Ruth Campbell
Contact information
- address
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916 Miner St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Washtenaw County - work phone
- 734-764-2556
- home phone
- 734-662-5076
- fax
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- rcampbel@umich.edu
- website
- http://www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics/
Academic background
- Academic affiliation
- University of Michigan
- Degree
- M.A.
- Major
- Social Work, Gerontology
- Minor
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- Other organization(s)
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Area(s) of specialization
- Area studies: Japan
- Folklore
- Humanities
- Interdisciplinary
- International studies
- Oral history
- Public policy
- Womens studies
Additional info
- Experience:
- Conduct writing groups for older adults. Primary investigator for project conducting oral histories of older African-Americans by African-Americans. High school students conducted project collecting oral histories of nursing home residents and people over age 90. I have conducted research on older folk artists who speak and write on creativity. Started a lifelong learning and aging program. I have written articles on creativity and writing for professional journals. Speak to numerous public audiences. Conducted research on art and aging in Japan and U.S.
- Suggestions for projects:
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