Kristin Lees Haggerty
Biography
Dr. Lees Haggerty is a nationally recognized leader in aging services research and implementation whose work spans dementia care, caregiving, and elder safety. She is the director of the new Aging, Caregiving, and Elder Safety (ACES) Network at UMass Boston.
Area of Expertise
Comprehensive dementia care, prevention and remediation of elder mistreatment, health policy
Degrees
PhD, Population Health, Northeastern University
MA, Human Development and Social Intervention, New York University
BA, Sociology, Hunter College, City University of New York
Professional Publications & Contributions
Lees Haggerty K., Stoeckle R.J., Campetti R., et al. Feasibility of implementing the elder mistreatment emergency department toolkit: A collective case study with five hospitals. Innovation in Aging. In press.
Lees Haggerty K., Reuben D.B. Self-neglect in older people — a clinical, social, and ethical dilemma. New England Journal of Medicine/em>. 2025;393:4–6.
Lees Haggerty K., Reuben D.B., Stoeckle R., et al. GUIDE and beyond: strategies for comprehensive dementia care integration. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society/em>. 2025;1–7.
Lees Haggerty K., Stoeckle R.J., Campetti R., et al. Accelerating the pace of elder justice policy to meet the needs of a growing aging population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society/em>. 2025;73(1):223–231.
Additional Information
Dr. Kristin Lees Haggerty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gerontology at the Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Boston and Director of the Aging, Caregiving & Elder Safety (ACES) Network. Her research focuses on elder mistreatment, dementia, caregiving, and the development of innovative approaches to improve the safety and well-being of older adults. Dr. Lees Haggerty serves as Principal Investigator on several nationally funded initiatives, including NIH/NIA K01 and R03 awards examining elder mistreatment among people living with dementia, the National Dementia Care Collaborative (NDCC), and the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment (NCAEM). She also serves as Co-Investigator on the NIA-funded DETECT-Revised for Primary Care study. Additionally, Dr. Lees Haggerty holds an adjunct appointment as Assistant Professor of Gerontology in Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she collaborates on clinical and community-based research addressing elder mistreatment and dementia-related risks in emergency care settings.