Elizabeth Kelchner
ekelchne@du.edu

Dr. Kelchner has over 30 years experience as a social worker and has worked in the fields of mental health, developmental disabilities, and aging. She helped develop and taught in the social work program at Binghamton University in New York State and currently teaches as Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver in the areas of policy, community and organizational practice, leadership, and aging. Dr. Kelchner is also a field instructor for 9to5, National Association of Working Women. She recently developed and will teach a policy class for University College students in the Bachelor of Arts Completion Program at the University of Denver. She has numerous publications and conference presentations at local and national forums. Her current research interests include grandparent headed households and elder abuse. She chairs the Committee on Aging for the National Association of Social Workers-Colorado Chapter and is a volunteer ombudsman.