Our Institute on Gerontology and Center for Human Services Research provide additional opportunities for students to engage in basic research and program evaluation. Research studies involve critical research relating to the aging and their caregivers, persons with disabilities, family supports and the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect, and problems related to substance abuse, mental health, and domestic violence. The Institute and Center are part of a network of cutting-edge research programs in the University fostering interdisciplinary research opportunities. The University at Albany is a major research university generating over 100 million dollars in external grants. Research opportunities are complemented by instructional and educational roles for doctoral students in our school-community.
Doctoral students teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
They also are involved in educational innovations such as the Hartford Internships in Aging Program. This program fosters innovations in services to the aging though field practice, which in turn guide educational initiatives. Similar field-based education, research, and service initiatives are being designed in child welfare and public welfare. Our doctoral students are an integral part of our school-community. As colleagues, they become richly embedded in the diverse programs, partnerships, research collaboratives, and educational and interprofessional programs of the school.