The Spectrum of Family Caregiving for Adults and Elders with Chronic Illness

Louis D. Burgio, PhD, is founder and director of Burgio Geriatric Consulting. During a career spanning over three decades, Dr. Burgio has held several academic leadership positions. Most recently he was the Harold R. Johnson Endowed Chair of Gerontology in the School of Social Work, University of Michigan. His research has focused on the development of social-behavioral interventions to improve the quality of care and quality of life of dementia patients and their caregivers.Joseph E. Gaugler, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Nursing and Center on Aging at The University of Minnesota. Dr. Gaugler's research examines the sources and effectiveness of long-term care for chronically disabled older adults. Dr. Gaugler's interests include Alzheimer's disease and long-term care, the longitudinal ramifications of family care for disabled adults, and the effectiveness of community-based and psychosocial services for chronically ill adults and their caregiving families.Michelle M. Hilgeman, PhD, is a licensed Clinical Research Psychologist in the Research and Development Service at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center. Dr. Hilgeman is an Adjunct Professor in The University of Alabama's Department of Psychology and The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Department of Medicine. She is also a Faculty Affiliate of the Alabama Research Institute on Aging, and an Investigator at the Tuscaloosa Research Education and Advancement Corporation.