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Dr. Harleah Buck serves as the Sally Mathis Hartwig Professor in Gerontological Nursing and Director of the Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence at the University of Iowa College of Nursing. With over 30 years of cardiovascular nursing expertise spanning prevention to hospice care, she leads innovative research addressing 'wicked problems' in older adult health through non-pharmacological solutions and dyadic care approaches.
Her educational background includes:
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
- PhD in Nursing, University of South Florida
- MS, University of South Florida
- BS, Columbia University
Dr. Buck's research integrates palliative care, gerontological nursing, and heart failure self-care through a unique nexus of cardiovascular, geriatric, and palliative perspectives. She pioneers interprofessional initiatives improving rural geriatric care via distance technology while advocating for earlier palliative care integration in heart failure management. Her work emphasizes non-pharmacological interventions addressing complex symptom clusters and caregiver-patient dynamics in community settings.
Analysis of her 2024-2025 publications reveals strong thematic continuity in heart failure management, palliative care integration, and aging transitions. Key methodological trends include meta-syntheses of informal care partners, vignette-based self-care assessments, and grounded theory studies of hospital-to-home transitions. Her research increasingly examines system-level determinants of health, equity implications, and rural healthcare access through dyadic and community-focused lenses.
Her exemplary contributions are recognized through prestigious fellowships:
- Fellow of Palliative Care Nursing (FPCN)
- Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA)
- Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (FGSA)
- Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)
Dr. Buck has secured $13 million across 15 funded studies, including the current IMPACT-D Study examining person-system determinants in dyadic heart failure management. As Director of the Csomay Center, she advances interprofessional innovations in research, education, and practice to optimize aging. Her leadership drives national dialogues positioning heart failure patients as a palliative care population while mentoring future nursing scientists through the LEAD mentorship program.
The Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence serves as her primary research hub, fostering interprofessional collaborations to address complex aging challenges through technology-enabled solutions. The center's mission focuses on translating evidence into practice innovations that enhance quality of life for older adults and caregivers, with recent initiatives targeting rural age-friendly ecosystems and care coordination efficiency.
