Margaret Calkins
President, IDEAS Institute
Dr. Calkins is nationally recognized as a dynamic leader, trainer and researcher in the field of environments for elders. She is Chair of the Board of IDEAS Institute which is dedicated to exploring the therapeutic potential of the environment--social and organizational as well as physical--particularly as it relates to frail and impaired older adults. She was recently inducted into Marquis’ Who’s Who in America, and was honored as Changemaker of the Year in 2002 by The Center for Health Design.
She has received over $6m in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and foundations to explore the impact of the environment on people living with dementia. She has served on numerous boards including the Green House® Project, the Pioneer Network, the Cleveland Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and SAGE- Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments. She is on the Editorial Board for The Gerontologist, Journal of Housing and the Elderly, Journal of Clinical Psychology and Health Environments Research & Design Journal, among other journals. She has also partnered with care communities in conducting their own research.
She has received over $6m in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health and foundations to explore the impact of the environment on people living with dementia. She has served on numerous boards including the Green House® Project, the Pioneer Network, the Cleveland Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and SAGE- Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments. She is on the Editorial Board for The Gerontologist, Journal of Housing and the Elderly, Journal of Clinical Psychology and Health Environments Research & Design Journal, among other journals. She has also partnered with care communities in conducting their own research.