Nancy Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN

Nancy A. Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Science and holds the Anthony Buividas Endowed Term Chair in Gerontology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Previously, she was Associate Professor of Nursing and Associate Director of Implementation Science at the Center for Innovative Care in Aging at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Dr. Hodgson is a nationally recognized expert in palliative and dementia care for older adults, with over 25 years of experience in geriatric nursing education and aging research. She is dedicated to designing and evaluating interventions that enhance the quality of life for individuals living with dementia and their caregivers. Her research focuses on dementia caregiving, symptom management, translating and implementing evidence into nursing practice, and training health care professionals. Dr. Hodgson has secured extensive funding from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies and foundations. She has published extensively in the fields of gerontology, nursing, palliative care, and dementia caregiving and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of America.