Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP is the Ralston House Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing, Professor of Geropsychiatric Nursing at Penn Nursing, Nurse Scientist at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Secondary Faculty in the GRASP Lab in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. She is a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner who has practiced for over 30 years across the care continuum. Dr. Cacchione’s research focuses on low-cost robots to improve function and social engagement for older adults.
Dr. Cacchione is a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America and the American Academy of Nursing. Her work has been published in over 100 publications, and she is the Past Editor in Chief of Clinical Nursing Research. Cacchione is the CEO and Founder of AgingSense, a startup technology company dedicated to improving the lives of older adults. Dr. Cacchione received her PhD from Saint Louis University, her MSN as a GNP from Marymount University, and BSN from Villanova University. She completed postdoctoral training at the University of Iowa.
