Glenna A. Dowling, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor and Chair
My research focuses on the effects of chronic progressive neurological diseases. I am interested in circadian and rest-activity rhythm function in older adults and symptom management of disturbances in people with dementia and Parkinson’s disease. I am also interested in gait and balance and recently received NIH funding to partner with Red Hill Studios to create a therapeutic interactive video game based on a classroom training program that has proven efficacy in improving gait and balance in people with Parkinson's disease. Methodologies are primarily quantitative and include measurement of physiological and psychosocial variables.
Department:
Physiological Nursing
Current Areas of Teaching:
- Advise and mentor students in the master’s and doctoral programs and teach in the Gerontology Nursing Specialty
- Sleep
- Aging
- Parkinson's Disease
Professional Activities:
- American Academy of Neurology
- Association of Professional Sleep Societies
- International Psychogeriatric Society
- Sleep Research Society
Selected Honors and Awards:
| 2010 | Best Practices Diversity and Affirmative Action Award to the Department of Physiological Nursing in the School of Nursing, UCSF |
| 2009 | Selected by Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to serve on the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health |
Selected Publications:
- Merrilees J, Hubbard E, Mastick J, Miller BL, Dowling GA. (2009). Rest-activity and behavioral disruption in a patient with frontotemporal dementia. Neurocase, 15(6), 515-526. PMID: 19736599
- Dowling GA, Burr RL, Van Someren EJ, Hubbard EM, Luxenberg JS, Mastick J, Cooper BA. (2008). Melatonin and bright-light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(2), 239-246. PMID: 18070004
- Dowling GA, Hubbard EM, Mastick J, Luxenberg JS, Burr RL, Van Someren EJ. (2005). Effect of morning bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with severe Alzheimer's disease. International Psychogeriatrics, 17(2), 221-236. PMID: 16050432
- Dowling GA, Mastick J, Hubbard EM, Luxenberg JS, Burr RL. (2005). Effect of timed bright light treatment for rest-activity disruption in institutionalized patients with Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20(8), 738-743. PMID: 16035127
Contact Info
Office Phone:
415-502-7791
Office Fax:
415-476-8899
Office Address:
2 Koret Way, N-631
San Francisco, CA
94143-0610