Our Team

Daniel Gardner, PhD, LCSW

Director of Research & Associate Professor, Silberman School of Social Work

buy generic Ivermectin Phone: 212-396-7527
Email: dgardn@hunter.cuny.edu

Daniel Gardner's Bio

Dr. Daniel Gardner, Associate Professor at Silberman SSW and the CUNY Graduate Center since 2012, is a recognized leader in social work and aging with over 35 years of clinical, administrative, and research experience in health and mental health. Dr. Gardner specializes in direct and policy practice with individuals, families, and groups living with chronic and advanced illness. Dr. Gardner received his PhD in Social Welfare from Columbia University, an MSW from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Cornell University. For the past 20 years, he has taught clinical practice, social welfare policy, and research methods to masters and doctoral students, social workers, and allied health professionals.

Dr. Gardner’s research examines the intersections of aging and health, with particular focus on the biopsychosocial/spiritual needs of older adults with serious illness from traditionally marginalized communities. He has substantial experience in conducting community-based qualitative and mixed methods research and program evaluation. His current research explores barriers and facilitators to palliative care and pain management among diverse community-dwelling elders in East and Central Harlem. Dr. Gardner’s research has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Aging, the National Institute of Medical and General Medical Sciences, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the American Cancer Society, the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, and the John A. Hartford Foundation.

Dr. Gardner was a Faculty Research Fellow (2012-2018) and Interim Director of Hunter’s Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging (2016-2018), a Hartford Doctoral Fellow (2002-2004) and Hartford Faculty Scholar (2006-2007) in Geriatric Social Work, and National Chair of the Hartford Gerontological Social Work Leaders (2009-2015). He is a founding Board member of the Social Work in Hospice & Palliative Care Network (SWHPN), and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.

Caroline Gelman, PhD, LCSW

Director of Education, Training and Lifelong Learning & Associate Professor, Silberman School of Social Work

Phone: 212-396-7542
Email: cgelman@hunter.cuny.edu

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Caroline Gelman's Bio

Dr. Gelman, Hartford Scholar (2007-2010) and Associate Professor, has practiced as a clinical social worker for 23 years, specializing in mental health issues in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.

Dr. Gelman has an especially strong commitment to and interest in working with Latino populations, and has done so throughout her career. Most recently she has focused on the experiences and needs of older adults and their caregivers. Noted for her expertise in qualitative research methods with culturally diverse older adults, she recently completed a $1.5 million project partly funded by the Weinberg Foundation that harnessed the capacity of eight community agencies serving older adults to support their caregivers in Washington Heights, an underserved neighborhood of NYC.

Dr. Gelman also researches and implements best practices for exposing MSW students to knowledge and skills in working with older adults.

Dr. Gelman has been the PI or Co-PI on various grants to develop gerontological training material from the Council on Social Work Education’s Gero-Ed Center and The John A. Hartford Foundation, including the development of computer-mediated modules highlighting knowledge and skills in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention with older adults aimed at exposing all advanced concentration social work students to mental health practice with the aging.

Keith Chan, PhD, LMSW

Associate Professor, Silberman School of Social Work

Phone: 617-818-7255
Email: kc5780@hunter.cuny.edu

Joanna Tillman

MSW Intern, Silberman Aging

Email: joanna.tillman24@myhunter.cuny.edu

Joanna's Bio →

Joanna Tillman's Bio

Joanna Tillman is a first-year MWS student on the Community Organizing and Policy track at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. In addition to conference planning with Silberman Aging, she works with the East Harlem Community Health Committee (EHCHC) where she leads a community storytelling initiative that documents lived experiences of residents and service providers to inform advocacy efforts. Prior to beginning her MSW studies, Joanna was an involved labor organizer, with a focus on member engagement and education. A member of IATSE Local 52 since 2012, she helped build their young workers committee and strengthen inter-local solidarity across the entertainment industry. She remains active in local electoral field organizing and grassroots civic engagement. At Silberman, she is involved with the Silberman Student Advocacy Collective (SSAC) and Students for an Aging Society (SAAS). She is committee to advancing community-driven policy solutions that promote dignity, equity, and self-determination for older adults, working people, and all underrepresented communities.