Degree: BS
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Melissa Hladek
Melissa deCardi Hladek PhD, CRNP, FNP-BC is an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and a researcher-clinician focusing on how stress, self-efficacy, and sociocultural factors influence the biology of aging, chronic disease and frailty. Her research goals are to further understand the role of stress, coping and social determinants of health in…
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Junxin Li
Junxin Li works to promote health and well-being of older adults, particularly by understanding how physical activity and sleep affect cognitive function. Research interests include the associations between daytime activities, sleep, and cognitive function; the biological mechanisms for these associations; the short- and long-term impacts of daytime napping on cognitive functions; and testing individually tailored…
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Laura Lucas
Laura Lucas is an advanced practice nurse, clinical faculty member, and coordinator of the Birth Companions program that offers nursing students the opportunity to provide labor support and advocacy services to mothers from various backgrounds. She most recently worked as a clinical nurse specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital while serving as adjunct clinical faculty in…
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Jennifer A. Wenzel
Jennifer Wenzel develops and implements interventions to address cancer care and health services issues for patients and caregivers with the goal of eliminating cancer disparities. Her expertise spans qualitative and mixed methods designs; improving care processes for older African American populations, including cancer screening and treatment and chronic illness self-management practices; treatment decision-making; minority recruitment…
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Nicole E. Warren
Nicole Warren is a certified nurse midwife with more than two decades of combined research, clinical practice, and teaching experience in reproductive health. Her work is guided by a commitment to Respectful Maternity Care and eliminating mistreatment of childbearing persons. Current projects include addressing disparities in maternal health in Maryland, evaluating the impact of educational interventions…
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Elizabeth K. Tanner
Elizabeth (Ibby) Tanner held joint appointments in the Johns Hopkins schools of Nursing and Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, and as core faculty in the Center for Innovative Care in Aging. She led curriculum development in the school’s gerontology nursing program and created a Geriatric Interest Group for Nursing, Public Health, and Medicine students,…
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Christine Savage
Christine Savage began working as the maternal child health nurse in Visiting Nursing Organizations in the ’70s and ’80s. Based on these experiences, she became interested in the role alcohol and drug use play in increasing vulnerability in certain populations, especially women. She became actively involved in the field of addictions nursing and served as…
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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…
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Amanda Rohde
Amanda Rohde, a doctoral prepared Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, is a faculty member in the MEN Program as well as the DNP/AP Program Simulation Coordinator. She is a Certified Nurse Educator. Dr. Rohde graduated Cum Laude as a Cohen’s Scholar from the Doctor of Nursing Practice Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Program at the Johns Hopkins School…
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Tamar Rodney
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a formidable opponent. Tamar Rodney believes the key to beating PTSD is acting quickly to identify the syndrome and giving the science time to catch up. Dr. Rodney is a board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner who has worked in trauma and psychiatry. Her PhD research looked at biomarkers for PTSD in veterans with a traumatic brain injury.…