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Bio
Dr. Diane Martin is an associate professor in the Graduate School, where she also serves as director of UMB's Geriatrics & Gerontology Education and Research (GGEAR) program, a state-funded program developed in 1987 to support interprofessional educational and research activities in the field of geriatrics and gerontology. Programs are designed to bolster the well-being of older adults and improve quality of later life. In partnership with the Maryland Area Health Education Centers and other agencies and organizations throughout the state, Dr. Martin develops interprofessional training opportunities related to aging and older adults for undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in health science and social science programs, as well as conferences and programs for professionals and the general public across the state. As an applied gerontologist, Dr. Martin maintains an active interdisciplinary research program supportive of geriatric interprofessional education, workforce development, and quality of later life initiatives (i.e., aging-in-place, person-centeredness, promoting optimal aging).
She earned her doctorate in Psychology from Northcentral University, a Master's in Experimental Psychology from Towson University, and received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the College of Notre Dame of Maryland. Dr. Martin served as a GLOBALtimore Fellow, is a member of the Gerontological Society of America and the Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education, and currently serves as President of Sigma Phi Omega, the International Academic Honor & Professional Society in Gerontology.