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Paul Nash

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Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology, University of Southern California

In Ventura, California, a woman who is social isolating greets a little boy who has come to visit. Getty Images / Brent Stirton

June 15, 2020

Coronavirus shows how ageism is harmful to health of older adults

Paul Nash, University of Southern California and Phillip W. Schnarrs, The University of Texas at Austin

Prejudice toward older Americans can impact their physical and emotional health.

Mary-Lou McCullagh, 83, inside her Ventura, California home, in isolation because of COVID-19. She and her husband Bob, 84, greet the little boy who lives across the street. Getty Images / Brent Stirton

May 6, 2020

Out with the old: Coronavirus highlights why we need new names for aging

Caroline Cicero, University of Southern California and Paul Nash, University of Southern California

What’s in a word? Plenty, when it comes to the choices we use to describe people over 60. Stigma against older people that has been evident during the COVID-19 pandemic shows why it’s time to change.

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