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Harry R. Moody, PhD
Director
Office of Academic Affairs
AARP
Washington, DC
Dr. Harry R. Moody is currently Director of Academic Affairs for AARP. The AARP Office of Academic Affairs was established in 2004 to focus on four main programs: 1) partnerships with higher education institutions and organizations, 2) scholarships for students in gerontology, 3) internships for students in aging, and 4) academic resources. The Office publishes two monthly electronic newsletters: Teaching Gerontology, and Human Values in Aging. Sample copies and subscriptions information are available at www.hrmoody.com.
He also serves as Senior Associate with the International Longevity Center-USA and Senior Fellow of Civic Ventures.
Dr. Moody previously served as Executive Director of the Brookdale Center on Aging at Hunter College and Chairman of the Board of Elderhostel.
He is listed with the NextAge Speakers Bureau and speaks extensively around the United States. At present, his speaking activities are coordinated with the work of the Academic Affairs Office at AARP.
Dr. Moody is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and book chapters, as well as a number of books including: Abundance of Life: Human Development Policies for an Aging Society (Columbia University Press, 1988); Ethics in an Aging Society (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992); and Aging: Concepts and Controversies, a gerontology textbook now in its 3rd edition. His most recent book, The Five Stages of the Soul, was published by Doubleday Anchor Books (1997) and has been translated into seven languages worldwide.
A graduate of Yale (1967) and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University (1973), Dr. Moody taught philosophy at Columbia, Hunter College, New York University, and the University of California at Santa Cruz. From 1999 to 2001 he served as National Program Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Faith in Action and, from 1992 to 1999, was Executive Director of the Brookdale Center at Hunter College. Before coming to Hunter, he served as Administrator of Continuing Education Programs for the Citicorp Foundation and later as Co-Director of the National Aging Policy Center of the National Council on Aging in Washington, DC.
Dr. Moody is known nationally for his work in older adult education and recently stepped down as Chairman of the Board of Elderhostel. He has also been active in the field of biomedical ethics and holds appointment as an Adjunct Associate of the Hastings Center.
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