Welcome to my personal webpage on the Jefferson Digital Commons. My research interests address the enhancement of science-based nursing practice in chronically ill older adults at the end of life, particularly in individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Selected Works of Nancy Hodgson, PhD

• Nancy A. Hodgson (2008) Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Comparison of High and Low-level Providers, International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 14 (1), p 39-43.
• Nancy A. Hodgson, Vicki Freedman, Doug A. Granger, and Amy Behel (2004) Biobehavioral correlates of transfer trauma in the frail elderly: salivary cortisol, affect, and cognition, JAGS; Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52(11): 1856-1862
• Nancy A. Hodgson, Landsberg Lisa, Amanda Lehning, and Mort Kleban (2006) Palliative care services in Pennsylvania nursing homes, Journal of Palliative Medicine, 9 (5), 1054-1057.
• Vicki Freedman, Nancy Hodgson, Joanne Lynn, Brenda Spillman, Tim Waidmann, Anne Winkinson, and Doug Wolk (2006) Promoting decline in late-life disability prevalence: Comparisons of three potentially high-impact interventions, Milbank Quarterly, 94 (3), 605-609.
• Nancy A. Hodgson and Susan Andersen (2007) Reflexology in nursing home residents with dementia: A case study, The Internet Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology.
• Nancy A. Hodgson (2008) The Clinical Efficacy of Reflexology in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 14 (3)