Ashlie Glassner
Ph.D. Student
Biography
Ashlie is a Nursing Ph.D. student at UT Health San Antonio. Ashlie’s research interests include doing research with persons living with dementia, learning more about their experiences, and understanding how the stigma surrounding dementia can impact their mental health and quality of life. Her goals are to one day develop interventions that can improve the quality of life and mental health of persons living with dementia and further engage persons living with dementia in research as partners. Ashlie has been a nurse for eight years with clinical experience in the Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Currently, Ashlie is working as a research assistant with the Caring for the Caregiver team. She also volunteers with the local Alzheimer’s Association and facilitates a support group for persons living with dementia and a memory café.
Publications
Masoud, S. S., Glassner, A. A., Patel, N., Mendoza, M., James, D., Rivette, S., & White, C. (2021) Engagement with a Diverse Stakeholder Advisory Council for Research in Dementia Care [Manuscript Submitted for Publication]. School of Nursing, UT Health San Antonio.
Patel, N. K., Masoud, S. S., Meyer, K., Davila, A. V., Rivette, S., Glassner, A. A., James, D., & White, C. L. (2021). Engaging multi-stakeholder perspectives to identify dementia care research priorities. J Patient Rep Outcomes, 5(1), 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-021-00325-x
Glassner, A. (2020). Fighting stigma by engaging persons living with dementia in research. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 2020.1825572">2020.1825572">https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2020.1825572
Education
B.S., Nursing Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2013
Ph.D., Nursing Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2023 (in progress)
Awards
2021-2022, IIMS Community Engagement Small Project Award. Funder: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health (UL1 TR002645). Title: Co-learning about the impact of stigma on persons living with dementia: A mixed methods design action research study. Role: Principal Investigator