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Claire Wickersham is a senior research associate at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston. She holds a doctorate in gerontology from UMass Boston, a master’s in gerontological studies from Miami University in Oxford, OH, and a bachelor of science in speech and hearing science from the State University of New York at Cortland.
Wickersham’s expertise spans home and community-based services, aging in place and community, age- and dementia-friendly initiatives, lifelong learning, and caregiving. Her recent work focuses on person-centered care, the financial impacts of family caregiving, and policy solutions to reduce family caregivers’ financial vulnerability in retirement.