Chair of the Division of Social Sciences; Professor of
Psychology
Director of The Center on Aging and Policy at MSMC
Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy, SUNY/ Albany, Rockefeller College of
Public Affairs and Policy
Master of Arts, New School for Social Research
Bachelor of Arts, Iona College
Office: Whittaker Hall, Room 202
Office Hours: T/TH 11:30-12:30; F
12:30-1:15; and by appointment
Phone: 845-569-3164
email: lawrence.force@msmc.edu
Courses
Bio
Professor Force, a gerontologist, has worked in the field of
aging and disabilities for over 30 years as an administrator,
clinician and educator. Dr. Force is a professor of psychology and
the director of the Center on Aging and Policy at Mount Saint. Mary
College. Professor Force has authored and collaborated on books,
articles, chapters, monographs and technical reports that address
topics of: aging policy, development of aging coalitions with
AAA's, life-long disabilities, community-based programs for
individuals with specialized needs, adult day services, Alzheimer's
disease, family caregiving and end-of-life care.
Among his many published works in this field, Professor Force is
co-author of End-of Life Care: A Guide for Supporting Older
People with Intellectual Disabilities & their Families and
Gerontology: An Interactive Text. Dr. Force was sponsored
as a Summer Institute Fellow at the National Institute on Aging and
the RAND Corporation. Professor Force was funded as a Principal
Investigator (PI) on a National Institute of Health (NIH) funded
project and has presented his work at national and international
conferences.
Grants
Awarded Kaplan Foundation Grant to support student-faculty
research, 1995-Present.
NIH Grant: Determinants of Service Provision for the Disabled
Aged, 2005-2009.
Mount Saint Mary College (MSMC) Faculty Development Grant,
Summer, 1995 and Summer, 1998.
Professional Affiliations
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Honors
National Institute of Health (NIH), Principal Investigator,
Determinants of Preventive Service Provision by Area Agencies on
Aging, 2006-2009
RAND Corporation Summer Institute on Epidemiology and Demography
of Aging, Santa Monica, Calif. August 9-13, 1996
National Institute on Aging (NIA) Summer Institute on Aging
Research, Washington, D.C. July 15 - July 22, 1995.
LCSW-R Licensed Clinical Social Worker / New York State
Education Department
NBCCH – National Board Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist