Amanda first became interested in
research while participating in the honor’s program as a senior in the
college of nursing. She graduated with honors from the baccalaureate
nursing program and returned to graduate school in the College of
Nursing’s accelerated BSN to PhD program. She graduated from the Nurse
Practitioner program and is a licensed Adult Nurse Practitioner.
Amanda has received funding
through a University of Florida Alumni Fellowship and is currently a
John A. Hartford Foundation Building Academic Geriatric Nursing
Capacity Scholar. She also currently serves as a research assistant
with Dr. Ann Horgas on an RO1 funded grant assessing pain in
cognitively intact and impaired nursing home residents.