CURRICULUM VITAE
PHILIP B. STAFFORD
Indiana University
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Indiana's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities
2853 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2696
(812) 855-2163
[email protected]
EDUCATION
1977 Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology with a minor in Folklore, Indiana University-Bloomington
1971 B. A. in Anthropology , University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2003 Exemplary Service & Dedication to Medical Education, Indiana University School of Medicine
1998 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Leadership Bloomington/Monroe County
1997 Housing Professional Award, Council for Community Accessibility, Bloomington, IN
1992 Eldercare Award, Indiana Chapter AARP
1991 Quality of Life Award, Local Council of Women, for Senior Respite Care, Bloomington, IN
1986 Jesse L. Dickinson Award, Indiana Federation of Older Hoosiers
1978 Quality of Life Award, Local Council of Women, for Adult Day Care Program, Bloomington, IN
1975-76 Indiana University Fellowship (dissertation year award)
1967-71 Trustee Scholar (full tuition), University of Chicago
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 - Present Director, Center on Aging and Community, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Manage staff of five professionals conducting applied research, training and consulting statewide around issues of aging and disabilities, including aging and developmental disabilities.
1998 - Present: Director, Evergreen Institute on Elder Environments, Inc. (501 c3), Bloomington, IN
1999 - Present: Adjunct Professor, Department of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (Graduate Faculty Status)
2004 - Present: Board Member, The Foundation for Alzheimer's and Cultural Memory.
1989 - 1998: Director, Senior Health Services, Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington, IN
1976 - 1989: Coordinator, Older Adults Services, South Central Community Mental Health Center, Bloomington, IN
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
BOOKS / MONOGRAPHS
Feldman, P., Oberlink, M., Rudyn, D., Clay, J., Edwards, B., Stafford, P.B. (2003) Best Practices: Lessons for Communities in Supporting the Health, Well Being and Independence of Older People. New York: Center for Home Care Policy and Research.
Stafford, P.B., Harlan, J.E. (2003) Home Modification Services in Indiana: Statewide Survey Results And Recommendations for Public Policy and Action. Report prepared for the Indiana Governor's Task Force for People with Disabilities and the Indiana Housing Finance Authority.
EDITED BOOKS
Stafford, Philip B. (2003) Gray Areas: Ethnographic Encounters with Nursing Home Culture. Santa Fe: SAR Press.
Stafford, P., Peltz, R. Memory Practices: Culture and the Creation of Memory Repertoires (ms in preparation)
BOOK CHAPTERS
Stafford, P. B. (2003) Homebodies: Voices of Place in a North American Community. In P. Stafford, (Ed.) Gray Areas: Ethnographic Encounters with Nursing Home Culture. Santa Fe: SAR Press.
Stafford, P.B. (nd) Memory and the Creation of Place. IN Climo, J., Teski, M., Stafford, P., Peltz, R., eds. Memory Practices: Culture and the Creation of Memory Repertoires (ms under review).
Stafford, P. B. (2001) When Community Planning becomes Community Building: Place-Based Activism and the Creation of Good Places to Grow Old. In L. Heumann et al, (ed.) Empowering Frail Elderly People: Opportunities and Impediments in Housing, Health and Support Service Delivery. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Stafford, P.B. (1991) The Social Construction of Alzheimer's Disease. IN Thomas A. Sebeok (Ed.) The Semiotic Web 1991. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.
ARTICLES AND RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Stafford, P.B. (2006) Locating Old Age. Keynote address. Annual Conference of the Ithaca University Gerontology Institute, Ithaca, NY. Sept., 2006)
Stafford, P.B. (2006) Town Squares IN J.P. Leary (Ed.) Encyclopedia of the Midwest. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
Stafford, P.B. (2005) Talking About Memory: Zero Signs, Irony and the Cultural Construction of Truth. Paper presentation, American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. Washington, D.C. Dec. 1, 2005.
Stafford, P.B. (2005) Creating Lifespan Communities. Invited lead article for Public Policy and Aging Report, 15:4, Gerontological Society of America: National Academy on an Aging Society.
Hansen, D., DiLaura, J., Etienne, D., Oberlink, M., Stafford, P.B. (2005) Implementing Elder-Friendly Community Change. Workshop for American Society on Aging Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Stafford, P.B. (2005) with T. Gillespie, K. Worcman, J-F LeClerc, P.Hernandez, Identity and Representation: Social Justice and Community Building through the Museums of the Person. Museums and the Web, April 13-16, 2005.Vancouver, Canada.
Stafford, P.B. Citizen Participation Planning for an Aging Community. Presentation to Tarrent County Summit on Aging, March 30, 2005, Fort Worth, TX.
Stafford, P., Oberlink, M. Etienne,D., Hansen, D., Pavlock, K. Implementing Designs for Elder-Friendly Communities. Symposium at American Society on Aging Annual Meetings. San Francisco, CA. (2004)
Stafford, P.B. (2004) Planning for Our Aging Society: Adults with Developmental Disabilities. Workshops in Tacoma and Seattle, WA, Washington State Division of Developmental Disabilities.
Stafford, P.B. (2004) Making Meaning from Data. Contra Costa for Every Generation Kick-off Event. Walnut Grove, CA.
Stafford, P.B. (2004) The Nature and Culture of Alzheimer's Disease. Guest lecture, Poynter Center on Religion and Ethics, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Stafford, P.B., Hauss, S. (2004) Home Modification: Issues and Resources. Video conference presentation. Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.
Hart, C., Schaich, G., Stafford, P. Intergenerational Learning Communities. (2004) Workshop for Annual Indiana Governor's Conference on Volunteerism and Community Service. Indianapolis, IN.
Stafford, P.B., Holtz, P. (2004) Planning for an Aging Society: Adults with Developmental Disabilities. South Dakota Association of Community Based Services. Pierre: SD.
Stafford, P.B., Carpenter, I., Taylor. D.A. (2004). Documenting Local Culture: An Introductory Field School. IN Passages: The Ethnographic Field School and First Fieldwork Experiences, Iris., M. (Ed.) Chicago: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin # 22.
Stafford, P.B. (2004) Gerontology and Geriatrics. Entry in International Handbook of Semiotics, Vol. 3. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.
Recent GRANTS/CONTRACTS/CONSULTANCIES RECEIVED
- US Administration on Aging, Oct. 2005. Indiana Partnerships for Lifespan Communities. A statewide planning demonstration with Indiana Division on Aging. $120,000 (three years)
- Tarrent County, Texas, Commission on Aging, for assistance with community planning and aging summits. (2004-05)
- John Muir/Mt. Diablo Community Health Foundation. Walnut Creek, CA. Contra Costa for Every Generation (2004-05) Consulting and training for county-wide elder-friendly community initiative. $10,000
- Indiana Housing Finance Authority and Governor's Planning Council for Persons with Disabilities (2004). Fixin' to Stay: Home Modification for Independent Living. Development and coordination of four day long regional workshops, with presenter Louis Tenenbaum of Potomac, MD. $8,000.
- The Advantage Initiative. (2000-present). Case study research and community consultations and training for development of national elder-friendly communities initiative. $150,000.
- CICOA: Aging and In Home Solutions (Central Indiana Agency on Aging) (2004) Strategic Planning Consultation for Indianapolis to become an elder-friendly community. $12,000.
