Advisory Panels

Joseph Ouslander, MD • Chair
Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine of Florida Atlantic University

Barbara M. Bates-Jensen PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Programs
Professor of Nursing and Medicine
UCLA School of Nursing and David Geffen School of Medicine

Christine Eisenhower, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor University of Rhode Island

Shaun Grannis, MD, MS
Vice President, Data and Analytics, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.; Research Scientist, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.; Regenstrief Chair in Medical Informatics, Indiana University School of Medicine; 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, University of Michigan; Associate Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Program, University of Michigan; Research Scientist, Ann Arbor VA 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 and the Florence Pirce Grant University Health, Brown University School of Public Health; Research Health Scientist, Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center

David Gifford, MD, MPH • Chair
Chief Medical Officer of the 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, UC Davis
Editor-in-Chief, Geriatric Nursing
Co-Editor-in-Chief, AHRQ Patient Safety Network
PALTmed (AMDA) representative

Elizabeth Halifax, PhD, RN
Incoming President Consumer Voice
Assistant Adjunct Professor, UCSF School of Nursing

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

Robyn Stone, DrPH
SVP for Research, LeadingAge/Co-Director, LTSS Center @UMass Boston

Lauren Stratton, PhD
Senior Associate Director, Psychological Research and Program Evaluation, Alzheimer’s Association