Ella Cohn-Schwartz, PhD

Head of the M.A. Gerontology Program, School of Public Health, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Email: ellasch@bgu.ac.il

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I study the changes in social networks in old age and their implications for mental health. I’m also interested in the social contexts of ageism and self-perceptions of aging and the effects of the social environment on cognitive aging. ​