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Gail Towsley, PhD, is a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing. As a gerontologist and licensed nursing home administrator, she focuses on interdisciplinary applied aging research to improve palliative care in long-term care (LTC) settings. Her innovative work includes developing Me & My Wishes - a video-based communication system for documenting resident care preferences.
Her research spans critical areas in end-of-life care, care coordination, health disparities, and communication training for healthcare staff. She has led studies on virtual care conferences for dementia patients, legacy value documentation for older adults, and social model hospice care for homeless populations.
- Recent articles show consistent focus on dementia care (2024 systematic review), care transition disparities (2024 Hispanic population study), and communication interventions (2023 CONTACT tool development)
- Key collaborations include work with University of Pennsylvania and Polisher Research Institute through postdoctoral fellowships
- Her educational background includes PhD in Nursing and MS in Gerontology from University of Utah, plus postdoctoral training at Penn and Polisher Institute
Current teaching responsibilities include courses in the Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program and Nursing doctoral program. She holds multiple external grants for palliative care improvement initiatives and has received prestigious fellowships and career development awards from institutions like National Palliative Care Research Center and Gerontological Society of America.
