Terry Fulmer
Born
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materBoston College (Ph.D., M.S.)
Skidmore College (B.S.)
New York University (Post-Master's Certificate)
PartnerKeith[1]
Children3[1]
Scientific career
FieldsGeriatrics and elder abuse research

Teresa Thomas "Terry" Fulmer,[2] (Ph.D., RN, FAAN) is the current[when?] president of The John A. Hartford Foundation.[3] Earlier positions include distinguished professor and dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University and dean of the College of Nursing at New York University.[4] She is known for her extensive research in geriatrics and elder abuse.[5] She has received funding from the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Nursing Research and other foundations for her research regarding elder abuse.[6]

Education

Fulmer received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Skidmore College in 1975.[7] In 1977, she received her Master of Science in Nursing, graduating magna cum laude from Boston College, and, in 1983, received her Ph.D. in higher education administration from the same institution, graduating with distinguished honors. In 2001, she received her post-master's certificate as a geriatric nurse practitioner from New York University. She previously has held certification in gerontological nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (1978–2014)[8] and was a Brookdale National Fellow at Columbia University.[9]

Career

In 1977, Fulmer became an instructor of rehabilitation nursing at Salem State College.[10] Between 1980 and 1987, she filled many roles at Boston College, including assistant professor of nursing. She continued her academic career with various other positions, from lectureship invitations to faculty appointments. These appointments spanned many prestigious institutions inclusing Harvard University, Case Western Reserve University, Yale University, Columbia University, New York University, University of Pennsylvania and Northeastern University. Notable positions include the Anna C. Maxwell Chair and associate dean for Research of the College of Nursing at Columbia University (1992-1995) and The Erline Perkins McGriff Professor and dean of the College of Nursing at New York University (2005-2011).[8] From 2011 to 2014, she was the dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences as well as a professor of nursing and public policy/urban affairs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University.

In 2015, Fulmer became the president of The John A. Hartford Foundation (JAHF) in New York City, a foundation focused on improving the care of older adults. In addition to her role as the chief strategist for advancing the foundation's goals, she is on many committees and boards, with the purpose of reframing the culture of aging and promoting age-friendly health systems.[3] She is the first nurse to have been on the board of the American Geriatrics Society. She is also the first nurse to have been president of the Gerontological Society of America, which awarded her the Donald P. Kent Award in 2019 for exemplifying the highest standards for professional leadership in the field of aging. In 2020, she was selected to the independent Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes established to advise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the COVID-19 crisis.[11] She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), where she also takes part in the Forum on Aging, Disability, and Independence. She is currently[when?] a trustee for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, Springer Publishing Company and the Bassett Healthcare System. She has previously been the chair of the National Advisory Committee for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows Program,[12] and held board positions at Skidmore College, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the advisory board for the Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Nursing.

Awards and recognition

As a leading expert in geriatrics, Fulmer has been nationally and internationally recognized for her work, especially the development of the NICHE program[13] and Age-Friendly Health System movement.[14] She is the recipient of many prestigious awards. PBS's Next Avenue selected her as one of its top 50 "Influencers in Aging".[15] In 2016, she received the Award for Exceptional Service to The New York Academy of Medicine for her distinguished service on the academy's board of trustees, including as vice-chair and her engagement in the academy's policy initiatives. In 2017, the American Society on Aging awarded her the Rosalie S. Wolf Award for her work on elder abuse.[16] Her research in elder abuse and neglect has been funded by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institute of Nursing Research. She is also recognized as a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice and has written over 150 peer-reviewed papers and edited over 23 books.

Selected works

Honors

References

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