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Courtney H. Lyder, ND, GNP, FAAN, was appointed professor and dean of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Nursing in August of 2008. He is also assistant director of the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Previously, Dr. Lyder had been a professor of nursing and geriatric nursing at the University of Virginia (UVA), where he chaired the department of acute and specialty care in the school of nursing and led 25 full-time and 22 part-time faculty members. In 2006, Dr. Lyder was appointed director for diversity initiatives for the UVA School of Nursing and Medical Center. Dr. Lyder is also a senior consultant to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he has influenced federal regulations and policies related to elder care throughout the United States. As a principal investigator or coinvestigator, Dr. Lyder has received nearly $12 million over the past 15 years in research and training grants related to the care of older adults. Between 1994 and 2003, Dr. Lyder served on the faculty at the Yale University School of Nursing, where he directed a number of programs specializing in adult, family, women’s, and elder care, as well as chronic wound care. Dr.Lyder received his BS, MS, and ND from Rush University and his BA from Beloit College.