Full Name
Carolyn Clevenger DNP GNP-BC AGPCNP-BC FAANP FGSA FAAN
Job Title
Professor
Employer
Emory University
Speaker Bio
Dr. Carolyn Clevenger, gerontological nurse practitioner, is a professor at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. She is a fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Gerontological Society of America, and the American Academy of Nursing. Her research focuses on the geriatric nurse practitioner workforce, psychoeducation programs for dementia family caregivers, and new models of care. Dr. Clevenger is the clinical director and a practicing nurse practitioner at the Emory Integrated Memory Care Clinic. The clinic is a nurse-led primary care practice for people living with dementia. The new model of care has been recognized as a patient-centered medical home, an age-friendly health system, and a best practice exemplar. The IMC has been featured in Health Affairs, ABC News, and Forbes this year. The comprehensive care model serves as the basis for the Center for Medicare Services’ proposed new payment reform. Dr. Clevenger earned her BSN degree from West Virginia University, her MSN degree from Emory University, and her DNP degree from the Medical College of Georgia. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.