Carolyn Clevenger, gerontological nurse practitioner, is Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical and Community Partnerships at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. She is responsible for the Office of Clinical Placements and the Emory Nursing Experience including the Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Center.

She is the Clinical Director and a practicing nurse practitioner at the Emory Integrated Memory Care Clinic. The Clinic is a nurse-led primary care practice for people living with dementia. The new model of care has been recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home, an Age Friendly Health System, and an exemplar practice by the Institute for Patient and Family Centered Care. The clinic boasts the extraordinarily high patient experience scores and has nearly eliminated avoidable hospitalizations for people living with dementia.