Daniel J. Liebzeit

Daniel J. Liebzeit serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing, specializing in gerontological nursing and age-friendly care systems since joining in 2020 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital.

His educational background includes:

• PhD from University of Wisconsin-Madison
• BSN from University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Geriatrics at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital

Dr. Liebzeit's research focuses on reducing functional decline in older adults during hospital-to-home transitions through implementation of Age Friendly Health Systems' 4Ms framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, Mobility). He actively promotes age-friendly community development in Johnson County, Iowa via the AARP Livable Communities initiative while emphasizing unpaid caregiver support networks and resource accessibility to align care with personal health goals.

His work integrates qualitative and quantitative methodologies to strengthen acute-to-community care continuity, with current projects targeting caregiver empowerment and community-based age-friendliness initiatives.