Linda Jeanne Keilman DNP, MSN, GNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP
Dr. Linda Keilman has been a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner since 1989 and faculty member at Michigan State University since 1992 where she is an Associate Professor and Gerontology Population Content Expert. Her volunteer clinical practice is in long-term-care (LTC) where she engages in quality improvement and research related to LGBTQ+ older adults in LTC, capacity versus competency, disparities and inequities in health care, historical racism in nursing homes and nursing, improved oral health, non-pharmacologic approaches to pain, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, person-centered shared-decision making for individuals with mild cognitive impairment, and Parkinson's disease carers burden. She is a trained Racial Healing Circle facilitator, based on the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation framework. She is a strong advocate for advance care planning and the importance of the NP role within interprofessional team practice. Dr. Keilman has received numerous awards in education, community service, practice and research including from the Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) and is an inaugural Distinguished Educator of Gerontological Nursing from the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Dr. Keilman is editor-in-chief of the journal Advances in Family Practice Nursing. She sits on a number of state and national boards including the Forbes Health Advisory Committee, Sage OPEN Nursing editorial board, and is an inaugural member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Committee for The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine: AMDA.