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UC Davis Health System

Heather Young, R.N., Ph.D., M.S.N.

Heather Young

Clinical/Research Interests

Young focuses on environments that promote healthy aging, particularly on the interface between family and formal health-care systems for older adults.

Currently, Young is mentioning a postdoctoral fellow in gerontology. Her current research focuses on medication management and safety in rural, assisted-living settings; technological approaches to promoting medication safety in rural hospitals and community-based strategies to promote health for rural older adults.

Title:

 Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing
Dean, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Specialty:

 Rural Health Care, Gerontology

Center/Program Affiliation:

 Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Education:

 Sacramento City College
Sacramento, California
R.N. 1983

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Ph.D. 1991

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
M.S.N. 1989

UC Davis
Davis, California
B.S. 1981

Board Certifications:

 Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, 2004
American Nurses Credentialing Center, 1984

Professional Memberships:

 American Gerontological Society
American Nurses' Association/Washington State Nurses' Association
American Society on Aging
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing, Expert Panel on Aging
Sigma Theta Tau
Western Institute of Nursing/Western Society of Research in Nursing

Select Recent Publications:

Bennett, JA, Young, HM, Nail, LM, Winters-Stone, K, Hanson, G. (2008). A telephone-only motivational intervention to increase physical activity in rural adults: A randomized controlled trial. Nursing Research, 57(1): 24-32.

Hickman, S.E., Cartwright, J.C., & Young, HM. (2008). Administrators perspectives on ethical issues in long-term care research. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics, 3(1): 69-78.

Young, HM, Gray, SL, McCormick, WC, Sikma, SK, Reinhard, S, Johnson-Trippett, LS, Christlieb, C, Allen, TL. (2008) Types, Prevalence, and Clinical Significance of Medication Errors in Assisted Living: Is there a Problem? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56(7): 1199-1205

Zisberg, A, Young, HM, Schepp, K, and Zysberg, L (2007). A Concept Analysis of Routine: Relevance to Nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 57 (4): 442-53.

Colclough, Y., Young, HM (2007). Decision making at end of life among Japanese Americans. Journal of Family Nursing. 13(2): 201-225.

Lin, Y-C, Huang, L-H, Young, HM, Chen, Y-M. (2007). Beliefs about physical activity - Focus groups results of Chinese community elderly in Seattle and Taipei. Geriatric Nursing, 28: 236-244.

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.

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

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.

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.