Faculty & Staff
H. Asuman Kiyak, Ph.D.
Dr. Kiyak is a psychologist with a specialty in gerontology. Since 1994, she has served as director of the UW Institute on Aging. She first joined the UW as a faculty member in 1977, and is currently a professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and adjunct professor in the UW Departments of Psychology and Architecture. She is co-author with Dr. Nancy Hooyman, dean emeritus at the UW School of Social Work, of the widely used textbook, Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, now in its sixth edition. Dr. Kiyak's work as director of the UW Institute on Aging has allowed her to bring together a wide range of faculty and students interested in interdisciplinary teaching and research. She has conducted several large studies of health promotion among older persons, age and ethnic differences in health service use (especially in the area of oral health care), and personal environment adaptation among older persons with Alzheimer's disease. Currently she is Principal Investigator of a large, multi-center clinical trial with older persons, funded by NIH, and an intergenerational oral health promotion project, funded by the CDC.
Dr. Kiyak has taught "Psychology of Aging" on campus through the Department of Psychology and through UW Extension since 1984, with a few years off between 1987 and 1993. She currently teaches this course and an on-line seminar series, "Critical Issues in Aging" as a distance learning course in the Certificate Program in Gerontology.
She is married to a molecular biologist whose primary interest is teaching science through electronic media. They have a teenage daughter whose interests in academics, music, and dance keep the family busy! They live in Seattle, participate in its rich cultural and outdoor activities, and enjoy sailing in Puget Sound.
Institute on Aging
Health Sciences,
B214
Box 357134
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7134
206-543-5197
fax: 206-685-7222
email: kiyak@u.washington.edu
Jane Braziunas, M.A., Program Coordinator
Jane has worked at the IoA since 1996. Her official title is program coordinator; a more apt description would be "pulse" of the organization. Jane is the public's main contact with the Certificate Program in Gerontology. She facilitates the progress of CPG students from their initial inquiries to their graduation from the program. As a former teacher and computer programmer, Jane strives to make technology work for the community. She currently is also the research coordinator of a project funded by CDC, "Educational Technology to Promote Oral Health."
Jane has an M.A. in English Literature. She and her husband, Tom, a geologist, live on Capitol Hill and have two young adult children. Jane enjoys reading, walking to work, gardening and making trips to Indiana to visit her 98 year old mother who is in Assisted Living there!
Institute on Aging
Health Sciences Annex #4, Rm 111
Box 355330
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-5330
206-543-8727
fax: 206-616-1539
email: geron@u.washington.edu
Allison M. Gooch, RDH, MS
Allison is a dental hygienist and a graduate student in the Department of Oral Biology. Since January 2006 she has been actively involved in the CDC funded project to develop culturally appropriate educational CD-ROMs for diverse populations. Allison leads focus groups and assists in creating vignettes, qualitative and quantitative research method design, and field testing with various populations. She is also the project coordinator for the Mobile Geriatric Dental Clinic, where she works with Adult Day Health Centers to help bring dental services to seniors who would otherwise go untreated. In addition to her work with the Institute on Aging, Allison works in the Department of Periodontics as a clinical hygienist.
Allison received her BS in dental hygiene from the University of Oklahoma in 2001. Allison hopes to continue community health research, teaching, and clinical practice. In her spare time, Allison enjoys various sporting and outdoor activities, cooking with friends and traveling.
Institute on Aging,
Intramural Faculty Practice
University of Washington
Box 357134
Seattle, WA 98195-7132
P: 206-543-5197
F: 206-685-7222
E: agooch@u.washington.edu
Jonas Louie, Fiscal Manager
Jonas Louie is Fiscal Manager for the Institute on Aging (IoA). He manages the IoA budgets, fiscal policies and operations. He oversees all aspects of human resource management including employment, classification and compensation and acts as the primary resource person for office and practice procedures. In addition, Jonas is fiscal manager for the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS).
Jonas received his MSW at the University of Washington in 1997. When not working at the IoA or OMS, he likes to spend his time with family and friends; and most recently has been enjoying his new condo. He likes to laugh and enjoys hiking and the outdoors.
Health Sciences, B241, Box 357134
Seattle, WA 98195-7134
P: 206-543-3097
F: 206-685-7222
E: jinl@u.washington.edu
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