Phoebe Liebig, Ph. D.

Phoebe Liebig, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Gerontology and Public Administration. She has been in the field of aging for more than 25 years and a member of the Andrus Center research faculty for 15 years. She has conducted several national studies on housing and long-term care, including family caregiving, home modification and repair programs and assistive technology policies and programs for middle-aged and older adults.

A Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the first Hanson Family Assistant Professor of Gerontology, she also served as senior economic policy analyst for AARP's Public Policy Institute. She has written numerous book chapters and articles on housing and long-term care, with particular emphasis on intergovernmental relations, state policies and cross-national comparisons. In 1997-1998, Dr. Liebig was the recipient of a Fulbright Senior Scholar award and conducted field research on old-age homes and services in India.

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