Professional Service

• Gerontological Society of America. Interest Group Convener, Aging, Alcohol, and Addictions Interest Group. 11/01/2013 - 11/30/2020
• Gerontological Society of America. Co-Founder and Organizer, “Gerontologists Giving Back” Service Event. 09/01/2008 - 11/30/2019

Internal Service

• University of Utah Health Interprofessional Education Program. Associate Director, 07/01/2019 - present. University service.
• Center on Aging. Steering Committee Member, 01/18/2021 - present. University service.
• Age Friendly Communities Symposium Committee. Member, 08/01/2021 - 08/31/2023. University service.

Community Partnership

• Housing Fund Connect, Board Trustee and Vice Chair. 01/01/2020 - 01/05/2024
• Patricia W. Child Health & Wellness Tower Planning Committee. 09/02/2019 - 07/01/2022

Honors & Awards

• GSA Fellow. The Gerontological Society of America, 05/06/2020

Affiliations

• Consortium for Families and Health Research (C-FaHR), Faculty Affiliate, 04/23/2021 - present
• Global Change and Sustainability Center (GCSC), Faculty Affiliate, 09/15/2020 - present
• iNterdisciplinary EXchange for Utah Science (NEXUS), Member, 04/22/2020 - present
• Center on Aging , Faculty Affiliate, 09/25/2019 - present

In the Media

• Sarnacka-Mahoney, Eliza. Homelessness in the US has a new face. Poverty increasingly affects seniors. 11/03/2023. https://www-gazetaprawna-pl.translate.goog/magazyn...
• Patille, R, Mahmood, A, Bookmyer, G, & Canham, SL. Older people who are homeless need better access to hospice and palliative care. The Conversation. 05/11/2023. https://theconversation.com/older-people-who-are-h...
• Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Housing experts assess Ontario court ruling on encampment evictions. 02/22/2023. https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=cfd43a54b15fb1...
• Moman, S. Frostbite, thefts, sleeping under snow experienced by Semiahmoo Peninsula’s homeless as shelters run over-capacity. 12/30/2022. https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/sleeping-under-...
• Goel, S. Locals brought together to better understand homelessness in South Vancouver. 11/23/2022. https://www.langaravoice.ca/locals-brought-togethe...
• Shaw, M. Supporting an aging population experiencing homelessness. [press release]. 11/22/2022. https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2022/11/support...
• College of Social Work, University of Utah. Picturing changing perceptions of place. Innovation Matters. Available: . 11/01/2022. https://socialwork.utah.edu/magazines/innovation-m...
• Shaughnessey, S. Utah legislature approves $55 million for affordable housing. 09/30/2022. https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2022/09/30/utah-leg...
• Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation. Researchers study housing solutions for older Canadians. 07/06/2022. https://www.placetocallhome.ca/en/stories/091-rese...
• Means, E. Helping older Utahns who are homeless will take a cultural shift, expert says. 06/15/2022. https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2022-06-15/h...
• National Institute for Transportation and Communities. (2022, April 5). Relocating homeless resource centers in Salt Lake County: What were the mobility impacts? [Press release]. 04/05/2022. https://nitc.trec.pdx.edu/news/relocating-homeless...
• Park, CE. More shelters open in Vancouver as B.C. braces for below-normal temperatures this winter. 12/15/2021. https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/housing/more-sh...
• Stevens, T. How city design limits the homeless from camping, sleeping in public spaces in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake Tribune. 03/21/2021. https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/03/21/how-city-de...
• SFU study on homelessness focuses on older adults. 09/23/2020. https://the-peak.ca/2020/09/sfu-study-on-homelessn...
• Spike in homelessness among aged prompts research for solutions, support. CKNW Interview with Niki Reitmayer on The Jill Bennett Show. 08/25/2020.
• The pandemic presents the chance to end homelessness in Canada for good. 06/24/2020. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ending-homeles...
• The aging face of homelessness in North American cities. The Conversation. 04/10/2019. https://theconversation.com/the-aging-face-of-home...
• Expert keeping close eye on homeless count, cites concerns for older people on the streets. 03/13/2019. https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/03/13/homeless-c...
• Celebrating the expertise of women scholars. 03/12/2019. https://www.youtube.com/embed/o9yHji1rgXU
• The Simi Sara Show Interview (Global News, 980 CKNW): Vancouver Homeless Count. 03/12/2019. https://globalnews.ca/bc/program/the-simi-sara-sho...
• The Jill Bennett Show (Global News, 980 CKNW): 2019 Vancouver Homeless Count. 03/09/2019. https://globalnews.ca/bc/program/the-jill-bennett-...
• Joy TV’s CARPe diem series: Access to Affordable Housing for Seniors. Co-hosted by the Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP). 10/23/2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFxUQmE_cQI
• Holocaust survivors remember with resilience. 01/06/2017. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-trauma-re...
• Frequent binge drinking is associated with insomnia symptoms in older adults. 06/10/2013. https://aasm.org/frequent-binge-drinking-is-associ...