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Nikki Hill
PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor

119J USB II,
University Park

Phone: 814-867-3265

Email: nikki.hill@psu.edu

Hill’s research focuses on identifying older adults at risk for cognitive impairment and tailoring interventions to maximize their daily functional abilities and well-being. This includes investigating the relationship between self-reported and objectively-measured cognition, factors that contribute to the reporting of cognitive problems in later life, assessment of risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, as well as the impact of individual factors on well-being and activity engagement in older adults. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, the National Institute on Aging, the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

Education

• PhD in Nursing, Penn State
• MS in Nursing, Penn State
• BS in Nursing, Penn State
• BS in Biology, Penn State

Awards and Honors

• Carol A. Nese Early Career Professor, Nese College of Nursing. (2021-2024).
• Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. (2021).
• Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing, National Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. (2020).
• Janet A. Williamson Excellence in Teaching Award, Nese College of Nursing. (2019).

Teaching

Courses Taught

• NURS582: Literature Review for Nursing Science
• NURS587: Ethics in Health Research
• NURS583: Advanced Seminar in Nursing Science
• NURS579: Overview of Nursing Scholarship

Clinical Expertise and Areas of Specialization

• Gerontological nursing

Research

Research & Publications

Research Interests and Areas of Expertise

PRIMARY:

• Cognition and Aging, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

SECONDARY:

• Health and well-being in aging, aging perceptions

Presentations and Conference Involvement

• Hill, N. (October 15, 2024). “Subjective cognitive decline: Interpreting and responding to cognitive changes in aging,” Center for Healthy Aging Colloquium, University Park, PA, Invited.
• Hill, N. (May 2024). “What is the Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence?,” Village at Penn State Nurses Week, State College, PA, Invited. Local.
• Hill, N. (Invited Speaker). (October 2020). “Leveraging existing data sources to advance gerontological nursing science,” 2020 National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Leadership Conference, Virtual, Invited. International.

Research Funding and Grants

• Hill, N. (co-Investigator), Mogle, J. A. , “Health Consequences of Dementia Worry: A Mixed Methods Study,” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation [MP], Nonprofit Foundations.
• Hill, N. (Co-Investigator), Mogle, J. A., Sliwinski, M. J., “Improving assessment of subjective memory impairment for detecting Alzheimer’s disease: A coordinated analysis in two measurement burst studies,” National Institute on Aging,
• Hill, N. (Principal Investigator), Mogle, J. A., Sliwinski, M. J., “Alzheimer’s disease risk factors as mediators of subjective memory impairment and objective memory decline: A construct-level replication across four studies,” National Institute on Aging

Publications and Scholarly Work

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/nikki.hill.1/bibliography/42884267/public/

Editorial and Peer Review Roles

• Editorial Board: Journal of Gerontological Nursing, Research on Aging

Service

Professional Organization Involvement and Fellowships

• Fellow, American Academy of Nursing. (2021-Present).
• Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science. (2017-Present).
• National League for Nursing. (2017-Present).
• Gerontological Society of America. (2009-Present).
• Eastern Nursing Research Society. (2007-Present).
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. (2007-Present).
• Board of Directors, Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence (2021-2024)
• Board of Directors, Village at Penn State (2020-Present)

Additional Information

• Accepting PhD students