Generous donors support research that is administered by the Center.  While donors' aims may vary, the overarching goal is to promote best gerontological practices.  These initiatives include the Barbara and Richard Csomay Fund; the Woodrow W. Morris Gerontology Research Fund; and the Jo Hoyt Freeman Dementia Education and Outreach Fund.  Projects funded in the last three years include:

2019
Jacinda Bunch and Heather Dunn: Rapid Response System Implementation Within a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH)
Clarissa Shaw: Resistiveness in Dementia: Nurse Communication in Acute Care

2017
Lynn Nakad: Attitudes of Older Persons with Chronic Low Back Pain towards Virtual Reality Distraction Therapy
Chooza Moon: A Pilot for the Healthy Aging and HeaRT (H-ART) study
Nai-Ching (Allison) Chi: Developing and Evaluating the Usability and Acceptability of the HOspice Pain management Enhancement (HOPE) Web-based Tool for Nurses and Family Caregivers

2016
Wen Liu: Development and Feasibility of Self-Eating Focused Care for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
Marianne Smith: Partnerships to Improve Care and Quality of Life for Persons with Dementia

2014
Stephanie Gilbertson-White: Older Adults' Cancer Symptom Experience: Inflammation and Appraisals