Robbyn R. Wacker, Ph.D., is Assistant Vice President for Research, Dean of the Graduate School and International Admissions, and Professor of Gerontology at the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, Colorado. Her research interests include international aging social policy and psychosocial predictors of community service use among older adults. Prior to obtaining her doctorate, she provided legal assistance to older adults through the Title III Legal Services program. Along with her administrative duties, Dr. Wacker continues to be an active researcher in the field of Gerontology. She has published over 60 referred presentations, scholarly articles, books, and conference proceedings. Dr. Wacker has earned numerous university and professional awards including UNC''s Academic Leadership Excellence Award, Outstanding Achievement Award in Sponsored Programs, Mortar Board Excellence Award for Teaching and was selected by the Harvard Graduate School of Education to attend its summer Management Development Program for leaders in higher education.

Karen A. Roberto, Ph.D. is Professor and Director of the Center for Gerontology and the Institute for Society, Culture & Environment at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia. Her research examines the intersection of health and social support in later life. Her primary interests include older women''s adaptation to chronic health conditions, family relationships and caregiving, and elder abuse and mistreatment. She is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and 30 book chapters and the editor or author of 9 books, including Community Resources for Older Adults: Resources and Services in an Era of Change (3^nd ed; with R. Wacker, 2008), and Pathways of Human Development: Explorations of Change (with J. Mancini, 2009). Dr. Roberto is a fellow of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, the Gerontological Society of America, the National Council on Family Relations, and the World Demographic Association and served as the 2009 chair of the Behavioral and Social Sciences section of the Gerontological Society of America. She is the recipient of numerous university and professional awards including the Gordon Streib Academic Gerontologist Award from the Southern Gerontological Society and the Virginia Tech University Alumni Award for Excellence in Research.