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| Sheryl Goldberg |
Email: sheryl.goldberg@ucsf.edu
Telephone: (415) 476-1106
Dr. Sheryl Goldberg is a Research Specialist at the Institute for Health & Aging (IHA). She received her Doctoral Degree in Sociology with a specialization in Aging Health Policy from the University of California, San Francisco and Master of Social Work Degree with a specialization in Gerontology from Boston University.
Since 1998 Dr. Goldberg has been working with Dr. Carroll Estes designing and implementing numerous research projects focused on issues related to access to community-based health and social services, mental health services, long term care ombudsman programs, healthy aging for diverse and underserved populations, and welfare reform.
Dr. Goldberg is committed to conducting applied social research and community-based participatory projects and to the utility of research. Also, at IHA, Dr. Goldberg works with the Lesbian Health and Research Center (LHRC) on projects related to aging. In addition, Dr. Goldberg served as part of a team at the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies that conducted an external assessment of The Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.
Previously she worked as an Aging Specialist/Program Analyst with the San Francisco County Commission on the Aging and as a Research Specialist with the Bay Area Social Services Consortium (BASSC) and the National Abandoned Infants Assistance Resource Center at the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley.
Title: Enhancing the Performance of Local Long Term Care Ombudsman
Programs in Georgia
Project Period: 9/29/2006 - 9/30/2007 (Co-Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
Description: This project examines factors related to effectiveness in an effort
to strengthen the capacity of local long term care ombudsman programs in
Georgia.
Title: Disparities in Mental Health Services Among Older Adults in
Florida and California: Examination of Race/Ethnicity and Gender
Project Period: 5/1/05 -12/31/06 (Co-Principal Investigator)
Funding Agency: SAMHSA/CMHS
Description: The purpose of this project is to gather the perspectives of
community, state, and national stakeholders on issues related to access
to mental health services for diverse older adults living in the
community.
Title: Enhancing the Performance of the Local Long Term Care
Ombudsman Project
Project Period: 1/1/05 -12/31/06 (Co-Investigator)
Funding Agency: The Commonwealth Fund - Picker/Commonwealth Program on Quality of Care for Frail Elders
Description: This project examines the factors affecting performance of local
long term care ombudsman programs in California and New York. The
project includes (1) research using a mixed method design and
participatory approach, and (2) dissemination strategies involving the
development of (a) a chart book of findings, (b) a toolkit of best
practices, and in each state (c) a “summit” to convene program leaders
to discuss key topics and construct recommendations, and (d) a policy
event to connect policy makers and stakeholders designed to provide a
framework for implementing change.
Title: Program on Healthy Aging
Project Period: 2/1/05 - 6/30/06(Co-Investigator)
Funding Agency: The California Endowment
Description: This
project explores effective strategies and programs and policies relating
to healthy aging for diverse and underserved populations in an effort to
improve access to health care and economic assistance.
Title: Post-Acute Care and Rehabilitation in the Long Term Care
Ombudsman Program: New York State and California
Project Period: 1/1/04 -12/31/05(Co-Investigator)
Funding Agency: Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
Description: This project seeks to
understand and enhance the performance of the
local long term care ombudsman programs in New York State and California
in addressing the growing needs of post acute, rehabilitative, and
convalescent care residents of long-term care facilities.
Title: California Long Term Care Ombudsman Project
Project Period: 7/1/03 - 12/31/06(Co-Investigator)
Funding Agency: Archstone Foundation
Description: This project seeks to understand and improve the performance and
effectiveness of local long term care ombudsman programs in California,
particularly with regard to the area of elder abuse.
Title: New York State Long Term Care Ombudsman Project
Project Period: 5/1/04 - 8/31/05 (Co-Investigator)
Funding Agency: New York Community Trust
Description: This project examines the factors that are associated with the
effectiveness of the local long term care ombudsman programs in New York
State.
Title: An Assessment of The Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University (CASA)
Project Period: 9/01/01 - 3/31/02 (Project Director)
Funding Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Description: At the request of the RWJF this study evaluated the
influence and effectiveness of CASA’s research and program development
efforts and CASA’s impact on the field of addiction and substance abuse
policy and research.
Title: Quality of Nursing Home Care: A 50 State Survey of the Long Term Care
Ombudsman Program
Project Period: 2000-01 (Project Director)
Funding Agency: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Description: This national study investigated the role and
effectiveness of state long term care ombudsmen in improving quality of
care in long term care settings.
Title: Effects of Devolution on the Elderly and Aging Services
in San Francisco
Project Period: 1/1/98 - 4/30/00 (Project Director)
Funding Agency: San Francisco Foundation
Description: This research concerned the community level effects
on service delivery and the elderly of welfare reform and the devolution
of responsibility from the federal to the state and local levels.
2006 Estes, C.L., Goldberg, S.C., Wellin, C., Linkins, K.W., Shostak, S., & Beard, R.L. “Implications of Welfare Reform on the Elderly: A Case Study of Provider, Advocate, and Consumer Perspectives,” Journal of Aging & Social Policy, Vol. 18(1).
2005 Goldberg, S.C., Sickler, J., & Dibble, S.L. “Lesbians over Sixty: The Consistency of Findings from Twenty Years of Survey Data,” Journal of Lesbian Studies, Vol. 9(1/2).
2004 Estes, C.L., Zulman, D.M., Goldberg, S.C., & Ogawa, D.D. “State Long Term Care Ombudsmen Programs: Factors Associated with Perceived Effectiveness.” The Gerontologist , Vol. 44(1).
2002 Dal Santo, T., Goldberg, S., Choice, P., & Austin, M .J. “Exploratory Research in Public Social Service Agencies: An Assessment of Dissemination and Utilization” Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Vol. 29 (4).
2001 Weiner, J.M, Estes, C.L., Goldenson, S.M., & Goldberg, S.C. “What Happened to Long-Term Care in the Health Reform Debate of 1993-1994?: Lessons for the Future.” The Milbank Quarterly, Vol. 79 (2).
2001 Goldberg, S., Cullen, J., & Austin, M .J. “Developing a Public Information and Community Relations Strategy in a County Social Services Agency.” Administration in Social Work, Vol. 25(2).
2001 Brooks, D. & Goldberg, S. “Gay and Lesbian Adoptive and Foster Care Placements: Can They Meet the Needs of Waiting Children?” Social Work, Vol. 46 (2).
1999 Austin, M. J., Martin, M., Carnochan, S., Goldberg, S., Berrick, J.D., Weiss, B. & Kelley, J. “Building a Comprehensive Agency-University Partnership: A Case Study of the Bay Area Social Services Consortium.” Journal of Community Practice. Vol. 6 (3).
1990 Goldberg, S.C. & Estes, C.L. "Medicare DRGs and Post-Hospital Care for the Elderly: Does Out of the Hospital Mean Out of Luck?" Journal of Applied Gerontology, March.
2003 Estes, C.L., Weiner, J.M, Goldberg, S.C., & Goldenson, S.M. “The Politics of Long-Term Care Reform Under the Clinton Health Plan: Lessons for the Future.” In Lee, P.R & Estes, C.L (Eds.). The Nation’s Health (7th Edition), Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
2000 Estes, C.L., Weiner, J.M, Goldberg, S.C., & Goldenson, S.M. “The Politics of Long-Term Care Reform Under the Clinton Health Plan: Lessons for the Future.” The Nation’s Health (6th Edition), Boston: Jones and Bartlett.
1997 Lum, R. & Goldberg, S. “Creating a Forum to Address a Crisis in the Alameda County General Assistance Program: A Case Study of Welfare Reform Planning,” Guiding Organizational Change: A Casebook for Executive Development in the Human Services. Fourth Edition. Berkeley, CA: School of Social Welfare, UCB.
1993 Goldberg, S.C., McKetty, C.C., Swan, J.H., Wood, J.B., Ingman, S.R., Villanueva, A.M., & Fox, P.J. "Access in Peril." In Estes, C.L., Swan, J.H. & Associates (Eds.). The Long Term Care Crisis: Elders Trapped in the No-Care Zone. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
1993 Goldberg, S.C. & Estes, C.L. "Does Out of the Hospital Mean Out of Luck?" In Estes, C.L., Swan, J.H. & Associates (Eds.). The Long Term Care Crisis: Elders Trapped in the No-Care Zone. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
1993 Hanes Spohn, P., Goldberg, S.C., Morrison, E., Kramek, L.M., Humphers, S., & Estes, C.L. "Community Variation in Policy Implementation." In Estes, C.L., Swan, J.H. & Associates (Eds.). The Long Term Care Crisis: Elders Trapped in the No-Care Zone. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
1993 Sebesta, D., Estes, C.L., Goldberg, S.C. & McKetty, C.C. "Prospective Payment Revolution and Long Term Care." In Estes, C.L., Swan, J.H. & Associates (Eds.). The Long Term Care Crisis: Elders Trapped in the No-Care Zone. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
1986 Goldberg, S.C. "A Model Social Service Program for Older Lesbians," In Adelman, M. (Ed.). Long Time Passing. Boston, MA: Alyson Publications.
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