Ann L Horgas, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Executive Associate Dean
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About Ann L Horgas
TEACHING
Dr. Horgas teaches theory, research, and statistics to graduate students in the PhD and DNP programs. She mentors PhD, DNP, and undergraduate honors students in research and scholarship.
RESEARCH
Dr. Horgas conducts research on pain and aging. She has been funded by NIA to study cognitive interventions for older adults (ACTIVE Trial) and by NINR to investigate pain in nursing home residents with dementia.
SERVICE
She serves as Chair of the Biobehavioral Nursing Science Department in the College of Nursing. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of America. She is a member of the US Association for the Study of Pain, Sigma Theta Tau International, and the Southern Nursing Research Society.
EDUCATION
Dr. Horgas received her BS in Nursing, MS in Adult Health Nursing and PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania State University. She completed a Post-doctoral Fellowship in Gerontology and Geriatrics at the Free University of Berlin.
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
Research Profile
Pain and aging; pain management in persons with dementia, predictors of persistent post-surgical pain; and pain at end of life.
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Publications
Academic Articles
Grants
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Harmonizing and Integrating Nursing Data into Multidisciplinary Datasets to Evaluate Hospital Care and Readmissions of Older Adults with Alzheimers Disease and Alzheimers Disease-Related Dementias
Active
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NIA
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UF and FDOH Collaboration for “Nursing Home and Long Term Care Facility Strike Team and Infrastructure Project”
- Role:
- Other
- Funding:
- FL DEPT OF HLTH via CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
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Harmonizing and Integrating Nursing Data into Multidisciplinary Datasets to Evaluate Hospital Care and Readmissions of Older Adults with Alzheimers Disease and Alzheimers Disease-Related Dementias
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NIA
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Biobehavioral mechanisms underlying symptoms and healing outcomes in older individuals with CVLU
- Role:
- Co-Investigator
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
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Diseases related to Alzheimer’s disease, fiscal year 15-16
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding:
- FL DEPT OF HLTH ED ETHEL MOORE ALZHEIMER
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Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Post-Operative Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
- Role:
- Project Manager
- Funding:
- NATL INST OF HLTH NINR
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Spirtuality & Health
- Role:
- Project Manager
- Funding:
- UF FOUNDATION
Education
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Geriatrics & Gerontology
Free University of Berlin, Germany
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Ph.D., Human Development & Family Studies
The Pennsylvania State University
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Master of Science in Nursing
The Pennsylvania State University
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The Pennsylvania State University
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 273-7622
- Business:
- ahorgas@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100187
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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1225 CENTER DR
PO Box 100197
PHHP BLDG
GAINESVILLE FL 32610