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Allison Gibson, Ph.D., M.S.W.

Associate Professor
Social Work

Faculty
Aging and Memory Clinic

Education

  • Ph.D., The Ohio State University, College of Social Work 
  • M.S.W., The Ohio State University, College of Social Work
  • B.S.W., The Ohio State University, College of Social Work  

Practice Areas

Aging and Crisis Intervention

Research Interests

  • Aging and older adults
  • Persons diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs)
  • Persons living alone with ADRD
  • ADRD caregiver interventions
  • Clinical trials
  • Implementation research
  • Social work’s role in emergency services and crisis intervention
  • Disaster preparedness and response

Publications and Media Placements

  • Wiese, L., Gibson, A., Guest, M.A., Nelson, A., Weaver, R.H., Gupta, A… and Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment. (2023). Global rural health disparities in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Alzheimer’s and Dementia. E-pub ahead of publication. https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.13104 
  • Smalls, B., Gibson, A., Lacy Leigh, M.E., Pope, C.N., Pope, N.D., Rhodus, E.K., Taylor, Wanda, G., & Schoenberg, N.E. (2023). Improving health and well-being in aging rural America through the social determinants' framework. Journal of Gerontology: Series B-Social Sciences, gbad032, Epub ahead of publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbad032.
  • Pope, N. D., Gibson, A., Benner, K., & Littrell, L. (2022). Navigating trauma tourism in study abroad curriculum.  Journal of Social Work Education, 59(2), 453-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2022.2050870
  • Lindauer, A., Messecar, D., McKenzie, G., Gibson, A., Wharton, W., Bianchi, A, Tarter, R., Tadesse, R., Boardman, C., Golonka, O., Gothard, S., & Dodge, H. (2021). The Tele-STELLA protocol: Telehealth-based support for families living with later-stage Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(10), 4254-4267. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14980 
  • Gibson, A., Bardach, S.H., & Jicha, G.A. (2020). Identifying adaptive and maladaptive behaviors following a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. Alzheimer’s Disease & Associated Disorders, 34(3). https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000379 

A full list of publications is available here: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4116-9465.

Honors and Awards

  • Arthur Flagler Fultz Research Award from American Music Therapy Association. Co- Investigator. (P.I. A. Reschke-Hernández) A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a Collaborative Music Therapy and Social Work Telehealth Framework to Address the Well-Being of Community-Dwelling Older Adults with and without Dementia, 2023-2024.
  • Health Services Research Administration. Co-Investigator. (P.I. M. Berg Weger). Gateway Geriatric Education Center Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program 2023-2024.
  • Gerontological Society of America, Fellow, 2022.
  • Emory Roybal Center for Dementia Caregiving Mastery. Primary Investigator. Creating Harmony at HOME: A pilot study of a telehealth-based program for rural caregivers’ ability to adapt home environments for adults with ADRD. 
  • National Institute of Health/ National Institute on Aging. U24 AG057437. Site Associate Primary Investigator. (P.I. P. Aisen) The U24 Cooperative Agreement to develop a state-of-the-art Alzheimer Clinical Trial Consortium (ACTC) to support the conduct of academic clinical trials across the continuum of Alzheimer's disease (AD). 2021-2023.
  • National Institute of Health/National Institute of Aging. R01 AG067546, Co-Investigator. (P.I. A. Lindauer). Using technology to support care partners for persons with Alzheimer’s disease: Tele-STELLA. 2021-2023.
  • Gerontological Society of America’s Delegation to the German Congress on Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2018.

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
  • Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE-SW)

Community Work and Service

  • Board Member, Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGE-SW), 2023-2026
  • Executive Committee, Partnering with Participants Professional Interest Area, Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART), 2022-2024
  • Board Member, Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Consortium (ACTC) Research Participant Advisory Board, 2022-
  • Co-Chair, Rural Health Workgroup, Diversity and Disparities Professional Interest Area, Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART), 2021-2023
  • Co-Convener, Special Interest Group for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, Gerontological Society of America (GSA), 2019-2022