Heather M. Young, Ph.D., F.A.A.N., G.N.P.

Dr. Young’s research and clinical interests focus on environments that promote healthy aging. She has played an instrumental role in shaping long term care policies in Washington State through her evaluation research. She has been a co-investigator on two longitudinal studies of family caregiving, one among families with a member with Alzheimer’s Disease and one which explored long term care decision making and caregiving among Japanese American families who were caring for older adults with physical and/or cognitive limitations. For over a decade, Dr. Young held a joint appointment on faculty at the University of Washington School of Nursing and as the Chief Operations Officer for a retirement community company. In this capacity, she was responsible for an academic-corporate partnership, and for designing and managing programs in independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing. In addition. Her current research focuses on the medication management in rural assisted living settings and in technological approaches to promoting medication safety in rural hospitals. She joined the faculty at OHSU in 2003, and lives in Ashland, OR.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Grace Phelps Distinguished Professor,
Director of the John A. Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence
Director of Rural Health Research Development, Office of Rural Health Research

RESEARCH

2004-2006 Principal Investigator Medication Management in Rural Assisted Living , National Institute for Nursing Research.

2004-2007 Co-Investigator/Research Principal Investigator Medication Management: A Closed Computerized Loop , Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

2006 – 2008 Co-Principal Investigator, The Energy Balance Study-Rural. Center for Healthy Aging, OHSU School of Nursing

2004-2007Co-Investigator/Evaluation Director, Using IT to Improve Medication Safety for Rural Elders, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. PI: Gorman.

2004-2006 Co-Investigator, CHOICE by Phone: Encouraging Exercise in Rural Adults, National Cancer Institute, NIH. PI: Bennett. .

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Member of:

• American Academy of Nursing, Co-Chair Expert Panel on Aging
• Gerontological Society of America, Co-Convener, GSA Nursing Special Interest Group
• Western Institute for Nursing Research
• Western Academy of Nursing
• Sigma Theta Tau
• American Society on Aging
• Advisory Board, Certificate in Aging program, University of Washington Institute on Aging

OHSU committees:

• John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence
• Center for Healthy Aging
• Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (Chair)
• Faculty Affairs (Chair)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Young, HM and Young, EWD, (2006). Almost Home, but not quite. The Gerontologist, 46(4): 565-6.

Young, HM, Sikma, S, Trippett, LSJ, Shannon, S, and Blachly, B. (2006). Linking Theory and Gerontological Nursing Practice in Senior Housing. Geriatric Nursing, 27(6), 346-354.

Young, HM, Swanson, EA, Richards, K, Wallhagen, MI, Archbold, P, Spool, M, Flaherty-Robb, M (2006). Extending Influence through Partnerships. Nursing Outlook, 54(4): 204-11.

Harrington C. Beverly CJ. Maas ML. Buckwalter KC. Bennett JA. Young HM. Sochalski J. Naylor M. (2006). Influencing health policy for older adults: initiatives by the John A. Hartford Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. Nursing Outlook. 54(4):236-42

Beverly, C, Maas, M, Young, HM, Richards, K, Scalzi, CC, Kayser-Jones, J (2006). Leadership Development: John A. Hartford Centers for Geriatric Nursing Excellence. Nursing Outlook, 54(4):231-5

Gray, SL, Odegard, PS, Sales, AEB, Young, HM, Sullivan, JH, Hedrick, SC, and. (2006). Quality of medication records and use of pharmacy resources in community residential care facilities. Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 40(5):894-9.

Reinhard, S, Young, HM, Kane, RA, Quinn, W. (2006) Nurse Delegation of Medication Administration for Elders in Assisted Living. Nursing Outlook, 54(2): 74-80.

Vitaliano, PP, Echeverria, D., Yi, J, Phillips, PEM, Young, HM, Siegler, IC (2005) Psychophysiological Mediators of Caregiver Stress and Differential Cognitive Decline. Psychology and Aging 20(3):402-411.

Teri, L, Huda, Piruz, Gibbons, L, Young, HM, vanLeynseele, J. (2005). STAR: A Dementia-Specific Training Program for Staff in Assisted Living Residences. The Gerontologist, 45: 686-693.

Vitaliano, PP, Young, HM , Zhang, J. (2004). Is Caregiving a Risk Factor for Illness? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 13 (1): 13-16.

Young, HM and Cochrane, BL (2004). Healthy Aging for Older Women. Nursing Clinics of North America, 39 (1): 131-143.

Young, HM and Sikma, SS (2003). Self-Directed Care: An Evaluation. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice,4 (3): 185-195.

Young, HM (2003). Challenges and Solutions in Care of Frail Older Adults. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 8(2) : Manuscript 4.

Sikma, SS and Young, HM (2003). Nurse Delegation in Washington State: A Case Study of Concurrent Policy Implementation and Evaluation. Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 4 (1): 53-61.

Young, HM, McCormick, WM, and Vitaliano, PP (2002). Attitudes toward community-based long-term care services among Japanese American families. The Gerontologist, 42 (6), 814-25.

Young, HM, McCormick, WM, and Vitaliano, PP (2002). Evolving values in community-based long term care services for Japanese Americans. Advances in Nursing Science, 25(2) : 40-56.

Sikma, SS & Young, HM (2001). Balancing Freedom with Risks: The Experience of Nursing Task Delegation in Community Based Residential Care Settings. Nursing Outlook, 49 (4): 193 – 201.