Area of Excellence: Other
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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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Noelene Kimiko Jeffers
Noelene K. Jeffers has over 10 years of experience as a nurse-midwife serving families in federally qualified health centers, hospitals, and free-standing birth centers in Washington, DC. In her research, Dr. Jeffers utilizes a reproductive justice lens to examine the structural and social determinants of Black maternal and perinatal health. She currently leads or collaborates…
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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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Leigh Montejo
Leigh Montejo is a nurse educator with experience in distance education and incorporation of innovation, simulation, and technology to promote student engagement and improve learning outcomes in remote learning environments. As a nationally certified family nurse practitioner since 2011, Dr Montejo has been committed to improving care access through clinical practice in federally qualified health…
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Zhiyuan “Effy” Yu
Zhiyuan Yu’s program of research focuses on understanding and preventing the intergenerational transmission of adversity and its health consequences, with an overarching goal to improve health outcomes and equities among families and young children exposed to high levels of adversity. Her interest in families living with adversities sparked when she volunteered to help immigrant mothers…
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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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Jihane Frangieh
Jihane Frangieh is track coordinator of the MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership program. A seasoned nurse (20 years’ experience) with a clinical focus in neonatal nursing, she is an emerging health services researcher focusing on work environment and health care quality assessment and improvement. Her research looks at the behaviors of the health care workforce—specifically on…
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Katherine Humphrey
Katherine Humphrey is a clinical faculty member, clinical coordinator, simulation, and lab instructor in the Master’s (Entry into Nursing) program. Dr. Humphrey has a background in cardiology research, emergency response and business management. She is passionate about mentoring new nurses and helping students develop the competencies to support communities and their health care needs. Her…
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Hailey Miller
Hailey Miller’s research focuses on leveraging digital technologies to improve disparities in cardiovascular health and clinical trial participation. She currently collaborates on several projects that use digital behavioral health interventions to improve cardiovascular disease risk factors, including hypertension and obesity. Recently, she was the recipient of the Society of Behavioral Medicine Cardiovascular Disease Trainee Award.…
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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…