Featured Experts
The Academy of Lifelong Learning has gathered some of the top experts in their fields to provide their insights and to answer your questions.
Lisa Berlin, PhD, MS
Lisa Berlin is the Alison L. Richman Professor of Children and Families at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Her research focuses on early child-parent attachment as well as programs and policies to support early parenting, especially among low-income families.
Nicole Brandt, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP, FASCP
Nicole Brandt is a professor in the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research and executive director of the Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging.
Wilbur Chen, MD, MS, FACP, FIDSA
Wilbur Chen is a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, director of the Travel Medicine Practice, and chief of the Adult Clinical Studies section at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health.
Chris D’Adamo, PhD
Chris D’Adamo is a medical research scientist with expertise in the synergistic effects of healthy lifestyle, environmental exposures, and genetics on human health and wellness.
Matthew Frieman, PhD
Matthew Frieman, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has a research goal of creating therapeutic interventions for viruses of public health concern by developing a detailed understanding of how the viruses interact with the host.
Robert C. Gallo, MD
Robert Gallo, an eminent scientist who is co-founder and director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, became famous in 1984 when he co-discovered HIV as the cause of AIDS.
Michael Greenberger, JD
Michael Greenberger is the founder and director of the University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security and a professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law.
Diane Hoffmann, JD, MS
Diane Hoffmann is the Jacob A. France Professor of Health Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and director of the law school’s Law and Health Care Program.
Sharon A. Hoover, PhD
Sharon Hoover is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and co-director of the National Center for School Mental Health.
J. Howard Kucher, DPA, MBA
Jim Kucher is an associate professor of social innovation at the University of Maryland Graduate School, where he directs the groundbreaking Master of Science in Health and Social Innovation program.
Richard Manski, DDS, MBA, PhD
Richard Manski is a professor and chair of Dental Public Health (DPH) at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. As DPH chair, he manages and provides oversight for a team of faculty and staff, educators, and researchers.
Diane Martin, PhD
Diane Martin is the director of the Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research program and a senior lecturer at the University of Maryland Graduate School.
Margaret M. McCarthy, PhD
Margaret “Peg” McCarthy is the James & Carolyn Frenkil Endowed Dean’s Professor, and professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, MDE, BCPS, CPE
Mary Lynn McPherson is professor and executive director, Advanced Post-Graduate Education in Palliative Care, in the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
Michelle Pearce, PhD
Michelle Pearce is a professor at the University of Maryland Graduate School and an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center.
Barbara Resnick, PhD, FN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
Barbara Resnick is a professor, associate dean of research, and holds the Sonya Ziporkin Gershowitz Chair in Gerontology at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. She has over 40 years of clinical experience as a nurse practitioner across all settings of care.
Virginia Rowthorn, JD, LLM
Virginia Rowthorn is the assistant vice president for global engagement at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and executive director of the Center for Global Engagement. She also is a senior lecturer at the University of Maryland Graduate School.
Stuart Weston, PhD
Stuart Weston is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Maryland School of Medicine working in Matthew Frieman’s lab.