Human Services for Older Adults

Dr. Anita S. Harbert has been the Director of the School of Social Work at San Diego State University for the past ten years. Previously, she taught courses in social gerontology and was the Director of the University Center on Aging at West Virginia University. She is known internationally for her work in gerontology and has social work practice experience in the field of aging.

Leon H. Ginsberg is Carolina Research Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. As an educator, he also served as Chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education System, as dean of the West Virginia University School of Social Work, and as a professor at the University of Oklahoma. He has also worked as a human services provider as Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Human Services, as chair of the West Virginia Commision on Aging, and as a social worker with people of all ages in New Orleans and Tulsa.