Our Team | The Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis

Our team

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The Family Caregiving Institute team

Our team

Janice Bell

Janice F. Bell, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.N.
Family Caregiving Institute Director
Associate Dean for Research, Director for the Doctoral Program and Professor,
Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing


Ladson Hinton, M.D.

Ladson Hinton, M.D. 
Family Caregiving Institute Associate Director for Research
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Director, Latino Aging Research Resource Center (UC Davis RCMAR)
Director, Education Core, Alzheimer's Disease Center


Heather Young

Heather M. Young, Ph.D., RN, F.A.A.N., F.G.S.A.
Family Caregiving Institute Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships
Professor and Dean Emerita, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing


Jennifer Mongoven

Jennifer Mongoven 
Associate Director of Operations


Bidwell Julie

Julie T. Bidwell, Ph.D., RN
Assistant Professor in the Family Caregiving Institute


Rebecca Sue Boxer, M.D., M.S.

Rebecca Sue Boxer, M.D., M.S.
Division Chief Geriatrics, Division of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine


Alex Fauer, Ph.D., RN, O.C.N.

Alex Fauer, Ph.D., RN, O.C.N.
Assistant Professor


Lorena Garcia, M.P.H., Dr.P.H.

Lorena Garcia, M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Professor, UC Davis School of Medicine


Helen Kales

Helen Kales, M.D.
Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department,
UC Davis School of Medicine


Oanh Meyer, Ph.D., M.A.S.

Oanh Meyer, Ph.D., M.A.S.
Assistant Adjunct Professor, UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center


Everlyne Ogugu, Ph.D., RN

Everlyne Ogugu, Ph.D., RN
Heather M. Young Postdoctoral Fellow


Anna Satake, Ph.D., M.S.N., G.C.N.S., R.N.

Anna Satake, Ph.D., M.S.N., G.C.N.S., R.N.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis

Bronwyn Fields, Ph.D., M.P.H., B.Ed.
Faculty Affiliate, Family Caregiving Institute; Associate Professor,
California State University, Sacramento School of Nursing


Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Faculty Affiliate, Family Caregiving Institute; Professor (Research) of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science,
Emerita, Stanford University


Orly Tonkikh, Ph.D., RN
Faculty Affiliate, Family Caregiving Institute; Professor, Haifa University


Robin Whitney, Ph.D., RN
Faculty Affiliate, Family Caregiving Institute; Assistant Professor in the Valley Foundation School of Nursing,
San Jose State University

Shikha Bhurtel
Research Data Analyst


Jessica Famula, M.S.

Jessica Famula, M.S.
Research Analyst


Rachael Fulp-Cooke

Rachael Fulp-Cooke
Project Manger


Pauline Delange Martinez
Research and Community Engagement Manager


Quynh Vo
Research Coordinator


Melissa Yu
Research Coordinator