Making an Impact

Dr. Gibson is an Associate Professor at Saint Louis University's School of Social Work. 

She is an Affiliate Faculty with the Saint Louis University Aging and Memory Clinic. 

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Her research focuses on testing biopsychosocial interventions for persons living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias, as well as with their family caregivers. Her current projects include a pilot study of a telehealth-based program for rural caregivers adapting their home environments for adults with ADRD, a novel social work and music therapy telehealth framework to promote older adult wellbeing, and the development of a leading-edge education for current and future geriatric professionals.

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Dr. Gibson is interested in bridging aging, health, crisis response, and social justice to improve older adults' health and well-being.