Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

Research psychologist focused on issues related to health & well-being of older adults. Senior research scientist, WSU. Listen to the science. Wichita State University Joined September 2018

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

2 years ago

Used an AI app mentioned in WSJ article today to see what it generates for images of older women. You can see my prompt at top. I had to go to age 55 to get any images without gray hair.

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

So tiring. There are more women on TV but ageism persists, says new study npr.org/2022/10/18/112…

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

When seniors can’t care for their dogs, these volunteers step in washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2022…

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

Mr. Dusty and some extra dog fur that he left around. Happy #nationaldogday2022 @KFFDogs

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

@CaitlinKellyNYC Same.

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

“People in their 60s can get out and do almost all these outdoor adventures...We’re here to say, ‘Just go try. You’ll be surprised at what you can do. We did it and we’re just average people. We’re nobody special. Maybe you can too.’” kansasalumnimagazine.org/magazine-artic…

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

Core truth: "his company wouldn’t consider creating a card that was racist, sexist, ableist, or homophobic...advanced age is nothing to belittle and mock because age discrimination seriously harms people’s lives in many ways.

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

And she used statistics! “Whenever I am infuriated, I revenge myself with a new diagram.” washingtonpost.com/history/2022/0…

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Susan Flory @thebigmiddlepod

3 years ago

How achingly, heartwarmingly BRILLIANT! Source chatter in the comments as clearly we allneed to see the rest of this #elderspeak excellence. Seen this? @jeanette_leardi @thischairrocks @gullette_mm @LouiseAronson @marc_freedman @EsHuchet @trustsum1over30 @cronetraining

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

3 years ago

How Photos Showing Older Adult Hands Reveal Cultural Bias nextavenue.org/what-the-hands…

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Mary Lou Ciolfi JD MS @mlciolfi

4 years ago

I'm working on a presentation on ageism in healthcare and looking for real-life examples. Can U share ageist behavior you've expernc'd in a clinical setting? Or heard about? Plz RT 🙏 @jeanette_leardi @sandycamillo @TomScharfNcl @PCCExcellence @encore_janine @_EverydayAgeism

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Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) @jeremyfaust

4 years ago

RT if you personally know someone with Covid right now.

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

4 years ago

“Part of it is just ageism. Unlike some other countries, we don’t value older adults the way we do children, and we don’t put enough resources into their care.” hms.harvard.edu/magazine/aging…

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E.A. Michelson Philanthropy @EAMPhil

4 years ago

“All of a sudden I was with a group of people who were eager to hear from me [and me] them. It has amazingly opened up my world. I have more friends now than I’ve ever had since probably elementary school or high school.” - #CreativeAging participant 📸 : @PHouseTheatre

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Kathy Black @kblackphd

4 years ago

More on universal design that enhances accessibility at home #forallages washingtonpost.com/local/parapleg…

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The New York Times @nytimes

4 years ago

"A Botoxed face used to strike viewers as an uncanny spectacle," Amanda Hess writes, but it "has accumulated a gloss of campy pageantry, helping disarm cultural fears around its use."

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Rosemary Wright, PhD @rwrightphd

4 years ago

And once, when somebody asked Angelou about aging, she responded, “Do it. You don’t have much of a choice.” bostonglobe.com/2021/11/18/opi… via @BostonGlobe

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Point32Health Foundation @Point32HealthFn

4 years ago

#Ageism--prejudice or discrimination against people based on their age--has a negative impact on physical and mental health--and anyone can experience it says #WHO. ow.ly/yI4H50GTx6N