Dr. Harden is Executive Director of the National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE), a collaboration of twenty-five (25) schools of nursing with expertise and commitment to improving care of older adults, nationally. The NHCGNE is a planned unit of the GSA. Dr. Harden is responsible for administering NHCGNE, a multifaceted initiative funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation.