About Our Faculty
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Odessa Addison, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Jennifer Albrecht, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Jessica Pelletier-Brown, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Gerontology
Department Of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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John G. Cagle, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work
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Christopher D'Adamo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Family & Community Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Secondary Appointment in Epidemiology & Public Health
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Joan Davitt, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor and Chair of Aging Specialization
University of Maryland School of Social Work
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Bruce R. DeForge, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work
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Kelly Doran, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Susan Dorsey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Chair, PTSS, School of Nursing
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine
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Jason Falvey, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Director, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Chief, Longitudinal Studies Section
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
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Ann Christine Frankowski, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy
Center for Aging Studies
UMBC
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Elizabeth Galik, MS, RN, PhD
Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Ann Gruber-Baldini, PhD
Professor
Division of Gerontology
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Jack Guralnik, MD, PhD
Professor
Division of Gerontology
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Loren Henderson, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
UMBC
Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Head, Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Sarah Holmes, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Yi Huang, PhD
Associate Professor of Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
UMBC
Graduate Program Coordinator for Biostatistics, joint program
with Dept. of Epidemiology and Public Health
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Anupam Joshi, PhD, MS, BTech
Director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity
Professor and Chair, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
UMBC
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Tasneem Khambaty, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
UMBC
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Jennifer Klinedinst, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, FAHA
Associate Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Nancy Kusmaul, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
UMBC
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Amanda Lehning, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work
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Michael Lepore, PhD
Professor
Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Patrick McArdle, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Jay Magaziner, PhD, MS, Hyg.
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
Director, Division of Gerontology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Co-Director, UM Center for Research on Aging
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Christine Mair, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
UMBC
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Diane Martin, PhD, MA
Director, Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program
Associate Professor, UMB Graduate School
Program Director, Aging & Applied Thanatology
Program Co-Director, MS Gerontology
University of Maryland Graduate School
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Nancy Miller, PhD
Professor
Department of Public Policy
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Braxton Mitchell, PhD, MPH
Professor
Department of Medicine/Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Norbert Myslinski, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosciences
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
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Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing
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Denise Orwig, PhD
Co-Director, Doctoral Program in Gerontology
Professor, Division of Gerontology
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Associate Director of the Baltimore Hip Studies
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Elizabeth Parker, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
UMBC
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Danya Qato, PhD, PharmD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (PHSR)
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
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Alan Rathbun, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
Professor of Nursing
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Adjunct Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Paul Sacco, PhD, LCSW
Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work
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John G. Schumacher, PhD
Co-Director, Doctoral Program in Gerontology
Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy, UMBC
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Fadia T. Shaya, PhD, MPH
Professor
Center on Drugs and Public Policy
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
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John D. Sorkin, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Michael Terrin, MD, CM, PhD
Professor
Division of Gerontology
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Shari R. Waldstein, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology, UMBC
Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Affiliated Research Scientist, Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center,
Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Brandy Wallace, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
UMBC
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Kelly Westlake, PhD, PT
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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