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CURRICULUM VITAE
Tam Elisabeth Perry
Assistant Professor Email: teperry@wayne.edu
Wayne State University Work Phone: (313) 577 4402
School of Social Work Cell: (734) 355 9446
Thompson Home
4756 Cass Avenue
Detroit, MI 48201
Joint Doctoral Program in Social Work and Anthropology
“Leaving home in late life: Negotiating moves among older adults and their
networks in the Midwestern United States.”
Co-Chairs: Ruth Dunkle (Social Work), Judith T. Irvine (Anthropology)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Masters of Arts in Anthropology (2007)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Masters of Science in Social Work (1998)
Concentration: Administration and Planning
University of Texas
Austin, TX
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude (1993)
Major: Mathematics with a concentration in Spanish;
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Research
Interests
Older Adult Housing Transitions, Built Environment and Aging
Gerontological Social Work and Diverse Populations
Long-Term Care Issues
Teaching
Interests
Aging: Theories and Interventions
History of Social Welfare Policy for Older Americans
Macro Social Work
Qualitative Methods/Mixed Methods
Social work in Diverse Populations/International Social Work