About Our Faculty

Odessa Addison, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Jennifer Albrecht, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Jessica Pelletier-Brown, PhD
Associate Professor
Division of Gerontology
Department Of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine

John G. Cagle, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Christopher D'Adamo, PhD
Assistant Professor
Family & Community Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Secondary Appointment in Epidemiology & Public Health

Joan Davitt, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor and Chair of Aging Specialization
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Bruce R. DeForge, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Kelly Doran, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Susan Dorsey, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Chair, PTSS, School of Nursing
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine

Jason Falvey, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Director, Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Chief, Longitudinal Studies Section
National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health

Ann Christine Frankowski, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy
Center for Aging Studies
UMBC

Elizabeth Galik, MS, RN, PhD
Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing


Ann Gruber-Baldini, PhD
Professor
Division of Gerontology
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine

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

Sarah Holmes, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing

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

Anupam Joshi, PhD, MS, BTech
Director, UMBC Center for Cybersecurity
Professor and Chair, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
UMBC

Tasneem Khambaty, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
UMBC

Jennifer Klinedinst, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, FAHA
Associate Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Nancy Kusmaul, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
UMBC

Amanda Lehning, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work

Michael Lepore, PhD
Professor
Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing

Patrick McArdle, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine

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

Christine Mair, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
UMBC

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

Nancy Miller, PhD
Professor
Department of Public Policy
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Braxton Mitchell, PhD, MPH
Professor
Department of Medicine/Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Nutrition
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Norbert Myslinski, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurosciences
University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Eun-Shim Nahm, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing

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

Elizabeth Parker, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
UMBC

Danya Qato, PhD, PharmD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research (PHSR)
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Alan Rathbun, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine

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

Paul Sacco, PhD, LCSW
Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work

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

Fadia T. Shaya, PhD, MPH
Professor
Center on Drugs and Public Policy
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

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

Michael Terrin, MD, CM, PhD
Professor
Division of Gerontology
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland School of Medicine

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

Brandy Wallace, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
UMBC

Kelly Westlake, PhD, PT
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences
University of Maryland School of Medicine
