Marilyn Gugliucci

Marilyn R. Gugliucci, MA, PhD, FAGHE, FGSA, FAGS, FNAOME, of the University of New England (UNE) College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) is a professor and the director of Geriatrics Education and Research at the UNE, as well as the founding director of U-ExCEL older adult fitness/wellness program. She also co-chairs UNE’s Age Friendly University initiatives.

Gugliucci was also the founding director of the UNE BodyWISE Center for Health and Fitness, which worked with 500 community older adults and 150 physicians to support the health and wellbeing for people who experienced cardiac, pulmonary, and other health issues such as joint replacements and chronic conditions. In 2006, Gugliucci and a UNE COM geriatrician implemented the university’s Department of Geriatrics, funded through a Health Resources and Services Administration grant. In 2024, the UNE COM (now) Division of Geriatrics was awarded the GSA Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education Program of Merit for its robust and required geriatrics training and education.

 Gugliucci is a fellow of four national associations and serves on national and state boards/committees. She served as former Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education president, former chair for GSA Health Sciences Section, and on the inaugural GSA Board of Directors. Gugliucci lectures both nationally and internationally, has multiple publications, and has been recognized with state and national awards, the most recent being the Maine Council on Aging Lasting Legacy Award.