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Bridging Policy and Politics: Dr. Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk

September 20, 2017 by Ruth Walker

This post was written by Danielle Capone, an undergraduate majoring in both Gerontology and Psychology. Who is Dr. Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk? Dr. Dudash-Buskirk is a Communication professor at Missouri State University. Some of the classes she teaches include Rhetorical Theory, Political Communication, Social Movements, and Campaigns. Her educational background consists of … [Read more...] about Bridging Policy and Politics: Dr. Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Activism, advocacy, civic engagement, communication, gerontology, policy, politics, psychology

Human Interest Spotlight: Ilga Vise

September 17, 2017 by Ruth Walker

This post was written by Kaitlyn Long, an undergraduate majoring in both Gerontology and Psychology. As a young person, I will admit that I am not the most politically involved, and I easily tune out political conversations. Growing up, we always avoided discussing politics, simply because I had a very opinionated grandfather; no one wanted to be responsible for “lighting … [Read more...] about Human Interest Spotlight: Ilga Vise

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Activism, affordable care act, aging, democracy, Fake News, League of Women's Voters, policy, politics, Voter ID

Governor Greitens’ Aging Policy (or lack thereof?)

September 7, 2017 by Ruth Walker

This post was written by Tara Holcomb, undergraduate student majoring in both Gerontology and Psychology at Missouri State University.   Who is Eric Greitens? Governor Eric Greitens took office as the 56th Governor of Missouri in January 2017 at the age 42. He and his wife, Sheena, have two young sons. He had no political experience before running for … [Read more...] about Governor Greitens’ Aging Policy (or lack thereof?)

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: aging, gerontology, governor greitens, healthcare, missouri, policy, veterans

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