The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Center for Equity in Aging brings a wide range of activities aimed at advancing research in areas across the life course.  

Working Groups and Seminars

• Intervention Working Group
• The Issue Is...Seminar Series
• Lost Paper Forum
• Contextual Factors Working Group
• Palliative Care Working Group

Intervention Working Group
During monthly intervention working group sessions, a convener presents key issues related to their own intervention development and receives feedback from the group. Issues such as ways to effectively partner with community groups, novel study designs, and ways of developing intervention protocols are examples of topics that have been covered. Faculty and pre and post-doctoral and from other institutions are welcome to participate.
Time: 9:00-10:00 AM
When: Third Wednesday of the Month
Contact: PROMOTEcenter@jhu.edu

The Issue Is…Seminar Series
Our monthly “Issue Is… “ seminar series provides a forum for high-level and engaging discussions on research across the life course. Each month, a convener articulates a key issue related to aging, palliative care or health equity and leads the discussion. Participants include faculty and pre- and post-doctoral fellows from various disciplines.
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
When: Third Tuesday of the month. 
Contact: agingcenter@jhu.edu

Lost Paper Forum
The Lost Paper Forum pairs those needing assistance finishing a paper broadly related to aging, palliative care or health equity research with those looking to collaborate. Faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and PhD students are invited to attend. 
Cadence: Quarterly
Contact: agingcenter@jhu.edu

Contextual Factors Working Group (in conjunction with Lipitz Center and HEADS)  
The Contextual Factors in aging and long term services and supports research working group shares use of neighborhood level, composite deprivation indices, or other contextual data in the study of aging research. Researchers and trainees share current projects and new methods and data sources to advance research activities and build collaboration across Johns Hopkins and with researchers in other institutions.
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
When: First Thursday of the Month
Contact: Danielle.pereboom@jhu.edu

Palliative Care Working Group
The Palliative Care Working Group is a space for Doctoral Students and Faculty to nurture academic partnerships, develop creative solutions to research challenges, and collaboratively contribute to the science of palliative care through publications and professional events.
When: Second Tuesday of the Month
Contact: cpetchl1@jhmi.edu

Consultative Assistance

Data Analyst Support

Need assistance with data analysis for a project or paper you are working on? Reach out to Hanna Charankevich, the Center's data analyst to see how she can help.

Human-Centered Design

Interested in learning more about how you can incorporate human-centered design practices into your work? All Johns Hopkins Nursing School affiliates are welcome to schedule 1:1 appointments with the Design Strategy Manager, Kennedy McDaniel. 

Podcasts 

Dr. Sarah Szanton and Dr. Deidra Crews talk with scientists, policy experts, entrepreneurs, and advocates, seeking to understand aging across the lifespan and health inequities with aging. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hosted by Dr. Bonnielin Swenor and Dr. Nicholas Reed, the Included Podcast delves deep into issues of disability equity. Included looks at disability issues, like voting and healthcare, from personal, advocacy, and research perspectives. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.