Dr. Neville Strumpf is widely recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology. Although Dr. Strumpf is probably best known for her work with her colleague, Dr. Lois Evans, on the elimination of physical restraints in nursing homes and hospitals, her remarkable career as ground-breaking researcher, innovative teacher, caring mentor, as well as top administrator, is unmatched.

Dr. Mary Naylor's distinguished record of scholarship has long served as a model for junior faculty members. She has garnered a national and international reputation as a geriatric scholar reflecting her humanistic concern for treating the elderly with knowledge and respect. She personifies the very best leadership characteristics as an intellectual, scholar, and educator.

Dr. Rosemary Polomano is well known for her scholarship in pain research and practice. Her extensive clinical experience in management of both acute and chronic pain provides her with a unique perspective to pain research in an interdisciplinary team. Dr. Polomano has been instrumental in developing the role of nursing in pain management through the American Society of Pain Management Nurses Practice Analysis Role Delineation Study.

Lisette Bunting-Perry received her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Maryland and her Masters of Science in Chronic Care and Management from The Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing. Ms. Bunting-Perry has been active in clinical trails as a clinical coordinator and principle investigator. She has earned a certificate in The Science of Clinical Investigation from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and maintains a clinical appointment at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Center as a Movement Disorder Clinical Nurse Specialist. Through her publications and presentations, Ms. Bunting-Perry has received international recognition as an expert in Parkinson's disease and related disorders. Her research interests include pain associated with Parkinson's disease and urinary tract symptoms in Parkinson's disease. Through her doctorial work at Penn, Ms. Bunting-Perry will develop an expertise in mixed methods research to support the development of a program of study on pain and palliative care in older adults with neurodegenerative disease.