Faculty
Lindsay Peterson, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor,
Director of the Health Care Administration and Aging Sciences Internship Program
and Interim Director of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging.
Phone: (813) 974-4656
Office: MHC1343
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Curriculum Vitae
MEND Lab
Age-Friendly University
Description of Research Interests
Dr. Peterson’s primary research interest is long-term care policy and practice and communication concerning decision-making, disaster planning, and advance care planning for older adults
Awards
Sue V. Saxon Outstanding Teaching Award, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, 2019
Wiley P. Mangum Outstanding Service Award, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, 2018
Retirement Research Foundation grant to attend Summer Research Institute, Center for Innovative Care in Aging, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 2017
Graduate Research Assistantship grant, Center for Hospice, Palliative Care, and End-of-Life Studies at the ±«Óătv, 2015-16
Accepted to and awarded scholarship for ComSciCon, graduate student workshop in science communication, Cambridge, MA, 2015
Laurence G. Branch Doctoral Student Research Award funded by the Retirement Research Foundation, finalist, American Public Health Association, 2015
±«Óătv Graduate School Scholarship, 2012-13
Journalism awards
Florida Society of Newspaper Editors, explanatory writing, 2011
American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors, Excellence in Narrative Writing,
2009
Florida Press Club, government news, public service, 2008
Florida Press Club, general news, 2007
Sunshine State, Society of Professional Journalists, investigative reporting, 2007
Mid-Florida Society of Professional Journalists, feature writing, 2004
Florida Silver-Haired Legislature Silver Angel Award, 2003
Sunshine State, Society of Professional Journalists, feature writing, 2002
American Society on Aging Media Award, 2002
Academic Publications
Peterson, L.J., Bowblis, J.R., Jester, D.J., & Hyer, K. (2021). The relationship between staffing levels and consumer complaints in nursing homes. Journal of Aging and Social Policy. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2021.1962173
Peterson, L.J., Bowblis, J.R., Jester, D.J., & Hyer, K. (2021). U.S. state variation in frequency and prevalence of nursing home complaints. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 40(6), 582-589. doi: 10.1177/0733464820946673
Peterson, L.J., Dobbs, D., June, J., Dosa, D.M., Hyer, K. (2021). “You just forge ahead”: The continuing challenges of disaster preparedness and response in Long-term Care. Innovation in Aging.
Jester, D. J., Thomas, K.S., Peterson, L.J., Dosa, D.M., Andel, R., Hyer, K. (2021). Effect of Hurricane Irma on daily direct-care nursing staff in nursing homes. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Dobbs, D., June, J.W., Dosa, D.M., Peterson, L.J., Hyer, K., (2021) Protecting frail older adults: Long-term care administrators’ satisfaction with public emergency management organizations during Hurricane Irma and COVID-19. Public Policy & Aging Report.
Rouse, H.J., Jin, Y., Hueluer, G., Huo, M., Bugos, J.A., Veal, B., Torres, M., Peterson, L.J., Dobbs, D., Meng, H., (2021) Association between music engagement and episodic memory among middle-aged and older adults: A national cross-sectional analysis. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Jester, D.J., Peterson, L.J., Dosa, D.M., & Hyer, K. (2020). Infection control citations in nursing homes: Compliance and geographic availability. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.11.010
Dosa, D.M., Skarha, J., Peterson, L.J., Jester, D. J., Sakib, N., Ogarek, J., Thomas, K.S., Andel, R.A., Hyer, K. (2020). Association between exposure to Hurricane Irma and mortality and hospitalization in Florida nursing home residents. JAMA Open Network. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.19460
Dobbs, D., Peterson, L.J., & Hyer, K. (2020). The unique challenges faced by assisted living communities to meet federal guidelines for COVID-19. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2020.1770037
Hua, C.L., Thomas, K.S., Peterson, L.J., Hyer, K., & Dosa, D. (2020). Emergency department use among assisted living residents after Hurricane Irma. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.10.010
Peterson, L.J., June, J., Dobbs, D., Dosa, D., & Hyer, K. (2020). Evacuating or Sheltering in Place During a Disaster: The Role of Leadership in Assisted Living. (Paper of Merit) Senior Housing and Care Journal. 28, 27-38.
Peterson, L.J., June, J., Sakib, N., Dobbs, D., Dosa, D., Thomas, K., Jester, D.J., Hyer, K. (2020). Assisted living communities during Hurricane Irma: The decision to evacuate or shelter in place and resident acuity. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(8), 1148-1152.E3. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.01.104
Roberts, M., Peterson, L.J., Hyer, K. (2020). State of the states’ assisted living websites: Information available to consumers. The Gerontologist, 60(5), 878-884. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnz174
Dobbs, D., Sadeq, N.A., Peterson, L., Sardina, A., Tan, S.C., Brown-Hughes, T., Andel, R., & Gamaldo, A. (2020). Middle-aged and older Black adults’ experiences completing a traditional paper-and-pencil cognitive battery and two contemporary computerized cognitive batteries. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition. doi: 10.1080/13825585.2020.1802403.
Meng, H., Peterson, L.J., Feng, L., Dobbs, D. & Hyer, K. (2019). The use of mobility devices and personal assistance: A joint modeling approach. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 5: 1-7.
Peterson, L.J., Hyer, K., Meng, H., Dobbs, D., Gamaldo, A., O’Neil, K. (2019). Discussing end- of-life care preferences with family: Role of race and ethnicity. Research on Aging, 41(9), 823-844. doi: 10.1177/0164027519858716.
Peterson, L.J., Dobbs, D., Meng, H, Gamaldo, A., O’Neil, K., Hyer, K. (2018). Sharing end-of- life care preferences with family members: Who has the discussion and who does not. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 21 (4), 463-472. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0357
Peterson, L., Meng, H., Dobbs, D., & Hyer, K. (2017). Gender differences in mobility device use among U.S. older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 72 (5), 827-835. doi:10.1093/geronb/gbw081
Brewster, G., Peterson, L., Roker, R., Ellis, M. (2016). Depressive symptoms, cognition, and everyday function among community-residing older adults. Journal of Aging and Health, 29 (3), 367-388. doi: 10.1177/0898264316635587
Peterson, L.J. & Hyer, K. (2015). Shifting to Medicaid managed long-term care: Are vulnerable Florida beneficiaries properly informed? Journal of Applied Gerontology, 35 (10), 1077-1094. doi:10.1177/0733464815570668
Ellis, M, L., Edwards, J.D., Peterson, L., Roker, R., & Athilingam, P. (2014). Effects of cognitive speed of processing training among older adults with heart failure. Journal of Aging and Health. doi:10.1177/0898264314525666
Brown, L. M., Haun, J. N., & Peterson, L. (2014). A proposed disaster literacy model. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 8(03), 267-275.
Classes Taught:
2021 Assisted Living Management
2018 Health Care Operations
2014-2017 Life Cycle
2016 Sociological Aspects of Aging
2009-2010 Media Writing, Writing for Multimedia (University of
Tampa, Tampa, FL)
2000-2003 Writing Your Life Story (±«Óătv Learning in Retirement Institute)