Erin E. Emery-Tiburcio, PhD, ABPP

Erin Emery-Tiburcio, PhD, ABPP, is a professor of Geriatric and Rehabilitation Psychology and Co-Director of the Center for Excellence in Aging at Rush University Medical Center. She completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology at Bowling Green State University, residency at Harvard Medical School/VA Boston and her fellowship in Clinical Geropsychology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. She is past-President of the Society for Clinical Geropsychology within the American Psychological Association, where she developed GeroCentral.org, a clearinghouse for geriatric mental health resources. She currently serves as Chair of the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Aging. Emery-Tiburcio is Co-Director of the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program of Illinois based at Rush University Medical Center, which is developing multiple educational programs for all levels of professionals who work with older adults, as well as partnering with primary care clinics across the state to transform care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions (www.catch-on.org). She also co-directs the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging, which integrates Rush’s foundation of cutting edge research, health care and aging education, evidenced-based clinical practice, community engagement and local and national policy change (aging.rush.edu).