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Nancy Kusmaul, PhD, MSW, FGSA (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Nancy Kusmaul, Ph.D, MSW is an Associate Professor in the Baccalaureate Social Work program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She received her PhD from the University at Buffalo and her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Michigan. She was a nursing home social worker for more than a decade.

Her research focuses on organizational culture, trauma informed care, and the impact of trauma experiences on workers and care recipients. She is particularly interested in direct care workers, such as Certified Nursing Assistants in nursing homes. She is co-chair of the NASW-Maryland Committee on Aging and is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Kusmaul was a 2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy Fellow. She has done several podcasts on aging, trauma, and nursing homes on various platforms. Dr. Kusmaul is the winner of the 2024 Outstanding Individual in Academia Award from the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy, and the winner of the 2024 Elaine M. Brody Thought Leader Award from the Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section of GSA.

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