The Bergren Forum, sponsored by the Division of Human Studies, is held at 12:10 p.m. each Thursday the University is in session in Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center. It is open to the public and free of charge. Attendees may bring their lunches; coffee and tea are provided.
Maiden, who serves as director of the bachelor’s degree program in gerontology at Alfred University, will discuss how a lack of perceived emotional contact causes divorced men and widowers to be more susceptible to loneliness and depression; whereas, widowed women experience less loneliness and greater well-being because of their larger social networks.
