Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Individualized Care for At Risk Older Adults (T32NR009356), University of Pennsylvania
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Precision Health Initiative, Indiana University
PhD, Indiana University
MSN, Indiana University
BSN, Indiana University

Research Areas

Serious Illness Care

Awards and Honors

New Investigator Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Gerontological Nursing Science Research Interest Group, 2024
Dissertation Award, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Symptom Science Research Interest Group, 2021
Emily Holmquist Award, Indiana University School of Nursing Alumni Association, 2019
Jonas Scholar at Indiana University School of Nursing funded by a grant from Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, 2018-2020
Elite 50 Graduate Student Award, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 2017

Biography

Dr. Crouch is an assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Nursing on the Indianapolis campus, joining the faculty in fall of 2023. Dr. Crouch’s program of research focuses on symptom science and management in persons with cognitive impairment (such as individuals with cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and related dementias). Her current research focuses on understanding neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, including functional outcomes and genetic risk factors. Overall, Dr. Crouch’s long-term career goal for her research as a clinician-scientist is to receive external funding to develop evidence-based and tailored novel interventions to improve neuropsychiatric symptoms and their associated negative consequences among cognitively impaired persons and their caregivers.

Dr. Crouch is enthusiastic about helping others by developing new knowledge through research, which is highlighted by her numerous peer-reviewed publications and scientific presentations. Additionally, Dr. Crouch completed the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist board certification (AGCNS-BC), a designation which complements her areas of interest.

Dr. Crouch is also dedicated to serving the research and nursing communities as an active member of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and of the Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS). She currently serves on the: 1) GSA Early Scholars and Professionals Organization Webinar Taskforce, 2) MNRS Finance Committee, and 3) MNRS Gerontology Research Interest Group as the nominations chair.

Media Features

Crouch, A. (2023). How do we help caregivers who don’t know they are caregivers? Caregiving NOW! Initiative Blog. https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/details/news.php?id=2248 

Crouch, A. & Wion, R. (2023). How to Navigate Interdisciplinary Aging Research as an Early Career Investigator. Gerontology News – ESPO News, pg. 7. https://issuu.com/gerontologynews/docs/june_2023?fr=sNzQyYzExMDQ4MzM

External Funding

2021-2023. (T32NR009356). "Individualized Care for At Risk Older Adults" at University of Pennsylvania. (Post-doctoral Fellow; Naylor & Bowles Co-PIs). Funded by National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR).

2019-2020. Dissertation Research Grant. (PI). Funded by the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation.

2019-2020. Competitive Renewal - Doctoral Scholarship in Cancer Nursing. Funded by the American Cancer Society.

2018-2020. (T32CA117865). "Interdisciplinary Training in Biobehavioral Oncology" at Indiana University (Pre-doctoral Fellow; Champion PI). Funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

2017-2019. Doctoral Scholarship in Cancer Nursing. Funded by the American Cancer Society.

2016-2017. (T32NR007066) "Health Behaviors Research" at Indiana University (Pre-doctoral Fellow; Rawl PI). Funded by National Institute for Nursing Research.

2015-2017. Graduate Scholarship in Cancer Nursing Practice. Funded by the American Cancer Society.

Publications

PubMed

Polsinelli, A.J., Johnson, S., Crouch, A., et al. (2024). Neuropsychiatric symptom burden in early-onset and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease as a function of age. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.14042

Nakamura, Z. Ali, N., Crouch, A., et al. (2024). Impact of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Adult Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review. Seminars in Oncology Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151696

Von Ah, D., Rio, C.J., Carter, A., Perkins, S.M., Stevens, E., Rosko, A., Davenport, A.P., Kalady, M., Noonan, A.M., Crouch, A., Storey, S., Overcash, J., Han, C.J., Yang, Y. Li, H., & Saligan, L. (2024). Association Between Cognitive Function and Physical Function, Frailty, and Quality of Life in Older Cancer Survivors. Cancers. 16(15):2718. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16152718