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Associate Professor Marie Boltz, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN, joined the College of Nursing in 2016, arriving from the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College.
Dr. Boltz’s research focuses on geriatric organizational models that promote functional health in older adults, especially those with dementia. She has served as principal investigator (PI) for several studies that have tested system-level interventions to engage older adults, families, and staff in promoting functional recovery during the acute care and post-acute stay. These studies involved quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, and used participatory processes with stakeholders. She was also PI for several health services studies focusing on the geriatric care environment and dissemination and uptake of evidence-based practice. She was the lead investigator for Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) studies, including those related to instrument development and psychometric evaluation of tools measuring organizational readiness/response to quality initiatives (including the Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile and the NICHE program self-evaluation tool).
Currently, Dr. Boltz is co-investigator in a multistate RO1 award through the National Institutes of Health to study the dissemination and implementation of function-focused care for assisted living, awarded from the University of Maryland. She is also PI for “Post-acute Outcomes in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia,” funded by the Donaghue Foundation.
Dr. Boltz was lead editor for the award-winning Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice (Springer, 2016) and Dementia Care: An Evidence-Based Approach (Springer, 2016). She serves on several national and international committees and advisory boards that support the diffusion of best practices and innovation across settings that serve older adults. Dr. Boltz has authored, co-authored, or edited numerous data-based manuscripts and books and evidence-based, field-tested teaching tools/resources for use by clinicians, administrators, patients, and families.
