• Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
• Doctor of Osteopathy in Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX,  1998
• University of California - Davis, Internship and Residency, Sacramento, CA, 2001
• University of Texas Health Science Center, Fellowship in Geriatrics 2005 and Master’s of Science Degree in Clinical Research

Alayne D. Markland, DO, MSc, is a tenured Professor and holds the D. Kevin Barnes, MD and Dottie Barnes Presidential Endowed Chair in the Division of Geriatrics within the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah.  In this role, she also serves as the Executive Director of the Center on Aging. At the Salt Lake City VA Health Care System, she is an investigator in the Salt Lake City Geriatric Research, Educational, and Clinical Center (GRECC). Dr. Markland’s overarching research goal focuses on optimizing community-based life functioning through the prevention and treatment of geriatric syndromes in older individuals with a specific focus on lower urinary tract symptoms and incontinence. She is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in lower urinary tract disorders, women’s health, and aging, with broad expertise ranging from population-based studies, multicenter clinical trials, and implantation studies to increase access to incontinence care with the use of technology.