George Demiris, PhD, FACMI
Professor of Informatics in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
Claire Fagin Hall, Room 324
418 Curie Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Claire Fagin Hall, Room 324
418 Curie Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-898-8559
Email:
gdemiris@nursing.upenn.edu
gdemiris@nursing.upenn.edu
Links
The Sense4Safety intervention is a technology mediated intervention to support fall risk prediction and fall prevention for older adults with mild cognitive impairment in low resource settings.
Hospice Caregiving Research Network
The Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging
The Penn Community Collaboratory for Co-Design
The Sense4Safety intervention is a technology mediated intervention to support fall risk prediction and fall prevention for older adults with mild cognitive impairment in low resource settings.
Hospice Caregiving Research Network
The Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging
The Penn Community Collaboratory for Co-Design
Education:
BS (Medical Informatics)
Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, 1991.
MS (Medical Informatics)
Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, 1994.
Ph.D. (Health Informatics)
University of Minnesota, 2000.
Permanent linkBS (Medical Informatics)
Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, 1991.
MS (Medical Informatics)
Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg, 1994.
Ph.D. (Health Informatics)
University of Minnesota, 2000.
Description of Research Expertise
agingfamily caregiving
home care
end of life
artificial intelligence
Selected Publications
Cho E, Demiris G.: Loneliness and depression: the mediating effect of perceived social strain in older adults with diabetes-a cross-sectional study. Psychol Health Med Feb 2025.Oh O, Oliver DP, Washington K, Demiris G.: When is the best time to deliver supportive interventions to hospice family caregivers? A Multi-Method Study. Gerontologist Feb 2025.
Cho H, Oh O, Greene N, Gordon L, Morgan S, Walke L, Demiris G.: Engagement of Older Adults in the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Systems for Aging: A Scoping Review. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci Feb 2025.
Lee K, Azuero A, Engler S, Kumar S, Puga F, Wright AA, Kamal A, Ritchie CS, Demiris G, Bakitas MA, Odom JN.: Exploring the Relationship Between Smartphone GPS Patterns and Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Their Family Caregivers: Longitudinal Study. JMIR Form Res 9: e59161, Feb 2025.
Makinde KW, Benson JJ, Pitzer KA, Mitchell M, Oliver DP, Demiris G, Washington KT.: Emotional ecosystems: Understanding the relationship between family interactions and anxiety among cancer caregivers. Palliat Support Care 23: e54, Jan 2025.
Odom JN, Lee K, Currie ER, Allen-Watts K, Harrell ER, Bechthold AC, Engler S, Curry K, Kamal AH, Ritchie CS, Demiris G, Wright AA, Bakitas MA, Azuero A.: Feasibility and Acceptability of Collecting Passive Smartphone Data for Potential Use in Digital Phenotyping Among Family Caregivers and Patients With Advanced Cancer. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 2025.
Cho H, Sefcik JS, Washington K, Parker Oliver D, Demiris G.: Exploring Social Support Experiences of Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia in Hospice Care. J Appl Gerontol 2025.
Oh O, Demiris G, Ulrich CM.: The ethical dimensions of utilizing Artificial Intelligence in palliative care. Nurs Ethics Nov 2024.
Nie Z, Gao S, Chen L, Yang R, Edelman LS, Sward KA, Jiang Y, Demiris G.: Social media use and mental health among older adults with multimorbidity: the role of self-care efficacy. J Am Med Inform Assoc 31: 2210-2216, Oct 2024.
Cho H, Demiris G.: Addressing Digital Literacy in Telehealth Interventions for Persons with Dementia. Stud Health Technol Inform 315: 761-762, Jul 2024.