CV of Tenzin Wangmo
Research Interests
Elder abuse; Ethical care of older adults in medical institutions; End of life; Immigrant and Refugee elders; Intergenerational exchange of care; Health care management and health behaviors of older adults; The role of state in the care of older adults.
Professional Experience
05/2011 — present
Post-Doc, Institute for Bioethics and Medical Ethics, University of Basel, Switzerland
01 — 12/2009
Post-doc, Graduate Center for Gerontology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (USA)
01 — 12/2009
Program Coordinator, Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (USA)
08/2004 — 12/2008
Research Assistant, Graduate Center for Gerontology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (USA)
06/2001 – 05/2004
Lab Assistant, Laboratory, Berea Hospital, Berea, KY (USA)
Internship summer 2003
Undergraduate Lab Assistant, Department of Microbiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Internship summer 2002
Undergraduate Lab Assistant, Department of Biology, Berea College, Berea, KY
Education
2004 — 2008 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.): Gerontology
Graduate Center for Gerontology, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA). GPA 3.768/4.0
Dissertation: «Health, adaptation, and well-being of elder Tibetans living in India and
Switzerland».
Qualification Exam Areas of Expertise: Cross-cultural Aging, Health of Older Adults, Ethics and Human Rights.
Qual Exam passed: August 2007
06 — 07/2005: Conflict Transformation and Trauma Studies
Summer Peacebuilding Institute, Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA
07 — 08/2004: Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation
Caux Scholars Program, Caux, Switzerland
06 — 07/2004: Human Rights and Minority Issues in Europe
Humanity in Action Program, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2000 – 2004: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): Biology
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky (USA). GPA 3.568/4.0
1999: Senior Secondary Education – 12th Grade
Science Major - graduated top of the class
Central School for Tibetans, Mussoorie (India)
Continuing Education
03 – 06/2011: Deutschkurs C1
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Zurich
09/2010 – 01/2011: Deutschkurs B2
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Winterthur
Completed Level B2 of the European Standard for Language
01 – 06/2010: Kompaktkurs Deutsch A1-B1+
HBS Sprachschule, Rapperswil and Wetzikon
Completed Level B1/B1+ of the European Standard for Language
01 — 12/2009: Post-doctorate Student
College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (USA)
Volunteer Experiences
2004 — Present
Senior Fellow, Humanity in Action, New York, NY
2009
Advisory Council Member, Get on Board, United Way of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
2008 — 2009
Member, Selection Committee, Get on Board, United Way of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
2008 — 2009
Board Member, Faith in Action: Elder Outreach, Lexington, KY
2006 — 2009
Volunteer, Hospice of the Bluegrass, Lexington, KY
2007 — 2008
Admissions and Student Affairs, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2005 — 2007
Mentorship Committee, Graduate Center for Gerontology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2002 — 2003
Volunteer, Adopt a Grandparent, Berea College, Berea, KY
Awards
Fall 2008
Research Assistantship, Graduate Center for Gerontology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2004 — 2008
Research Trust Fellowship Grant (RCTF), University of Kentucky, Lexington
2008
Donovan Scholarship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2008
International Tuition Award, Office of International Affairs, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2007
Dissertation Enhancement Award, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY to pay for dissertation related trip to Switzerland and India
2007
Edith Schwab Memorial Scholarship, Bluegrass Community Foundation, Lexington, KY
2007
Get on Board, United Way of the Bluegrass award to learn about non-profit sector, roles and responsibilities of a board member, and to serve as efficient board member upon graduation from the program
2006
Donovan Scholarship, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2005
Summer Peacebuilding Institute award to study conflict transformation, and Trauma studies at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA
2004
Humanity in Action Fellowship to study human rights and minority issues since the Holocaust in the Netherlands
2004
Caux Scholar’s fellowship to study conflict transformation and peacebuilding at Caux, Switzerland
2003
Awarded New Horizon college grant and Gilman Wei grant to attend March of Hope and Remembrance in Poland
2003
Awarded Discovery fund to visit United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
2002
Awarded Foreign Language Grant and Gilman Wei Grant to study History of Paris in Paris, France
2002
Awarded Discovery grant for individual cultural enrichment to visit New York City, New York
Languages
English: Fluent – Spoken and Written
Tibetan: Fluent – Spoken (Mother Tongue)
Hindi: Fluent – Spoken
German: Good – Spoken and Written (B2/C1 Niveau)
Letzte Aktualisierung: 15.04.2013
