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Hoffman, Into Aging

Editorial Board

EDITOR

Kathleen C. Buckwalter, RN, PhD, FAAN
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Iowa City, Iowa


ASSISTANT EDITORS

Howard Karl Butcher, RN, PhD, APRN, BC
Adult and Gerontology Area of Study
University of Iowa College of Nursing

Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN
Adult and Gerontology Area of Study
University of Iowa College of Nursing

Lisa E. Skemp, PhD, RN
Adult and Gerontology Area of Study
University of Iowa College of Nursing

Meridean Maas, PhD, RN, FAAN
Adult and Gerontology Area of Study
University of Iowa College of Nursing

 

David Reed, PhD (Statistical Consultant)
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Debra L. Schutte, PhD, RN
College of Nursing
Michigan State University

Janet K. Pringle Specht, PhD, RN, FAAN
Adult and Gerontology Area of Study
University of Iowa College of Nursing

Elizabeth Swanson, PhD, RN
Adult and Gerontology Area of Study
University of Iowa College of Nursing



EDITORIAL COORDINATOR

Kay L. Geguzis
Adult and Gerontology Area of Study
University of Iowa College of Nursing


SECTION EDITORS

CLINICAL CONCEPTS
Mary P. Cadogan
, DrPH, RN, GNP-BC
UCLA School of Nursing
Los Angeles, California

CONTINUING NURSING EDUCATION
Paula Mobily
, PhD, RN
College of Nursing, University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

DIAGNOSIS: DEMENTIA
Suzanne Fitzsimmons
, MSN, GNP-BC
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina

GEROPHARMACOLOGY
Barbara J. Edlund, RN, PhD, ANP, BC
Medical College of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

LEGAL ISSUES
Lawrence H. Plawecki, RN, JD, LLM
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana

 

PUBLIC POLICY
Susan Crocker Houde
, PhD, RN, CS
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Ann L. McCracken, RNC, PhD
The Health Foundation of Greater
Cincinnati; Cincinnati, Ohio

RESEARCH BRIEFS
Helen W. Lach
, PhD, RN
St. Louis University School of Nursing
St. Louis, Missouri

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS
Bonnie Wakefield
, PhD, RN, FAAN
Iowa City VA Medical Center
Iowa City, Iowa


EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

Elaine J. Amella, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Martha Smith Anderson, DNP, GCNS-BC, FNGNA
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
Roanoke, Virginia

Myra A. Aud, PhD, RN, NHA
Univerity of Missouri-Columbia
Sinclair School of Nursing

Beth E. Barba, PhD, RN, FAGHE, FAAN
UNCG School of Nursing
Greensboro, North Carolina

Elizabeth Beattie, PhD, RN, FGSA
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland, Australia

Basia Belza, PhD, RN
Univ. of Washington School of Nursing
Seattle, Washington

Brenda Bergman-Evans, PhD, APRN, BC
Alegent Health
Omaha, Nebraska

Wanda Blaser Bonnel, PhD, RN
University of Kansas School of Nursing
Kansas City, Kansas

Virginia Burggraf, RN, C, DNS
Waldron College
of Health & Human Services
Radford University, Radford, Virginia

Patricia Coleman, PhD, ANP-BC, GCNS-BC
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, New York

Mary C. DiBartolo, PhD, MBA, RN, C
Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland

Marquis D. Foreman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Rush University College of Nursing
Chicago, Illinois

Lorraine Frazier, RN, DSN, NP-C
University of Texas at Houston
School of Nursing

Geri R. Hall, PhD, ARNP, CNS, FAAN
Banner Alzheimer's Institute
Phoenix, Arizona

Marilyn Hanchett, RNC, MA
Express Scripts
Maryland Heights, Missouri

Sandra P. Hirst, PhD, GNC(C)
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta

Beverly K. Johnson, PhD, RN
Seattle University School of Nursing
Seattle, Washington

 

Merrie J. Kaas, DNSc, RN, CS
Univ. of Minnesota School of Nursing
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ann M. Kolanowski, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
The Pennsylvania State University
School of Nursing
University Park, Pennsylvania

Vivian Koroknay, RN, MSN, CRRN
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Rockville, Maryland

Marianne L. Matzo, PhD, APRN, GNP-BC,FAAN
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Karen Devereaux Melillo, PhD, APRN, BC, FAANP
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lorraine C. Mion, PhD, RN, FAAN
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, Tennessee

Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, BC, CNAA
Univ. of Minnesota School of Nursing
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Margaret R. Nolan, MSN, GNP-C
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York

Sharon K. Ostwald, PhD, RN, GNP
University of Texas at Houston
School of Nursing

Mary Ann Pascucci, PhD
Univ. of Oklahoma College of Nursing
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bethel Ann Powers, PhD, RN
University of Rochester School of Nursing
Rochester, New York

Kathleen Sherrell, RN, PsyD
Buehler Center on Aging
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Shirley Travis, PhD, APRN, FAAN
George Mason University
College of Health and Human Services
Fairfax, Virginia

Ronald J. Walent, PhD, RN, CNS-BC
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Susan Noble Walker, EdD, RN, FAAN
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Lin Zhan, PhD, RN, FAAN
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, Massachusetts


REVIEW PANEL

Lisa M. Abdallah, PhD, RN
University of Massachusetts Lowell

Gayle Jane Acton, PhD, RN
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing

M. Cathy Bauer, RN, MSN, NP-C, CARN
Gavini Medical Group Inc
St. Louis, Missouri

Jill A. Bennett, PhD, RN
Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing
Portland, Oregon

Mercedes E. Bern-Klug, PhD, MSW, MA
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Donna Z. Bliss, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Stewart M. Bond, PhD, RN, AOCN
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Nashville, Tennessee

Marina Burke, MSN, ANP-C
Visiting Nurse Service
New York, New York

Bonnie Callen, RN PhD
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
College of Nursing
Knoxville, Tennessee

Sara L. Campbell, DNS, RN, CNAA, BC
Illinois State University
Mennonite College of Nursing
Normal, Illinois

Lili Cargill, MSN, BSN, BA, ANCC, ANP
Monroe Health Services
Monroe, New Hampshire

Claudia Chaperon, PhD, APRN-BC
Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing
Omaha, Nebraska

Deborah A. Chyun, PhD, RN, FAHA
New York University, College of Nursing
New York, New York

M. Kay Cresci, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, FNGNA
Wayne State University College of Nursing
Institute of Gerontology
Detroit, Michigan

Kori Dewing, MN, ARNP
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, Washington

Carrin L. Dvorak, MSN, RN
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, Ohio

Mary J. Dyck, PhD, RN, BC, LNHA
Mennonite College of Nursing Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Leisa R. Easom, PhD, RN
Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, Georgia

Kathleen A. Ennen, PhD, RN
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina

Mara Ferris, MS, RN, GCNS-BC, CPHQ, FASCP, EMT
Association for Gerontologic Education
Exeter, New Hampshire

Lucille Takesue Fisher, PhD, RN
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Evelyn L. Fitzwater, DSN, RN, CS
Univ. of Cincinnati College of Nursing
Cincinnati, Ohio

Sarah Ann Forbes-Thompson, RN, PhD
College of Nursing
Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska

Linda Garand, PhD, APRN, BC
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Linda A. Gerdner, PhD, RN
Stanford Geriatric Education Center, Stanford University
Palo Alto, California

Kristen Guadalupe, PhD, RN
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Lissi Hansen, PhD, RN
Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing
Portland, Oregon

Sonya R. Hardin, RN, PhD, CCRN, APRN
School of Nursing
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Theresa A. Harvath, PhD, RN, CNS
Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing
Portland, Oregon

Shelley Yerger Hawkins, DSN, FNP-BC, GNP, FAANP
Yale School of Nursing
New Haven, Connecticut

Judith E. Hertz, PhD, RN, FNGNA
Northern Illinois University, School of Nursing
Dekalb, Illinois

Ann Horgas, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Mary E. Hujer, MSN, GCNS, BC
Southwest General Health Center
Middleburg Heights, Ohio

Rita A. Jablonski, PhD, CRNP
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania

Kathleen F. Jett, PhD, GNP-BC
National Institute of Nursing Research
Bethesda, Maryland

Barbara Johnson, RN, MN, CNAA
UCLA, Los Angeles, California

Jean E. Johnson, RN, PhD, FAAN
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC

Mary Kaufmann, RN, MSN
Avon, Ohio

Melanie R. Krause, MS, RN
University of Wisconsin-Madison
School of Nursing
Madison, Wisconsin

Mary Pat Kunert, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Nursing
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  Angela Kydd, RGN, RMN, PGCE, MSc, PhD
University of the West of Scotland
School of Health, Nursing and Midwifery
Hamilton, Scotland

Pamala D. Larsen, PhD, CRRN
Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Pam Lindsey, DNSc, RN
Mennonite College of Nursing
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Adrianne Dill Linton, PhD, CRRN
University of Texas Health Science Center at
San Antonio School of Nursing
San Antonio, Texas

Susan Loeb, PhD, RN
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania

Barbara W. McCabe, PhD
Nebraska Nursing Consultants, LLC
Lincoln, Nebraska

Graham J. McDougall, Jr., PhD, APRN, FAAN
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

Janet C. Mentes, PhD, RNCS, GNP
UCLA School of Nursing
Los Angeles, California

Elaine T. Miller, DNS, RN, CRRN, FAHA, FAAN
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Kathleen Miller, EdD, APRN, BC
University of Massachusetts Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts

Joan Mitchell, MSN, RN
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

Todd Monroe, MSN, RN
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tennessee

Diana Lynn Morris, PhD, RN, FAAN
Univ. Center on Aging and Health
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Christine Neville, PhD, RN, RPN, FACMHN
The University of Queensland School of Nursing and Midwifery
Queensland, Australia

Debra A. Novak, DSN, RNC
Consultant
Blacksburg, Virginia

Lisa L. Onega, PhD, RN
Radford University
Waldron College School of Nursing
Radford, Virginia

Janice Palmer, RN, MS
St. Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri

Marilyn M. Pattillo, PhD, RN, CS, NP
The Univ. of Texas at Austin
School of Nursing

Janice Penrod, PhD, RN, BSN, MS
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania

Lori L. Popejoy, PhD, RN, BC-CNS
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

Mary Ellen Quinn, RN, PhD
Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing
Athens, Georgia

Sandra L. Ramey, PhD, RN
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Kathryn Reeves, RN-C, MA, CHPN
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
Palm Desert, California

Tonya Roberts, BS, RN
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

Karen M. Rose, PhD, RN
University of Virginia School of Nursing
Charlottesville, Virginia

Lisa Salamon, MSN, APRN-BC, WOCN
Aurora Healthcare
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Deborah Perry Schoenfelder, PhD
The University of Iowa College of Nursing
Iowa City, Iowa

Suzanne K. Sikma, PhD, RN
University of Washington, Bothell
Bothell, Washington

Amy L. Silva-Smith, PhD, APRN, BC, ANP
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Marianne Smith, PhD
University of Iowa College of Nursing
Iowa City, Iowa

Rebecca L. Trotta, MSN, RN
Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Theris A. Touhy, DNP, APRN, BC
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida

Catherine Vanderboom, PhD, RN
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota

Amy A. Vogelsmeier, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC
University of Missouri-Columbia, Sinclair School of Nursing
Columbia, Missouri

Wendy Woith, PhD, RN
Mennonite College of Nursing
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Diana Lynn Woods, PhD, RN, GNP
UCLA School of Nursing
Los Angeles, California

Fang Yu, PhD, GNP-BC, RN
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Minneapolis, Minnesota


EDITOR EMERITA

Edna M. Stilwell, PhD, RN, C
Consultant
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida


EMERITI BOARD

Dolores M. Alford, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dallas, Texas

Vernice Ferguson, RN, MA, FAAN, FRCN
Washington, DC

May Futrell, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
Newburyport, Massachusetts

Laurie M. Gunter, PhD
Seattle, Washington

 

Mildred O. Hogstel, PhD, RN, C
Fort Worth, Texas

Marguerite McMillan Jackson, RN, PhD, CIC, FAAN
San Diego, California

Henry M. Plawecki, RN, PhD
Highland, Indiana

Ann Whall, PhD, RN, FAAN
Ann Arbor, Michigan

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