About Dr. Connie Corley
Connie Corley, AKA “Colorful Connie” combines practical applications of positive psychology with emotional and spiritual intelligence to help people and communities to optimize wellness. Her focus is on strategies to navigate LIVING WELL and LOVING WELL, with a focus on resilience in transitions.
Connie has graduate training in social work and psychology, with certificates in mind-body medicine, the Inner MBA Program (New York University), and Spiritual Direction along with numerous other explorations as a lifelong learner. Her practice, research and teaching arenas have spanned from family caregiving to rehabilitation to substance abuse and more.
A mentor to many, and a creative collaborator, Connie loves to engage with people around the world and looks forward to engaging with you!
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BIO: Dr. Connie Corley
DR. CONNIE CORLEY, MSW, MA, Ph.D., PRODUCER/HOST “Experience Talks” on KPFK-FM and the LOVE GOES VIRAL Podcast
Connie Corley, MSW, MA, Ph.D. has a long history in the fields of gerontology/geriatrics as a graduate of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She led the doctoral concentration in Creative Longevity and Wisdom in the School of Leadership Studies at Fielding Graduate University and is Professor Emeritus at California State University, Los Angeles. A Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and Academy of Gerontology in Higher Education, Dr. Corley has engaged in multiple programs as a mentor and leader in curriculum development. She co-founded and directed a lifelong learning program in Los Angeles for over 10 years.
Recent work involves creativity in later life (emerging out of a national study of Holocaust survivors) and intergenerational/intercultural mutual mentoring. She created a podcast, LOVE GOES VIRAL, to offer support during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond and was co-host/producer of EXPERIENCE TALKS on Pacifica station KPFK-FM in Los Angeles for over a decade. Cal State LA named Dr. Corley a Distinguished Woman in 2008. She is in “Who’s Who in America” and “Who’s Who of American Women.”
Cal State LA named Dr. Corley a Distinguished Woman in 2008. Additional awards include Empathy in Teaching, Leadership in AGE-SW, and Gerontological Social Work Recognition (from the Institute of Geriatric Social Work).
Traveling, reading, music and the arts, being with family and friends, being in nature and creating fun adventures are among Dr. Corley’s passions!
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“Connie encapsulates the mantra of “Living Well, Loving Well” in her own life and it transcends onto others with a cross-pollination effect. She embodies a person-centered approach and makes you feel like you are the only person in the room. She listens and understands fully whatever life experience you are going through. She does this through her many years of life experiences where she has built resilience and strength through her life’s difficult moments.
Whether you are going through caregiving, end of life, grief, bereavement or other life transition she will listen intently and help you sort out your wants, goals, desires or dreams!!”
Siouxsie Calderon, Faculty, California State University, Los Angeles School of Social Work