In a new partnership between CEHD and the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation (CHAI) in the School of Public Health, Marti DeLiema has accepted the appointment as associate director of education. DeLiema is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work (SSW). She is an interdisciplinary gerontologist, driven to understand how our society can cultivate long, healthy, and fulfilling lives for all citizens.

Prior to joining SSW, Professor DeLiema was a Research Scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity at Stanford University. During graduate school at USC, she conducted research on elder abuse and neglect in minoritized communities, evaluated outcomes of a multidisciplinary team’s response to abuse, and documented the tactics scam artists use to deceive older adults. 

In her new role, DeLiema will serve as the advisor to the aging studies interdisciplinary group and the director of graduate students for the interdisciplinary graduate minor in gerontology.