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For Immediate Release |
Contact: Todd Kluss |
Buckwalter Wins GSA’s 2010 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — has chosen Kathleen Buckwalter, PhD, RN, FAAN, of the University of Iowa as the 2010 recipient of the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award.
This distinguished honor, presented by GSA’s Health Sciences Section in collaboration with the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Institute for Geriatric Nursing, is given to a member of the Society in recognition of outstanding and sustained contribution to geriatric nursing research.
The award presentation will take place at GSA’s 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 19 to 23, 2010, in New Orleans, LA. This conference is organized to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, educators, and practitioners who specialize in the study of the aging process. Visit www.geron.org/2010 for further details.
At the University of Iowa, Buckwalter is the director of the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, associate director of the Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, and co-director of the Center on Aging. She also holds joint appointments in the College of Medicine’s Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine.
As a prolific researcher of issues affecting the elderly, Buckwalter's work has focused on improving mental health services and providing community-based care for chronically ill older persons.
She is the Senior Editor of the Journal of Gerontological Nursing and Research in Gerontological Nursing. Buckwalter has published 251 journal articles, 8 books, 87 book chapters, 8 health policy and commissioned papers, 51monographs/videos/media, and 90 editorials/reviews/commentaries on topics related to nursing, science development, and care of the older adult. Since 1996, she has presented over 235 papers in local, regional, national, and international venues. She also serves on the editorial board or referee panel for 17 journals.
Buckwalter additionally has provided mentorship for over 85 student theses and almost 50 doctoral dissertations in nursing and related disciplines at The University of Iowa and for other institutions around the country. She has also mentored 26 postdoctoral fellows.
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation's oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. The principal mission of the Society — and its 5,200+ members — is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public. GSA’s structure also includes a policy institute, the National Academy on an Aging Society, and an educational branch, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Mildred M. Seltzer Distinguished Service Recognition
Presented to C. Joanne Grabinski, PhD, Eastern Michigan University, and Mary Alice Wolf, PhD, Saint Joseph University.
This award honors colleagues who are near retirement or recently retired. Recipients are individuals who have been actively involved in AGHE through service on committees, as elected officers, and/or have provided leadership in one of AGHE’s grant-funded projects.
Administrative Leadership Award
Presented to Tammy M. Bray, PhD, Oregon State University
This award honors administrators on AGHE member campuses who have made exceptional efforts in support of gerontology or geriatrics education.
David A. Peterson Gerontology & Geriatrics Education Best Paper of the Volume Award
Presented to Nina M. Silverstein, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston; Elizabeth Johns, MS, University of Massachusetts Boston; and Judith A. Griffin, MA, MS, University of Massachusetts Boston, for the article “Students Explore Livable Communities.” Honorable mention is given to Emily J. Robbins, MS, Miami University; Jennifer M. Kinney, PhD, Miami University; and Cary S. Kart, PhD, Miami University, for the article “Promoting Active Engagement in Health Research: Lessons Learned from an Undergraduate Gerontology Capstone Course.”
The purpose of this award is to recognize excellence in scholarship in academic gerontology in AGHE’s official journal, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.
Graduate Student Paper Award
Presented to Deborah Gray, MBA, University of Massachusetts Boston, for the paper “Weight and Wealth: The Relationship between Obesity and Net Worth for Pre-Retirement Age Men and Women.”
This award acknowledges excellence in scholarly work conducted by an AGHE Annual Meeting student attendee.
Book Award for Best Children’s Literature on Aging
Presented to Caitlin Dale Nicholson and Leona Morinn-Nelson for “Niwechihaw/I help” in the primary reader (pre-K to 2nd grade) category, and Ann Grifalconi and Jerry Pickney for “Ain’t Nobody A Stranger to Me” in the elementary reader (3rd to 5th grade) category.
This award recognizes portrayals of meaningful aging in children’s literature.
