Rate My Professor Faith Hopp

Hopp's scholarship centers on enhancing quality of life for older adults and family caregivers managing chronic and life-limiting illnesses, including dementia, with emphasis on urban aging communities, health equity, palliative care, and service access influenced by social determinants. Current projects include co-leading the Applied Gerontology Research and Education to Eliminate Disparities (AGREED) Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, funded by a $5 million HRSA grant, and serving as lead evaluator for the Ageless Innovations Social Enterprise Project. She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (2019-present) and Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar (2007-2009), and has received Wayne State University Graduate Research Assistant Competition Awards (2007, 2016). Key publications feature her as lead editor of Clients Facing Serious Illness: Social Work Practice with Adults (NASW Press, 2026); highly cited articles such as "Racial variations in end-of-life care" (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2000), "Preferences for surrogate decision makers, informal communication, and advance directives among community-dwelling elders" (The Gerontologist, 2000), and "Results of a hospital-based palliative care intervention for patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure" (Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2016); and contributions to books and journals on heart failure self-care, informal support for autism caregivers, and telehealth. Hopp contributes editorially as a board member for The Gerontologist and through extensive university committees, including chairing the Graduate School Executive Council and serving on tenure/promotion panels, fostering interdisciplinary impact in gerontology and social work.