Theresa A. Harvath PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA

Terri Harvath is executive associate dean at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis. In that role, she oversees the education and community engagement missions of the School of Nursing and closely coordinates with the school’s leadership to transform health care through nursing education and research. She collaborates with the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Group to create curricula, connect with community partners to design community-based programs and leads faculty development. She also serves as the founding director of the school’s Family Caregiving Institute, which launched in 2017 to advance research, education, and policy to support caregivers.

An internationally recognized expert in gerontological nursing and nursing education, Harvath focuses her research on understanding and improving the relationship between individuals with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and their family caregivers to improve home health care. In partnership with AARP and the Home Alone Alliance, she developed a series of videos designed to assist family caregivers to manage complex medication regimens. Harvath was the founding director for the Master’s Entry Program in Nursing at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing.