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2004 News Archives

Practical Application
05/11/04

A USC gerontology student wins an award for her exceptional research on aging and adults with chronic-care needs.

Gretchen Alkema is a Ph.D. student in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology.

Photo: Gary Wagner/American Society on Aging

Gretchen Alkema, a second-year Ph.D. student in the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, has received the American Society on Aging Graduate Student Research Award for exceptional research relevant to aging and applicable to practice.
Alkema was honored for her study of the characteristics associated with home- and community-based services (HCBS) usage by older adults with chronic-care needs in a Medicare managed-care setting.

During the recent annual joint conference of the National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging, Alkema presented her findings and discussed policy implications for social case management in a medical setting.

Age, gender, social support, living situation and chronic health conditions were found to be significant factors in predicting utilization for different HCBS categories. The award, supported by the AARP Foundation, includes a $500 prize, honorary plaque and one-year membership in ASA.

Alkema is a licensed clinical social worker, earning her master’s degree in social work and specialist in aging certificate at the University of Michigan. She is a research assistant for the California Center on Long-Term Care Integration, located in the USC Andrus Gerontology Center, and serves as a campus representative for the Gerontological Society of America.


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