Sheldon Steinhauser is associate professor of sociology at The Metropolitan State College of Denver, where he teaches current social issues, introduction to aging,contemporary issues in aging and frequently supervises a number of student intern's. Recognized as a national expert on prevention of age discrimination in the workplace and effective management of an age diverse workforce, he is president of Sheldon Steinhauser & Associates, Inc., a diversity consulting firm specializing in issues arising from the global age transformation impacting businesses and organizations, and the growing dependence on the quality, skill and work ethic of older workers. Among topics he has presented are: Top Workplace Actions to Support an Age Diverse Workforce, Global Aging, Healthy Aging and Life Expectancy, Countering Myths and Stereotypes About Older Adults, Xers and Older Adults: Differences and Similarities, Motivating and Managing an Age-Diverse Workforce.

His articles on age bias have appeared in such publications as HR Magazine (Society for Human Resource Management), July, 1998; HR Focus (American Management Association International), August, 1998; and Business & Aging Networker (Business Forum on Aging, American Society on Aging), October, 1998. He has conducted training workshops for major corporations and the 1997 and 1998 Colorado EEO/AA conferences, and diversity awareness training at Denver International Airport, including ageism, racial, ethnic and sexual harassment issues.

Steinhauser has devoted his career to teaching and to building consensus while improving community and intergroup relations. He was praised editorially by The Denver Post in 1985 as "The Gentle Lion" for his long career as a human rights agency executive.

Professional recognition includes: Honorary Doctorate in Public Service, Regis University. Delegate, White House Conference on Aging, 1995. Awards from the NAACP, Latin-American Research and Service Agency (LARASA), Colorado ML King Holiday Commission, Colorado Civil Rights Commission and Anti-Defamation League.

Memberships include: Public Policy Committee, Association for Gerontology in Higher Education; Section on Aging, American Sociological Association; American Society on Aging; Colorado Gerontological Society; American Arbitration Association's Rocky Mountain Advisory Council (and listed on AAA's arbitrators' panel); Equal Opportunity Advisory Council, MSCD; Diversity Associates International; Editorial Advisory Board, Sustainable Communities Review; Advisory Board, Regis University Institute on the Common Good.

He has presented papers on aging issues at national meetings of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education and the American Society on Aging, where he will again present on impact of the age transformation in the workplace at a national meeting in March, 1999.