LINDA S EDELMAN
  • Director, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, Con Nursing
  • Co-Director, Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, Con Nursing
  • Professor, College Of Nursing

Professional Service

  • American Academy of Nursing. Role: Member. Aging Expert Panel. 01/01/2021 - present
  • Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Mid-Career Special Interest Group. Role: Member. Mid-Career Special Interest Group. 01/01/2021 - present
  • NYU BOLD Center of Excellence (PHCOE) on Early Detection of Dementia. Role: Member. Advisory Council. 12/01/2020 - present
  • Health Workforce Coalition, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Utah Department of Health. Role: Member. Health Workforce Coalition. 10/01/2020 - present
  • Utah Telehealth Network. Role: Member. Advisory Board. 10/01/2020 - present
  • AgrAbility of Utah . Role: Member. Advisory Board. 07/01/2020 - present
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Role: VISN 19 member. Subcommittee of the national Geriatrics and Gerontology Advisory Committee. 01/2020 - present
  • National Association of Geriatric Educators . Role: Member. Steering Committee. 11/2019 - present
  • Western Institute of Nursing. Role: Member. Program Committee. 07/2017 - present
  • The Co-Laboratory on Resilient Places (CRP): Adaptive Capacity Promotion for Healthy Aging. University of Utah Transforming for Excellence Program Awardee. Role: Member. Search Committee. 10/2016 - 10/2019
  • NEXUS Gerontology Cluster Group. Role: Member. Member. 07/2016 - present
  • National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Role: Member. Board of Directors. 05/2016 - 12/2018
  • Partnership for Greater Salt Lake on Aging Work Group. Member. 01/2016 - 10/2017
  • Multiple Sclerosis Society. Women on the Move Luncheon Table Captain. 12/2015 - 02/2016
  • Sigma Theta Tau. Role: Philanthropic Co-Chair. Identify and oversee philanthropic activities. 06/2014 - 06/2016
  • Western Institute of Nursing. Role: Chair. Gerontology Special Interest Group. 05/2013 - 05/2014
  • Sigma Theta Tau International. Abstract reviewer. 02/2013 - 04/2013
  • Salt Lake City Veterans Affair. Evidence Based Practice Council. 08/2012 - present
  • Western Institute of Nursing . Role: Co-Chair. Gerontology Special Interest Group. 05/2012 - 05/2013
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Role: Member. Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers (GRECC) Advisory Committee. 01/2012 - present
  • Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (BAGNC) Alumni Association. Role: Mentoring sub-committee member. The BAGNC Alumni Committee functions to create and sustain an active BAGNC Alumni Association that offers opportunities for members to build interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships for future research, education, practice, networking, and dissemination of scholarly work. 11/2011 - present
  • Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Rho Chapter. Role: Governance Chair. Officer. 05/2011 - 05/2013
  • 6th Annual Evidence Based Nursing Conference Planning Committee. Program planning and selection of scientific presentations. 03/2011 - 10/2011
  • Utah Department of Public Health Falls Coalition. The purpose in forming a Utah Falls Prevention Coalition is to: 1) Bring together partners who have an interest in falls prevention among older adults; 2) Develop goals and strategies on falls prevention among older adults to include the new Utah Violence and Injury Plan, expected to be complete by February 2011; and 3) Ready the state for future funding opportunities. 11/2010 - present
  • American Burn Association National Burn Repository Committee. Role: Committee member. Committee members publish the annual National Burn Repository Report, advise the American Burn Association regarding National Burn Repository data collection, analysis and publications. 04/2010 - 04/2012
  • American Burn Association National Burn Repository Committee. Role: Committee member. Committee members publish the annual National Burn Repository Report, advise the American Burn Association regarding National Burn Repository data collection, analysis and publications. 04/2010 - 04/2012
  • Salt Lake Veteran Affairs GRECC Advisory Committee. The committee serves as a advisory body to the SLVA Geriatric Research and Education. The committee periodically reviews GRECC activities, accomplishments, challenges, and provides guidance and advocacy as indicated. 01/2009 - present
  • American Burn Association. Role: Chair. Data Management Committee. 04/2008 - 04/2012
  • American Burn Association. Role: Secretary. Multicenter Trials Group Steering Committee. 04/2007 - 04/2012

Internal Service

  • Internal Reviewer; Physical Therapy Department, College of Health, University of Utah. Reviewer, 01/2021 - present. College service.
  • Retention and Advancement Oversight Committee. Past-Chair, 01/2021 - 01/2022. College service.
  • Assistant Dean, Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program Search Committee. Member, 01/2021 - 01/2022. College service.
  • Academic Senate Advisory Committee on University Strategic Planning. Member, 07/01/2020 - present. College service.
  • Retention and Advancement Oversight Committee. Chair, 07/01/2020 - present. College service.
  • College of Nursing Dean Search Committee. Member, 08/2019 - present. College service.
  • University Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee (UPTAC). Member, 07/2019 - present. University service.
  • Global Health Committee. Member, 07/2019 - present. College service.
  • Retention and Advancement Oversight Committee. Member, 07/2019 - 07/2020. College service.
  • Claire Dumke Ryberg Presidential Endowed Chair Search Committee . Chair, 01/2019 - 07/2020. College service.
  • Academic and Clinical Integration Workforce Workgroup. Member, 07/2017 - present. University service.
  • Center on Aging Steering Committee. Member, 01/2017 - present. University service.
  • Women in Medicine and Science Steering Committee. Member, 06/2016 - present. University service.
  • The Co-Laboratory on Resilient Places (CRP): Adaptive Capacity Promotion for Healthy Aging. University of Utah Transforming for Excellence Program Awardee. Member, 06/2016 - 07/01/2019. University service.
  • Outreach and Inclusion Committee. ALT Liaison, 01/2016 - 01/2019. College service.
  • Search Committee. ALT Liaison, 01/2016 - 01/2019. College service.
  • HSIR/Population Health Sciences Steering Committee. Member, 01/2016 - 01/2019. University service.
  • Awards and Recognition Committee. ALT Liaison, 01/2016 - 01/2019. College service.
  • Academic Leadership Team. Member, 01/2016 - 01/2019. College service.
  • Career Line RPT Evaluation Committee. Chair, 04/2015 - 07/2015. College service.
  • Division Career Line PRT Committee. Chair, 02/2014 - 02/2014. College service.
  • Global Health Summit Working Group. Member, 01/2014 - 01/2015. University service.
  • CON Magazine Editorial Committee. Member, 12/2013 - 01/2014. College service.
  • Academic Programs Team. Member, 10/2013 - 01/2016. College service.
  • Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program Committee. Member, 08/2013 - present. College service.
  • Academic Programs Team. Member, 08/2013 - 01/2016. College service.
  • Search Committee. Member, 08/2013 - 10/2015. College service.
  • Committee on Nominations, Appointments, and Committee Structure. Member, 08/2013 - 07/2015. College service.
  • PhD Committee Student Selection Process Subcommittee. Member, 08/2013 - 10/2014. College service.
  • Evidence Based Nursing Committee. College of Nursing Representative, 06/2012 - present. University service.
  • Student and Community Engagement Advisory Panel. Member, 01/2012 - present. College service.
  • Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program Task Force. Member, 08/2011 - 04/2012. College service.
  • Graduate Council. Committee member, 08/2011 - 12/2011. University service.
  • Student Behavior Committee. Member, 07/2011 - present. University service.
  • Library Policy Advisory Committee. 08/2010 - 07/2011. University service.
  • Scholarship Committee. 2008 - 2010. College service.

Community Partnership

  • Workforce task force; Utah COVID-19 Community Task Force; Long-Term Care Facilities Subcommittee (Utah Department of Health). 01/2021 - present
  • Health Workforce Coalition, Office of Primary Care and Rural Health, Utah Department of Health. 01/01/2020 - present
  • AgrAbility of Utah Advisory Board. 11/2019 - present
  • Utah Department of Health State Primary Care Review Team. 02/01/2017 - present
  • Partnership for Greater Salt Lake on Aging Workgroup. 01/2016 - 12/2017
  • Presenting injury data to various Carbon County, Utah agencies working with the older adult population. 01/05/2011 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Healthcare Hero. Utah Business Leaders, 10/2022
  • Fellow of the Gerontological Association of America (FGSA). Gerontological Association of America, 11/2021
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). American Academy of Nursing, 10/2021
  • Amy Berman Leadership in Gerontological Nursing International Award. Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honorary Society, 11/2019
  • Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing . National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, 11/2019
  • Excellence in Teaching Award. Sigma Theta Tau, Gamma Rho Chapter, 09/2019
  • Celebrate U Showcase of Extraordinary Faculty Achievements – Researcher. University of Utah Office of the VP for Research & J. Willard Marriott Library, 05/2019
  • Career Services Faculty Recognition Award. Career & Professional Development Center, University of Utah, 03/2017
  • Geriatric Nursing Research Award. Western Institute of Nursing in partnership with the John A. Hartford Foundation, 04/2015
  • Excellence in Mentoring Award. Sigma Theta Tau Gamma Rho Chapter, 05/2014
  • Nursing Honors. University of Utah College of Nursing , 05/2014
  • Quality Improvement Scholars Program. University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 01/2014
  • Excellence in Research Award. Sigma Theta Tau, 03/2013
  • University of Utah College of Nursing. Nursing Honors, 05/2011
  • Nursing Honors. University of Utah, 05/2010
  • Certificate of recognition for distinguished and exemplary service to students with disabilities. University of Utah Center for Disability Services, 04/29/2010

Affiliations

  • John A. Hartford Foundation/Atlantic Philanthropies , Claire M. Fagin Fellow, 07/2010 - 07/2012
  • University of Utah Center on Aging , Faculty, 2009 - present

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