The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has named University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) Professor Joseph Gaugler as the new editor-in-chief of The Gerontologist, effective January 2023. The Gerontologist is a peer-reviewed publication of GSA, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging.
In a news release announcing Gaugler’s new role, he said “The Gerontologist is a flagship journal not only of The Gerontological Society of America but of the discipline writ large. Ever since I began my post-graduate career in adult development and aging scholarship in 1995, I have looked to The Gerontologist as the premier journal in my field. The honor of serving as editor-in-chief is of immense professional significance.”
The Gerontologist is published by Oxford Journals on behalf of GSA. Launched in 1961, the bimonthly, peer-reviewed publication provides a multidisciplinary perspective on human aging by publishing research and analysis on applied social issues. The journal, with an all-time high impact factor of 5.422, is currently ranked seventh in the gerontology category of the Web of Science Social Science Citation Index, according to the GSA’a release.
Gaugler is a professor and the Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging at SPH; director of SPH’s Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation; director of the BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving; and an emeritus Long-Term Care Professor in the U of M’s School of Nursing.
Gaugler’s research examines the sources and effectiveness of long-term care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other chronic conditions. An applied gerontologist, Gaugler’s interests include Alzheimer’s disease and long-term care, the longitudinal ramifications of family care for persons with dementia and other chronic conditions, and the effectiveness of community-based and psychosocial services for older adults with dementia and their caregiving families. Underpinning these substantive areas, Gaugler also has interests in mixed methods and implementation science.
