Katherine Hostvedt

FACULTY MENTOR
Dr. Lois Evans teaches a required mental health and aging course and mentors doctoral and postdoctoral students in their research related to behaviors in dementia. As a faculty director, Dr. Evans played a major role in launching clinical practices of the School of Nursing, offering primary care to both frail elders and low-income families who otherwise might go without health care.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Katherine K. Hostvedt, RN, MSN, received both her BSN and MSN from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. During her Master's program in Nursing and Healthcare Administration Katherine concentrated her studies in entrepreurship and management in long-term care settings. Katherine has been awarded a predoctoral Hartford Fellowship (2006-2008) at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing where she curently begining her dissertation work studying Professional Practice Enviornments and Organizational Culture in Nursing Homes.  


HONORS and AWARDS

John A. Hartford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Scholar, 2006




Katherine K. Hostvedt, MSN, RN
2006-2008 John A. Hartford Pre-doctoral Scholar
School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania
email: hostvedt@nursing.upenn.edu
 


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