Assistant Professor of Gerontology
Gerontology Program Director
After receiving his Master’s degree in gerontology from the University of South Florida in Tampa, Jim was Program Director and Assistant Professor for three years in a two year associate degree program in Aging and Human Development in Minneapolis. Since 1979, Jim has been a part-time community faculty member teaching in the Human Services-Social Gerontology Program at Metropolitan State University. From 2000-2005, he was Program Director and Associate Professor in the Master’s degree program in Health and Human Services Administration at the Twin Cities campus of Saint Mary’s University. He currently serves as an adjunct faculty member teaching courses and supervising internships in the Human Services Program at Inver Hills Community College.
In addition to his teaching, Jim has worked in a number of non-profit agencies serving the elderly and people with disabilities, including education and training positions in the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Ebenezer Society and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Jim is a founding member of the Minnesota Gerontological Society (MGS) and serves as a member of its Board of Directors.
