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Laura N. Gitlin, PHD, FGSA, fAAN (she/her/hers)

Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor
Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, an applied research sociologist is the distinguished professor, and dean emeritus of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University and the inaugural executive director of its AgeWell Collaboratory. The AgeWell Collaboratory oversees Drexel’s AgeFriendly University international designation, and partners with over 80 community-based organizations serving racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse communities involving older adults and families. Dr. Gitlin is nationally and internationally recognized as an intervention scientist. Her research focuses on developing, evaluating and implementing novel home and community-based interventions that seek to improve quality of life indicators for older adults and/or their family members. She applies a social ecological and health equity lens and person/family-directed and person-centered-approaches to understand, and target challenges and modifiable factors, and intervene and support individuals/families within their living contexts using nonpharmacological, behavioral and cognitive strategies. Her interventions have resulted in improving physical and psychosocial outcomes, reducing mortality and health care utlization. Some of her interventions are being implemented globally and throughout the USA. She is a well-funded researcher with continuous research and training grant funding from federal agencies and private foundations for over 35 years. She and her teams have received numerous awards for their innovative interventions.

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