Rafael J. Engel, PhD, is associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his PhD (1988) from the University of Wisconsin, his MSW (1979) from the University of Michigan, and his BA (1978) from the University of Pennsylvania. He coordinates the graduate certificate program in aging and is the principal investigator for the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education. He has written "Fundamentals of Social Work Research "(with Russell Schutt) and "Measuring Race and Ethnicity" (with Larry E. Davis). He is co-editor-in-chief of the journal, "Intergenerational Relations "and