NEXT STEPs Network

Advancing Nursing Home Care Through Research

Advisory Panels

  • Research Advisory Panel

    • Research Advisory Panel

    Joseph Ouslander, MD

    Chair

    Professor of Geriatric Medicine
    Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
    Florida Atlantic University

    Barbara M. Bates-Jensen PhD, RN, FAAN

    Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Programs
    Professor of Nursing and Medicine
    School of Nursing and David Geffen School of Medicine
    University of California, Los Angeles

    Christine Eisenhower, PharmD, BCPS

    Associate Professor
    University of Rhode Island

    Shaun Grannis, MD, MS

    Vice President, Data and Analytics
    Research Scientist, Center for Biomedical Informatics
    Regenstrief Institute

    Regenstrief Chair in Medical Informatics
    Professor of Family Medicine
    Indiana University School of Medicine

    Jerry Gurwitz, MD

    Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine
    UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health

    Natalie E. Leland, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA, FGSA

    Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
    School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
    University of Pittsburgh

    Donovan T. Maust, MD, MS

    Willard C. Blackney Jr. and Geraldine LaTendresse Blackney Research Professor in Geriatric Psychiatry
    Associate Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Program
    University of Michigan

    Research Scientist
    US Department of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research

    Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH

    Senior Scientist, Hebrew SeniorLife’s Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
    Professor of Medicine
    Harvard University

    Faculty, Division of Geriatrics
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Vincent Mor, PhD

    Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice
    Florence Pirce Grant University Professor
    Brown University School of Public Health

    Research Health Scientist
    US Department of Veterans Affairs Providence Medical Center

  • Providers & Advocates Advisory Panel

    • Providers & Advocates Advisory Panel

    David Gifford, MD, MPH

    Chair

    Chief Medical Officer
    American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL)

    Debra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FGSA, FAAN

    Associate Dean for Practice and Professor of Clinical Nursing
    University of California, Davis

    Editor-in-Chief, Geriatric Nursing

    Co-Editor-in-Chief, AHRQ Patient Safety Network

    PALTmed (AMDA) Representative

    Verena Cimarolli, PhD

    Vice President, Applied Research & Partnerships
    Leading Age

    Elizabeth Halifax, PhD, RN

    Incoming President
    Consumer Voice

    Assistant Adjunct Professor
    UCSF School of Nursing

    Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW

    Senior Practice Associate, Aging
    National Association of Social Workers

    Nancy Lundebjerg, MPA

    Chief Executive Officer
    American Geriatrics Society

    Arif Nazir, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    Abode Care Partners

    Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer
    CareAscend

    Consulting Chief Medical Officer
    Signature Healthcare

    Kezia Scales, PhD

    Vice President of Research & Evaluation
    PHI

    Lauren Stratton, PhD

    Senior Associate Director
    Psychological Research and Program Evaluation
    Alzheimer’s Association

    Gina Upchurch, RPh, MPH

    Founder & Executive Director
    Senior PharmAssist