Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Core Faculty Member, Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health
Joint appointments in the Johns Hopkins SPH Department of Epidemiology and the School of Nursing.

POSITIONS

2017-present Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
2008-2017 Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
2009- 2012 Interim Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health
2003- 2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg
School of Public Health
1998- present Core Faculty, Center on Aging and Health, Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions
1998-03 Assistant Scientist, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg
School of Public Health
1988-90 Senior research assistant, Laboratory of Psychology and Psychopathology, National Institute of Mental Health

2014- present Member, Senior Corps Technical Working Group (TWG) for Senior Corps Longitudinal Evaluation, Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
2014- presentGerontological Society of America (GSA) Founding co-chair, Brain Interest Group (BIG), First meeting held on Nov. 8 2014 in conjunction with the Epidemiology of Aging Interest Group
Nov. 10, 2014American Institutes for Research (AIR) Cognitive Training Workshop, Washington DC,. “Multi-Modal Cognitive Interventions: Design Considerations to Identify “Active” Ingredients”
Aug. 11-12Canadian International Health Research Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Grant Planning Meeting, Toronto
June 9, 2014Panelist, Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on the Public Health Dimensions of Cognitive Aging Public Workshop, “Social Engagement and Cognition”
2014- presentAlzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation Cognitive Vitality Clinical Advisory Board Member
Dec. 12, 2012AARP Public Policy Institute Innovation Roundtable on Brain Science. Panelist, Evidence-based Interventions to Promote Brain Health

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