Faculty Profile for Dr. Olga Stadelmann Gerhart

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Dr. Olga Stadelmann Gerhart
Strategic Research Initiatives Spec — Asst VP for Research Development
JCK 489
phone: (512) 245-5291

Biography Section

Research Interests

Classical American Philosophy
Pragmatism
Applied Ethics and Aging
Applied Ethics and Dementia

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Chee, K. H., Gerhart, O. S., & Kim, S. (2023). Lived Experiences of Personal Growth among the Oldest-Old: Narrative Evidence. Educational Gerontology. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2023.2217554
  • Kim, S., Chee, K. H., & Gerhart, O. S. (2020). Generativity in collective storytelling: Evidence from a memory care community. Innovation in Aging, 4(2), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa002
  • Chee, K. H., Kim, S., & Gerhart, O. (2022). It Could be Anything You Want!: Vital Involvement of Persons with Dementia in Creative Group Storytelling. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igac059.1486
  • Mohan, R., Chee, K. H., Kim, S., & Gerhart, O. S. (2020). Improving Social Communication with TimeSlips Among Persons Living With Dementia: Results From a Pilot Study. Innovation in Aging. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.3060
  • Chee, K. H., Gerhart, O. S., Kim, S., & Caldwell, S. (2019). Creative Stories from a Memory Care Community: Values, Norms, Identities, and Experiences. Innovation in Aging. https://doi.org/doi: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.3202

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor. April 2016

Selected Grants

  • Chee, Kyong H (Principal), Gerhart, Olga S (Co-Principal), Kim, Seoyoun (Co-Principal). Storytelling, Generativity, and Well-Being among Persons Living with Dementia, Texas State University, $17991. (Funded: July 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Alliance of Researchers in Aging at Texas State University (ARIA)
May 2019-Present
Board Member, Secretary
United Campus Ministry
November 9, 2017-Present
Judge of the Preliminary Rounds
Texas State 3MT®
October 23, 2023
Student Poster Judge
TXST STEM Conference
March 24, 2023
Judge of the Preliminary Rounds
Texas State 3MT®
October 14, 2022