Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff

Associate Professor
School of Nursing
367 McDowell Hall
Functional Performance Lab: 381 McDowell Hall
302-831-3327
iaboff@udel.edu

Function Focused Care of neurologically compromised older adults and their caregivers, specifically individuals living with Parkinson’s disease.
Development and testing of exercise interventions for people with Parkinson’s Disease and for stroke survivors with the goal of increasing physical activity and function.
Development and testing of PDShoe (gait synchronized vibration shoe)
Development and testing of objective measures of gait (SEnsole)

PhD, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD
Post Masters Certificate – Cardio-Pulmonary CNS, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
MA, New York University School of Nursing, New York, NY
BSN, New York University School of Nursing, New York, NY

2011 Researcher of the Month. UD College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing.
2010 Recipient of the first “Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation Distinguished Scholar in Nursing Award for Outstanding achievement in improving the lives of people living with Parkinson’s disease”.
2009 Nominated for the “Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Award” ,
University of Delaware.
2009 Accepted to Visiting Nurse Faculty Program – a Parkinson’s Disease Educational Program. Sponsored by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation.
2008 “Award for Parkinson Research”, American Quarter Horse Ride Benefit.
2008 Accepted to AACN Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC) program. Awarded from AACN/John A. Hartford Foundation
2007 Recipient of 2007 “Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program.” Student Award for excellence in Clinical Service, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
2005 Recipient of John A. Hartford Foundation Pre-Doctoral BAGNC Scholarship. Grant # 05-106).
2001 Induction into the Sigma Theta Tau International (Nursing Honor Society), UD.