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COAH Seminar: Where Do We Go From ‘Hear’? Updates from the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health

COAH Seminar: Where Do We Go From ‘Hear’? Updates from the Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health

Please join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 3:30pm with our featured speaker,

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COAH Seminar: The Medicare Advantage Program: Future Directions to Advance the Health of Older Americans

COAH Seminar: The Medicare Advantage Program: Future Directions to Advance the Health of Older Americans

We invite you to join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, May 4, 2026,

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COAH Seminar: From Community to Cortex: Innovative Pathways for Brain Health Research

COAH Seminar: From Community to Cortex: Innovative Pathways for Brain Health Research

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,

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Announcing the 19th Annual Research on Aging Showcase – April 14, 2026

Announcing the 19th Annual Research on Aging Showcase – April 14, 2026

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.

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Leaders from the Gerontological Society of America to present at the next COAH Seminar on February 2

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,

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Evolving toward High Value Care

Evolving toward High Value Care

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). 

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COAH and JHU Well Represented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America

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,

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Presentations by JHU Researchers at the 2025 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting

Presentations by JHU Researchers at the 2025 Gerontological Society of America Annual Meeting

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)

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Investigating determinants and timely diagnosis of dementia using Medicare claims linked to cohort data

Investigating determinants and timely diagnosis of dementia using Medicare claims linked to cohort data

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.

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Kicking off the new academic year!

Kicking off the new academic year!

Welcome to the new academic year! We are excited to see you at upcoming meetings and events at COAH during AY2025-2026.

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Welcoming our Newest COAH Faculty Appointees!

Welcoming our Newest COAH Faculty Appointees!

Four faculty members were appointed as members of the COAH team in recent months. Pictured from left to right: Dr.

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Connect with COAH on LinkedIn

Connect with COAH on LinkedIn

We are excited to announce that JHU COAH is now on LinkedIn! Please follow us there: www.LinkedIn.com/company/jhu-coah

Moving forward,

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COAH’s Dr. Amal Wanigatunga Will Present “Every Step Counts: Moving Away from Dementia” at the next #BrainMatters Webinar on Weds., June 4th from 7 to 8 p.m.

COAH’s Dr. Amal Wanigatunga Will Present “Every Step Counts: Moving Away from Dementia” at the next #BrainMatters Webinar on Weds., June 4th from 7 to 8 p.m.

Please join us for this free webinar, which will cover why it’s never too late to start exercising to improve brain health.

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Recap: The 18th Annual Research on Aging Showcase!

Recap: The 18th Annual Research on Aging Showcase!

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,

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Research on Aging Showcase – Resilience and Aging presented by Barbara Resnick, PhD

Research on Aging Showcase – Resilience and Aging presented by Barbara Resnick, PhD

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.

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Physical Resilence: Concepts, Measurement and Clinical Relevance

Physical Resilence: Concepts, Measurement and Clinical Relevance

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. 

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COAH is featured for contributions to research on the health and well being of older adults

COAH is featured for contributions to research on the health and well being of older adults

COAH was recently featured as part of the Research Saves Lives series that is highlighting “stories from across Johns Hopkins,

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Toward Health Equity in Brain Aging: Epidemiologic Approaches for Better Evidence

Toward Health Equity in Brain Aging: Epidemiologic Approaches for Better Evidence

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. 

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Now Available–Recording, Resources & Takeaways from #BrainMatters Webinar on Biomarkers, Blood Tests & Breakthroughs: The Importance of Early Testing & Diagnosis for Dementia

Now Available–Recording, Resources & Takeaways from #BrainMatters Webinar on Biomarkers, Blood Tests & Breakthroughs: The Importance of Early Testing & Diagnosis for Dementia

The December 4, 2024 #BrainMatters webinar featured two guest speakers who delivered a great overview of the topic “Biomarkers, Blood Tests &

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Epidemiology of sarcopenia

Epidemiology of sarcopenia

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,

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Happy Holidays from the COAH Team!

Happy Holidays from the COAH Team!

The team at the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health wishes everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy,

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COAH / JHU Well Represented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (Photo Gallery)

COAH / JHU Well Represented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (Photo Gallery)

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,

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Bilingualism and Cognitive Aging: A Cross-National Perspective

Bilingualism and Cognitive Aging: A Cross-National Perspective

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. 

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World Without Delirium: What I learned from two nurses, one neurologist and an intensivist

World Without Delirium: What I learned from two nurses, one neurologist and an intensivist

Esther Oh, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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Summer 2024 COAH Champion: Karen J. Bandeen-Roche, PhD, MS

Summer 2024 COAH Champion: Karen J. Bandeen-Roche, PhD, MS

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. 

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Join the JHU Team for the Baltimore Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sat., Oct. 26, 2024, In-Person or Virtually

Join the JHU Team for the Baltimore Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sat., Oct. 26, 2024, In-Person or Virtually

Save the date and support the Johns Hopkins Aging & Alzheimer’s Centers Team for the Baltimore Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sat.,

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Spring 2024 COAH Champion: Amal A. Wanigatunga, PhD, MPH, FACSM

Spring 2024 COAH Champion: Amal A. Wanigatunga, PhD, MPH, FACSM

The Center is pleased to announce that the Spring 2024 COAH Champion honor is bestowed upon our Core Faculty member Dr.

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Recording of COAH Sr. Associate Faculty Dr. Marilyn Albert’s #BrainMatters Presentation on Lifestyle Factors & Panel Discussion with Colleagues About Brain Health & Early Detection Available Now

Recording of COAH Sr. Associate Faculty Dr. Marilyn Albert’s #BrainMatters Presentation on Lifestyle Factors & Panel Discussion with Colleagues About Brain Health & Early Detection Available Now

Update (6/27/2024):
A recording of the event is now available here.

Also, we prepared a summary of takeaway messages and resources,

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Exit Interview with former COAH Director, Dr. David L. Roth

Exit Interview with former COAH Director, Dr. David L. Roth

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. 

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Large Language Models (LLMs) for Medicine challenges and opportunities

Large Language Models (LLMs) for Medicine challenges and opportunities

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. 

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Celebrating Dr. Roth’s Career at COAH

Celebrating Dr. Roth’s Career at COAH

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.

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The Hallmarks of Mobility

The Hallmarks of Mobility

Stephen Kritchevsky, PhD is the Toby R. Alligood Endowed Professor in Geroscience at the Wake Forest School of Medicine. 

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Recap: The 17th Annual Research on Aging Showcase!

Recap: The 17th Annual Research on Aging Showcase!

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,

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Winter 2024 COAH Champion: Brian Buta, MHS

Winter 2024 COAH Champion: Brian Buta, MHS

It is with great pleasure that we celebrate the achievements and contributions of Brian Buta, MHS, and name him our Winter 2024 COAH Champion.

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17th Annual Research on Aging Showcase, April 5, 2024, featuring Dr. Claudia Kawas

17th Annual Research on Aging Showcase, April 5, 2024, featuring Dr. Claudia Kawas

We are pleased to announce the 17th Annual Research on Aging Showcase, to be held on Friday,

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Happy Holidays and a Happy Healthy New Year

Happy Holidays and a Happy Healthy New Year

On behalf of the team at the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health, we wish everyone a wonderful holiday season and a happy,

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Recently accepted paper by COAH trainee and faculty: Perceived Fatigability, Fatigue, and Mortalility in Mid-to-Late Life in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Recently accepted paper by COAH trainee and faculty: Perceived Fatigability, Fatigue, and Mortalility in Mid-to-Late Life in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

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.

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JHU / COAH Well-Represented at the 2023 GSA Annual Meeting

JHU / COAH Well-Represented at the 2023 GSA Annual Meeting

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,

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Fall 2023 COAH Champion: Kimberly Skarupski, MA, PhD, MPH

Fall 2023 COAH Champion: Kimberly Skarupski, MA, PhD, MPH

It is that time of year when families start to gather over seasonal harvest celebrations and give thanks, and our hearts open with gratitude.

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Neighborhoods, resilience, and recovery among older adults

Neighborhoods, resilience, and recovery among older adults

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.

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The JH Walk to End Alzheimer’s Team Thanks You!

The JH Walk to End Alzheimer’s Team Thanks You!

13 people joined the 2023 Johns Hopkins’ Aging & Alzheimer’s Centers’ Walk to End Alzheimer’s Team.

The Baltimore event was held on Saturday,

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Presentations by JHU Researchers at the GSA 2023 Annual Meeting

Presentations by JHU Researchers at the GSA 2023 Annual Meeting

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). 

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Alzheimer’s Awareness & JHU’s Team for the Baltimore Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s Awareness & JHU’s Team for the Baltimore Walk to End Alzheimer’s

“The COAH team deeply cares about improving the lives of people living with dementia and their caregivers, which motivates our research.

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Home, but homebound: Aging in the community with serious illness

Home, but homebound: Aging in the community with serious illness

Katherine Ornstein, PhD, MPH is a Professor and Center Director of the Center for Equity in Aging at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. 

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Recent Book Co-Authored by COAH Core Faculty Rita R. Kalyani, MD, MHS – Winning with Diabetes: Inspiring Stories from Athletes to Help You Thrive

Recent Book Co-Authored by COAH Core Faculty Rita R. Kalyani, MD, MHS – Winning with Diabetes: Inspiring Stories from Athletes to Help You Thrive

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.

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Thanking Dr. David L. Roth & Welcoming Dr. Jennifer A. Schrack as our new Director of the Center on Aging & Health

Thanking Dr. David L. Roth & Welcoming Dr. Jennifer A. Schrack as our new Director of the Center on Aging & Health

Dr. David L. Roth shared his desire to step down as the Director of the Center on Aging and Health (COAH) last year. 

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Dr. Halima Amjad named American Geriatrics Society Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year for 2023!

Dr. Halima Amjad named American Geriatrics Society Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year for 2023!

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.

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Summer 2023 COAH Champion: Jennifer A. Schrack, PhD

Summer 2023 COAH Champion: Jennifer A. Schrack, PhD

Core Faculty with the Center on Aging & Health (COAH), Jennifer A. Schrack, PhD, is our Summer 2023 COAH Champion,

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From single disease reductionist research to informed Machine Learning for research on multimorbidity

From single disease reductionist research to informed Machine Learning for research on multimorbidity

Milo Alan Puhan, MD, PhD is the Chair of the Epidemiology and Public Health department and the Director of the Epidemiology,

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Epidemiology of Vision Loss and Aging

Epidemiology of Vision Loss and Aging

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. 

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Who Cares? Family Caregiving Experiences of our Healthcare Providers

Who Cares? Family Caregiving Experiences of our Healthcare Providers

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?

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Winter 2023 COAH Champion: Thomas Cudjoe, MD, MPH

Winter 2023 COAH Champion: Thomas Cudjoe, MD, MPH

We are very pleased to share with you that COAH Core Faculty Dr. Thomas Cudjoe is our Winter 2023 COAH Champion.

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Socioeconomic conditions and cognitive aging in a rural, low-income setting: triangulating evidence across complementary study designs

Socioeconomic conditions and cognitive aging in a rural, low-income setting: triangulating evidence across complementary study designs

We invite you to join us for our Center on Aging & Health Scientific Seminar on Monday, February 6,

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Interview with Dr. Cynthia Boyd about the US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN)

Interview with Dr. Cynthia Boyd about the US Deprescribing Research Network (USDeN)

Key Highlights about USDeN: 

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Wishing You a Merry Holiday Season

Wishing You a Merry Holiday Season

 

We wish everyone a very joyous, healthy and safe holiday season.  We have a lot to be grateful for at COAH. 

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Q&A’s with NHATS Co-PI Dr. Jennifer Schrack: Featuring NHATS/NSOC Webinars

Q&A’s with NHATS Co-PI Dr. Jennifer Schrack: Featuring NHATS/NSOC Webinars

Dr. Jennifer Schrack is core faculty with the Center on Aging and Health.

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Advancing Innovation through Inquiry and Equity

Advancing Innovation through Inquiry and Equity

We are excited to kick off our COAH Scientific Seminar series for the academic year on Monday, December 5th with Lisa M.

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JHU Researchers Presenting at GSA 2022

JHU Researchers Presenting at GSA 2022

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,

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Fall 2022 COAH Champion: David L. Roth, PhD

Fall 2022 COAH Champion: David L. Roth, PhD

David L. Roth, PhD, MA is a professor in the School of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology.

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Amplifying the Voice of Older Latino Adults through a Systematic Approach to Identifying Priorities and Aligning Care

Amplifying the Voice of Older Latino Adults through a Systematic Approach to Identifying Priorities and Aligning Care

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,

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Dr. David L. Roth’s Recent Latent Variable Study Identifies Possible Inhibitory Pathway Contributing to Long-Term Caregiver Stress

Dr. David L. Roth’s Recent Latent Variable Study Identifies Possible Inhibitory Pathway Contributing to Long-Term Caregiver 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.

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Looking for dementia caregiver resources in Maryland?

Looking for dementia caregiver resources in Maryland?

It can be difficult to find support for dementia caregivers, and information about the many programs that can help their loved-one with dementia.

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Congratulations, 2022 Mason F. Lord Award Winners!

Congratulations, 2022 Mason F. Lord Award Winners!

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 &

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COAH All-Stars Join #BrainMatters’ “Dementia Caregiving & Caregivers” Webinar on 7/21 at Noon

COAH All-Stars Join #BrainMatters’ “Dementia Caregiving & Caregivers” Webinar on 7/21 at Noon

COAH Core Faculty Dr. Halima Amjad and Associate Faculty Dr. Quincy Samus will join other leading experts for a #BrainMatters webinar on “Dementia Caregiving &

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Sleep Quality & Caregivers’ Well-being: Effective Interventions Needed

Sleep Quality & Caregivers’ Well-being: Effective Interventions Needed

Better understanding of and advocating for caregivers’ needs is at the heart of much of Dr. Marcela Blinka’s research at COAH. 

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Summer 2022 COAH Champion: Halima Amjad, MD, MPH, PhD

Summer 2022 COAH Champion: Halima Amjad, MD, MPH, PhD

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. 

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COAH 2022 Spring Awards Luncheon

COAH 2022 Spring Awards Luncheon

I am overjoyed that we could gather at the center’s offices on May 10th for the 2022 COAH Spring Awards Luncheon.

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The Elderly in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Case of Ghana

The Elderly in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Case of Ghana

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”

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Family Caregivers Share Both Positive and Challenging Experiences in New Study

Family Caregivers Share Both Positive and Challenging Experiences in New Study

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.

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The Global Gateway to Aging: An Interview with Dr. Alden Gross

The Global Gateway to Aging: An Interview with Dr. Alden Gross

The Global Gateway to Aging is “A platform for population survey data on aging around the world.” COAH collaborator Dr.

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Frailty in People Living with HIV: An Accelerated Phenotype

Frailty in People Living with HIV: An Accelerated Phenotype

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” 

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Seeking Outstanding Director Candidates to Lead COAH

Seeking Outstanding Director Candidates to Lead COAH

Outstanding candidates are invited to apply for the position of the Director of the Johns Hopkins University Center on Aging and Health.

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Dr. David L. Roth Announces Plans to Step Down As Director of COAH

Dr. David L. Roth Announces Plans to Step Down As Director of COAH

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,

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Letters of Intent for Frailty Research Funding due 4/1

Letters of Intent for Frailty Research Funding due 4/1

LOIs to Older Americans Independence Center Due Fri., April 1 (This is not a joke!)

The JHU Claude D.

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Improving Care at the End of Life during Concurrent Public Health Crises

Improving Care at the End of Life during Concurrent Public Health Crises

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” 

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Johns Hopkins ADRC’s “Memory & Aging” #BrainMatters Twitter Chat: February 24 at Noon ET

Johns Hopkins ADRC’s “Memory & Aging” #BrainMatters Twitter Chat: February 24 at Noon ET

Are you interested in research about memory loss, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease?

I am. I believe research is where the future is—treatments,

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Measurement and Structure of Cognition

Measurement and Structure of Cognition

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

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Social Isolation and Biomarkers

Social Isolation and Biomarkers

Hopkins Geriatricians Identify Biomarkers Linking Social Isolation & Mortality

Congratulations are in order to COAH champions Dr.

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COAH Champion: Alden Gross, PhD

COAH Champion: Alden Gross, PhD

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.

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Welcome, JH AITC!

Welcome, JH AITC!

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.

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Variety is the Spice of Life

Variety is the Spice of Life

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 &

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The Gift of Caring

The Gift of Caring

Recently, COAH Director Dr. David L. Roth was interviewed by the American Heart Association for an article about caregiving titled,

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Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

We have a lot to be grateful for at the Center on Aging and Health, despite the difficult coronavirus pandemic times.

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National Family Caregiver’s Month

National Family Caregiver’s Month

Did you know scientific studies show that people who help others are generally healthier themselves?

It’s true! While caregiving can be stressful,

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Dean Sarah Szanton is Elected to NAM

Dean Sarah Szanton is Elected to NAM

The Center on Aging and Health (COAH)’s team enthusiastically congratulates longtime COAH colleague Sarah Szanton, PhD RN FAAN, Dean, and Patricia M.

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Multi-day remote measurements of physical activity, mobility, diurnal patterns, and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: Part 2 of a series on the Johns Hopkins Accelerometry Resource Core

Multi-day remote measurements of physical activity, mobility, diurnal patterns, and sleep in community-dwelling older adults: Part 2 of a series on the Johns Hopkins Accelerometry Resource Core

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. 

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2021 – 2022 COAH Seminar Series – Memory Impairment in Aging and Dementia: The HOPE4MCI Study Seminar Series

2021 – 2022 COAH Seminar Series – Memory Impairment in Aging and Dementia: The HOPE4MCI Study Seminar Series

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. 

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Dr. David L. Roth to Receive the 2021 M. Powell Lawton Award from the Gerontological Society of America

Dr. David L. Roth to Receive the 2021 M. Powell Lawton Award from the Gerontological Society of America

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),

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Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Schrack of COAH, named as new Co-PI of NHATS!

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Schrack of COAH, named as new Co-PI of NHATS!

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),

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COAH Researchers Contribute to Study Finding Racial Disparities in Stroke Medication Management & Underscore Caregivers’ Role in Preventing Another Ischemic Stroke

COAH Researchers Contribute to Study Finding Racial Disparities in Stroke Medication Management & Underscore Caregivers’ Role in Preventing Another Ischemic Stroke

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.

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Congratulations, Dean Szanton!

Congratulations, Dean Szanton!

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.

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Dr. Cynthia Boyd Named Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology!

Dr. Cynthia Boyd Named Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology!

 

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. 

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2021-2022 Scientific Seminar Series

2021-2022 Scientific Seminar Series

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.

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Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program Funded to 30th Year

Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Program Funded to 30th Year

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!

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2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award Recipient

2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award Recipient

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.

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W. Leigh Thompson Excellence in Research Award

W. Leigh Thompson Excellence in Research Award

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.

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Study Documents Racial Difference in U.S. Hospice Use

Study Documents Racial Difference in U.S. Hospice Use

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

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Family Caregiving and Chronic Stress

Family Caregiving and Chronic Stress

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”

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Johns Hopkins School of Nursing awarded $4.3M Grant

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing awarded $4.3M Grant

The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing receives $4.3M grant to launch a national center dedicated to improving health and function of people with disabilities and their caregivers.

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