Full Name
Joseph Gaugler, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role
Associate Core Leader, Implementation Core
Primary title
Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging & Professor
Primary Institution
University of Minnesota
Complete Titles
Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care and Aging, Professor, University of Minnesota
Bio
Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, is the Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care & Aging in the Division of Health Policy and Management and School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. He is the director of the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation in the School of Public Health and the Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving. Dr. Gaugler’s research examines the sources and effectiveness of long-term care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other chronic conditions. An applied gerontologist, Dr. Gaugler’s interests include Alzheimer’s disease and long-term care, the longitudinal ramifications of family care for people living with dementia and other chronic conditions, and the effectiveness of community-based and psychosocial services for older people living with dementia and their caregiving families. Underpinning these substantive areas, Dr. Gaugler also has interests in mixed methods and implementation science.
Core/Team Associations
Full Name
Laura Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN
Credentials
PhD, FGSA, FAAN
Role
Core Leader, Implementation Core
Primary title
Dean and Distinguished Professor
Primary Institution
Drexel University
Complete Titles
Dean, Distinguished Professor, Drexel University
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Bio
Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN, is dean and distinguished professor at the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University. She has an adjunct appointment in the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and School of Medicine. Her research focuses on developing strategies for aging at home with a particular focus on dementia care. Dr. Gitlin and her teams have conducted over 20 clinical trials with some interventions being implemented worldwide. She currently has several multi-site studies, one of which is a pragmatic trial to test a caregiver support program that augments adult day services with Dr. Joseph Gaugler. She recently co-authored a book with Dr. Nancy Hodgson, Better Living with Dementia: Implications for Individuals, Families, Communities and Societies (Academic Press), based on a MOOC with over 80,000 participants worldwide; and another with Dr. Catherine Piersol, A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia: Using Activities and Other Strategies to Prevent, Reduce and Manage Behavioral Symptoms (Camino Books).
Core/Team Associations
Full Name
Allison Gustavson, PT, DPT, PhD
Credentials
PT, DPT, PhD
Role
Postdoctoral Fellow, Implementation Core
Primary title
Investigator
Primary Institution
Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Complete Titles
Investigator, Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis VA Health Care System
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota
Bio
Allison Gustavson, PT, DPT, PhD, is a physical therapist and health services researcher at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research. Her overall career goal is to adapt, implement, evaluate, and rapidly scale stakeholder relevant and meaningful models of care for the increasing number of veterans and non-veterans with cognitive impairment that 1) emphasize enhancement or preservation of function to prolong community living and quality of life and 2) better address costly transitions of care through home-based models.
Core/Team Associations