Affiliates

Addison, Odessa, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: mobility, balance, muscle, exercise, intramuscular fat

Adebamowo, Clement, BM, ChB, ScD
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: cancer, genomics and nutrition epidemiology, NCD research, research ethics

Albrecht, Jennifer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: geriatric trauma, brain injury, neuropsychology, Medicare claims

Almardawi, Ranyah, MBBS, MPH
Clinical Research Specialist
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Keywords: health policy, disease prevention, cognitive decline, mobility in geriatrics

Alon, Gad, PT, PhD
Associate Profressor Emeritus
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: functional electrical stimulation, neuromodulation, stroke, locomotion training, peripheral vascular disease

Badjatia, Neeraj, MD, MS
Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: stroke, TBI, nutrition, inflammation, cognitive recovery

Barton, Joseph, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: balance, balance disorders, automatic control, internal model, biomechanics

Baskakov, Ilia, PhD
Professor
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Keywords: prions, prion disease, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, glia

Beamer, Brock, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: balance, function, fitness, strength, falls

Birukov, Konstantin, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Keywords: injury in aging lungs, lung endothelial permeability and inflammation, phospholipidomics, epigenetics, animal models of aging

Bloch, Robert, PhD
Professor
Departmtent of Physiology
Keywords: muscular distrophy, akyrin, obscurin, SERCA, intermediate filaments

Blumenthal, Jacob, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: dementia, cardiovascular disease, function

Booth, Jayaum, MS, PhD
Research Associate
Department of Pediatrics
Keywords: mucosal immunity, enteric pathogens, vaccine development, aging, tissue-resident memory T cells

Brotman, Rebecca, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: vaginal microbiome, vaginal atrophy, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, UTI

Brown, Jessica, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: sleep, health behaviors, survey, psychology/social science, education

Buchanan, Laura, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Keywords: geriatrics, trauma, surgery, education

Chang, Yen-Pei Christy, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: genetics, moledular biology, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, chronic pain syndrome

Chen, Wilbur, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: immunesenescence, influenza, vaccines, immunity, adjuvants

Cole, John, MD
Associate Professor 
Department of Neurology
Keywords: cerebrovascular disease, stroke, genetics, epidemiology, stroke risk factors, stroke treatment

Conroy, Vincent, PT, Dsc PT
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: functional electrical stimulation, orthopedic PT interventions, exercise, anatomical variation, balance/gait

Damcott, Coleen, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, genetics, genomics, biobanking, personalized medicine, precision medicine

Davis, Derik, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Keywords: shoulder dysfunction, upper extremity disability, skeletal muscle quality, sarcopenia, muscoskeletal trauma

Desikan, Sarasijhaa, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Keywords: asymptomatic carotid stenosis, cognition, mobility, cerebral hypoperfusion, inflammation, microbiome

Dimyan, Michael, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: motor-control learning, neurorehabilitation, neurophysiology, neuroimaging

Faden, Alan, MD
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Keywords: TBI, SCI, brain-gut, brain immune, cognition

Fink, Jeffrey, MD, MS
Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: chronic kidney disease, clinical epidemiology, patient safety

Fisher, Steven, MD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: blood pressure, smooth muscle, gene editing, myosin phosphatase

Frost, Douglas, PhD
Professor
Department of Pharmacology
Keywords: aging, development, behavior-cognition, neural structure & function, cellular & molecular mechanism

Gambert, Steven, MD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: trauma, frailty, thyroid function, geriatrics, education

Ghneim, Mira, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Keywords: geriatric trauma, rehabilitation, improving outcomes

Goldberg, Andrew, MD
Professor Emeritus
Department of Medicine
Keywords: aging, exercise, nutrition, metabolism

Goldberg, Richard, PhD
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Keywords: serious mental illness, services research, medical co-morbidity, quality of care, behavioral health interventions

Gong, Da-Wei, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: obesity, diabetes, heart failure, aging, drug development

Gray, Vicki, MPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: postural control, balance, falls, interventions, stroke

Gruber-Baldini, Ann, PhD
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: hip fracture, delirium, dementia, quality of life, cognitive functioning

Guralnik, Jack, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: aging epidemiology, disability, functional status, physical activity, outcomes assessment

Hafer-Macko, Charlene, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: health technology, exercise, neuromuscular disease, stroke

Hassel, Bret, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Keywords: innate immunity, RNA biology, tumor supressor, ribonuclease, interferon

Hirshon, Jon Mark, MD, MPH, PhD
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: emergency care, rapid patient assessment, trauma, global health, geriatric emergency departments

Hochberg, Marc, MD, MPH, MACP, MACR
Profressor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, fractures, musculoskeletal disorders

Hogans, Beth, MD, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: pain, neuropathic pain, low back pain, epidemiology, education, non-opioid

Horn, Linda, PT, Dsc PT, MHS
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: balance, vestibular, neurology, geriatrics, fall prevention

Katzel, Leslie, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: aging, exercise, functional performance, multimorbidity, neurocognition, patient safety

Kheirbek, Raya, MD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: oldest old, narrative medicine, care planning, symptoms management, multimorbidity

Kittner, Steven, MD, MPH
Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, epidemiology, genetics

Kochunov, Peter, PhD, MS, MSEE, DABMP
Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Keywords: MRI, genetic, DTI, DWI, big data

Kundi, Rishi, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Keywords: function, claudication, PAD, vascular surgery, exercise

Lal, Brajesh, MBBS
Professor
Department of Surgery
Keywords: carotid stenosis, PAD, cognitive function, physical function, rehabilitation

Lederer, W. Jonathan, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Physiology
Keywords: heart, calcium, aging, metabolism, mitochondria

Lindberg, Iris, PhD
Professor
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Keywords: peptide hormones, obesity, proprotein convertases, diabetes, neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, protein chaperones

Lovering, Richard, PhD, PT
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Keywords: muscle biology, LINC, nuclei, sarcopenia, atrophy

Macko, Richard, MD
Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: stroke, robotics, neurology, telerehabilitation

Magaziner, Jay, PhD, MSHyg
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health"
Keywords: epidemiology, aging, hip fracture

Magder, Laurence, PhD
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: bio-medical, epidemiologic methods, clinical trials, lupus

McArdle, Patrick, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: genetic epidemiology, causal inference, data science

Mitchell, Braxton, PhD, MPH
Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: genetic epidemiology, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Amish, genetics

Muralidharan, Anjana, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Keywords: older adults, serious mental illness, recovery, functioning, peer suppor

Nelson, Christa, PT, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: orthopedic, ultrasound, imaging, biomechanics, muscle

Netzer, Giora, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: family morbidity in the ICU, post-intensive care syndrome, organizational factors in critical care

O’Connell, Jeffrey, DPhil
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: genomic data, population data

O'Connor, Erin, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Keywords: HIV, stroke, MRI, functional MRI, DTI, ASL, functional connectivity, imaging biomarkers

Ortmeyer, Heidi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: companion dogs, older individuals, veterans, skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in aging, 

Orwig, Denise, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: hip fracture, medication management, community dwelling

Parikh, Gunjan, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: neuroimaging, multimodality monitoring, prediction modeling, acute brain injury, cerebral small vessel disease

Parker, Elizabeth, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Keywords: nutrition, aging, dietary quality, chronic disease prevention, health disparities

Pietrobon, Ricardo, MD, PhD, MBA
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Keywords: data science, machine learning, precision medicine, natural language processing, image recognition

Pollin, Toni, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: diabetes, dyslipidemia, longevity, genetics, genomics

Quinn, Charlene, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: technology applications in patient-caregiver, engagement, palliative care, diabetes management

Rapaka, Rehka, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: human immunology, antigens, cells, vaccines

Rathbun, Alan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: depression, epidemiology, arthritis, aging, hip fracture

Ravel, Jacques, PhD
Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Keywords: women's health, microbiome, sexually transmitted infection, menopause, live biotherapeutics

Rodgers, Mary, PT, PhD, FAPTA, FASB, FISB
Professor Emerita
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: physical therapy, rehabilitation, biomechanics, locomotion, kinematics

Roghmann, Mary-Claire, MD, MS
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: antibiotic resistance, staphylococcus aureus, cross transmission, prevention, human microbiome, clinical research, molecular epidemiology

Roy, Anindo, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: rehabilitation robotics, biomechanics, stroke, exercise rehabilitation, clinical trials

Russell, James, MB, ChB, MS
Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: diabetes, neuropathy, dementia, mitochondria

Ryan, Alice, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: obesity, aging, exercise rehabilitation, nutrition

Salimi, Shabnam, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: inflammation, chronic disease, multimorbidity, omics

Sarkar, Chinmoy, PhD
Research Associate
Department of Anesthesiology
Keywords: neurodegeneration, aging, TBI, lipid, lysosome

Savin, Douglas, MPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: motor control, gait, stroke, falls, balance

See, Vincent, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: arrhythmia, atrial fibriliation, sudden cardiac death, biomarkers, mobile health

Seliger, Stephen, MD, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: cognitive function, physical function, chronic kidney disease, exercise, ischemic brain disease

Shardell, Michelle, PhD
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: epidemiology, biostatistics, vitamin D, missing data, causal inference

Shuldiner, Alan, MD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: genetics of age-related diseases, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in older order Amish, APOC3 null mutation, personalized medicine, pharmacogenetics

Shulman, Lisa, MD
Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: physical activity, cognitive-behavioral disorders, predictors of disability and quality of life outcomes, assessment, clinical visual analytics, Parkinson's disease

Siaton, Bernadette, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: rhuematology, medical student education, resident education, assessment, evaluation

Sorkin, John, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: diabetes, obesity, longevity, longitudinal change in risk factors, biostatistics, informatics

Spanakis, Ilias, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: continuous glucose monitoring, inpatient management of diabetes, hypoglycemia, readmissions, glucose telemetry

Stafford, Kristen, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: HIV, aging, NADC, complications

Stains, Joseph, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedics
Keywords: bone, osteoblast, osteocytes, intercellular communication, cytoskeleton

Steinle, Nanette, MD, RD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: nutrition, diabetes, obesity

Stoica, Bogdan, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Keywords: neuronal death, microglia, inflammation, trauma, traumatic brain injury

Stookey, Alyssa, PhD
Research Associate
Department of Medicine
Keywords: aging, restore function, improve quality of life, reduce disability, rehabilitation

Streeten, Elizabeth, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: osteoporosis, pseudoglioma syndrome, personalized medicine, monogenic endocrine disorders, clinical genetics

Tang, Cha-Min, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: brain function, neuroscience, memory, synaptic plasticity

Terrin, Michael, MDCM, MPH
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: epidemiology of aging, clinical trials, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, regenerative medicine

Timofte, Irina, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: frailty, rehabilitation, advanced lung disease, lung transplant, ECMO

Toapanta, Franklin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: T cell mediated immunity, B cell mediated immunity, vaccines, mucosal immunity, gut

Verceles, Avelino, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: sarcopenia, functional disability, ICU acquired weakness, ICU survivors, critical illness

Vogel, Bruce, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Physiology
Keywords: neurodegeneration, extracellular matrix, C. elegans, cilia macular degeneration

von Coelln, Friedrich Rainer, DrMed
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: Parkinson's disease, gait, balance, biosensor, quantitative phenotyping

Wells, Christine, PT, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: critical illness, ICU environment, rehabilitation, functional outcome measures

Wertheimer, Debra, MD
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: palliative care, extended care, geriatrics

Westlake, Kelly, PhD, MSC, PT
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: rehabilitation, stroke, balance, falls, motor learning, upper extremity

Whitall, Jill, PhD
Professor Emerita
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: motor development, gait, stroke, neurorehabilitation, aging

Wickwire, Emerson, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Keywords: sleep, sleep disorders, health and economic outcomes, telehealth, implementation

Xu, Huichun, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: genetic epidemiology, stroke, neurological disorders, cardiovascular disease, genome wide association, DNA methylation

Zhang, Li-Qun, PhD
Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: musculoskeletal rehabilitation, rehabilitation robotics

Chakravarthy, Ameera, MS, RN
Clinical Instructor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: sarcopenia, physical activity, intake, hospitalization

Corazzini, Kirsten, PhD, FGSA
Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: nursing homes, long term care

Friedmann, Erika, PhD
Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: healthy aging, human-animal interaction, cardiovascular health, depression, quality of life, social isolation

Galik, Elizabeth, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: dementia, long term care, physical activity, function, behavior

Hammersla, Margaret, PhD, CRNP-A
Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: older adults, physical activity

Klinedinst, N. Jennifer, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, FAHA
Associate Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: fatigue, depression, resilience, physical activity, proteomics

McElroy, Kathleen, PhD, RN, CRRN
Assistant Professor
Family and Community Health
Keywords: falls, health disparities, prevention

Michael, Kathleen, PhD, RN, CRRN
Associate Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: stroke, fatigue, activity, function, rehabilitation

Nahm, Eun-Shim, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: hosptial information systems, patient portal interventions, web based research

Njie-Carr, Veronica, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: HIV infection, health disparities, cross-cultural research, health applications, women's health

Resnick, Barbara, PhD, RN, CRNP
Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: aging, function, physical activity, motivation, resilience

Satyshur, Rosemarie, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Family and Community Health
Keywords: family caregivers, long term care supports

Chris Ward, PhD
Associate Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: contraction, exercise, reactive oxygen species, cytoskeleton

Beatty-Moody, Danielle, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Keywords: discrimination, lifespan adversity, structural inequities, cardiovascular/cerebrovascular endpoints, health inequalities

Bradley, Dana, PhD
Dean
Erickson School for Aging Studies
Keywords: social policy, history, longevity, economy, caregiving

Eckert, J. Kevin, PhD
Professor 
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy
Keywords: residential care, assisted livign, aging services

Laura Girling, PhD
Director
Center for Aging Studies
Keywords: dementia, bioethics, qualitative inquiry

Harris-Wallace, Brandy, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy
Keywords: African-Americans, health, self-management, treatment, decision-making, women's health

Khambaty, Tasneem, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Keywords: diabetes, prevention, emotions, cognition, aging

Kusmaul, Nancy, PhD, LMSW
Assistant Professor
Social Work Program
Keywords: long-term care, organizational culture, direct care workers, culture change, trauma-informed care

Mair, Christine, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Health Administration and Policy
Keywords: social capital, social support, aging and life course, family, gender, race inequality

Schumacher, John, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy
Keywords: medical sociology, social gerontology, physician-patient relationships

Waldstein, Shari, PhD
Professor
Department of Psychology
Keywords: cardiovascular disease, neuropsychology, neuroimaging, behavioral medicine, health disparities

Yamashita, Takashi, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy
Keywords: lifelong learning, subjective well-being, health literacy, social determinants of health, gerontology