Grant awardees will each lead projects that address critical issues affecting aging populations.
Three University of Maryland School of Nursing faculty members have been awarded a collective $5.3 million in grants from the National Institute on Aging to advance research aimed at improving the care and quality of life of older adults in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted-living facilities.
Brittany Burch, PhD, RN, assistant professor; Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FGSA, FPCN, FAAN, associate professor; and N. Jennifer Klinedinst, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, FAHA, associate professor, will each lead projects that address critical issues affecting aging populations — from physical activity and hospital recovery to dementia care and apathy among long-term care residents.
“This new research is critically important today as we develop the next generation of researchers and research ideas,” said Barbara Resnick, PhD ’96, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, professor, Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology, and associate dean for research. “It is these individuals who will help address and assure that the growing number of older adults anticipated over the next decade will receive the best possible and most up-to-date care.”