2009 PhD
Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Psychosocial and Community Health at the
University of Washington School of Nursing
An avid clinician, researcher, educator, and scholar, Dr. Teri was awarded the Alzheimer's Association Pioneer Award for her groundbreaking work in psychosocial treatments to reduce behavioral problems in persons with dementia. She is also
a recipient of the Gerontological Society of America's most prestigious Lawton Award for “a significant contribution in gerontology that has led to an innovation in gerontological treatment, practice or service."
Dr. Teri is currently Principle Investigator on three federally funded grants investigating non-pharmacological treatments.
Her work has been published in JAMA, Neurology, JAGS, Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders,
and other leading journals.
Director, Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy,
Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Gitlin is an applied research sociologist whose research primarily involves non-pharmacological interventions that address challenging behaviors and enhance quality of life in persons with dementia and their caregivers, and examining the role of the home environment in promoting adaptation to physical frailty.
She has developed the Living Laboratory for Elder Care to deliver her proven interventions to families and persons with dementia and train health professional students in these novel, evidence-informed approaches to caring for older adults in their homes. She has over 120 publications and four co-authored texts used widely throughout the world.
Professor, Dept of Communication Disorders, College of Communication, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy
at the Florida State University
As a clinical researcher, Dr. Bourgeois has published numerous research articles and training manuals. Her Memory Book treatment has been featured on public television and her Interactive CD-ROM training program for nursing aides has received several awards. She was the past-President of the Behavioral Gerontology Special Interest Group of the Association of Behavior Analysis and she has served on the editorial boards of several professional journals.
She is an active member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Gerontological Society of America. She is a Past-President of the Alzheimer Resource Center of Tallahassee. Her research has been funded by the Alzheimer’s Association and the National Institutes of Aging.
2006 PhD
Director and Senior Research Scientist, Myers Research Institute, Menorah Park Center for the Aging in Cleveland, Ohio
Cameron J. Camp, PhD, is a noted psychologist specializing in applied research in gerontology. He received his doctorate in experimental psychology from the University of Houston in 1979. He currently works as Director and Senior Research Scientist at the Myers Research Institute of the Menorah Park Center for the Aging in Cleveland, Ohio. His research involves the design of interventions to alleviate problem behaviors and increase the level of functioning of persons with dementia.
He has co-authored three college textbooks and published over 100 articles. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a Charter Member of the American Psychological Society. Dr. Camp is a licensed psychologist in the state of Ohio, specializing in applied cognitive aging. His research has been funded by the National Alzheimer’s Association, the National Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Mental Health.
Courtesy Full Professor, School of Aging Studies,College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida.
External Professor, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Sixteen years ago, Dr. Volicer established one of the first Dementia Special Care Units and introduced the concept of structured palliative care for patients with advanced dementia. Goals of care on this unit are quality of life, dignity and comfort.
Dr. Volicer investigated various aspects of dementia care, including behavioral symptoms, medical complications and eating difficulties. He is recognized as an international expert on advanced dementia care, has published over 200 articles and chapters, and edited four books on clinical management of dementia.
2004 PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Professor, Department of Geriatrics, Adjunct Professor, College of Nursing and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Professor Beck has contributed to the field of geriatrics through her research on strategies to improve best practices in
long-term care settings and non-pharmacologic interventions to alleviate behavioral symptoms and promote functional performance in persons with dementia. Currently, she is serving as an investigator along with two professors from the University of Michigan on the first interactive project of the National Institute of Nursing Research. The project investigates
risk factors of aggression, wandering, and problematic vocalizations in nursing home residents with dementia. A prolific writer, Dr. Beck has written more than 100 publications. She also has lectured extensively throughout the world.
Director, Research Institute on Aging at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. Professor of Health Care Sciences
and of Prevention and Community Health, GW University Medical Center and School of Public Health
Professor Cohen-Mansfield has enhanced the understanding of the person with dementia through her studies on agitation, its etiology and treatment. She has published numerous articles on this topic as well as related topics such as depression, sleep problems, autonomy, and advance directives for the elderly. Her assessment instruments, such as the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) and the Agitation Behavior Mapping Instrument (ABMI), are used internationally.
2002 MD
Clinical Director of the NYU Aging and Dementia Research Center, Professor of Psychiatry at the New York University School of Medicine
Dr. Reisberg’s studies have resulted in descriptions of the characteristic clinical course of Alzheimer’s disease. These descriptions in the form of scales such as the Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) and the Functional Assessment Staging (FAST) are measures widely used around the world. He has also described many of the psychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and these descriptions, incorporated into his BEHAVE-AD scale, have been used to demonstrate the utility of drug treatments of these symptoms in worldwide studies.
