The associate professor is recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology.
Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FGSA, FPCN, FAAN, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON), has been named a 2025 fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization dedicated to the field of aging.
Fellow status is peer recognition for outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology and represents the highest category of GSA membership, which encompasses more than 6,000 people in more than 50 countries. This distinction is given for diverse activities that include research, teaching, administration, public service, practice, and notable participation in the society. Fellows are chosen from across GSA’s membership groups. Carpenter was selected by GSA’s Heath Sciences Section.
Carpenter, who also is a health scientist at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, and 46 other new fellows will be formally recognized during GSA’s 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting on Nov. 12-15 in Boston.
“Being inducted as a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America is an honor and a milestone in my career,” said Carpenter, who joined UMSON in 2020. “This recognition reflects my ongoing commitment to improving care, advancing research, and shaping policy for older adults living with serious illness across health care settings.”