Iris Freeman named Associate Director of Center for Elder Justice and Policy

Iris C. Freeman has been an Adjunct Professor at the Center since September 2008, co-teaching the Elder Justice Keystone course with the Center Director.  Her classes blend the background and experience of policy advocacy in legislative and administrative arenas.  Outside the classroom, she develops student internships and research assignments geared to strengthening adult protective services and related law enforcement. 

As Associate Director, Professor Freeman will continue to lead the Center’s activities that pertain to the abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of vulnerable elders.  She coordinates the work of the interdisciplinary Vulnerable Adult Justice Project (VAJP) and its subcommittees.  Now beginning its third year, the VAJP is a collaborative of over 50 public agencies and private associations who meet monthly at the College to discuss cases, practice issues, barriers encountered, and to propose policy reforms for joint action.   She is a spokesperson for the Center at state and national professional conferences, studies best practices for preventing maltreatment in residential care facilities, and produces practical training materials for health care and human services professionals.

For more information about the Center, visit http://www.wmitchell.edu/cejp