Emily A. Greenfield

Professor and Director of the Hub for Aging Collaboration

Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email

egreenf@ssw.rutgers.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Area Of Expertise Dr. Greenfield's research and scholarly interests include aging, community practice, life course human development, health equity.

Role

Faculty

Department Hub for Aging Collaboration

Bio

Dr. Emily A. Greenfield is a Professor of Social Work and the founding director of the Hub for Aging Collaboration at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Dr. Greenfield's scholarship seeks to bolster community-centered approaches for advancing innovation and equity in social programs for long, healthy lives. Her work has helped to accelerate 21st century models for aging in community, including age- and dementia-friendly community initiatives, housing-based supportive service programs, and Village organizations. Hallmark features of Dr. Greenfield’s scholarship on aging in community includes both studying and participating in cross-sectoral partnerships, as well as centering the voices of people leading on-the-ground community change efforts.

Selected Publications

Greenfield, E. A, & Buffel, T. (2022). Age-friendly cities and communities: Research to strengthen policy and practice. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 34(2), 161-174. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2022.2049573

Greenfield, E. A., Pestine-Stevens, A., & Scher, C. (2022). The roles of age-friendly community initiatives within local responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gerontologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac070

Reynolds, A.*, Greenfield, E. A., Moorman, S. M., & Reyes, L. (2022). Race, childhood socioeconomic status, and region of childhood residence as intersectional life course predictors of cognitive aging in the U.S. Innovation on Aging. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac020

Greenfield, E. A., Reynolds, A.*, & Moorman, S. M. (2022). Life course linkages between early-life enriching activities and later life cognition: Evidence from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114673

Pestine-Stevens, A., & Greenfield, E. A. (2022). Giving, receiving, and doing together: Interorganizational interactions in age-friendly community initiatives. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 34(2), 218-236. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2021.2024412