Ann S. Morrison, PhD, RN, CS
- Millicent Radlick Nurse Scholar, The Copper Ridge Institute
- Director of the Caregiver and Family Program at the Johns Hopkins Memory Center
- Education Specialist for the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
- Faculty Member of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
- amorris7@jhmi.edu
Biography
Dr. Morrison has lectured extensively on topics such as Alzheimer’s research, management of behavioral problems and caregiver issues nationally and internationally and has served as Mentor/Master Clinician to Nursing, Social Work, Medical and Gerontology students.
Education
- Diploma in Nursing, Fairview General Hospital School of Nursing
- BS, University of San Diego,San Diego MS
- University of Maryland,School of Nursing PhD, University of Maryland, School of Nursing
Selected Publications
- Morrison A, Kawas C, Corrada M, and Stewart W, Use of the Blessed IMC as a Telephone Instrument to Screen for Dementia, Neurology, (1993) 43, (4) Supplement 2.
- Morrison A, Resnick 5, Corrada M. Zonderman A, Kawas C, A Prospective Study of Estrogen Replacement Therapy and the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease in the BLSA, Neurology, (1996) 46, Supplement 1.
- Morrison, A. Estrogen and Alzheimer’s Disease, Proceedings from the ~ International Congress on the Menopause. Australian Doctor. (1998)
- Kawas C, Morrison A Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia’s. In: Current Therapy in Neurological Disease-5, R.T. Johnson (Ed.) Johns Hopkins University Press, (1997), Mosby-Year Book.
- Kawas,C., Corrada,M., Brookmeyer,R., Morrison,A., Resnick,S., Zonderman,A., Arenberg,D. (2003) Visual Memory Deteriorates More Than a Decade Before Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurology. vol 60(7): 1089-1093.
- Morrison, A. Lyketsos, C. The Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and Directions in Treatment. Advanced Studies in Nursing, (2005) Vol 3 (8),October.
- Morrison, A. Lyketsos,C. Understanding the Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease. Advanced Studies in Nursing, (2005) Vol 3 (6), August.
- Morrison, A. Lyketsos, C. End-of-Life Decisions with Alzheimer’s Disease. Advanced Studies in Nursing, (2005) Vol 3 (10), November
- Morrison, A., Rabins,PV. Comprehensive Review of Caregiving for the Health Care Professional. (2006) In: Morris,J., Galvin,.J., Holtzman,D. (Eds.) Handbook of Dementing Illnesses. 2nd Ed. New York:
- Marcel Dekker, Piercy, K., Tschanz, J. Morrison, A., Rabins, P. Lyketsos, C (2007) Predictors of Caregiver Depression in a Population Study of Dementia Caregivers. Proceedings from The Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting., Orlando, Florida