University of Utah Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence

Credentials in Gerontology

 Name and Title
 Credential in Gerontology
 Expertise
  National
Certification
Awards
 Active
Research
 Funded
Research
  
Ginette A. Pepper
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
   X
 X
 Geriatric pharmacology
Former GNP; Geriatric
nursing educator; Genetics
of aging
Patricia Berry, PhD,
APRN, GNP-BC, ACHPN
Associate Professor
 Geron Nurse
Practitioner
Advanced
Practice
Palliative Care
 X
 X

Geriatric nursing educator;
End-of-life: Palliative care;
Pain
Susan Beck, PhD,
APRN, FAAN
Professor
   X
 X

Aging and cancer; Pain;
Symptom management;
exercise    
Cherie Brunker,
MD, Chief, Geriatrics,
LDS Hospital
Associate Professor

Geriatrics;
Internal Medicine;
Hospice &
Palliative Medicine     

  X X
 Geriatrician; Geriatric primary
care; Nurse Case Management;
Health Systems Research
Michael Caserta,
PhD
Professor
   X
 X
 Gerontology educator;
Bereavement; Cancer survivors;
Dementia caregivers
Lauren Clark, PhD
RN, FAAN
Professor
   X
 X
 Pain in long-term care;
culture and health; community
health
Margaret Clayton,
PhD, RN, Assistant
Professor
   X
 X
 Patient-Provider
communication
Lee Ellington, PhD
Associate Professor
   X
 X
 Patient-Provider
Communication;
Interdisciplinary research
Jodi Groot, PhD,
APRN
Associate Professor
(Clinical)
       Psych/mental health
Anita Kinney, PhD,
APRN
Associate Professor
   X
 X
 Cancer prevention & screening;
Long term survivorship

Patricia Murphy,
Dr. PH, APRN
Associate Professor  

       Women's Health;
Menopause;
Complementary medicine
Kathi Mooney,
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor, Director
PhD Program
   X
 X
 PhD Distance Education;
Cancer symptom management;
Quality cancer care; Leadership
Janice Morse, PhD,
RN, FAAN
Professor
   X
 X
 Falls and comfort;
qualitative methods
Donna Richards,
PhD, RN
Associate Professor
(Clinical)
 GNEC Fellow
 X
 X
 Geriatric primary care, hypertension,
heart failure
Mark Supiano, MD
Chief, Division of
Geriatrics
 Geriatrics; Internal
Medicine
 X
 X
 Geriatric primary care, hypertension,
heart failure
Gail Towsley, PhD,
Assistant Professor		   X
 X

Long term care, MDS and OSCAR data
sets; pain    
Charlene Weir, PhD, RN
Associate Research
Professor
   X
 X
 Adverse drug effects, informatics
Scott Wright, PhD
Associate Professor
   X
 X
 Gerontology educator; Adult development
and aging