Ginette A. Pepper, PhD, RN, FAAN
Title: Professor, Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby Endowed Chair in Gerontological Nursing
Current Position: Associate Dean, Research and PhD Program
Research Specialty: Adverse drug effects on the functional status of elderly adults and medication administration safety
Hartford Affiliation
Director, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Education
- BS University of Colorado
- MS University of Utah
- PhD University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
- Postdoctoral fellow, NIH Summer Genetics Institute
Research/Scholarly Activities
2008 - 2012 Co-investigator, RENEW to Decrease Falls in Older Adults, NIA/NINR (PI: P. LaStayo)
- 2007 - 2009 Co-Investigator: Minimizing Harm from ADEs by Improving Nurse - Physician Communication, VA HSR&D Grant (Subcontract; PI: C. Wier)
2006 - 2011 Consultant: Home Care Medication Management for the Frail Elderly, NIH, NINR (1R01 NR008911: PI: K. Marek).
- 2003 - 2009 Enhanced RN Credentials (DHHS/HRSA)
Honors
- 2007 Utah Nurse Practitioners Award for Excellence in Research
- 2005 Who's Who in Health Sciences Education
- 2005 Bullough Lectureship Award
- 2004 Elected to Fellowship, Western Academy of Nursing
- 2004 ISMP Cheers Award
- 2003 Lola Fehr Lectureship Award
- 2003 State of the Science Presenter, Western Institute of Nursing
- 2003 Dori Biester Leadership Award, Alpha Kappa Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau
- 1996 Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
- 1996 Chancellor's Teaching Award, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
- 1987-present Who's Who in American Women
Related Publications
Scott-Cawiezell, J., Madsen, R. W., Pepper, G. A., Vogelsmeier, A., Petroski, G., & Zellmer, D. (2009). Using an electronic medication administration record to improve nursing home medication safety. Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Pepper, G. A. & Towsley, G. L. (2008). Medication errors in nursing homes: Incidence and reduction strategies. Journal of Pharmaceutical Finance, Economics, and Policy, 16: 5-133. Hutt E., Buffum M. D., Fink R., Jones K. R., & Pepper G. (2007). Optimizing pain management in nursing homes. Geriatrics and Aging. 10(8):523-527. Pepper, G. (2006). Geriatric patients in ICU. In G. Alspach (Ed.), AACN Core Curriculum for Critical Care Nursing (6th ed.), F. A. Davis. Blegen, M. A., Pepper, G. A., & Rosse, J. (2005). Safety climate on hospital units: A new measure. In K. Henriksen, J. B. Battles, E. Marks, and D. I. Lewin (Eds.), Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation. Rockville: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Pepper, G. A. (2004). Pesquisas em seguranca administracado de medicamentos. In S. H. D. B. Cassiani & J. Ueta (Eds). A Seguranca dos Pacientes na Utilizacao da Medicacao (pp. 93-110). [A chapter about safe medication administration in Portuguese] Pepper, G. A. (2004). Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. In E. Q. Youngkin, K. J. Swain, J. F. Kissinger, D. S. Israel(Eds.) Pharmacotherapeutics: A primary care clinical guide. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange. Pepper, G. A., Keefe, M. R., Barton, A., & Walker, P. H. (2000). An entrepreneurial faculty practice model. In J. V. Hickey, R. M. Ouimette, & S. L. Venegoni (Eds.), Advanced Nursing Practice: Changing Roles and Clinical Applications (2nd ed., pp. 356-377). Philadelphia: Lippincott.
Academic Activities
Ad hoc Study Section member, AHRQ, NIH Member, Nursing Science of Adults and Older Adults Study Section (2003-2007)
Expert Panel on Gerontological Nursing, American Academy of Nursing Advisory Panel, Building Academic Capacity in Geriatric Nursing, Hartford National Coordinating Center Nomenclature Expert Committee, United States Pharmacopoeia Editorial Boards: Gerontological Research in Nursing; Joint Commision Journal on Quality and Safety
Reviewer, Research in Nursing & Health
