Our Geriatric Circle Team
Alyce S. Ashcraft PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FGSA, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship | School of Nursing
Distinguished University Professor
Mildred and Shirley L. Garrison Professorship in Geriatric Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Deb Bakerjian PhD, APRN, FAANP, FGSA, FAAN
Associate Dean for Practice and Professor of Clinical Nursing (Pronouns: she/her)
Editor-in-Chief, Geriatric Nursing
Co-Editor-in-Chief, AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet/WebM&M)
Co-PI, CalLongTermCareCompare
Director, IN-LMC - Nurse Led Mobile Clinic
Director, Advanced NP PRACTICE- NP Residency
Director, RETAIN – Faculty Residency and Clinical Instructor Internship
Director, PA PROMISE
Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing
Lazelle Benefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA
Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Kim Bergen-Jackson, PhD, RN GERO-BC, LNHA, FAAN
Associate Professor, Clinical
Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing
Office: 422 CNB
Phone: 319-335-0499
Dr. Kim Bergen-Jackson has 30+ years of experience in long-term care, research, and teaching. Her areas of interest include care of the older adult, person-centered care, leadership, quality improvement, and shared governance.
Kathleen Brewer-Smyth, PhD, RN, MSN, CRRN, FAAN
Professor, School of Nursing
College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716-3710
Diane Carter
Ramon Castellblanch
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Division of Geriatrics
School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Susan A. Chapman PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Professor, UCSF School of Nursing, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Core Faculty, National Clinician Scholars Program
Carolyn K Clevenger, DNP, GNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, FAANP, FGSA, FAAN
Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University
Director, Integrated Memory Care
Tara A. Cortes PhD, RN, FAAN
Executive Director, The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, and Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
433 First Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10010
Carroll Estes PhD, FAAN
Professor Emeritus,
Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences
University of California, San Francisco
David Farrell, MSW, LNHA
Farrell Consulting Services, LLC
Berkeley, CA
Cristina Flores, PhD, RN
Adjunct Professor
Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences
School of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco