Palliative Care Education in Assisted Living (PCEAL) Lab
Research Team
USF Research Team
Debra Dobbs, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator
Dr. Dobbs is a Professor and Interim Director School of Aging Studies. She has research
interests in palliative, hospice and end-of-life care, and palliative care education
in assisted living with a specific focus on providers of persons living with dementia.
Lindsay Peterson, Ph.D. - Co-Investigator
Dr. Peterson is an Assistant Research Professor at the School of Aging Studies. Dr.
Peterson’s primary research interest is long-term care policy and practice and communication
concerning decision-making, disaster planning, and advance care planning for older
adults.
Hongdao Meng, Ph.D. - Biostatistician
Dr. Meng is a Professor at the School of Aging Studies. His research investigates
the role of innovative integrative health interventions - including diet, physical
activity, sleep, mind-body practices, and social engagement - in promoting positive
aging among middle-aged and older adults. He directs the Positive Aging Lab (PAL).
William Haley, Ph.D. - Intervention and Fidelity Treatment
Dr. Haley is a Distinguished University Professor at the School of Aging Studies.
Dr. Haley’s research focuses on stress, coping, and adaptation in older adults and
their family members. Most of his research has examined the experiences of family
caregivers who often face potentially overwhelming chronic strain.
Jonathan Clapp, Ph.D. - Project Manager
Dr. Clapp is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the School of Aging Studies. Dr. Clapp’s background is in public health, biostatistics, and epidemiology. His research has been in both clinical trials and observational studies that are focused on cancer screening, cancer-related cognitive impairment, study design methodology, and longitudinal statistical analysis.
Student Research Assistants
Josef Hodgkins, R.N.- Data Collection Team, Research Study Nurse
Layla Santana, B.Sc. in OT- Recruitment and Data Collection Team, Ph.D. Student in Aging Studies
Roy Chen - Data Team, Undergraduate student in Biomedical Sciences
Jessica Yauk, M.S. - Recruitment and Data Collection Team, Doctoral Candidate in Aging Studies
Cassidy Doyle, B.Sc. - Recruitment and Data Collection Team, Doctoral Candidate in Aging Studies
Consultants
Ladislav Volicer, Ph.D - Measurement and Palliative Care Expert, Courtesy Professor in School of Aging Studies, »Æ¹ÏÊÓƵ
Harleah Buck, Ph.D - Palliative Care Expert, Sally Mathis Hartwig Professor in Gerontological Nursing, College of Nursing, University
of Iowa
Laura Hanson, Ph.D - Palliative Care Expert, Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill
Lindsay Schwartz, Ph.D - Assisting Living and Workforce Expert, Founder and Principal in Workforce and Quality Innovations,LLC
Soomi Lee, Ph.D - Workforce and Organizational Expert, Associate Professor, College of Health and Human Development, Penn State University
John Bowblis, Ph.D - Workforce Expert and Biostatistician, Professor, Farmer School of Business, Miami University (Ohio)
Community Partners
Brianna Delarosa,MS - Vice President of Organizational Development & Learning, Empath Health
Tara Friedman,MD - Chief Medical Officer, Chapters Health System
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