Ruth M. Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Ruth Tappen is Professor and Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar at the College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University and Director of the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center. Presently she is the principal investigator on several studies related to management of Alzheimer’s and related memory disorders and recently completed several major studies including, Effect of Exercise on Function in Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease, Culture Bias in Testing Expressive Ability in Dementia, funded by the National Institute for Nursing Research and Blended Role Advanced Practice in Gerontological Nursing program at FAU, funded by the Division of Nursing, Bureau of Health Professions of Health Resources and Services Administration. She was the director of a project to implement an innovative model of nursing care in a long-term care facility, Nurse-Managed Family Follow-Up in Long Term Care. Her books on caring for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, Interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Caregiver’s Comprehensive Guide, and another co-authored with Anita Beckerman, also at FAU, It Takes More Than Love: A Practical Guide to Taking Care of an Aging Adult were published by Health Professions Press. Dr. Tappen also serves on the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects at Miami Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged and is the First Vice President, Southeast Chapter Alzheimer’s Association.