Barbara Gillogly, PhD., MFT
Dr. Gillogly has been the Chair of the Gerontology Department at American River College for the past 18 years. This program has been awarded the designation of Program of Merit by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education in Washington, DC. American River College is one of only eight colleges and universities in the U.S. awarded this designation.
Dr. Gillogly also maintains a private therapy practice working with people of all ages, but especially with seniors and their families in challenges of aging within the family. She has both a BA and MA in psychology from CSUS and a Ph.D. in Human Development with an emphasis on aging from U.C. Davis.
Dr. Gillogly wrote The New Nursing Assistant 2000, a textbook published by Medcom, Inc. and widely used in C.N.A. training programs.
She facilitates educational support groups and is a member of the Advisory Boards for the UCD Center for Healthy Aging, CSUS Gerontology Program, and UCD Extension Services. She is also been a Board member of the California Council for Gerontology and Geriatrics and has been the Community College Representative for the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. In 2005 she was invited to participate with 33 other leaders in the field of aging in a week-long discussion of aging issues at Oxford University in England. She has taught at American River College, CSUS, and UC Davis in gerontology, psychology, and human development.
