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Bryan Hansen, PhD, MSN, RN

Specialties and Expertise
- Aging
- Delirium
- Dementia
- Disabilities
- Diversity
- End of Life
- Family
- Gerontology
- Interprofessional
- Mental Health
- Pain/Symptom Management
- Quality Improvement
- Safety
- Substance Use/Addiction
- Violence
Overview
Bryan R. Hansen is a passionate advocate for the promotion of optimum mental health and well-being of older adults and their families through teaching, practice, and research. Dr. Hansen completed his PhD and master of science in nursing at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and specializes in psychiatric, gerontologic, and forensic nursing. He has practiced as a psychiatric nurse with a special focus on proactive approaches to preventing and managing aggressive behaviors in inpatient settings. In this role, he was an active member of a dynamic transdisciplinary team that was the cornerstone of a remarkably successful program to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in psychiatric care at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He has also practiced as a psychiatric nursing clinical instructor and adult forensic nurse examiner. During his predoctoral training, he was designated as a John A. Hartford National Hartford Center of Gerontologic Nursing Excellence Patricia G. Archbold Predoctoral Scholar, 2013-2015. He also has received research and training support from the National Institutes of Health, the Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence, and the Dr. Scholl Foundation. His dissertation work focused on examining aggressive behaviors among diverse, community-dwelling persons with dementia and exploring family caregivers’ perspectives on aggressive behavior in dementia.
Additional Resources
Below are selected resources. For more information, please see full CV.
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Publications/Research
Regier, N.G., Cotter, V.T., Hansen, B.R., Taylor, J.L., & Wright, R.J. (in press). Place of death for persons with and without dementia in the United States. J Am Geriatr Soc.
Gonzalez, Y., Kozachik, S.L., Hansen, B.R., Sanchez, M., & Finnell, D.S. (2020). Nurse-led delivery of brief interventions for at-risk alcohol use: An integrative review. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc, 26(1), 27-42. doi:10.1177/1078390319872536
Hansen, B.R., Hodgson, N.A., Budhathoki, C., & Gitlin, L.N. (2020). Caregiver reactions to aggressive behaviors in persons with dementia in a diverse, community-dwelling sample. J Appl Gerontol, 39(1), 50-61. doi:10.1177/0733464818756999
Koirala, B., Hansen, B.R., Hosie, A., Budhathoki, C., Seal, S., Beaman, A., & Davidson, P.M. (2020). Delirium point prevalence studies in inpatient settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs, 29(13-14), 2083-2092. doi:10.1111/jocn.15219
Spaulding, E.M., Marvel, F.A., Jacob, E., Rahman, A., Hansen, B.R., Hanyok, L.A., Martin, S.S. & Han, H.R. (2019). Interprofessional education and collaboration among healthcare students and professionals: a systematic review and call for action. J Interprof Care, 1-10. doi:10.1080/13561820.2019.1697214
Hansen, B.R., Hodgson, N.A., & Gitlin, L.N. (2019). African-American caregivers’ perspectives on aggressive behaviors in dementia. Dementia, 18(7–8), 3036–3058. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218765946
Hansen, B.R. (2019). Chapter 10: Mental health. In Christine L. Savage (Ed.), Public / Community Health and Nursing Practice: Caring for Populations (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.
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Awards/Honors
2019 Excellence in Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins Alumni Association
2019 Inaugural Interprofessional Education Fellow, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
2018-2019 Armstrong Institute Patient Safety Leadership Academy Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
2016 New Nursing Faculty Fellowship, Nurse Support Program II, Maryland Higher Education Commission ($20,000)
2014 Graduate Teaching Award, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
2014 School of Nursing Informers and Educators (SONIE) Award, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
2013-2015 John A. Hartford National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Patricia G. Archbold Scholar
2012-2013 Ellen Levi Zamoiski Fellow, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
2011-2012 Predoctoral Health Disparities Research Fellow, Institutional NRSA for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research (NIH T32NR007968)
2010-2012 Jonas Scholar, Jonas Center for Nursing Excellence
2009-2010 Predoctoral Fellow, Dr. Scholl Foundation
2009-2010 Caylor Fellow, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
2009 Summa Cum Laude, Morningside College
2009 Lorraine E. Knepper Award in Nursing for Academic Excellence, Morningside College
2009 First Place, Palmer Student Research Symposium, Morningside College
2009 Inductee, Sigma Theta Tau International
2008 Inductee, Omicron Delta Kappa
2008 Inductee, Psi Chi
2007 Professional Development and Achievement Award, Department of Nursing, Morningside College