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Dr. Laura Mosqueda and Rachel Tate were featured in a LAist article, “Nursing Home Evacuees Faced Cot Shortages In Pasadena, Medical Staff Say.” Dr. Laura Mosqueda said, “We didn’t have any PPE, so there were people with catheters, you know, diapers that need changing…Their bags were getting full of urine, and they didn’t have a

Dr. Duke Han featured in article, “Vulnerability to financial scams in aging adults could be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows.” Dr. Duke Han said, “Our primary goal is to aid in early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Early detection is critically important because Alzheimer’s disease-related brain changes begin decades before significant clinical symptoms emerge. As

Dr. Duke Han was featured on CNN News Central to Discuss the National Institute On Aging (NIA)-funded research at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences on the links between financial vulnerability in older age and #Alzheimers.

Dr. Duke Han was featured in a CNN Article “That’s Just Not Her’: New Study Shows Falling For Financial Scams Can Predict Alzheimer’s.”

Dr. Duke Han’s Work was highlighted in an AARP Article “15 Warning Signs of Dementia You Shouldn’t Ignore”. A recent study led by researchers at the University of Southern California looked at brain images from 97 adults over the age of 50 and found that people who had brain changes associated with early stages of

Dr. Donna Benton Featured In LAist Brief “Caring For Aging Parents”. “It’s a heavy conversation to have, but I know most parents want to lessen the burden of their kids if they can,” said USC Professor of Gerontology Donna Benton, who also directs the school’s Family Caregiver Support Center.

Dr. Duke Han was featured in an article ‘Falling For Financial Scams? It May Signal Early Alzheimer’s Disease’. Researchers led by Duke Han, professor of psychology and family medicine at USC Dornsife, aimed to better understand the link between early Alzheimer’s disease and financial vulnerability by using high-powered MRI to examine the brains of 97

In a pioneering move to combat elder abuse, Pasadena’s Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons team has partnered with the city’s Department of Transportation to display public service announcements on digital bus shelters. The initiative intends to reach a wider audience and encourage reporting of elder abuse incidents, according to Assistant City Manager Nicholas G. Rodriguez.

ACL Awards New Cooperative Agreement to the Keck School of Medicine of USC to Operate the National Center on Elder Abuse The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has awarded the Keck School of Medicine of USC a new cooperative agreement to the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA). With this funding, the NCEA will continue

Pasadena Elderly and Dependent Adult Liaisons (PEDAL) was featured in a Pasadena Now Article. The project is designed to raise awareness about elder financial exploitation which leads to more reporting of cases to authorities for action. “Elder financial abuse public information and outreach is vitally important to our community because the majority of such incidents go unidentified

M.T. Connolly is a leading expert on elder justice and author of “The Measure of Our Age: Navigating Care, Safety, Money, and Meaning Later in Life” (Public Affairs, 2023). A Justice Department attorney for 22 years, she helped write the Elder Justice Act of 2010, was the founding head of DOJ’s Elder Justice Initiative, worked with

Dr. Donna Benton, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Research associate professor at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology received the California Commission on Aging (CCoA) Chair’s Award for Outstanding Service to Older Adults at the CCoA 50th Anniversary event on June 26, 2026. Dr. Benton is a pioneer and advocate