PhD Students

Jessica Vanderwerf

Ph.D. Student
Office: MHC1316A
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Research Interests:

Environmental gerontology, natural disasters and gerontology, aging-in-place, age-friendly communities, gerontology education, nursing home design and infrastructure, diversity aging, neurocognitive disorders, and environmental consequences as they relate to the aging process.  

Memberships

Gerontological Society of America
Southern Gerontological Society and the Florida Council on Aging

Scholarships

Deann Griebel Honors Student Scholarship 2020, Elva Walker Spillane Scholarship 2021

Kathryn Hyer Memorial Scholarship 2023

Education

Masters of Science in Gerontology St. Cloud State University 

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Minors in Gerontology and Forensic Science, St. Cloud State University 

Presentations

Karasik, R.J., Greenberg, P.A., Kroeber, M.M., VanderWerf, J.A., & Burgos Zuniga, C. (2022 November). Aging Agencies’ and Providers’ Reasons for Hosting or Not Hosting Gerontology Interns. [Poster]. 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN 

Greenberg, P.A., Karasik, R.J., VanderWerf, J.A., Burgos Zuniga, C. & Kroeber, M.M. (2022 November). Creating an Age-Friendly University: The Case of St. Cloud State University (SCSU). [Poster]. 74th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Indianapolis, IN 

VanderWerf, J, Kroeber M, Burgos-Zuniga C, (2022, April). Age Friendly Universities [Poster presentation]. Huskies Showcase, St. Cloud State University, conference. 

VanderWerf, J. (2021, April). Attitudes about Aging and Social Media [Poster presentation]. Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago Illinois, virtual conference. 

Oliver,M., Chamerski, L., Janssen, K., Rodriguez-Arzola, A., VanderWerf, J., Chawla, U., Ugochukwu, E., Cottrill, J., Finan, A., Hemmesch, A. R., & Zerbib, S. (2021, April). Unleashed opinions: SCSU 2021 student spring survey results [Paper presentation]. Minnesota Scholars, MinnState, virtual conference. 

Oliver, M., Chamerski, L., Janssen, K., Rodriguez-Arzola, A., VanderWerf, J., Chawla, U., Ugochukwu, E., Cottrill, J., Finan, A., Hemmesch, A. R.,& Zerbib, S. (2021, April). Unleashed opinions: SCSU 2021 student spring survey results [Paper presentation]. Huskies Showcase, St. Cloud State University, virtual conference. 

VanderWerf, J., (2019, April). Disability and Ability [Poster presentation]. Huskies Showcase, St. Cloud State University, conference.