Gail L. Towsley

Gail L. Towsley, PhD, NHA

Academic Office Information

Gail.Towsley@nurs.utah.edu

Research Interests

  • Meat and Meat Products

Gail Towsley, PhD is a tenured Associate Professor at University of Utah College of Nursing. She teaches in the Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program and Nursing doctoral program. Dr. Towsley received her MS in Gerontology and PhD in Nursing at University of Utah. She completed postdoctoral fellowships at Polisher Research Institute and University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. As a gerontologist and licensed nursing home administrator, Dr. Towsley’s professional goal is to conduct interdisciplinary applied aging research that advances scientific knowledge about palliative care in long term care settings and informs new approaches to enhancing communication among residents, families and staff in order to provide person-centered care. She has led the development of Me & My Wishes—resident centered video recorded conversations to communicate care preferences for today and at end of life.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Farrell TW Towsley GL Eaton J Butler JM (03/01/2022). The Development and Validation of a Communication Survey Instrument for Long-term Care Staff. J Contin Educ Nurs, 53, 123-130. (Read full article)
  2. Bristol AA Mata AC Mickens M Dassel KB Ellington L (01/01/2022). "You Feel Very Isolated": Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Caregiver Social Connections. 7, 23337214211060166. (Read full article)
  3. Towsley GL Neller S (12/01/2021). Me & My Wishes: Concordance of End-of-Life Preferences Between Residents with Dementia, Family, and Staff. J Palliat Med. (Read full article)
  4. Tay DL Ellington L (08/01/2021). Emotional expression in conversations about advance care planning among older adult home health patients and their caregivers. Patient Educ Couns, 104, 2232-2239. (Read full article)
  5. Dassel KB Towsley GL Utz RL Ellington L (07/01/2021). A Limited Opportunity: COVID-19 and Promotion of Advance Care Planning. 2(1), 194-198. (Read full article)
  6. Clayton MF Utz R Iacob E Towsley GL (06/01/2021). Live hospice discharge: Experiences of families, and hospice staff. Patient Educ Couns, 104, 2054-2059. (Read full article)
  7. Edelman LS Drost J Moone RP Owens K Towsley GL Tucker-Roghi G Morley JE (01/01/2021). Editorial: Applying the Age-Friendly Health System Framework to Long Term Care Settings. 25, 141-145. (Read full article)
  8. Tay DL Ellington L Towsley GL Supiano K Berg CA (09/01/2020). Evaluation of a Collaborative Advance Care Planning Intervention among Older Adult Home Health Patients and Their Caregivers. J Palliat Med, 23(9), 1214-1222. (Read full article)
  9. Towsley GL Wong B Mokhtari T Hull W Miller SC (06/01/2020). Piloting Me and My Wishes-Videos of Nursing Home Residents' Preferences. J Pain Symptom Manage, 59, 609-617. (Read full article)
  10. Dassel KB Flattes V Eaton J Towsley G Moyers L Edelman L (02/01/2020). Development of a Gerontology Graduate Certificate in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care. J Gerontol Nurs, 45, 47-52. (Read full article)
  11. Towsley GL Wong B Mokhtari T Hull W Miller SC (02/01/2020). Piloting Me and My Wishes-Videos of Nursing Home Residents' Preferences. J Pain Symptom Manage, 59, 609-617. (Read full article)
  12. Gustavson AM Drake C Lakin A Daddato AE Falvey JR Capell W Lum HD Jones CD Unroe KT Towsley GL Stevens-Lapsley JE Levy CR Boxer RS (02/01/2020). Conducting Clinical Research in Post-acute and Long-term Nursing Home Care Settings: Regulatory Challenges. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 20, 798-803. (Read full article)
  13. GL Towsley (07/01/2017). Talking about end-of-life care: Perspectives of nursing home residents. Geriatr Nurs.
  14. Madden C (01/17/2017).
  15. Towsley (07/05/2016).
  16. Gail L Towsley (01/2016).
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  18. Gail L Towsley (05/2015).
  19. Gail L Towsley (01/2015).
  20. Van Haitsma (08/2013).
  21. Pett (06/2013).
  22. Beck (04/2013).
  23. Towsley GL (01/2013).
  24. Towsley GL (04/2012).
  25. Towsley GL (04/2012).
  26. Towsley GL (07/04/2011).
  27. Beck SL (12/2010).
  28. Beck SL (03/2010).
  29. Beck SL (10/2009).

Letter

  1. Towsley GL Wong B (08/01/2021). An Efficacy Trial of Long-Term Care Residents With Alzheimer's Disease Using Videos to Communicate Care Preferences. [Letter to the editor]. J Am Med Dir Assoc, 22, 1559-1560. (Read full article)