Specializing in medication misuse prevention and aging-related policy reform, this expert has more than 40 years of experience in research, education, and healthcare standards development. Her work focuses on vulnerable populations, including older adults and individuals with disabilities, with particular emphasis on medication safety and long-term care standards. She coordinated a multidisciplinary subcommittee that developed and implemented policies and laws to prevent drug misuse in seniors, organized and testified at legislative hearings on the issue, and advanced policy recommendations that were incorporated into the federal Nursing Home Reform Act. She has developed and delivered in-service training and seminars for healthcare and social service personnel on regulatory compliance, safety standards, and medication management, including structured prevention programs for professionals, patients, and caregivers, with educational programs reaching more than 100,000 seniors. Her research experience includes coordinating a multi-site national study involving over 2,300 polydrug abuse subjects, evaluating prevention initiatives, producing analytical reports, developing data management systems, and authoring books and training materials addressing medication use, aging, and healthcare policy. She holds a Master of Science in Social Research and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.