NANCY N. EUSTIS Ph.D.
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
301 19th Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN55455
612-625-4534
PRESENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1982 - present. Associate Professor, 1971-82. Member, graduate faculties in Evaluation, Family Policy, & Gerontology
Interim Associate Dean, August 2003-May 2004. Director of Graduate Studies, July 2002 – May 2005; Associate Dean for Instruction and Director of Graduate Studies, September, 1997 – June 2001
Special Assistant, Office of Disability, Aging and Long-term Care in the Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, December 1, 1993 - January 31, 1996.
Director, Health Systems Division, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (now InterStudy), in Minneapolis, 1968-1971. Research Sociologist, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, 1966-1968.
Visiting Research Scholar, Victorian Council of Social Services, Melbourne, Australia, 1965.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. University of Minnesota (Sociology), 1966.
(NIMH and NSF fellowships, Bobbs Merril Award)
M.A.University of Minnesota (Sociology), 1964.
B.A.OhioWesleyanUniversity, 1963
(High Honors, Phi Beta Kappa 1962, Hough Award in Sociology)
University of Vienna/Institute for European Studies. 1962
HONORS
Public Leadership Award, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 2005
Distinguished Achievement Citation, OhioWesleyanUniversity, 1997
Presidential Appointment, Special Assistant in U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, 1993-1996
Sesquicentennial Alumna, Department of Sociology, OhioWesleyanUniversity, 1992
Outstanding Gerontologist, Minnesota Gerontological Society, 1990
COURSES TAUGHT (RECENT)
Aging and Disability Policy, Program Evaluation, Introduction to Social Policy
FUNDED RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Principle Investigator, Minnesota Consumer Support Grant Training Demonstration, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, August 1997- June, 1999.
Principle Investigator, Consumer-Directed Home Care, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (Interactive Research Grant),
Researcher, Home Care Quality Studies (contract to School of Public Health from U.S. Health Care Finance Administration, Robert L. Kane Principal Investigator) 1989-1993.
Principal Investigator, "The Quality of Relationships between Home Care Clients and Workers" (grant from All-University Council on Aging, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota), 1989-1990.
Faculty Research Grant, "Quality of Home Care for Disabled Adults," GraduateSchool, University of Minnesota, 1987-1988.
Co-principal investigator (with Lucy Rose Fischer), "Family Care Givers and Health Care Systems," (grant from All-University Council on Aging, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota), 1985-1987.
Principal Investigator, "A Comparison of In-Home and Nursing Home Care for Chronically Ill Older Persons in Minnesota" (Administration on Aging grant to Minnesota Board on Aging and Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs), 1975-1979.
Principal Investigator, A Planning Study of Services to Non-Institutionalized Older Persons in Minnesota (grant from Minnesota Governor's Citizens Council on Aging), 1973-1974.
FUNDED RESEARCH AT INTERSTUDY
Project Director, HealthServicesResearchCenter (programmatic grant from NationalCenter for Health Services Research), 1969-1971.
Principal Investigator, National Survey of Senior Centers, 1969-1970.
Principal Investigator, study of comprehensive health planning agencies, 1967-1968.
Project Director, comparison of non-proprietary and proprietary nursing homes in Minnesota, 1966-1967.
SELECTED SERVICE TO HUMPHREY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Chair or member, faculty merit review committee, Humphrey Institute (multiple years)
Chair or member, senior fellow merit review committee, Humphrey Institute (multiple years)
Chair, Search committee for Humphrey Institute assistant dean (twice)
Director of Graduate Studies for MPP, MS, MPA, and MURP degrees, 1997-2001, 2002-2005; supervised student services, admissions and recruiting, & career services
Associate Dean, Humphrey Institute, 1997-2001; Interim Associate Dean, 2003-2004: Responsible for transition from quarter-based to semester-based curriculum; Facilitated launching of mid-career Master of Public Affairs on Twin Cities campus and in Olstzyn Poland
Chair, Curriculum Committee (multiple years)
Head, Social Policy Concentration (multiple years)
Acting Director, Associate Director, School of Public Affairs, 1974-5
Center on Aging, University of Minnesota, Associate Director, 1997-
All University Council on Aging, Co-chair, 1981-2, 1990-92
Director of Graduate Studies, graduate minor in Gerontology (multiple years)
Chair, Social Sciences Policy and Review Council, GraduateSchool (3 years)
Representative of Humphrey Institute to Faculty Senate (3 years)
Member, Provost’s Promotion and Tenure Committee (2 years)
Representative of Humphrey Institute to Council of Research Associate Deans (1 year)
Member, CLA Promotion and Tenure Committee (3 years)
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Chair, Vital Aging Network of Minnesota, 2010-
Member, Distribution Committee, Sister Kenny Foundation, 2008-
Member, Quality and Policy Committee, AXIS Healthcare, 2009-
Member, stakeholder group advising Minnesota Board on Aging regarding implementation of Robert Wood Johnson grant to educate consumers about MN Consumer-Directed Community Supports program, 2004-2007
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee for MinnesotaCenter for Health Trajectories Research, School of Nursing, 2006-present
Member, State Council on Disability, 2002-6
University of MinnesotaCenter on Aging, Executive Committee, 1996-present; All-University
Council on Aging co-chair, 1981-1984, 1992-1993
Member, Board of Directors, Rainbow Research, 2002-present
Member, Leadership Group, Vital Aging Network, 2005-present
Member, Board of Directors, CourageCenter 1997-2000
Observer, White House Conference on Aging, 1995; delegate to pre and post mini White House Conferences on Aging on Aging and Disability.
Representative of ASPE to National Coalition on Aging and Disability, 1994-1995.
Board Member, Aging, Disability and Rehabilitation Network of the American Society on Aging, 1994-2000.
Americans with Disabilities Task Force, University of Minnesota, 1992-93
Courage Institute Advisory Committee, 1992-93
Walker Methodist Inc., Board Member 1992-93
Member, Minnesota Advisory Committee, Hazelden Foundation, 1989-93
Editorial Board, Journal of Applied Gerontology, 1988-95
Member, Advisory Committee, Geriatric Research and EducationCenter, VeteransAdministrationHospital, Minneapolis, 1986-1988
Board of Directors, EbenezerCenter for Aging, 1979-1984
Member, Long-Term Care Task Force, Metropolitan Council, 1983-1985
Member, Minnesota Board of Nursing Home Examiners, 1975-1980
Vice Chairperson, Aging Advisory Committee, Metropolitan Council, 1973-1975
Trustee, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1971-1977
Editorial Consultant, Evaluation, 1972-1977
Editorial Advisory Board, American Journal of Health Planning, 1972-1977
Member: Gerontological Association of America, Minnesota Gerontological Society, American Society on Aging, American Sociological Association
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS*
(Books & book chapters)
Ansello, E.F. & Eustis, N.N. (guest co-editors), Aging and Disabilities: Seeking Common Ground, Generations winter 1992; also published as Ansello, E.F. and Eustis, N.N. (eds), Aging and Disabilities Seeking Common Ground. AmityvilleNY, Baywood, 1992.
Eustis, N.N., Greenberg, J.N. & Patten, S.K. Long Term Care for Older Persons: A Policy Perspective, Brooks/Cole Publishers, 1984.
Fischer, L.R. & Eustis, N.N. "Family caregivers and home care workers" in Kahana, E., D. Bigel, and M. Wykle (eds.) Family Caregiving Across the Life Span, Sage, 1994.
Fischer, L.R., Rogne, L., & Eustis, N.N. "Support Systems for the Familyless Elderly: Care without Commitment," in The Home Care Experience, ed. by Gubrium, J.F. and Sankar, A., NewburyPark: Sage Publications, 1990, pp. 129-143.
Eustis, N.N. & Patten, S.K. "Measurement of Effectiveness of Long-Term Care," Handbook of Research Instruments in Social Gerontology, Mangen (ed.), Vol. III, University of Minnesota Press, 1984.
Anderson, N.N., "State Planning and Policy for Health Services," in Beyle (ed.), The Governor, Harper and Row, 1972, pp. 218-226.
(Articles)
Health Reform Shows Promise of Better Care for Adults with Disabilities, Chronic Conditions (2009) Aging Today, xxx (6).
Consumer Directed Long-Term Care Services: Evolving Perspectives and Alliances@ (2000) Generations, xxiv (3) 10-15.
Flanagan, S.A., Green, P.A., and Eustis, N., You Can Do It: State Initiatives Broaden Access to Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services through the Use of Intermediary Service Organizations in American Rehabilitation, 24(3), 1998, 21-26.
Kane, R.A., Frytak, J, and Eustis, N., Approaches to Common Quality Problems in Home Care: A Scenario Approach, Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 16 (1/2) 1997, 21-36.
Eustis, N.N., Disability: A New Gerontology Subspecialty? (Essay Review) The Gerontologist 1995, 35 (1) 135-138.
Eustis, N.N. Fischer, L.R., and Kane, R.A. the Home Care Worker: On the Frontline of Quality, Generations 1994, 18 (3) 43-50.
Kane, R.A., Kane, R.L., Allston, L.H., Eustis, N.N. Perspectives on Home Care Quality, Health Care Financing Review, 16 (1) fall 1994, 69-89.
Eustis, N.N., Kane, R.A., & Fischer, L.R., "Home care quality and the home care worker: Beyond quality assurance as usual," The Gerontologist, 1993, 33(1) 64-73.
Eustis, N.N. & Fischer, L.R., "Common Needs: Different Solutions?" Generations (winter 1992) 17-23.
Ansello E.F. & Eustis, N.N., "A Common Stake? Investigating the Emerging Intersection of Aging and Disabilities" Generations (winter 1992) 5-8.
Eustis, N.N. & Fischer, L.R., "Relationships Between Home Care Clients and Their Workers: Implications for Quality of Care," The Gerontologist, 1991 31(4), 447-456.
Eustis, N.N. & Fischer, L.R., "Comparing Elderly and Working Age Home-Care Clients," Disability Studies Quarterly, (Fall 1991) 15-17.
Fischer, L.R. & Eustis, N.N., "Quicker and Sicker: How Changes in Medicare Affect the Elderly and Their Families," Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 1990, 22(2).
Fischer, L.R. & Eustis, N.N., "DRGs and Family Care for the Elderly: The Managerial Family," The Gerontologist, 1988 28(3), 383-389. (Portions appear as "DRG's, Family Care and the Elderly," CURA Reporter, December 1987.
Eustis, N.N. & Tierney, D., "Home Care Licensing," Minnesota Gerontologist, July/August, 1987.
Eustis, N.N., "Introduction," Symposium on Relocation of the Elderly, The Gerontologist, 1981, Vol. 21, pp. 481-482.
Anderson, N.N., "Aging and Public Policy," Perspectives, Oct-Dec 1976, pp. 6-8.
Anderson, N.N. & Robins, L., "Observations on Potential Contributions of Health Planning," International Journal of Health Services, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1976, pp. 651-655. Reprinted in S. J. Williams (ed.), Issues in Health Services, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1980.
Anderson, N.N., "Approaches to Improving Public Strategies to Improve the Quality of Long Term Care for Older People," The Gerontologist, December 1974, pp. 519-524.
Anderson, N.N., "Evaluation Overview: Services to Older Persons," Evaluation, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1973, pp. 4-6.
Ellwood, Jr., P.M., Anderson, N.N., et. al., "Health Maintenance Strategy," Medical Care, IX, May-June 1971, pp. 291-298.
Anderson, N.N. & Stone, L.B., "Nursing Homes: Research and Public Policy," The Gerontologist, Vol. 9, No. 3, Autumn 1969, pp. 214-218.
Ellwood, Jr., P.M., & Anderson, N.N., "Consumer Power, the Dilemma of Health and Welfare Services," Rehabilitation Record, July 1969.
Anderson, N.N., "Emerging Patterns in Comprehensive Health Planning: Recurrent Problems at the State Level," Inquiry, December 1969, pp. 39-43.
Holmberg, R.H. & Anderson, N.N., "Implications of Ownership for Nursing Home Care," Medical Care, July-August 1968, pp. 300-307.
Anderson, N.N., "The Significance of Age Categories for Older Persons," The Gerontologist, September 1967, pp. 164-167.
Anderson, N.N., "Effects of Institutionalization on Self-Esteem of Older Persons," Journal of Gerontology, July 1967, pp. 313-317.
Anderson, N.N., "Prisoners' Families II. Unmet Needs and Social Policy," Australian Journal of Social Issues, 1967, Vol. 2, No. 4.
Anderson, N.N., "Prisoners' Families I. A Theoretical Consideration of Imprisonment as a Family Crisis," Australian Journal of Social Issues, 1967, Vol. 2, No. 3.
Anderson, N.N., "Institutionalization, Interaction and Self-Conception in Aging," Older People and Their Social Worlds, A. Rose and W. Peterson (editors), F. A. Davis Company, 1965.
(Unpublished Research Reports & Monographs)
Schmitz, C. C., Luxenberg, M. G. and Eustis, N., Special Report 2006: Evaluation of Consumer Directed Consumer Reports [Program], submitted to Minnesota Department of Human Services, January 15, 2006.
Connie C. Schmitz, PhD, Michael G. Luxenberg, PhD, & Nancy Eustis, PhD, Second Interim Report: Evaluation of the Consumer Directed Community Supports Service: Survey of Former and Current CDCS Consumers, Submitted to the Minnesota Department of Human Services, August 8, 2005.
Connie C. Schmitz, PhD, Michael G. Luxenberg, PhD, & Nancy Eustis, PhD, Interim Report: Status of the Evaluation of the Consumer Directed Community Supports (CDCS) Service Option. Submitted to the Minnesota Department of Human Services, February 15, 2005.
Eustis, N.N. & Bast, J., Evaluation of MN Consumer Support Grant Program: Client & County Interviews, 1998.
Eustis, N.N., Clark, R.F., Adler, M.C., Disability Data for Disability Policy: Availability, Access, and Analysis. Office of Disability, Aging and Long Term Care Policy; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Department of Health and Human Services, August 1995.
Doty, P., Eustis, N.N., Lindsay, B.E., Background Paper on Personal Assistance and Related Supports. Office of Disability, Aging and Long Term Care Policy; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; Department of Health and Human Services, December 1994.
Kane, R.A., Illston, L.H., Eustis, N. N. and Kane, R.L., Quality of Home Care: Concept and Measurement, University of Minnesota, 1991.
Anderson, N.N., Patten, S.K., & Greenberg, J.N., A Comparison of Home Care and Nursing Home Care for Older Persons in Minnesota, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota, 1980. Summarized in Vogel, R.J. and Palmer, H.C. Long-Term Care, Perspectives from Research and Demonstrations. Rockville, Maryland, Aspen, 1985, 368-378.
Anderson, N.N., A Planning Study of Non-Institutionalized Older Persons in Minnesota, Governor's Citizens Council on Aging, State of Minnesota, 1974.
Anderson, N.N. & Anderson, D., Comprehensive Health Planning in the States: A Current Status Report, Minneapolis, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, July 1969.
Anderson, N.N., et. al., Policy Issues Regarding Nursing Homes: Findings from a Minnesota Survey, Minneapolis, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, June 1969.
Anderson, N.N. & Gatch, T.L., SeniorCenters: Information for Planning and Evaluation, Minneapolis, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, April 1969.
Anderson, N.N., Comprehensive Health Planning in the States: A Study and Critical Analysis, Minneapolis, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, December 1968.
*On publications dated before 1981, my name was Nancy N. Anderson.
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