Gitlin, Laura – Profile

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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).
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