Leadership & Innovation in Aging Studies Faculty & Staff
Faculty members who teach courses in Leadership and Innovation in Aging Studies have diverse educational backgrounds and specialize in a number of disciplines. Because the major is interdisciplinary, you have the opportunity to learn from professors teaching in many departments across the university.

Nandita Bezbaruah,
PhD, MSW, MPA, BA
Professor
School of Social Work

Christine Malone,
PhD, MA, BA
Professor
Psychology Department

Brandi Sillerud,
DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC
(She/Her/Hers)
Program Coordinator | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

Jitendra Singh,
DHSC, MHA, BDS, Lean certified, Online Teaching certified, Bioinformatics certified
Co-Chair | Program Coordinator | Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

Jim Sterling,
PhD, MS, BS
Associate Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

Alicia Swanson,
EdD, MSN, RN, PHN, HNB-BC
Professor of Nursing | Graduate Nursing Program Coordinator | Chief Academic Nursing Administrator
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership

Heather Winkler,
EDD, MHA, BAS
Assistant Professor
School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership