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Laura Gitlin, PhD
Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN, is distinguished professor and dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University. She is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University S...view moreLaura N. Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN, is distinguished professor and dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University. She is also an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Previously at Johns Hopkins, she was the Isabell Hampton Distinguished Professor and founding director of the Center for Innovative Care in Aging. Its mission was to develop, test, and implement novel services, programs, and models that advance and support the well-being of older adults, their families, and communities as well as provide mentorship and research training in behavioral intervention research.
Dr. Gitlin’s programs of research are multifold and include developing, testing, and implementing innovative psychosocial, behavioral, and environmental approaches to address a wide range of challenges in old age, including physical disability, depressive symptoms, neuropsychiatric behaviors, dementia care, family caregiving, and health disparities. A number of her proven interventions are used worldwide in a variety of healthcare settings.
Dr. Gitlin is nationally and internationally recognized in these areas and is a well-funded researcher, having received continuous research and training grant funds from federal agencies and private foundations, including the Alzheimer’s Association and the National Institutes of Health, for over 38 years. For most of her career, she was fully supported by external grant funds and has garnered over $100 million in grant funding. Dr. Gitlin has served as a grant reviewer for the previously named National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (now the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research), the Alzheimer’s Association, the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute on Nursing Research, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, and other foundations and international bodies. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, with over 300 publications, including book chapters. She has also written six books, including Introduction to Research: Understanding and Applying Multiple Strategies (coauthor, Elizabeth DePoy); Occupational Therapy and Dementia Care: The Home Environmental Skill-Building Program for Individuals and Families (coauthor, Mary A. Corcoran); Physical Function in Older Adults: A Comprehensive Guide to Its Meaning and Measurement; Tips for Aging at Home: Doing What Matters to You (coauthors, Sarah L. Szanton, Jill Roth, Allyson Evelyn-Gustave); Behavioral Intervention Research (coauthor, Sara J. Czaja); Better Living With Dementia: Implications for Individuals, Families, Communities, and Societies (coauthor, Nancy A. Hodgson).view less