Background
Dobrof, Rose Wiesman was born on November 11, 1924 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Jerome and Mildred (Hornbein) Wiesman.
Dobrof, Rose Wiesman was born on November 11, 1924 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of Jerome and Mildred (Hornbein) Wiesman.
Bachelor, University Colorado, 1945. Master of Social Work, University Pittsburgh, 1948. Doctor of Social Work, Columbia University, 1976.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), State University of New York, 1996. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hunter College, 2000. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hebrew Union College, 2002.
Lector division social services, Indiana U., Bloomington, 1952-1960;
director group service and volunteer department, The Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, Bronx, New York, 1961-1963;
assistant director, The Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, Bronx, New York, 1966-1970;
associate professor Hunter College, CUNY, 1975-1978;
professor Hunter College, CUNY, 1979-1996;
Brookdale professor gerontology, CUNY, New York City, since 1979;
executive director Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College, New York City, 1974-1993;
acting vice president, Hunter College, New York City, 1993-1994. Doctoral faculty graduate center CUNY, 1979-1996. Professional lecturer in communitymedicine Mount Sinai School Medicine, since 1982, co-director long-term gerontological center, 1979-1981, co-director geriatric education center, 1985-1996.
Consultant New York.State Moreland Act Commission, 1975-1976, VA, 1977, Arkansas Department Health and Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1976-1980. Advising committee long term care evaluation study New York.State Department Health, 1978-1982. Chair governor's task force on long term care in year 2000, 1986.
Member governor's task force on older women, 1986-1987. Advising committee senior citizen affairs for Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey, since 1990. Adjunct Professor gerontology, College of Optometry, State University of New York, since 1990.
Member New York.State Public Health Council, 1991-1995, Governor's Health Care Advisory Board, 1991-1994. Member policy committee White House Conference Aging, 1995, Federal Council on Aging, 1994-1996.
Co-Chairman of Commission on aging Federation Jewish Philanthropies, 1979-1981. Trustee Jewish Association for Superior vena cava syndrome of the Aged, New York City, 1977-1983. Advisory board Foundation Thanatology, 1968-1978.
Statewide advisory county New York State Department Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1977-1979. Board directors New York City chapter National Caucus and Center for the Black Aged, since 1982. Advisory board New York City Department Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Resource Center, 1983-1994.
Executive Committee, advisory board New York Cmty. Trust Center on Policy in Aging, since 1985, vice chairman, since 1987. National review team Project Hometown American, American Express, 1986.
Board directors St. Margaret's House, 1987-1990, New York Foundation, since 1996. Board member American Federation Aging Research, since 1996. Senior fellow The Brookdale Foundation, since 1985.
Co-chair United States Committee for Celebration of United Nations Year of Older Persons, since 1997. Fellow New York Academy of Medicine. Member Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged (president 1976-1980, board directors 1980-1988), Academy for the Humanities and Sciences, National Association Social Workers, National Council on Aging, New York Academy Science, American Society in Aging, Gerontological Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Alfred Dobrof, June 8, 1948 (deceased March 2001). Children: Marilyn, Joan, Susan, Judy.