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

Ament, Seth, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Keywords: brain, neurodegeneration, psychiatry, genomics, bioinformatics

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

Bannister, Roger, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
Keywords: ion channels, calcium-signaling, excitation-contraction coupling, membrane excitability, molecular physiology of aging

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

Biernot, Julia, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Keywords: diagnostic errors, Alzheimer's disease, early onset dementia

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

Susan Conroy, PT, DSc PT
Adjunct Instructor of the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Health Scientist at the Baltimore VA Medical Center
Keywords: telerehabilitation, robotics, geriatrics, balance, neurmotor rehabilitation (stroke & MS)

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

Iyer, Shama, PhD
Research Associate
Department of Orthopaedics
Keywords: nuclear mechanotransduction, LINC complex, cytoskeleton, mechanosignaling, skeletal muscle

Lai, Hong, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: HIV, cocaine, telomere shortening, longitudinal study, African Americans

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

Keller, Asaf, PhD
Professor and Interim Chair
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
Keywords: neurobiology, sensory perception, pain

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

Lee, Soyoung, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Keywords: geriatric psychiatry, cognitive impairment, dementia, late-life mood and anxiety

Levine, Andrea, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: post-ICU care, critical illness recovery, critical illness in aging, telemedicine, tele-rehabilitation

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

Merchenthaler, Istvan, MD, PhD, DSc
Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
Keywords: aging, menopause, andropause, neurodegeneration

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

O'Connor, Timothy, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Keywords: population genetics, large-scale genomics, bioinformatics, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease

Ortega, Megan, DPT
Instuctor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Keywords: falls, frailty, mobility, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative

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

Postolache, Teodor, MD
Professor 
Department of Psychiatry
Keywords: toxoplasma gondii, periodontal pathogens, suicide and suicidal behavior, depression, infammaging

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

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

Tchantchou, Flaubert, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Keywords: TBI, Alzheimer's disease, aging, stress, pathophysiology/experimental therapeutics

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

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

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

Carpenter, Joan, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FPCN
Assistant Professor
Orgainzational Systems adn Adult Health
Keywords: palliative care, serious illness, nursing homes, post-acute and long-term care, advance care planning

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

Holmes, Sarah, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Keywords: dementia, long-term care, quality of life, measurement

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

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