Area of Excellence: Disabilities
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Amber Davis
Dr. Davis a Research Associate at the Disability Health Research Center. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 7+ years of clinical experience with underserved communities, Dr. Davis has an intersectional lens to supporting minoritized persons with disabilities. As a trauma-informed clinician scientist, Dr. Davis’s research investigates the role of cumulative adversities and intersectional resiliency factors […]
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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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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 […]
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Elaine Stashinko
Elaine Stashinko’s clinical practice and research focus on child health nursing, particularly the epidemiology of brain injury, health-related quality of life, and treatment of movement disorders in children with cerebral palsy. As part of the Carter Center for Brain Research in Holoprosencephaly and Related Malformations, she collaborated with a national network of researchers studying holoprosencephaly (HPE), […]
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Deborah Paone
Dr. Deborah Paone works with providers, health plans, communities, research centers, and government agencies to promote better systems of care. Throughout her 25+ year career, Deborah has worked across disciplines and settings—bridging policy, practice, and research—to integrate health care and social services for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers. Deborah is a subject […]
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Jennifer Peterson
Jennifer Peterson is a board-certified clinical nurse specialist (CNS) with progressive experience in advanced nursing practice roles, focusing on the care of infants, children, and young adults and their families affected by heart disease. Her previous roles included bedside ICU nurse, clinical educator, population-based CNS, RN first assistant, unit-based CNS, and program director. Dr. Peterson […]
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Rebecca J. Wright
Rebecca Wright has worked in health care since 2004. Her program of research focuses on principles of justice and equity within palliative care, and development and application of qualitative, participatory methodologies within a diverse range of settings and with vulnerable populations. She was a nurse at St. Christopher’s Hospice in London and a research assistant […]
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Janiece L. Taylor
Janiece Taylor is an assistant professor on the research/education tract at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Her research is focused on identifying and addressing disparities in pain in older women from underrepresented racial ethnic groups and improving quality of life and health outcomes in people aging with disabilities. Dr. Taylor’s research is strongly connected […]
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Sarah L. Szanton
Sarah Szanton is the fifth dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Dr. Szanton holds a joint appointment in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Under Dr. Szanton’s leadership, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing is ranked No. […]
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Laura Samuel
Laura Samuel is committed to addressing socioeconomic disparities. Much of her early research investigated aspects of the neighborhood and household environments that may influence health disparities. Her current research examines the pathways that link low income and financial strain to physiologic aging. This includes research investigating the health impact of policies and programs related to […]