Our team

Theresa A. Harvath, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.G.S.A.
Family Caregiving Institute Director
Executive Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Ladson Hinton, M.D. 
Family Caregiving Institute Associate Director for Research
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine
Director, Latino Aging Research Resource Center (UC Davis RCMAR)
Director, Education Core, Alzheimer's Disease Center

Heather M. Young, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N., F.G.S.A.
Family Caregiving Institute Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships
Professor and Dean Emerita, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Lisa M. Badovinac, M.A.Ed.
Assistant Dean for Education, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Jana Katz-Bell, M.P.H.
Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Programs, UC Davis Health

Ester Carolina Apesoa-Varano, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Janice F. Bell, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.N.
Associate Dean for Research, Director for the Doctoral Program and Associate Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Julie T. Bidwell, Ph.D., R.N.
Assistant Professor in the Family Caregiving Institute

Fawn A. Cothran, Ph.D., R.N., G.C.N.S.-B.C.
Assistant Professor in the Family Caregiving Institute

Katherine Kim, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A.
Assistant Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Janet S. Pohl, Ph.D., R.N.
Postdoctoral Scholar in the Family Caregiving Institute

Kathryn Sexson, Ph.D., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.-B.C. 
Assistant Clinical Professor in the Family Caregiving Institute

Elena O. Siegel, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Professor, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

Dolores Gallagher Thompson, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Visiting Professor in the Family Caregiving Institute

Jennifer Mongoven 
Associate Director of Operations, Family Caregiving Institute

Kristen Bettega
Policy Analyst

Ksenia Ustinova
Education Project Manager, Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing