Johnson-Turpin Center: Advisory Committee

Alexa K. Stuifbergen

Alexa Stuifbergen, PhD, RN, FAAN

Senior Advisor of Johnson-Turpin Center for Gerontological Nursing 
Professor
James R. Doughterty Jr. Centennial Professor

Dr. Alexa Stuifbergen received her PhD in Nursing from The University of Texas at Austin, her MSN from The University of Texas at El Paso, and her BSN from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Dr. Stuifbergen has been involved in research related to health promotion for persons with chronic and disabling conditions for more than 30 years. She has taught content related to health promotion, self-management of chronic conditions, and rehabilitation in undergraduate and graduate courses, authored numerous articles on the subject, and served on national committees for the Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation, the National MS Society and the National Institutes of Health.

J Taylor Harden, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN

Consultant of Johnson-Turpin Center for Gerontological Nursing  
Visiting Professor   
NGCGNE Executive Director Emeritus

Director Emeritus of the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, Dr. Taylor Harden is a gerontologist and nurse. Dr. Harden previously served as the assistant of the director of the National Institute on Aging in the Office of Special Populations. She also served as acting deputy director of the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. Her research and administrative expertise in aging is wide-ranging, with a focus on clinical interventions, risk and resilience in older women, minority health, and health disparities.

Carol Delville, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, FCNSI

Consultant of Johnson-Turpin Center for Gerontological Nursing    
Clinical Associate Professor

The advanced practice Program Director of the School of Nursings’s Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program, Dr. Carol Delville has over 40 years of clinical practice experience. Her research focuses on innovations in Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) education including technology integration, experiential learning, and interprofessional education.

Stephanie Morgan

Stephanie Morgan, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FNAP

Consultant of Johnson-Turpin Center for Gerontological Nursing 
Director of Practice Innovation    
Professor of Clinical Nursing    
Director of Wellness Center

Professor of Clinical Nursing and Director of the Wellness Center at The University of Texas, Dr. Stephanie Morgan has over 30 years of clinical practice experience. Her family practice and nursing expertise focus on physical, mental, and social health with special interest in gerontological nursing, health policy development, and nursing leadership.