
Demystifying Section Leadership ... And Why You Should Submit Your Nomination
Recorded On: 02/25/2025
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Just in time! Section leader nominations are open through April 8, and this program will demystify this service role and show you why you should submit your nomination. The webinar will outline the responsibilities of Health Sciences Section Officer positions and review eligibility and the nomination process. Each HS Officer will then talk more in-depth about their responsibilities and time commitments, as well as why they submitted their nomination, how their leadership involvement has advanced their careers, and what their initial hesitations were about submitting their nomination and how they overcame them.

Debra Bakerjian, PhD, APRN, FAANP, FGSA, FAAN (Moderator)
Associate Dean for Practice and Professor of Clinical Nursing
Betty Irene Moore SON at University of California-Davi

Caroline Adams
Director of Governance and Leadership Development
Gerontological Society of America
Caroline Adams has been on staff with GSA since 2019 and manages the Governance, Awards, and Fellows programs.

Pamela Cacchione, PhD CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN
Professor of Geropsychiatric Nursing
University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Cacchione is the Ralston House Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing, Professor of Geropsychiatric Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and Nurse Scientist at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. She is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner who has practiced for over 30 years across the care continuum. She is a nurse innovator. Her research focuses on social robotics for older adults. She is the CEO and Founder of AgingSense, a startup technology company to improve the lives of older adults. Dr Cacchione received her BSN from Villanova University, MSN from Marymount University, and PhD from Saint Louis University. She completed postdoctoral training at the University of Iowa. Dr. Cacchione has over 100 publications and is the Past Editor in Chief of Clinical Nursing Research and International Journal. Dr. Cacchione is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and the American Academy of Nursing.

Mo-Kyung Sin, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Professor
Seattle University
Mo-Kyung Sin is a Dr. Lester and Mary Ann Sauvage Endowed Professor at Seattle University College of Nursing (SU CON). She is an experienced educator and a leader, as well as a NIH-funded researcher. Mo has been working at SU CON since 2004. She enjoys interacting with her students and feels privileged to be a part of her students' career development. Mo is currently serving as a chair of the Gerontological Society of America Health Sciences Section, which she enjoys very much and feels grateful for the opportunity. My research focus includes ADRD, biomarkers for cerebral amyloid angiopathy, chronic diseases, and neuropathologies. Mo collaborates with great researchers across the U.S. (and feels blessed). In her spare time, she enjoys movies, spending time with friends, cooking, and walking.

Elizabeth Vasquez, DrPH, FGSA
Associate Professor, University at Albany (SUNY)
Director, CEMHD
Dr. Elizabeth Vásquez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University at Albany School of Public Health and the Director of the Center for Elimination of Minority Health Disparities. Dr. Vásquez's research examines the individual-level indicators and the ecological impact of social context, which contributes to differential health outcomes in older racial and ethnically diverse populations, in particular, Latinos. Dr. Vásquez is a fellow with the Sustained Training in Aging and HIV Research (STAHR) program and an affiliated investigator with the Study of Latinos (SOL). She is an alumna of Programs to Increase Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE), the National Institute of Aging Butler-Williams Scholars Program, and the Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI).
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