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Kylie Meyer, PhD, MSc

Assistant Professor
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Assistant Professor
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Co-Director
University Center on Aging and Health

Teaching Information

Teaching Interests

  • Health and Aging Policy
  • Research Methods
  • Grantsmanship

Research Information

Research Interests

  • Family caregiving
  • Psychoeducational intervention
  • Caregiving relationships
  • Caregiver financial wellbeing

Research Projects

  • Meyer, K. (2025–2030). Knowledge and Interpersonal Skills to Develop Enhanced Relationships (KINDER): Testing the Efficacy of an Intervention to Prevent Psychological Elder Abuse in Family Caregiving. National Institute on Aging (R01), NIH. Role: Principal Investigator.
  • Meyer, K. (2023–2025). An AI-Embedded Intervention to Promote Financial Wellbeing Among Latino Family Caregivers. National Institutes on Aging via ORCASTRAIT Oregon Roybal Center for Care Support Translational Research Advantaged by Integrating Technology. Role: Principal Investigator.
  • Meyer, K. (2022–2027). Learning Skills Together: A randomized control trial of a dementia caregiving complex care training intervention. National Institute on Aging (R01), NIH. Role: Principal Investigator.
  • Benton, D. and Meyer, K. (2020–2023). Confidently Navigating Financial Decisions and Enhancing Financial Well-Being in Dementia Caregiving (CONFIDENCE). AARP Foundation. Role: Co-Principal Investigator. 
  • Benton, D. and Meyer, K. (2017–2021). Knowledge and interpersonal skills training to develop exemplary caregiving relationships (KINDER). Archstone Foundation. Role: Co-Principal Investigator.
  • White, C. (2020–2021). A pilot evaluation of Learning Skills Together: An intervention to teach complex care skills to caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer’s Disease. National Institutes on Aging via Emory University Center on Dementia Caregiving Mastery. Role: Co-Investigator.
  • Meyer, K. (2020–2021). Changes in social support among family caregivers and the association with pre-clinical markers of health. UT Health San Antonio Nursing Advisory Council. Role: Principal Investigator.
  • Translational Science Training TL1 Fellowship. (2020–2021). Changes in social support among family caregivers and the association with pre-clinical markers of health. NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Role: Fellow.

Awards and Honors

2024 CWRU Early Career Innovator of the Year
2024
NIA IMPACT Collaboratory Faculty Scholar
2022
National Institute on Aging (NIA) IMbedded Pragmatic Alzheimer's disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Clinical Trials (IMPACT) Collaboratory
Robert A. Clark Frontiers of Translational Science Research Day Poster Award Winner
2021
UT Health San Antonio
Midwest Nursing Research Society Gerontological Nursing RIIG Early Career Award
2015
U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Award
2014

Publications

  • Meyer, K., Zauszniewski, J. A., Wei, W., Gassoumis, Z., Gonzales, A., Irani, E., … Benton, D. (2025). Development of a theory-based intervention to prevent abuse of older adults. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2025.2544280
  • Meyer, K., Wei, W, Jeanine Yonashiro-Cho, J, Mage, S, Kim, S, Irani, E, Burant, C, Gassoumis, Z, Gentry, E, Zauszniewski, ZA, Benton, D. (2025) The Acceptability of an Intervention to Prevent Elder Mistreatment Among Family Caregivers to Persons Living with Dementia: A Multi-Method Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research, 30:9:e73778.  doi: 10.2196/73778.
  • Meyer, K., Yonashiro-Cho, J., Zauszniewski, J., Burant, C., Mosqueda, L., Gassoumis, Z., & Benton, D. (2025). A feasibility study of KINDER: an elder mistreatment intervention for family caregivers of persons living with dementia. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, 37(2):107-131. https://doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2025.2460835
  • Meyer, K., Mage, S, Gonzalez, A, Zauszniewski, JA, Rhodes, S, Perales-Puchalt, J, Wilber, K, Song, L, Puga, F, Benton, D. (2024). Lessons from a Pilot Study of a Culturally Tailored Financial Well-Being Intervention Among Latino Family Caregivers. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 44(6):938-948. doi: 10.1177/07334648241293524
  • Meyer, K., Lee, K., Thorngthip, S., Burant, P., Lippe, M., Neidre, D., ... & Hepburn, K. (2024). A randomised controlled trial of the Learning Skills Together (LST) intervention to improve dementia family caregivers’ self-efficacy with complex care. BMC Trials, 25(1):369. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3950114/v1
  • Meyer, K., Zachmeyer, M, Paccione, J, Cardenas, C, Zernial, C. (2024). A Community Initiative to Engage Employers to Support Caregiving Employees and Build an Advocacy Alliance. Journal of Aging and Social Policy,36(4):532-546.  doi: 10.1080/08959420.2023.2226340
  • Mage, S, Benton, D, Gonzalez, A, Zaragoza, G, Wilber, K, Tucker-Seeley, R, Meyer, K. (Accepted, January 2023). “I lay awake at night”: Latino Family Caregivers’ Experiences Covering Out-of-Pocket Costs when Caring for Someone Living with Dementia.” The Gerontologist.
  • Meyer, K., Glassner, A., Norman, R., James, D., Sculley, R., LealVasquez, L., Hepburn, K., Lui, J., White, C. In Press. "Caregiver Self-Efficacy Improves Following Complex Care Training: Results from the Learning Skills Together Pilot Study." Geriatric Nursing.
  • Meyer, K., Lee, K., Glassner, A., Pickering, C., White, C. In Press. "Conceptualizing How Caregiving Relationships Connect to Quality of Family Caregiving Within the Stress Process Model." Gerontological Social Work.
  • Meyer, K., Gassoumis, Z., Wilber, K. (2021). "A Comparison of Negative Financial Events Experienced by Caregivers and Non-Caregivers Following Onset of the Great Recession." International Journal of Care and Caring, 5(4):557-570. https://doi.org/10.1332/239788221X16215259065673
  • Meyer, K., Gassoumis, Z., Wilber, K. In Press. "The Differential Effects of Caregiving Intensity on Overnight Hospitalization." Western Journal of Nursing Research. doi: 10.1177/01939459211002907
  • Meyer, K., Patel, N., White, C. (2020). "A Dyadic Analysis of Perceived Support from a Spousal Care Partner on Caregiver and Care Recipient Depression." Aging and Mental Health, 25(10):1830-1838. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1836474
  • Meyer, K., Yonashiro Cho, J., Gassoumis, Z.D., Mosqueda, L., Han, S.D., Wilber, K. (2019). "What Can Elder Mistreatment Researchers Learn About Primary Prevention from Family Violence Intervention Models?" The Gerontologist, 59(4):601-609. doi:10.1093/geront/gnx179
  • Meyer, K., Gassoumis, Z., Kelly, K., Benton, D. (2019). "What are the Characteristics of Caregivers Logging in for Support Services?" Innovations in Aging, 3(1): igz006. doi: ttps://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz006
  • Meyer, K., Willis, R. (2019). "Looking Back to Move Forward: The Value of Reflexive Journaling for Novice Researchers." Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 62(5). doi: 10.1080/01634372.2018.1559906
  • Meyer, K., Rath, L., Kaiser, N., Gassoumis, Z.D., Wilber, K. (2018). "What are Strategies to Advance Policies Supporting Family Caregivers?: Promising Approaches from a Statewide Task Force." Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 31(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2018.1485395

Education

PhD
Gerontology
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2018
MSc
Gerontology
University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, School of Economic, Social and Political Sciences
2016
Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology/Sociology; French
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI
2014