Robin Remsburg
Director, School of Nursing
Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services
Unit:
School of Nursing
Mail Stop: 3C4
Office Location: Robinson A 361B
Phone: 703-993-1901
Email: rremsbur "@" gmu.edu
During the past five years, Dr. Remsburg served as the Long-Term Care Statistics Branch Chief and the Deputy Director of the Divison of Health Care Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics. In these roles, she worked with teams of statisticians, survey methodologists, clinicians, and social and health scientists to redesign the National Nursing Home Survey and the National Home and Hospice Survey. Her staff of 50 specialists and scientists are currently in the process of redesigning the National Hospital Discharge Survey under a $6.6 mil contract for which Dr. Remsburg is the project officer. During her years at the National Center, Dr. Remsburg earned a widespread national reputation for high quality team work and excellent administrative skills.
In addition to her personal research background and experience in managing clinical trials and performing health services research, Dr. Remsburg brings a strong educational and clinical background to the Mason School of Nursing. She is a nationally certified Gerontological Clinical Nurse Specialist with expertise in nutrition and hydration of older adults in long term care and in end of life care. She has taught undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students and is a highly sought after presenter at professional meetings. Dr. Remsburg is a past President of the National Gerontological Nursing Association, a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a member of the editorial board of Geriatric Nursing, and a member of numerous advisory groups for nursing and long-term care.