The Academy of Lifelong Learning has gathered some of the top experts in their fields to provide their insights and to answer your questions.
Brock A. Beamer, MD
My interest in improving health for older adults has resulted in broad clinical experience and a diverse research history. This has exposed me to many clinical subjects in many settings, and to man... Read More
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 at the University of Mar... Read More
Joan G. Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FPCN
Joan Carpenter is an expert in geriatric palliative care, specializing in post-acute and long-term care settings. She is an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, a he... Read More
Vincent M. Conroy, PT, DScPT
Vincent Conroy is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science with academic and clinical expertise in the areas of human anatomy, performing arts rehabil... Read More
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. His research,... Read More
Peter G. Danchin, JSD, LLM, LLB
Peter Danchin is the associate dean for research and faculty development, Jacob A. France Professor of Law, and co-director of the International and Comparative Law Program at the University of Mar... Read More
Joan K. Davitt, PhD, MSS, MLSP
Joan Davitt is an associate professor and Hartford Geriatric SW Faculty Scholar at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. Dr. Davitt has worked for over 35 years in the field of gerontol... Read More
Jason R. Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD
Jason Falvey is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and the Department Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland School ... Read More
Elizabeth Galik, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
Elizabeth Galik is a professor and chair of the Department of Organizational Systems and Adult Health at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and a nurse practitioner who specializes in the... Read More
Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, PhD
I have been conducting research on psycho-social factors in aging and chronic disease, including hip fracture recovery, cognitive functioning, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, delir... Read More
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall is a 2013 graduate of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where she earned the Health Law Certificate. After graduation, she practiced health law in the Baltim... Read More
Lauren M. Hynicka, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Hynicka is an associate professor of pharmacotherapy at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She served as a clinical pharmacy specialist on a general internal medicine team at the Un... Read More
Jay S. Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg
Jay Magaziner is a leading scholar and expert in the epidemiology of aging. He pursues research on aging in three interrelated areas: the consequences of hip fracture, health and long-term care, an... Read More
Diane Martin, PhD
Diane Martin is a leader, educator, and scholar practitioner who has dedicated her career to developing impactful academic and non-academic activities in support of our rapidly aging population.&nb... Read More
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, MDE, BCPS, CPE
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, MA, MDE, BCPS, CPE, is professor and executive director, Advanced Post-Graduate Education in Palliative Care, in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the ... Read More
Denise L. Orwig, PhD
Denise Orwig is a gerontologist specializing in biobehavioral aspects of aging with extensive expertise in studying older adults, both in community and hospital settings. She is director of the Bal... Read More
Barbara Resnick, PhD, FN, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
Barbara Resnick obtained her BSN from the University of Connecticut, her MSN from the University of Pennsylvania, and her PhD from the University of Maryland. She is currently a professor, associat... Read More
Osamah J. Saeedi, MD
Osamah Saeedi is an associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and an adjunct associate professor of bioengineering at the University ... Read More
Sheryl Syme, RDH, MS
Sheryl L. Syme, RDH, MS is an associate professor in the Division of Periodontics, Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics in the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. Read More
Kelly P. Westlake, PhD, MSc, MSc, PT
Kelly P. Westlake is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, and director of the Physical Rehabilitation Science PhD Program within the University of Maryland ... Read More
Janet A. Yellowitz, DMD, MPH
As a diplomat of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry, a fellow of the American Society of Geriatric Dentistry, and director of Geriatric Dentistry at the University of Maryland School of D... Read More
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