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Ellen McCreedy is an Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health. Her research focuses on pragmatic evaluations of nonpharmaceutical interventions for managing neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia, particularly in nursing home and assisted living settings. She leads trials testing interventions like personalized music for agitation reduction, enhanced advance care planning, and tunable lighting for sleep improvement. Dr. McCreedy holds a MPH from the University of South Florida, a PhD from the University of Minnesota, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University’s Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research.
Education:
- MPH in Global Health, University of South Florida
- PhD in Health Services Research, University of Minnesota
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Brown University Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research
Research Interests: Dr. McCreedy’s work emphasizes pragmatic clinical trials, focusing on scalable interventions to improve quality of life for older adults with dementia. Key areas include:
- Nonpharmacological management of agitation and behavioral symptoms
- Advance care planning and goal-concordant care
- Implementation science in nursing home environments
- Health disparities in dementia care
Her recent studies explore how electronic health records and wearable devices can better capture behavioral symptoms, and how organizational factors influence intervention fidelity. She serves on the Steering Committee of the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory’s Technical and Data Core, advancing embedded trial methodologies.
Labs/Teams: Active collaborator in the Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research and the IMPACT Collaboratory.
