University Center on Aging and Health

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Enhancing the Health and Quality of Life in Older Adults, Their Family, and Their Kin

Since 1978, the University Center on Aging and Health (UCAH) has served as an interdisciplinary point at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ for building and maintaining excellence in gerontological and geriatric research, education, and practice.

UCAH's mission is to foster collaboration among its community of scholars, learners, and practitioners in order to encourage and coordinate innovative interdisciplinary research, education, and service programs relevant to the health and well-being of older adults.

State-of-the-art knowledge about the aging process and its implications for individuals, families, communities, and societies is advanced and disseminated throughout the community.


Graduate Certificate Program in Gerontology

The UCAH has developed a certificate program intended to help meet the academic and career needs of graduate students and employed professionals in a wide variety of disciplines.

Learn more about the Graduate Certificate Program in Gerontology.


Picture of the NHCGNE Logo

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing is a member of the  organization. 

The School's membership activities are managed through the University Center on Aging & Health with Diana Morris acting as the member' representative.

NHCGNE is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to enhance and sustain the capacity and competency of nurses to provide quality care to older adults.

FGSA: Fellow, Gerontological Society of America 

FAGHE: Fellow, Association of Gerontology in Higher Education

Hope Barkoukis, PhD, RDN, LD
Interim Chair, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition
School of Medicine, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
hope.barkoukis@case.edu

Christopher J. Burant, PhD, MATCM, FGSA
Assistant Professor, Statistics
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
Chris.burant@case.edu

Carli Carnish, DNP, MSN, RN, CNP, CHFN
Assistant Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
carli.carnish@case.edu

Dale Dannefer, PhD, FGSA
Selah Chamberlain Professor and Chair
Department of Sociology, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
dale.dannefer@case.edu

Peter A. DeGolia, MD, CMD 
Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ School of Medicine
Medical Director, McGregor PACE
peter.degolia@UHhospitals.org

Mary A. Dolansky, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor
Director of Interprofessional Integration and Education Center of Excellence in Primary Care, VA Quality
Scholars Program (VAQS) Senior Nurse Fellow Louis Stokes Cleveland VA
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
mad14@case.edu

Evelyn Duffy, DNP, GNP/ANP-BC, FAANP
Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Associate Director, Center on Aging and Health
Director of the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program
evelyn.duffy@case.edu

Ronald L. Hickman, Jr., PhD, RN, ACNP-BC, FAAN
Associate Dean of Research and Associate Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
rlh2@case.edu

Elliane Irani, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
exi28@case.edu

Evanne Juratovac, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC
Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
exj11@case.edu

Eva Kahana, PhD, FGSA, FAGHE
Distinguished University Professor
Robson Professor of Sociology, Humanities, 
Applied Social Science, Nursing and Medicine 
Director, Elderly Care Research Center, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
eva.kahana@case.edu 

Denise M. Kresevic, PhD, RN, APN-BC, FGSA, FAAN
Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center (GRECC)
Associate Director of Education/Evaluation
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Clinical Nurse Specialist-Geriatrics UH
Denise.Kresevic@va.gov

Hyoung-gon Lee, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathology, General Medicine, Neurology
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
hxl54@case.edu

Patricia E. McDonald, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
patricia.mcdonald@case.edu

Kylie Meyer, PhD MSC
Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
kylie.meyer@case.edu

Shirley M. Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN
Distinguished University Professor
Emerita Faculty, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
shirley.moore@case.edu

Diana L. Morris, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
Florence Cellar Associate Professor of Gerontological Nursing
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Executive Director, University Center on Aging and Health
Mandel School of Applied Social Science
dlm5@case.edu

Carol M. Musil, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
Interim Dean and Marvin E. and Ruth Durr Denekas,
Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
carol.musil@case.edu

Muralidhar Pallaki, MD, FACP
Medical Director
Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit, Cleveland VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
Muralidhar.pallaki@va.gov

Marian B. Patterson, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
marian.patterson@case.edu

George Perry, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Pathology
School of Medicine, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
george.perry@case.edu

Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD
Editor, Annuals of Family Medicine
Professor of Family Medicine, Population & Quantitative Health Sciences
School of Medicine, Sociology, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
Kurt.stange@case.edu

Carolyn Harmon Still, PhD, MSM, AGPCNP-BC, CCRP
Assistant Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ 
cwh11@case.edu

Aloen L. Townsend, PhD, FGSA
Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor, Chair of the Doctoral Program
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Sociology, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
aloen.townsend@case.edu

Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology, Neurosciences, Psychiatry
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ School of Medicine, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Bioethics, Nursing, History, and Organization Behavior at ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
Director, Adult Learning, The Intergenerational School
peter.whitehouse@case.edu

May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA, FAGHE
Director Emerita, University Center for Aging and Health
Professor Emerita, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
may.wykle@case.edu

Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Ph.D., RN-BC, FAAN, 
Kate Hanna Harvey Professor of Community Health Nursing, 
Director of the PhD in Nursing Program, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing 
jaz@case.edu

Xiongwei Zhu, PhD
Professor, Department of Pathology & Division of General Medical Sciences
Associate Professor, Neurology
School of Medicine, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
xiongwei.zhu@case.edu

Wen-Quan Zou, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Neurology, Division of General Medicine
School of Medicine, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
Wenquan.zou@case.edu

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