Heather M. Young

Background

Young, Heather M. was born on August 20, 1960 in Boksburg, Republic South Africa. Daughter of Ernle W. D. and Margaret Mavis (Eddy) Young.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, University California, Davis, 1981. Associate Degree in Nursing, Sacramento City College, 1983. Bachelor of science in nursing, Southern Oregon State College, 1986.

Master in Gerontological Nursing, University Washington, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, University Washington, 1991.

Career

With Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay, Oregon, staff nurse Intensive Care Unit. Nurse practitioner II Harborview Medical Center, Seattle. Executive director Ida Culver House Broadview.

Research assistant professor School of Nursing University Washington. Joined Oregon Health and Science University School Nursing at Southern Oregon University, Ashland, 2003, Grace Phelps distinguished professor, director John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence, director rural health research development. Associate vice chancellor nursing University California, Davis, since 2008.

Principal investigator medication management in rural assisted living National Institute Nursing Research, 2004—2006.

Achievements

• Heather M. Young has been listed as a noteworthy Community health and gerontological nurse by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, 1987. Fellow: American Academy Nursing (co-chair Expert Panel on Aging). Member: American Nurses Association, Western Academy Nursing, Western Institute Nursing Research, American Society on Aging, Gerontological Society of America, Washington State Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Married Peter Burton Quinby, September 2, 1984.

Father:

Ernle W. D. Young

Mother:

Margaret Mavis (Eddy) Young

Spouse:

Peter Burton Quinby