Aging Matters TV show

Featuring Erin Whalen, Communication Skills Coach and Founder (Compassionate Coaching), this program highlights why good communication skills can help family members deal with aging-related issues and how best to talk about them. The episode includes a conversation between two family members about an aging-related issue and how assistance from a communication skills coach can make such conversations more beneficial.

This Aging Matters TV Show episode highlights whole food, plant-based foods and why a plant-based diet can improve health. Guest Julia Kish Doto, PhD, Assistant Professor (Marymount University, College of Health and Education), describes benefits of a whole food, plant-based diet and how to begin eating it. Examples of plant-based foods and sample diet menus are provided.

The third episode of a three-part Aging Research series focuses on exploring the impact of home interior design to enhance older adults’ health and well-being. Guests Moira Gannon Denson, ASID, Associate Professor of Interior Architecture + Design, and Kaitlyn Doyle, Interior Architecture + Design graduate student (Marymount University), discuss creating optimal home interiors to promote longevity for older adult residents. Design materials used to construct safe environments will be demonstrated.

The second episode of a 3-part Aging Research series focuses on machine learning and gamification research to improve cognitive skills and physical movement in older adults. Guests Eric Bubar, PhD, founding Professor of Engineering, and Jenna Kniceley, Pre-Physical Therapy Student, Marymount University, discuss emerging technologies to support aging related research projects. Demonstrations of a computer “watching” an adult exercising and commenting on the form are provided.

This episode of a three-part Aging Research series highlights community research to address cognitive decline in older adults. Guest Julie Ries, PhD, Professor of Physical Therapy (Marymount University), explains her research to determine use of an at-home, virtual balance exercise program for people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. A series of related exercises is demonstrated. Guest Catherine Diaz-Asper, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology (Marymount University), discusses her research to develop a telephone call protocol using AI to determine if an individual is experiencing cognitive decline.

In this Stories of Life episode, Joy Nathan talks about her life as an actor, including her roles in film, television, and theater, and work in commercials, PSAs, print media, radio recordings, and voiceovers. A collage of clips from recent films, a video about aging, and a commercial is shown.

In this Stories of Life episode, artist and author, Daniel Nie, talks about his transition from Chinese resident to U.S. citizen and the unique art form called coolligraphy, which he uses to celebrate life events. He also shares how he utilizes art to interpret everyday objects in the world.

In this Stories of Life episode, Craig Syphax, President Emeritus, Black Heritage Museum of Arlington (BHMA), shares details about Syphax family achievements in Arlington County since the Civil War and establishment of the BHMA.