The ASA Award is intended to create visibility for the field of aging, and is presented to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to aging-related research, administration or advocacy. Nominees must be current ASA members and will be judged on their contributions to aging-related service, including the impact their work has had on national policy or programs, and their professional reputation as a leader on aging issues.

Winners will receive a profile in the AiA Conference program, recognition by peers and complimentary conference registration.

2012 ASA Award Winner

Erlene Rosowsky, PsyD
Psychologist

Erlene Rosowsky accepting the ASA Award at the 2012 Aging in America Confernece in Washington DC

Erlene Rosowsky, PsyD is a psychologist who divides her time between clinical practice, education and research. She is assistant clinical professor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School. She is also a core faculty member of the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and director of their Center for Mental Health and Aging. She is a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America.

Dr. Rosowsky is on the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs, where she serves as representative of graduate programs in geropsychology. She also chairs the Generations editorial board and serves on the ASA’s Mental Health and Aging Network Council and the ASA Board of Directors.

Dr. Rosowsky has achieved international recognition as an expert on late-life personality disorders. Her pioneering interest in this under-addressed subject began when she was a NIMH fellow at Harvard Medical School. She is well published in professional literature and has authored three books and
numerous chapters, articles and columns.

Dr. Rosowsky has worked long and hard to overcome professional ageism and to demonstrate that even challenging older adults can be helped to a better life.