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Patricia A. Tabloski

Associate Professor

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Patricia A. Tabloski, Ph.D., GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN is an associate professor at the Connell School of Nursing. Dr. Tabloski’s work focuses on the epidemiology and treatment of various threats to quality of life and function in older adults. This work has involved elucidating risk factors for poor outcomes, the development and testing of non-pharmacologic interventions to improve outcomes, and meta-analyses to determine the impact of specific nursing interventions. She has been a geriatric educator and clinician for over 35 years and has cared for many older adults in the acute and long-term care settings.

Dr. Tabloski teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in gerontology, palliative and hospice care, and pharmacology.  She works with undergraduate, masters and doctoral students pursuing specialty in care of the older adult.

Dr. Tabloski was selected to serve as a faculty mentor and scholar at the John A. Hartford Foundation, Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University in June, 2002.  Additionally, she was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, School of Nursing in Manchester, UK. She has lectured on gerontology in Budapest, Hungary and Zhejiang Province, China.  She serves on review panels for top-tier nursing journals, is a grant application reviewer, and maintains certification as an advanced practice gerontological nurse practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.  She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the national honor society of nursing, and the American Geriatric Society, serving on the Professional Education Committee for three years.  She was awarded fellowship in 2002 in the Gerontological Society of America and in 2010 in the American Academy of Nursing.

Dr. Tabloski currently serves as an Adjunct Scientist with the Aging Brain Center, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife.

Selected Appointments & Awards

  • Aging Brain Center Research Team Member, Hebrew Senior Life, 2015 to present.
  • University of Rochester, Outstanding Alumni Award, 2014.
  • Purdue University School of Nursing, 50th Anniversary Golden Graduate Award, 2014.
  • Robert Wood Johnson-American Association of Colleges of Nursing, New Careers in Nursing, Doctoral Advancement in Nursing Award of Excellence, 6/13.
  • Seton Hall University, College of Nursing 2012 Hall of Honor, 12/12.
  • Distinguished Faculty Award, William F. Connell School of Nursing, 5/12
  • Recognition in Appreciation, Graduate Nursing Association, Boston College, 5/12

Selected Grants

  • Gladys Brook Foundation. (2017). Development of Web-based Interactive Case Studies in Palliative Care. Submitted 8/2017. $100,000.
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, P.A. Tabloski, Principal Investigator/Faculty Liaison, New Careers in Nursing Fellowships, $50,520. 4/11.
  • Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships, P.A. Tabloski, Principal Investigator, Department of Health and Human Services. A10HP00286. $93,127. 7/11.
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, P.A. Tabloski, Principal Investigator/Faculty Liaison, New Careers in Nursing Fellowships, $100,000. 4/10.