Four faculty members were appointed as members of the COAH team in recent months. Pictured from left to right: Dr. Anis Davoudi, PhD (Epidemiology) joined as Core Faculty; Dr. Chanee Fabius, PhD (Health Policy and Management) joined as Associate Faculty; and Drs. Peter Abadir, MD (Geriatric Medicine) and Elizabeth Selvin, PhD (Welch Center) joined as […]
We are excited to announce that JHU COAH is now on LinkedIn! Please follow us there: www.LinkedIn.com/company/jhu-coah Moving forward, LinkedIn will be our social media platform of choice, and we will delete our X account on August 1, 2025.
Please join us for this free webinar, which will cover why it’s never too late to start exercising to improve brain health. Register here or use the QR code below. This #BrainMatters webinar features COAH Core Faculty Dr. Amal Wanigatunga, who will present “Every Step Counts: Moving Away from Dementia” on Wednesday, June 4th from […]
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, May 16th. Your presence and engagement made for a truly great event! The day started with a student-led Epi of Aging journal club session facilitated by recent PhD graduate, Dr. […]
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. Monument Street building) featuring an article co-authored by the keynote speaker. This year’s Keynote Speaker is Barbara Resnick, PhD, Professor of Gerontology in […]
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. Dr. Xue’s primary area of statistical expertise is the development and application of statistical methods for disability, frailty […]
COAH was recently featured as part of the Research Saves Lives series that is highlighting “stories from across Johns Hopkins, showing how research creates hope, creates jobs, and saves lives.” Dr. Jennifer Schrack, Director of COAH, discusses the critical work of the National Health and Aging Trends Study and other key research projects supported by […]
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. Dr. Mayeda is an expert in dementia epidemiology and epidemiologic methods. Her research focuses on describing and identifying mechanisms contributing to disparities in late-life cognitive and brain health. Dr. Mayeda’s […]
The December 4, 2024 #BrainMatters webinar featured two guest speakers who delivered a great overview of the topic “Biomarkers, Blood Tests & Breakthroughs.” The speakers were Dr. Heather Snyder (Alzheimer’s Association) and Dr. Abhay Moghekar (Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center); together, they provided a highly-informative webinar with useful information about the changing landscape for […]
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, San Francisco. Dr. Cawthon’s research interests include osteoporosis, frailty, age-related muscle loss and mobility in old age. The title of her presentation […]
