University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition

In 2004, I began a tenure-line position at Penn State. Having cared for and supervised students caring for older incarcerated people, I decided to focus my research on this population. However, I needed to gain mastery of the relevant literature first. It soon became evident that Ron Aday was the authoritative voice on people growing old in prison. “Aging Prisoners: Crisis in American Corrections” was the first book I read on the subject; it launched my 16-year program of NIH-funded research.