Dr. Polivka’s primary
research interests are in long-term care, housing, ethics
and politics of care, globalization/population aging, cultures
of aging, and the arts/humanities and aging.
Larry Polivka has served as Director of the Florida Policy
Exchange Center on Aging, which is part of the School of
Aging Studies at the University of South Florida, since
September of 1992. Since August 2003, he has served as
Associate Director of the USF School of Aging Studies.
Dr. Polivka worked at the State of Florida’s Health
and Rehabilitative Services as Assistant Secretary for
Aging and Adult Services from August 1989 through September
1992 and as Policy Coordinator for Health and Human Services,
Office of Planning and Budgeting, Executive Office of the
Governor from 1986 through August 1989. Dr. Polivka’s
primary research interests are in long-term care, housing,
ethics and politics of care, globalization/population aging,
cultures of aging, and the arts/humanities and aging.
Larry Polivka has served as Director of the Florida Policy
Exchange Center on Aging, which is part of the School of
Aging Studies at the University of South Florida, since
September of 1992. Since August 2003, he has served as
Associate Director of the USF School of Aging Studies.
Dr. Polivka worked at the State of Florida’s Health
and Rehabilitative Services as Assistant Secretary for
Aging and Adult Services from August 1989 through September
1992 and as Policy Coordinator for Health and Human Services,
Office of Planning and Budgeting, Executive Office of the
Governor from 1986 through August 1989. Dr. Polivka’s
primary research interests are in long-term care, housing,
ethics and politics of care, globalization/population aging,
cultures of aging, and the arts/humanities and aging.
