Maggie Baker, PhD, RN Assistant Professor Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems 357266 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 Email Address: mwbaker@u.washington.edu

Research: Dr. Baker’s program of research focuses on elder mistreatment, including identification of vulnerability and risk factors for early mortality in mistreated older adults, pressure ulcer development in cases of elder neglect, sexual assault in older adults, availability of shelter programs for victims of domestic violence in later life, methodological issues in elder mistreatment research, and nursing student knowledge of elder mistreatment. Additional collaborative research interests include identification and documentation of injury in domestic violence cases involving strangulation and assessing risk for recidivism in sex offender populations.

Teaching: Dr. Baker teaches forensic nursing courses at the graduate level. She teaches graduate students in research methods and mentors students in theses, scholarly projects, and dissertations. She directs the Advanced Practice Forensic Nurse Specialist graduate pathway.

Service: Dr. Baker serves on the Advisory Board for the deTornyay Center on Healthy Aging, the University of Washington Forensics Certificate Program, and the Northwest Geriatric Education Center. She is a member of the Gerontological Society of America, the Western Institute of Nursing, the International Association of Forensic Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau International. Dr. Baker chairs the King County Elder Abuse Council.

Current Projects

• Promoting safety in long term care facilities: A review of long-term care facility deaths (Principal Investigator)

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