Gail Towsley, PhD, NHA
Title: Assistant Professor
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Research Specialty: Symptom Management for Cancer Patients, Experiences of Cancer Survivors
Education/Training
Research/Scholarly Activities
- 06/01/07-05/31/09 Targeted, Tailored and Timely (T3) Symptom Management for Prostate Cancer (NIH, NCI)
- 07/01/06-06/30/08 Measuring Nursing Care Quality Related to Pain Management (Robert Wood Johnson)
Honors
- 2007 University of Utah College of Nursing Outstanding Doctoral Student
- 2005 National Institute of Senior Centers Research Award (2002 KY cohort)
- 2003-2005 Doctoral Fellowship/Scholarship, University of Utah
- 2002-2003 Gheens Endowed Research Fellowship, University of Kentucky
- 2001 Josephine Kasteler Outstanding Gerontology Student Award
- 2000 Merry Juretich Outstanding Gerontology Student Award
Publications
- Towsley, G.L., Beck, S.L., & Watkins, J.F. (2007). Learning to Live with it: Coping with the transition to Cancer Survivorship in Older Adults. Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 93-106
- Pepper, G.A. & Towsley, G.L. (2007). Medication Errors in nursing homes: Incidence and reduction strategies. Journal of Pharmaceutical Finance, Economics, & Policy, 16, 5-133
- Towsley, G.L. Dudley, W.N. & Beck, S.L. (2006). Quality care in Utah nursing homes: urban vs. rural. Utah's Health: An Annual Review, XI, 16-23
Academic Activities
- 2006-present Member, University of Utah Center on Aging
- 2000-present Member, Gerontology Society of America
