John G Schumacher
Professor · Tenured
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health School of Public Policy Management of Aging Services
About
Dr. Schumacher is a medical sociologist and social gerontologist focusing on health care delivery. One area of his current research focuses on examining geriatric emergency medicine models of care and community engaged scholarship. A second area of research examines generative artificial intelligence and pedagogy in higher education.
Research interests
aging, gerontology, geriatric emergency medicine, physician-patient relationships, social dimensions of health, pedagogy research, online education; Scholarship of teaching and learning involving generative artificial intelligence
Teaching interests
Theory and Methods in Gerontology; Generative artificial intelligence & teaching & learning; Research Methods; Medical sociology; Chronic and life-threatening illness
Education
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Ph D, Sociology
— Case Western Reserve University (2000) Older Adults in the Emergency Department: Predictors of Emergency Physician Encounter Satisfaction
- MA, Sociology — Case Western Reserve University (1995)
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MA, Applied Philosophy
— Bowling Green State University (1994) Physicians' obligation to discuss advance directives with patients at high risk of losing decision-making capacity.
- BS, Chemistry — John Carroll University (1986)
Publications
- Residents’ Perceptions of their Neighborhood in Brooklyn, Maryland 2021
- Age-Friendly Universities and Age-Friendly Health Systems: New Partnerships to Support Healthy Aging. 2021
- Residents’ views about assets, challenges, and renewal options in the Brooklyn, MD community 2020
Presentations
- Opening the Age Friendly University Umbrella: New Synergies Among Academic Gerontology Programs, Centers for Aging Studies, Health Systems and Higher Education. 2020
- “Attitudes, Concerns, and Aspirations in the Community of Brooklyn.” 2019
- Exploring Opportunities to Improve Outcomes of Older Adults by Targeting Their Social Determinants of Health 2019
- Tracking the Rise of Geriatric Emergency Departments. 2018
- Providing Geriatric Emergency Medical Services: Innovations and Trends 2018
- Responding to Older Adults in the ED: A National Survey of Geriatric Emergency Departments. 2017
- Self-Talk on Health by Assisted Living Residents: New Implications for Providers. 2017
- Trends in Geriatric Emergency Medicine for Older Adult Patients 2017
- Geriatric Emergency Departments: A Rapidly Emerging Model. 2017
Grants and Contracts
- AI Empowered Teaching 2024
- Student Mentoring and Research Training (SMaRT) 2023
Courses Taught
- Aging Policy
- Applied Sociology
- Gerontologicical Theory and Methods I
- Theory and Methods Gerontology I (UMB Course)
- GERO 750 Theory & Research Methods in Gerontology II
- GERO 751 Theory and Research Methods II