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I am the Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care & Aging in the Division of Health Policy and Management and School of Public Health at The University of Minnesota. I also direct the Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota and the CDC-funded Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving. My research examines the sources and effectiveness of long-term care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and other chronic conditions. An applied gerontologist, my interests include Alzheimer's disease and long-term care, the longitudinal ramifications of family care for persons with dementia and other chronic conditions, and the effectiveness of community-based and psychosocial services for older adults with dementia and their caregiving families. Underpinning these substantive areas, I also have interests in mixed methods and implementation science.
I was the Editor for the Journal of Applied Gerontology (2011-2017) and am a Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA). I currently serve on the editorial boards of Psychology and Aging, the Journal of Applied Gerontology, and Research on Aging. I was awarded the 2003 Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Adult Development and Aging Research, the 2011 M. Powell Lawton Distinguished Contribution Award for Applied Gerontology from the American Psychological Association (Division 20: Adult Development and Aging), the 2011 Dean's Award from the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, and the 2015 Gordon Streib Distinguished Academic Gerontologist Award from the Southern Gerontological Society. I am a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the American Psychological Association. I am also an Emeritus Long-Term Care Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Minnesota and an Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Award Date: Aug 7 1999
MSc, Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Award Date: Dec 15 1996
BA, Honors Psychology/History, Gustavus Adolphus College
Award Date: May 28 1995
Research Interest Keywords
- longitudinal methods
- geriatrics
- alzheimer's disease
- community-based long-term care
- interventions
- mixed methods
- family caregiving
- long-term care
- dementia
- gerontology
- psychosocial interventions
- implementation science
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Rural Health Innovation Pilot / Omcare-Lanesboro Evaluation
Gaugler, J. E. (PI), Henning-Smith, C. E. (Other Role), Millenbah, A. (Other Role), Moone, R. P. (Other Role) & Shippee, T. P. (Other Role)
9/1/25 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
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NIA AD/ADRD Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory
Gaugler, J. E. (PI) & Louwagie, K. W. (Other Role)
BROWN UNIVERSITY, NIH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
9/1/25 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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The State Alzheimer's Research Support Center (StARS)
Gaugler, J. E. (PI), Jutkowitz, E. (CoI) & Louwagie, K. W. (Other Role)
NIH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
9/15/24 → 8/31/29
Project: Research project
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Establishing Mechanisms of Benefit to Reinforce the Alzheimer's Care Experience AD/ADRD Roybal Center: EMBRACE
Gaugler, J. E. (PI), Nkimbeng, M. (PI) & Albers, E. (Other Role)
NIH NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
8/15/24 → 5/31/29
Project: Research project
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Minnesota Northstar Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program 2024 - 2029
Arenson, C. A. (PI), Gaugler, J. E. (PI), Jacklin, K. (PI), McMahon, S. K. (PI), Moone, R. P. (PI), Pacala, J. T. (PI), Shuman, S. K. (PI), Talley, K. M. (PI), Bradley, C. D. (Other Role), Frazier, R. (Other Role), George, A. B. (Other Role), Goering, M. R. (Other Role), Green, M. (Other Role), Isetts, B. J. (Other Role), Kertz, J. L. (Other Role), Kirk, L. N. (Other Role), Lamont, G. R. (Other Role), Lewis, J. P. (Other Role), McCarthy, T. C. (Other Role), Millenbah, A. (Other Role), Mueller, C. A. (Other Role), Nkimbeng, M. (Other Role), Ratner, E. (Other Role), Rosenstein, B. E. (Other Role), Schicker, T. M. (Other Role), Williams, R. D. (Other Role) & Wolf, S. (Other Role)
HRSA BUREAU OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
7/1/24 → 6/30/29
Project: Research project
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A mixed methods evaluation of the Residential Care Transition Module
Gaugler, J. E., Albers, E. A., Birkeland, R. W. & Urbanski, D. P., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Aging and Mental Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Online Training Program to Reduce Antipsychotic Medication Use in Nursing Homes: The CARES Method
Hobday, J. V., Rosopa, P. J., Rosopa, E. B., Hobday, A. & Gaugler, J. E., Apr 2026, In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 27, 4, 106122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Utility of the Home Alone Intervention: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study
Birkeland, R. W., Ingvalson, S. N., Savard, G. M., Hobday, A., Urbanski, D., Pepin, R., Gitlin, L. N., Cigliana, J. & Gaugler, J. E., 2026, In: Journal of Aging Research. 2026, 1, 4036735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facilitators and Barriers to Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Use in People With Dementia: Semistructured Interview Study
Urbanski, D. P., Hungs, A. M., Nelson, P. B. & Gaugler, J. E., 2026, In: JMIR Human Factors. 13, e83857.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gentrification and Aging: A Narrative Review
Bailey, D. & Gaugler, J. E., 2026, In: Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 69, 1, p. 91-111 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Press/Media
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'My heart aches': Minnesota seniors brace for a long and lonely holiday season
Gaugler, J. E. & Jin, D. D.
11/21/20
1 item of Media coverage
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National Guard called in to help contain COVID outbreaks at two Minnesota nursing homes
10/14/20
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Reimagining healthy aging
Gaugler, J. E. & Shippee, T. P.
10/6/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Minnesota nursing homes, already the site of 81% of COVID-19 deaths, continue taking in infected patients
5/20/20
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Patient's photo posted on social media not illegal, court rules
2/7/20
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