Deanna Gray-Miceli, PhD, GNP-BC, CRNP, RN, FGSA, FAANP, FAAN

• Fall prevention among older adults
• Management of symptomatic falls through sensing technology
• Quality of care for older adults
• Translational health services and implementation science research

• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, John A. Hartford Foundation, Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity (2004)
• PhD, Widener University, Nursing (2001)
• MSN, University of Pennsylvania, Gerontoligical Nursing (1983)
• BSN, Fairleigh Dickinson University (1982)

Gray-Miceli D, Rogowski J, Ratcliffe SJ. Annual Costs and Nursing Care Interventions to Prevent Falls Over 1 Year in a Long Term Care Facility. OBM Geriatrics 2025; 9(3): 327; doi:10.21926/obm.geriatr.2503327

Gray-Miceli D. “At My Age, Its Perhaps the End of My Walking or the End of a Lot of My Life”: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of a Serious Fall to Independent Older Adults. OBM Geriatrics 2025; 9(3): 319; doi:10.21926/obm.geriatr.2503319. 

Taherzadeh S, Gray-Miceli D, Zukowsky K, Gray K, Ratcliffe SJ. Fall Prevention Knowledge and Attitude Tests-Surveys Used by Staff and Nurses: A Systematic Review of Current Literature. OBM Geriatrics 2025; 9(2): 317; doi:10.21926/obm.geriatr.2502317. 

Gray-Miceli D., Ratcliffe SJ. A Pilot Study Testing the Clinical Congruency of Healthcare Providers to Use a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Assess Falls in Older Adults. OBM Geriatrics 2025; 9(1): 303; doi:10.21926/obm.geriatr.2501303.

Gray-Miceli, D., Harrington, C.,Kris, A., Holtzclaw, B., Sorenson, M., Pitfalls and perils of infectious diseases in vulnerable older adults with COVID-19. Advances in Family Practice Nursing 6:1, P61-84, May 2024, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yfpn.2024.02.003. Available on the Internet:https://www.advancesinfamilypracticenursing.com/article/S2589-420X(24)00021-2/abstract

Gray-Miceli, D., Gray, K., Sorenson, M., Holtzclaw, B. Immunosenescence and Infectious Disease Risk Among Aging Adults: Management Strategies for FNP’s to Identify Those at Greatest Risk. Advances in Family Practice Nursing 5:1, 2023, 27-40. doi.org/10.1016/j.yfpn.2022.11.004. 

Gray-Miceli, D., de Cordova, P., Rogowkski, J., Grealish, L. Leading improvements in the delivery of nursing care for older adults with frailty in long-term care using Mitchell’s Quality Health Outcome model and health outcome data. Nurs Clin North Am. 2022 Jun;57(2):287-297. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2022.02.007. Epub 2022 May 4.PMID: 35659989

Gray-Miceli, D. Use of Watson’s Theory on Human Caring to Open the Door to Improve Residents Well-Being. Geriatric Nursing, May-Jun 2021;42(3):782-783. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse

Bakerjian, D., Boltz, M., Bowers, B., Gray-Miceli, D., Harrington, C., Kolanowski, A., & Mueller, C. A. (2021). Expert Nurse Response To Workforce Recommendations Made By The Coronavirus Commission For Safety And Quality In Nursing Homes. Nursing 9 Outlook, Advance online publication, April 5, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.017 doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2021.03.017 [Epub ahead of print]. PMCID: PMC8020094

Gray-Miceli D, Rogowski J, de Cordova PB, Boltz M. A framework for delivering nursing care to older adults with COVID-19 in nursing homes. Public Health Nursing. 2021;00:1– 17. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12885. 

Kris, A. & Gray-Miceli, D. (2021). Gerontological Nurse Certification Review, Third Edition. New York: Springer Publishing Company. 9780826181633. https://www.springerpub.com/gerontological-nurse-certification-review9780826181633.html ISBN 

Gray-Miceli D., Bouchaud M., Mitchell AB., DiDonato S., Siegal J. Caught off guard by covid-19: Now what? Geriatric Nursing. 2020 Nov-Dec;41(6):1020-1024. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.10.009. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMID: 33158627; PMCID: PMC7577673. 

Gray-Miceli, D., & Quigley, P. (2020). Assessing, managing and preventing falls in acute care. In M. Boltz, E.A. Capezuti, D. Zwicker, & T. Fulmer (Eds.), Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice (6th ed.), (pp.375-408). Springer Publishing Company.

Gray-Miceli D., Patel N., Sekar S., & Smith ML. Using mobile technology to assess balance during a sit-to-stand maneuver among older adults with fall risk: A pilot study. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 2019 45:10, 18-23. PMID 31560072

Gray-Miceli, D., Strumpf, NE., Johnson, J.C., Dragascu, M. & Ratcliffe, S. 2006. Psychometric properties of the Post-Fall Index. Clinical Nursing Research 15:3, 157- 176, 2006. PMID: 16801357.