Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Associate Professor
Primary Appointment:
Epidemiology & Public Health
Additional Title:
Director, Clinical Research Education Programs
Location:
MSTF, 334C
Phone (Primary):
410-706-0071
Fax:
410-706-0098
Education and Training
- State University of New York at Buffalo, BA, Biology, 1987
- University of Maryland, PhD, Epidemiology and Public Health, 2013
- University of Maryland, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pharmacoepidemiology of Aging, 2014
Biosketch
Dr. Albrecht is an epidemiologist with expertise in pharmacoepidemiology, administrative claims analysis, and health services research. Focusing primarily on older adults, she has established research programs in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and sleep disorders, with cognition as a sub-focus of both. Dr. Albrecht conducts research aimed at understanding the normal course of recovery following TBI among older adults, identifying factors that impede or facilitate recovery, and ultimately designing interventions to optimize recovery. Studies range from prospective cohorts to retrospective studies using large administrative or linked data. Dr. Albrecht is the Director of Clinical Research Education Programs and Co-Director of the Pilot and Exploratory Studies Core of the Claude D. Pepper Center.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Traumatic brain injury, older adults, health services research, administrative claims analysis, pharmacoepidemiology, epidemiological methods, Claude D. Pepper Center
Highlighted Publications
Albrecht JS, Gardner RC, Wiebe D, Bahorik A, Xia F, Yaffe K. Comparison Groups Matter in Traumatic Brain Injury Research: An Example with Dementia. J Neurotrauma. 2022;39(21-22):1518-1523
Albrecht JS, Kumar A, Falvey JR. Racial Disparities in Home and Community Based Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Brain Injury among Older Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Surgery. 2023;158(4):350-358. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.7081.
Albrecht JS, Sherf A, Ryan KA, Falvey JR. Impact of Dementia and Socioeconomic Disadvantage on Days at Home after Traumatic Brain Injury among Older Medicare Beneficiaries: A Cohort Study. Alzheimer’s Dement. 2024;20(4):2364-2372.
Albrecht JS, Chen C, Falvey JR. Trajectories of Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury among Older Medicare Beneficiaries. J Neurotrauma. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0502
Wickwire EM, Capaldi VF, Herrin J, Stryckman B, Thomas C, Williams SG, Funk W, Werner JK, Albrecht JS. Treatment Initiation as a Marker of Quality of OSA Care Among Active-Duty Military Personnel in the U.S. American Journal of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine. In Press.
Additional Publication Citations
Grants and Contracts
Selected Research support
7/15/2024-6/30/2025
Principal Investigator, 30% effort
Incidence and impact of traumatic brain injury among older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
NIA
6/15/2024-8/31/2025
Co-Investigator, 5% effort
The ENRICH Study: Engaging Community and Municipal Stakeholders to Improve High Quality Aging in Place after Hip Fracture
NIA
7/1/2022–4/30/2027
Principal Investigator, 30% effort
Recovery among Older Adults Following Head Injury
NIA
7/1/2022-6/27/2027
Co-Investigator, 15% effort
Sleep apnea treatment and risk for cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease
NIA
6/1/2022-5/31/2028
Co-Investigator, 15% effort
Value-based Military Sleep Medicine: Health Economic Aspects of Sleep Disorders Treatments in the US Military Health System
Department of Defense