Named Professors in the

College of Health Sciences

Jeanne K. Buxbaum Chair of Nursing Sciences
School of Nursing
Research: Elder care within a family context, including elders with dementia, family caregiving and grandparent-grandchild relationships, three and four-generation families and ethnicity/ethnic identity.
This chair honors Dr. Jean Kitenplon Buxbaum, a UD alumna who was a generous friend of the University until her death in 2003. Her husband was the late Dr. Edwin C. Buxbaum, professor emeritus of anthropology.

Distinguished Professor of Health and Nursing Sciences
Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Research: Sports biomechanics, rehabilitation biomechanics.
Distinguished Professorships recognize deserving senior members of the faculty.