Maria Henke, MA

Maria Henke, MA

Maria Henke is the Senior Associate Dean of the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, the oldest and largest school of gerontology in the world. Maria has been responsible for developing numerous gerontology education and training programs at the USC Leonard Davis School, including creating several online home modification training programs that have been administered over the past two decades. Since joining the USC Leonard Davis School in 1987, Maria has authored or co-authored several scholarly articles on gerontology education, focusing on distance learning gerontology program research and development and tailoring programs for the educational needs of working professionals. She has been invited to present at several conferences on the topics of innovation in gerontology education and falls prevention and home modification programs. Maria is dedicated to meeting the educational needs of professionals working to maximize independence for older adults. Maria holds a bachelor’s Degree in journalism and Masters in Communications, both from the University of Southern California.