Dr. Berman has worked in the field of gerontology for three decades.  As Senior Director of Research at the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA), Dr. Berman has overseen a range of research and demonstration projects.  She has authored numerous articles on aging and has presented at national and international conferences throughout the years. Dr. Berman has developed numerous mental health programs throughout her time at DFTA. Dr. Berman, was involved in piloting, PRoviding Options To Elderly Clients Together (PROTECT), the first evidence based mental health treatment tailored specifically for depressed elder abuse victims. This program has now been expanded citywide. She has developed the first evidence-based health and wellness program for older adults to embed game play, with group facilitated discussion, and homework. Dr. Berman helped to design DFTA’s geriatric mental health program, embedding mental health services in DFTA funded senior centers. Dr. Berman is co-author of the book, Depressed Older Adults Education and Screening. Finally, Dr. Berman was the Co-Co-Principal Investigator for the Elder Abuse Prevalence Study in New York State (the first of its kind in the United States).

Dr. Abramson, a licensed psychologist, works to improve the mental health of older adults. She has extensively trained professionals and the lay public on mental health topics as well as educating undergraduate and graduate students. Professionally, she has served on boards of directors at the local, state, and national levels.

Dr. Chen has been providing culturally sensitive mental health care to a diverse population in NYC since 2001. He is the Chairman of Psychiatry at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Chairman of Psychiatry and Addiction Services at Flushing hospital Medical Center, President of the Advanced Center for Psychotherapy, Director of the Asian Behavioral Health Program at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. He serves as a board member of the World Association of Cultural Psychiatry, and as Past President of the Queens County Psychiatric Society. He has been the PI of New York State Office of Mental Health?s grants on implementing integrated physical and mental health care. He participated the DSM5 Field Trial. Dr. Chen served as the Co-President of the 5th World Congress. He organized the congress with Dr. Lewis-Fern?ndez, the President of the Congress. The congress was held in New York City in 2018. Over 400 investigators and practitioners of cultural psychiatry from 41 countries attended the congress. For over 20 years, Dr. Chen has been promoting longevity & successful aging through providing integrated physical and behavioral health care, wellness self-management, and healthy lifestyle.