Tracie Culp Harrison joined the College of Nursing at the University of Iowa as professor and associate dean for research and scholarship in 2024. In this role, she facilitates faculty and graduate student research and scholarship, providing leadership and enhancing the research environment of the college. A leader in the field of gerontology and adaptation to limitations, Harrison’s research interests include aging, disability, gender, and cultural beliefs on aging. She has received federal, private and state level funding. She holds a PhD in Nursing with portfolios in Gerontology and Women’s Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, where she also completed post-doctoral work. She was a Health & Aging Policy Fellow with the Administration on Aging and Office on Disability. Harrison spent 18 years as tenured faculty in the School of Nursing at UT-Austin, also serving seven years as founding director of the Center for Excellence in Aging Services and Long-term Care. Most recently, Harrison was professor and Alice An Loh Sun Endowed Chair in Geriatric Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

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