Area of Excellence: Aging
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Kali Thomas
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Quincy M. Samus
Quincy Samus is an internationally recognized Alzheimer’s disease related dementias-focused health services scientist. Dr. Samus is committed to the transformation of dementia care quality, delivery, and equity through translation of practical evidence-based and cost-efficient practices to meet the needs of patients, families, providers, and health systems. She is excited to join the collaborative, forward-thinking, and diverse…
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Jessica Dean (JD) Murphy
Jessica Dean (JD) Murphy is a pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant nurse practitioner at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. She obtained her BSN from Stevenson University in 2008 and began her nursing career as a pediatric oncology RN before obtaining her MSN in pediatric acute care advanced practice nursing from the University of Maryland in…
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Varshini Varadaraj
Varshini Varadaraj is a research associate at the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Center. Dr. Varadaraj’s research goals are to improve the health of older adults with disabilities, with a focus on vision loss, using a data-driven approach. Her research focuses on examining disparities in health and health care access for people with disabilities, and her…
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Katherine Ornstein
Katherine Ornstein, an epidemiologist by training, is director of the Center for Equity in Aging. Her program of research focuses on older individuals with serious illness and their families and includes work on the downstream effects of health care on families and caregivers; the epidemiology of the homebound population; burden and cost in dementia caregiving…
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Erin Spaulding
Erin Spaulding’s research expertise includes primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, implementing digital health interventions (DHIs) for chronic disease management, assessing user engagement with DHIs, improving digital literacy among older adults, promoting health and digital equity, and human-centered design methodology. Dr. Spaulding is currently a co-investigator in the Center for Mobile Technologies to Achieve…
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Danielle McCamey
Danielle McCamey has nearly 20 years of nursing experience and over a decade as a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner. Her specialties range from perianesthesia care to palliative and critical care. Dr. McCamey founded DNPs of Color, a 501c3 nonprofit national organization that builds community and creates opportunities for nurses of color through networking, mentorship, and advocacy…
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Anna Beeber
An international research leader in gerontological nursing and health services, Anna Beeber is committed to improving the quality and safety of long-term care for older adults and the quality of their everyday lives. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Gerontological Society of America, a research fellow with the Cecil…
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Brenda Nettles
Brenda Smith Nettles is a board certified acute care nurse practitioner with over 20 years of nursing experience. She is an expert in providing care for patients confronted with the life-altering diagnosis of cancer. She played an integral role in the development of several cancer treatment programs, while also establishing the standards for evidenced based…
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Bonnielin Swenor
Bonnielin Swenor is founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, which aims to shift the paradigm from “living with a disability” to “thriving with a disability” through research, education, and policy. Dr. Swenor’s research is motivated by her personal experience with low vision and focuses on three overlapping areas: (1) removing…