Mary H Palmer

ACADEMIC POSITIONS: Helen W and Thomas L Umphlet Distinguished Professor in Aging in the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill EDUCATION: Dr Palmer received her BSN and Master of Science degrees from the University of Maryland at Baltimore and her Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (now JHU Bloomberg School of Public Health), and her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Goddard College. She received her postdoctoral research training at the Behavioral Sciences Laboratory of the Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Palmer is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the Gerontological Society of America, and the American Geriatrics Society. MEMBERSHIPS/AWARDS: • Selection as a fellow for the 2008-2009 UNC Institute for the Arts and Humanities Academic Leadership Program • Received the American Geriatrics Society and the National Association for Continence 'Continence Care Champion Award' in May 2009 EDITORIAL: • Serves on the Editorial Boards of Geriatric Nursing, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and Faculty of 1000 Medicine • Chair of the Steering Committee of the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) research consortium funded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases • Chair of the American Geriatrics Society’s Public Education Committee • Co-Chair with Dr. Diane K. Newman of the 6th International Consultation on Incontinence’s Committee on Primary Prevention, Continence Promotion, Models of Care and Education • Serves on the External Expert Panel of the Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunctions Research Network (LURN) • Former member of the Advisory Council of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (2015 - 2018) • Author of the award winning book, Urinary Continence: Assessment and Promotion RESEARCH INTERESTS: Her research interests include prevalence, incidence, treatment and prevention of urinary incontinence in adults.