Please join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 3:30pm with our featured speaker,
We invite you to join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, May 4, 2026,
We invite you to join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 3:30pm with our featured speaker,
The 19th Annual Research on Aging Showcase will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. A Journal Club will be held from 11am – 12pm featuring an article co-authored by the keynote speaker.
Leaders from the Gerontological Society of America to present at the next COAH Seminar on February 2
We are pleased to announce that leaders of the Gerontological Society of America, Dr. Tamara Baker,
Shari M. Ling, MD is Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) serving in the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ).
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the Center on Aging and Health (COAH) were well represented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in Boston,
We are excited to share a comprehensive list of Johns Hopkins University (JHU)-affiliated presenters at the upcoming 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
Bryan James, PhD is an Epidemiologist at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center (RADC) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Rush University Medical Center.
Welcome to the new academic year! We are excited to see you at upcoming meetings and events at COAH during AY2025-2026.
Four faculty members were appointed as members of the COAH team in recent months. Pictured from left to right: Dr.
We are excited to announce that JHU COAH is now on LinkedIn! Please follow us there: www.LinkedIn.com/company/jhu-coah
Moving forward,
Please join us for this free webinar, which will cover why it’s never too late to start exercising to improve brain health.
We at COAH want to share our utmost thanks to everyone who attended and participated in the events of the 18th Annual Research on Aging Showcase on Friday,
The 18th Annual Research on Aging Showcase will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025. A Journal Club will be held 11am – 12pm in the Powe Room (1-500Q in the 2024 E.
Qian-Li Xue, PhD, an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology as well as an Associate Professor in the Department (s) of Biostatistics and Epidemiology in the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
COAH was recently featured as part of the Research Saves Lives series that is highlighting “stories from across Johns Hopkins,
Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health.
The December 4, 2024 #BrainMatters webinar featured two guest speakers who delivered a great overview of the topic “Biomarkers, Blood Tests &
Peggy M. Cawthon, PhD is the Scientific Director at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute and an Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California,
The team at the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy,
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the Center on Aging and Health (COAH) were well represented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in Seattle,
Miguel Arce Renteria, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology in the Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain at the Columbia University Medical Center.
We are excited to share a comprehensive list of Johns Hopkins University (JHU)-affiliated presenters at the upcoming 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
Esther Oh, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
We are delighted to share that COAH Core Faculty member Dr. Karen Bandeen-Roche has been named our 2024 Champion. She is a Professor and Emeritus Chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Save the date and support the Johns Hopkins Aging & Alzheimer’s Centers Team for the Baltimore Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sat.,
The Center is pleased to announce that the Spring 2024 COAH Champion honor is bestowed upon our Core Faculty member Dr.
Update (6/27/2024):
A recording of the event is now available here.
Also, we prepared a summary of takeaway messages and resources,
We couldn’t resist the temptation to highlight some of Dr. Roth’s recent works and ask him a few more questions on the record before he retires.
Mark H. Dredze, PhD is the John C. Malone Professor of Computer Science and the Director of Research (Foundations of AI) for the Johns Hopkins University Data Science and AI Institute.
After 12 years with the Center, Dr. David L. Roth is retiring, having served as its director for more than 11 years and faithfully seeing through the transition of that Herculean job to Dr.
Stephen Kritchevsky, PhD is the Toby R. Alligood Endowed Professor in Geroscience at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.
We at COAH want to offer our sincere thanks to everyone who attended and participated in the events of the 17th Annual Research on Aging Showcase on Friday,
It is with great pleasure that we celebrate the achievements and contributions of Brian Buta, MHS, and name him our Winter 2024 COAH Champion.
We are pleased to announce the 17th Annual Research on Aging Showcase, to be held on Friday,
On behalf of the team at the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health, we wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy,
COAH Core Faculty Amal A. Wanigatunga, PhD, MPH, (Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Aging Track with the Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH)) teamed up with fourth-year PhD candidate and COAH trainee Francesca R.
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and the Center on Aging and Health (COAH) were well-represented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) in Tampa,
It is that time of year when families start to gather over seasonal harvest celebrations and give thanks, and our hearts open with gratitude.
Jason R. Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science and the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
13 people joined the 2023 Johns Hopkins’ Aging & Alzheimer’s Centers’ Walk to End Alzheimer’s Team.
The Baltimore event was held on Saturday,
We are excited to share a comprehensive list of Johns Hopkins University (JHU)-affiliated presenters at the upcoming 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA).
“The COAH team deeply cares about improving the lives of people living with dementia and their caregivers, which motivates our research.
Katherine Ornstein, PhD, MPH is a Professor and Center Director of the Center for Equity in Aging at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
Associate Professor Rita R. Kalyani, MD, MHS, is a Core Faculty member with the Center on Aging and Health, and she is a thought leader in diabetes research and patient care.
Dr. David L. Roth shared his desire to step down as the Director of the Center on Aging and Health (COAH) last year.
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) has named Dr. Halima Amjad an Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year for 2023. This award was established to recognize outstanding achievement in geriatric research by a junior investigator who is in the career development stage of their research career.
Core Faculty with the Center on Aging & Health (COAH), Jennifer A. Schrack, PhD, is our Summer 2023 COAH Champion,
Milo Alan Puhan, MD, PhD is the Chair of the Epidemiology and Public Health department and the Director of the Epidemiology,
Joshua R. Ehrlich, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and in the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
Kimberly A. Skarupski, PhD, MPH, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Professor in the Department of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University will present “Who Cares?
We are very pleased to share with you that COAH Core Faculty Dr. Thomas Cudjoe is our Winter 2023 COAH Champion.
We invite you to join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, February 6,
Key Highlights about USDeN:
- Pilot and Grant Planning Awards (Letter of Intent (LOI) due January 4,
We wish everyone a very joyous, healthy and safe holiday season. We have a lot to be grateful for at COAH.
Dr. Jennifer Schrack is core faculty with the Center on Aging and Health.
We are excited to kick off our COAH Scientific Seminar series for the academic year on Monday, December 5th with Lisa M.
You are cordially invited to attend these exciting presentations at 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) with Johns Hopkins University faculty,
David L. Roth, PhD, MA is a professor in the School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.
Dr. Melissa deCardi Hladek is an Assistant Professor with the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, and she is well-known as a researcher-clinician with work focusing on how stress,
“Inflammation is a complex, multistage process, and the latent variable modeling approach helped us to disentangle that and identify an inhibitory pathway that may be impacted by long-term caregiving stress.” –Dr.
It can be difficult to find support for dementia caregivers, and information about the many programs that can help their loved-one with dementia.
Talan Zhang (left) and Monique Lee (right), pictured with Dr. David L. Roth (center). This picture was taken at the reception for the Division of Geriatric Medicine &
COAH Core Faculty Dr. Halima Amjad and Associate Faculty Dr. Quincy Samus will join other leading experts for a #BrainMatters webinar on “Dementia Caregiving &
Better understanding of and advocating for caregivers’ needs is at the heart of much of Dr. Marcela Blinka’s research at COAH.
Halima Amjad, MD MPH PhD is a most valued core faculty member with the Center. She is an Assistant Professor with the School of Medicine in Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.
I am overjoyed that we could gather at the center’s offices on May 10th for the 2022 COAH Spring Awards Luncheon.
C. Charles Mate-Kole, PhD, Professor in the Department of Psychology, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Founding Director of the Centre for Ageing Studies at the University of Ghana will present “The Elderly in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Case of Ghana”
An old adage goes something like this: “Growing old is not for the faint of heart.” Perhaps there’s something else about the aging human condition at parity with this wisdom: caregiving is both challenging and rewarding.
The Global Gateway to Aging is “A platform for population survey data on aging around the world.” COAH collaborator Dr.
Todd T. Brown, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will present “Frailty in People Living with HIV: An Accelerated Phenotype”
Outstanding candidates are invited to apply for the position of the Director of the Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health.
Dr. David L. Roth has announced plans to step down as the Director of the Center on Aging and Health (COAH) in the months ahead,
LOIs to Older Americans Independence Center Due Fri., April 1 (This is not a joke!)
The JHU Claude D.
John G. Cagle, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Social Work will present “Improving Care at the End of Life during Concurrent Public Health Crises”
Are you interested in research about memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease?
I am. I believe research is where the future is—treatments,
Alden L. Gross, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Division of Epidemiology of Aging at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Core Faculty member at the Center on Aging and Health in the Division of Gerontology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will present “
Hopkins Geriatricians Identify Biomarkers Linking Social Isolation & Mortality
Congratulations are in order to COAH champions Dr.
We are excited to launch our “COAH Champion” series this year, which is a fun and informal way to become better acquainted with our team members as both people and professionals.
The Johns Hopkins Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Aging Research (JH AITC) launched on January 10 with a website that listed two impressive Requests For Proposals (RFPs) that seek to make an impact on technological projects to improve the health and well-being of older adults.
Ravi Varadhan, PhD, an Associate Professor of Oncology in the Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and a Core Faculty member at the Center on Aging &
Recently, COAH Director Dr. David L. Roth was interviewed by the American Heart Association for an article about caregiving titled,
We have a lot to be grateful for at the Center on Aging and Health, despite the difficult coronavirus pandemic times.
Did you know scientific studies show that people who help others are generally healthier themselves?
It’s true! While caregiving can be stressful,
The Center on Aging and Health (COAH)’s team enthusiastically congratulates longtime COAH colleague Sarah Szanton, PhD RN FAAN, Dean, and Patricia M.
Part Two of a two-part series on the important role of accelerometry in aging science. The Accelerometry Resource Core (ARC) at COAH has been created to help wearable data become one of the pillars of modern medicine and epidemiology by increasing its accessibility to a wide range of health researchers.
Part One of a two part series on the important role of accelerometry in aging science.
Arnold Bakker, PhD is the Director of Psychiatry Neuroimaging Core and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. David L. Roth, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and Director of the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health (COAH),
Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Jennifer A. Schrack, PhD, MS, with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, recently ascended to a Co-PI leadership role with the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS),
Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the US, and a prior stroke is one of the biggest risk factors for future stroke events.
We at COAH join the thunderous rounds of applause in celebrating that Dr. Sarah Szanton was named as the new Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing.
Many congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Boyd, who was named the new Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine at the beginning of August.
The 2021-2022 COAH Scientific Seminar Series starts on October 4th!
We’re excited to kick off this academic year’s Scientific Seminar Series with Suzanne E.
The COAH family congratulates the Johns Hopkins Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging (EBA) Training Program upon the great news that the National Institute on Aging refunded this remarkable T32 training for another five years!
Qian-Li Xue, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of Biostatistics in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and Center on Aging and Health is the recipient of the 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award from the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.
Jacek K. Urbanek, PhD. Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology and Center on Aging and Health is the recipient of the W.
Drs. David L. Roth, Orla C. Sheehan, Jin Huang and their study team researchers examine the racial disparities in hospice use and end-of-life treatment which was recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open
Congratulations to Drs. David L. Roth, Orla C. Sheehan, Jeremy D. Walston, Jin Huang and their study team members on the publication of their research article in the PNAS scientific journal entitled “The transition to family caregiving and its effect on biomarkers of inflammation”