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Nancy Osgood, Ph.D.

Featured In: Volume 4: "Suicide in the Elderly"
Work With the Elderly: "Suicide in the Elderly"

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia, Dept. of Gerontology Richmond, VA 23298

Dr. Nancy Osgood is Professor of Gerontology and Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia, where she has been teaching and conduction research for the past 20 years. She obtained her Ph.D. in Sociology and Certificate in Gerontology from Syracuse University. From 1989-1991, Dr. Osgood was Director of an AOA funded Statewide Model Detection and Prevention Program for Geriatric Alcoholism in Virginia. She is an internationally sought after speaker and has authored and co-authored numerous articles, book chapters and books on the topics of suicide in the elderly, substance abuse and aging, and retirement housing for the elderly. Her most recent book on elderly suicide is titled Suicide in Later Life: Recognizing the Warning Signs.