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The Research Committee is a network of designated PLTC members dedicated to collaboration, dissemination, pursuing funding, and mentorship on a wide variety of research issues related to assessment and intervention in LTC facilities. Research interests of this committee involve the entire gamut of assessment and care in LTC facilities. The committee provides PLTC members with the opportunity to interact and collaborate by providing information about research interests/activities. In general, then, this committee works to foster a community of scholars and researchers from its membership to promulgate and conduct research on LTC. Affiliation and member contact information are provided on the website.

Research Committee

Name Affiliation Research Interests
, Chair
Research - Isabella Geriatric Center
515 Audubon Ave.
New York, NY  10040
Depression; anxiety; palliative care
Lou Burgio, Ph.D.
The University of Alabama Center for Mental Health and Aging
Interventions; staff training and staff motivational systems
Department of Psychology, Washington University
Phone: (314) 935-8212
End-of-life care and psychotherapy
Daisha Cipher, Ph.D.
School of Public Health
UNT Health Science Center
Pain assessment and management in the demented LTC elderly; treatment models of quality of life in LTC; geropsychological treatment outcomes
Mind Body Wellness
Senior Connections
7533 Primrose
Irving, TX 75063
Website
Quality of life in LTC facilities
Delores Gallagher Thompson, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine
Efficacy of psychotherapy to treat late-life depression; development and evaluation of a program "coping with caregiving."
Research Coordinator
Isabella Geriatric Center
515 Audubon Ave.
 
Susan Hickman, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University
Bright light therapy on mood, behavior, and sleep (Alzheimer's); ethical issues in long-term care research; use of a medical order in nursing facilities
Lee Hyer, Ed.D
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Cooperative projects in LTC settings
Catherine Johnson, Psy.D.
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging
Dementia, depression and quality of life
Brad Karlin, Ph.D.
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Geriatric mental health policy; mental health epidemiology; service delivery (including need for, access to, and utilization of mental health services for older adults). I would be interested in collaborating on projects or co-authoring chapters, etc.

School of Rural Public Health, Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Website
Long-term care, rehabilitation, elder abuse, and end-of-life issues
Carol Lytle Johnson, Ph.D.
Senior Life Consultants
Reduction of behavioral disturbances in elderly with dementia in LTC facilities; research involving facilities in Ohio
Suzanne Meeks, Ph.D.
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville
Website
Behavioral intervention for depression in nursing homes; Depression and anxiety in primary care elder groups, esp. in nursing homes, including phenomenology, identification, and treatment
Senior Life Consultants
Website
Depression and dementia in LTC facilities; end-of-life issues; elder suicide; spirituality and religious issues in elders
Department of Aging and Mental Health Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida
Phone: (813) 974-1960
Website
Mental health outcomes in LTC sites; reminiscence therapy; personality disorders in older adults
Dean Paret, Ph.D.
Senior Connections
SNF and NF long-term care facilities - pain and other barriers to quality of life
Lynn Snow, Ph.D.
Houston VA Medical Center HSR&D
VA Website
METRIC Website
Pain assessment and management in the demented LTC elderly; treatment models of quality of life in LTC; geropsychological treatment outcomes
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