IOA Educational Programs at the UW-Madison
Gerontology Certificate & PhD Minor Programs in Aging
The Institute's major educational goal is to train UW-Madison students in core aspects of aging, including basic biological processes, health, psychological and social changes linked with life course development, and the demographic, economic, social, and political contexts in which aging occurs. This goal is facilitated by two multidisciplinary programs, the Specialist in Gerontology certificate (open to undergraduate and graduate students) and the Ph.D. Distributed Minor with a Focus on Aging (open to PhD students).
- Specialist in Gerontology Certificate
Program
- Ph.D. Minor (Distributed) with a Focus on Aging
Biology of Aging & Age Related Diseases Training Grant
The Biology of Aging and Age-Related Diseases Training Grant program, which began in 1990, is funded through a grant from the National Institute on Aging. Its main goal is to train pre-and post doctorate individuals from a wide variety of disciplines and diverse backgrounds to conduct biology of aging research. Trainees are mentored by faculty from various departments at the UW-Madison, while conducting research in their labs. For more details, see the Training Grant website.
For more information about the above programs, contact:
Sheila Hessman
IOA Department Administrator
608-263-6404
safitzpa@wisc.edu
2245 MSC
Madison, WI 53706
PH: 608.262.1818
FAX: 608.263.6211