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Dr. Allen Glicksman

Embedded Scientist,
NewCourtland

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NewCourtland
Philadelphia, PA

Dr. Allen Glicksman


Embedded Scientist,
NewCourtland

Bio

Dr. Allen Glicksman serves as Director of Research and Evaluation at Philadelphia Corporation for Aging.  Before coming to PCA he served one year as a scientist in the Buehler Center at Northwestern University and for 16 years worked for Dr. M. Powell Lawton at Philadelphia Geriatric Center.  Dr. Glicksman is trained as a sociologist. He has received funding from the NIH and private foundations for the study of ethnicity, immigration, religion, and the physical and social environment as they influence both well-being and the ways in which older adults express their sense of well-being.  His current work focuses on the study of neighborhood level programs that enhance the health and well-being of older adults, especially those who are low income, minority and immigrants and/or refugees.

Education

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Ph.D., 1990
Sociology
Dissertation: The Psychological Well Being of Elderly Jews: A Comparative Analysis
Advisor: Professor Samuel Klausner

Job History

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Director of Research and Evaluation
Philadelphia, PA, United States

Areas Of Expertise

  • Community and Home Care
  • Community and Home Care: Other
  • Community and Home Care: Policies/Policy Analysis
  • Community and Home Care: Quality of Care/Evaluation of Services
  • Community and Home Care: Service Deivery/Utilization
  • Crosscultural Studies
  • Crossnational Studies
  • Environmental Planning
  • Ethnic Groups: Asian-American/Pacific Islander/Asian
  • Ethnic Groups: European-American/European
  • Ethnic Groups: Hispanic/Spanish
  • Ethnic Groups: Middle-Eastern
  • Global Aging
  • International Aging
  • Religion
  • Social Services: Community Social Services
  • Urban Issues

Discipline

  • Sociology