PhD, LCSW, CDP
Current term: 2024-2027
Associate Professor
University of Texas at Arlington, School of Social Work
kathy.lee@uta.edu
Christina Matz, PhD
Current term: 2024-2027
Associate Professor
Boston College, School of Social Work
christina.matz@bc.edu
Uche L. Nwatu, MSW (PhD Student Representative)
Current term: 2025-2027
PhD Student
University of Alabama, School of Social Work
ulnwatu@crimson.ua.edu
Shannon R. Power, LCSW, ACHP-SW (PhD Student Representative)
Current term: 2025-2027
PhD Candidate
University of Georgia, School of Social Work
shannonpower@uga.edu
Amy R. Roberts, PhD, MSSA, LSW
Current term: 2026-2029
Associate Professor
Miami University, Department of Family Science and Social Work
rober128@MiamiOH.edu
Karla T. Washington, PhD, LCSW
Current term: 2023-2026
Associate Professor
Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine
kwashington@wustl.edu
AGESW Pre-Dissertation Program
Cara L. Wallace, PhD, LMSW, APHSW-C (Co-Director)
Current term: 2023-2025
Professor
Saint Louis University, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing
cara.wallace@slu.edu
Stephanie P. Wladkowski, PhD, LMSW, APHSW-C (Co-Director)
Current term: 2023-2025
Professor
Bowling Green State University, School of Social Work
swladko@bgsu.edu
Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Robin P. Nering, PhD, MSW (Editor-in-Chief)
Current term: 2022-2026
Chair and Professor
Indiana State University, Department of Social Work
robin.nering@indstate.edu
Marla Berg-Weger, PhD, LCSW (Managing Editor)
Current term: 2024-2028
Professor Emerita
Saint Louis University, School of Social Work
marla.bergweger@slu.edu
Fei Sun, PhD, MSW (Associate Editor)
Current term: 2025-2028
Professor
Michigan State University, School of Social Work
sunfei@msu.edu
AGESW Committees (to be updated regularly)
Awards Committee
This committee is responsible for soliciting and reviewing nominations for the AGESW awards given out at the BPD and the GSA conferences.
OPEN (Chair)
Keith A. Anderson
Rita J.-A. Chou
Sung-wan Kang
Patricia Kolb
Nancy Kusmaul
Amanda R. Lehning
Communications Committee
Lin (Helen) Jiang (Chair)
Jay R. Kayser (Newsletter Editor)
Erin L. Robinson (President)
OPEN (Social Media)
OPEN (Website)
Conferences Committee
This committee is responsible for planning the AGESW events at the CSWE, GSA, and BPD conferences.
Erin L. Robinson (Chair)
Allison Gibson
Hyunjin (Gina) Noh
Election Committee
This committee is responsible for managing the yearly AGESW Board elections.
Brianna V. Garrison
OPEN
Funding Advisory Board
Nancy P. Kropf
Nancy R. Hooyman
Nancy Morrow-Howell
Fundraising Committee
Nancy Kusmaul (Chair)
Marla Berg-Weger
Tracy Schroepfer
Tiffany R. Washington
Tam E. Perry
Vivian J. Miller
Sara Sanders
Joan K. Davitt
Erin L. Robinson
Membership Committee
This committee is responsible for membership renewal and for the recruitment of new members.
Todd D. Becker (Chair)
Erin L. Robinson
Roundtable Committee
Daniel B. Kaplan (Chair)
Terri D. Lewinson
Karen Bullock
Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Voting AGESW Board Member Representatives
Nancy Kusmaul, President (2022- )
Erin L. Robinson, Vice-President (2022- )
Brianna V. Garrison, Secretary (2022- )
Voting JGSW Members (to be clarified at the JGSW Executive Committee)
Robin Nering
Consulting (nonvoting) members
Robin P. Nering, Editor-in-Chief
Marla Berg-Weger, Managing Editor
Megumi Inoue, Associate Editor
Vivian J. Miller, Media Editor (2022- )
Nancy Kusmaul, Past President
