JACQUELINE EATON

Jackie Eaton, PhD is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Utah. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Art Studies, a Master of Science in Gerontology and a PhD in Nursing. Dr. Eaton developed and teaches a course titled Aging and the Arts, which explores the use of the arts to promote well-being and late life potential. Her research focuses on the use of community based participatory methods and arts-based interventions to improve quality of life for older adults and their caregivers. Dr. Eaton served as Assistant Dean of the Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program from 2017-2021, and is co-investigator on an initiative to enhance age-friendly principles at the University of Utah.