Professor
University of Denver, GSSW
Denver, CO, United States
Professor Leslie Hasche focuses on clinical social work practice related to aging and mental health. Her research aims to understand how community-based services may best promote older adults mental health, autonomy, safety, quality of life and overall wellness. She enjoys integrating her research and previous mental health practice experience into teaching theory-based and contemporary issue courses related to social work, aging and intergenerational justice.
Hasche supports Aging Services and Policy pathway at the Graduate School of Social Work, and serves as an advisory group member of University of Denver's Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging. Current research projects have involved partnering with LinkAGES Colorado to evaluate the collaborative's community-based intergenerational programs. Her scholarship has been funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institute of Justice, and the John A. Hartford Foundation Faculty Scholars program. In 2015, the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work recognized Hasche's early career accomplishments with the Faculty Achievement Award. In 2017, Hasche was recognized as a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
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Intergenerational Justice: Centering Elder Knowledge and Experience in Environmental Justice Action
Friday, October 25, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Individualism as a Characteristic of White Supremacy: Critical Reflections and Antidotes
Friday, October 25, 2024
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM CT