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Biography

Gabriella Engstrom, Ph.D., R.N. is a Research Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine.

Dr. Engstrom supports medical students and residents on various research initiatives, with a particular focus on geriatric medicine. Her current research interests include investigating head and fall-related injuries in geriatric patients in the emergency department.

A notable aspect of Dr. Engstrom's work involves the Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers (INTERACT) program. INTERACT is a quality improvement initiative designed to assist long-term care facilities and programs in improving care and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations

Dr. Engstrom completed both her Nursing and Ph.D. in Medicine at Uppsala University in Sweden. Prior to joining ´óÏó´«Ã½, she served as the Associate Dean and Program Director for the undergraduate and master's nursing programs at Mälardalen University in Sweden.

Education

• 1984: BSN, UmeÃ¥ University, Sweden
• 1996: MSN, Uppsala University, Sweden
• 2006: Ph.D. in Medicine, Uppsala University, Sweden

Work History

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• 2025-present: Research Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
• 2015-2024: Research Associate/Research Project Coordinator, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
• 2012-2015: Research Associate/Research Project Coordinator, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
• 2008-2009: Postdoctoral Associate, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing

Prior Employment

• 2017-present: Associate Professor, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden,
• 2023-present: Consultant, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT
• 2006-2012: Associate Dean and Program Director, Mälardalen University, VästerÃ¥s, Sweden

Scholarly Activity

Selected Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Wells M, Goldstein LN, Wells T, Ghazi N, Pandya A, Furht B, Engstrom G, Jan MT, Shih R. Total body weight estimation by 3D camera systems: Potential high-tech solutions for emergency medicine applications? A scoping review. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 Oct 4;5(5):e13320.
• Shih RD, Alter SM, Solano JJ, Engstrom G, Wells M, Clayton LM, Hughes PG, Goldstein LN, Azar FK, Ouslander JG. Low Incidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Geriatric Emergency Department Patients on Preinjury Anticoagulation Presenting with Blunt Head Trauma. J Emerg Med. 2024 Dec;67(6):e516-e522.
• Zirulnik A, Liu S, Wells M, Alter SM, Engstrom G, Solano JJ, Clayton LM, Reiter M, Hughes PG, Goldstein L, Shih RD. Alcohol use is associated with intracranial hemorrhage in older emergency department head trauma patients. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. 2024 Jul 31;5(4):e13245.
• Emami A, Jun J, Theorell T, Engström G, Berglund L. Day-to-day variability of stress biomarkers during a music intervention in people living with dementia and their family caregivers. Sci Prog. 2024 Jul-Sep;107(3)
• Shih RD, Alter SM, Wells M, Solano JJ, Engstrom G, Clayton LM, Hughes PG, Goldstein L, Lottenberg L, Ouslander JG. The Florida Geriatric Head Trauma CT Clinical Decision Rule. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Sep;72(9):2738-2751.
• Park J, Engstrom G, Ouslander JG. Prescribing Benzodiazepines and Opioids and Clinical Characteristics Associated With 30-Day Hospital Return in Patients Aged ≥75 Years: Secondary Data Analysis. J Gerontol Nurs. 2024 Apr;50(4):25-33.
• Kim H, Engström G, Sadak T, Emami A. Characteristics and Correlates of Perceived Physical and Psychological Health Among Family Caregivers Living With Persons With Advanced Dementia. West J Nurs Res. 2024 Feb;46(2):104-113.Ìý
• Shih RD, Solano JJ, Engstrom G, Khazem M, Clayton LM, Wells M, Hughes PG, Posaw L, Goldstein L, Hennekens CH, Ouslander JG, Alter SM. Lack of patient and primary care physician follow-up in geriatric emergency department patients with head trauma from a fall. Am J Emerg Med. 2024 Jan;75:29-32.