Jefferson Elder Care
JEC Team
Professor & Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy
Dean, Jefferson School of Health Professions
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130 S. 9th Street, Suite 824 (215) 503-9606 |
Janice P. Burke, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTAClinical Director, Jefferson Elder Care
Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
Jefferson School of Health Professions
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130 S. 9th Street, Suite 517 (215) 503-9509 |
Catherine Verrier Piersol, M.S., OTR/LStaff
Outreach Coordinator & Occupational Therapist
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130 S. 9th Street, Suite 515 (215) 503-6791 |
Nicole Davis, MOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist
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130 S. 9th Street, Suite 810 (215) 503-6791 |
Geraldine (Geri) Shaw, OTR/LAdministrative Assistant
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130 S. 9th Street, Suite 510 (215) 503-4716 |
Helen JonesFaculty, Department of Occupational Therapy
Jefferson School of Health Professions
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130 S. 9th Street, Suite 821 (215) 503-9608 |
E. Adel Herge, OTD, OTR/L
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130 S. 9th Street, Suite 516 (215) 503-4831 |
Tracey Vause-Earland, MS, OTR/LMedical Advisors
Barry W. Rovner, M.D. is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, and Director of Clinical Alzheimer's Disease Research at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Rovner graduated Jefferson Medical College in 1980 and completed his residency in Psychiatry and fellowship training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1985. His clinical research concerns neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease and vision disorders such as Age-Related Macular Degeneration. The focus in both disorders is to test novel interventions to improve cognition, prevent depression and enhance quality of life.
Christine A. Arenson, M.D. is assistant clinical professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Jefferson Medical College. Research and scholarly interests include developing enhanced educational opportunities for medical students to learn geriatrics. Dr. Arenson is involved in community-based partnerships to provide comprehensive services to low-income seniors, and developing outcomes tools to evaluate the effectiveness of these programs. Areas of clinical expertise include family medicine and geriatrics. Educational administrative experience includes coordinating geriatrics curricula for family medicine residents and serving as assistant director for fellowships in the Department of Family Medicine.
