Carl Renold Ph.D.
Associate Director of Distance Learning and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Gerontology.

Courses Taught

Gero 380i Diversity in Aging (4) Exploring diversity in the older population and variability in the human aging process. This online course assists students in understanding the complexity of variable related to the aging process. Ethnicity, gender, social class, and culture are examined within the context of physical, mental, social, political, and financial aging.

Gero 500i Perspectives on Aging: An Introduction (4) A web based course analyzing physical, mental, and social age-related changes as well as implications of population aging trends for individuals and society. This course introduces students to the field of gerontology and focuses on all aspects of aging. Four major areas are being covered: the biology, psychology, sociology, and policy of aging. Career paths for gerontologists are explored, as well as the future of countries based on the aging of their population. This course provides knowledge of physical, mental, and social age-related changes; it will show the interactions of these types of aging; and describe the pathological developments that affect many older people. The course focuses on diversity in the older population that results from differing behaviors, traditions, and attitudes towards aging.

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