Mueller receives Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award
July 9, 2024
Professor Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, was named the recipient of the prestigious Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
The award is presented to a GSA member who has a record of outstanding and sustained contribution to geriatric nursing research.
Mueller is a nationally recognized nurse scientist with expertise in the quality of care for residents in nursing homes as influenced by nurses and organizational factors like staffing and leadership.
The GSA is the country’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.
The award presentation will take place at GSA’s 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from Nov. 13-16 in Seattle, Washington.
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