Alumni
Meet our Research/Policy Master's Degree Alums
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Remona Kanyat is a graduate of the Research/POlicy track of the MS in Gerontology
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Meet Our Gerontology PhD Alumni
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Meghan Hendricksen graduated in 2022. |
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Claire Wickersham graduated in 2022. |
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Krystal Kittle graduated in 2021, and is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Public Health and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. |
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Yang Li graduated in 2021, and works as a Swiss National Science Foundation Senior Researcher at National Centre of Competence in Life Course Research, Life Course and Social Inequality Research Centre and also is a Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at University of Lausanne, Switzerland. |
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Xiao Joyce Wang graduated in 2021, and is a postdoctoral research associate with the Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice, and Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University, Providence, RI |
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Andrea Daddato graduated in 2020, and now Research Project Manager II at The Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research, Denver, CO. |
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Hayley P. Gleason graduated in 2020, and now works at the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing and serve as the Strategic Outcomes Division Director and the Department's Economic Recovery Officer. |
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Frances Hawes graduated in 2020, and is now an Assistant Professor of Health Care Administration, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. |
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Bon Kim graduated in 2020, and is now an Adjunct Faculty at Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea. |
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Yijung Kim graduated in 2020, and is now Postdoctoral ScholaR at Texas Aging & Longevity Center, The University of Texas at Austin. |
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Danielle Waldron graduated in 2020, and is now an Assistant Professor in the Healthcare Administration Department, Stonehill College, Easton, MA. |
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Haowei Wang graduated in 2020, and is now Postdoc Scholar at Population Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. |
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Brittany Gaines graduated in 2019, and is now working as a Research Assistant at UConn Health, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Farmington, CT. |
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SaeHwang Han graduated in 2019, and is now Assistant Professor at Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin. |
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Patricia Oh graduated in 2019, and is now Age Friendly Consultant at AARP Maine/Livable and working as Program Manager, Tri-State Learning Collaborative on Aging, Augusta, ME. |
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Ian Livingston graduated in 2018, and is now Panalgo (formerly Boston Health Economics) Senior Analyst, Data Integration |
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Lorilei Michaud Richardson graduated in 2018 and is now Electronic Medical Records Technical Communications Editor at eClinicalWorks, Westborough, MA and Adjunct Professor, School of Arts and Sciences, Carolina University, Winston-Salem, NC |
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Jane Tavares graduated in 2018, and is now an Associate Lecturer at Management of Aging Services, Gerontology Department, University of Massachusetts Boston and Research Fellow, LeadingAge, LTSS Center, Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston |
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Shuangshuang (Wendy) Wang graduated in 2018, and is now Post-Doctoral Researcher at Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston, MA |
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Kristen Anderson graduated in 2017. |
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Abigail Butt graduated in 2017 and works as a gerontologist at the Lincoln Council on Aging in Lincoln, MA. |
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Bruce Haimowitz graduated in 2017 and works as an Senior Data Specialist at UMass Boston. |
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ChaeMan (Jay) Lee graduated in 2017 and works as postdoctoral fellow at the University of Massachusetts Boston. |
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Emma Quach graduated in 2017 and works as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, ERNM Veterans Hospital in Boston, MA. |
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Ping Xu graduated in 2017 and works Data Analyst/Research Associate at Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. |
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Mai See Yang graduated in 2017 and works as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago. Read about Mai See on our blog: Mai See Yang, PhD Brings Gerontology Research to Hmong Community |
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Hyo Jung Lee graduated in 2016 and works as an assistant professor in Sociology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. |
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Kelli Barton graduated in 2016 and works as a senior research associate at the Institute for Human Development at the University of Missouri Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri. |
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Judith Conahan graduated in 2016. |
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Elizabeth Chen graduated in 2016 and works as the Secretary of Elder Affairs, State of Massachusetts, Boston, MA. |
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Emily Gadbois graduated in 2016 and is now Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy, & Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health. |
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Tamara Herrick (née Harden) graduated in 2016 and is now Program Manager at Alzheimer’s Disease Partnership in Portland, ME. |
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Elizabeth Johns graduated in 2016. |
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Lien Quach graduated in 2016 and works as a research scientist at the Massachusetts Veterans Epidemiology Research and Information Center & Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the VA Boston Healthcare System. |
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Yao Chi Shih graduated in 2016 and works as an assistant professor in the Department of Social Welfare at the National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan. |
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Lauren Martin Palmer graduated in 2015 and works as a public health research analyst at RTI International in Waltham, MA. |
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Kristen Porter graduated in 2015 and works as the CEO of Zen Executive LLC, providing research, development, event, and programmatic consultation in the academic, business, healthcare, nightlife, and third sectors. |
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Caitlyn Coyle graduated in 2014 and works as a research fellow and adjunct assistant professor in the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging at the University of Massachusetts Boston. |
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Deborah Gray graduated in 2014 and works as a manager of provider reporting and analysis at Tufts Health Plan in Boston, MA. |
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Jiyoung Lyu graduated in 2014 and works as an Assistant Professor at Hallym University Institute of Aging, Chuncheon, South Korea |
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Judith Poey graduated in 2014 and works as Project Manager at Older Adult Services Hub/ Health Program Officer, United Way of Central Maryland, Baltimore, MD |
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Cathy Wong graduated in 2014 and works as a Research Analyst IV at the Orange County Social Services Agency. |
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Kimberly Johnson graduated in 2013 and works as an Associate Professor, Indiana University, School of Social Work, Bloomington, IN. |
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Seungah (Hannah) Lee graduated in 2012 and works as a Independent research consultant. |
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Kimberly Sauder Stoeckel graduated in 2012 and works as Gerontology Research Consultant, Self-Employed |
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Andrea Tull graduated in 2011 and works as a director of reporting and analytics in the Center for Quality and Safety at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. |
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Larry (Lawrence) Cahalin graduated in 2010 and works as a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL. |
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Eilon Caspi graduated in 2010 and works as an Assistant Research Professor at Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT |
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Hsiao-Yin (Emma) Chung graduated in 2010 and works as a senior healthcare analyst at Predilytics, a Welltok Company in Burlington, MA. |
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Susan Berger graduated in 2009 and works as Clinical Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Occupational Therapy, Boston University, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston, MA |
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Natalie Leland graduated in 2009 and works as an Associate Professor at Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. |
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Allan Morgan graduated in 2009. |
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Heather Connors graduated in 2008 and works as an Executive Director, The Center for Guardianship Excellence, Andover, MA and Instructor, Gerontology Program, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA |
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Kerstin Gerst Emerson graduated in 2008 and works as a Clinical Associate Professor, Institute of Gerontology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. |
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Kelly Fitzgerald graduated in 2008 and is now a Guest Scientist, Center for Gerontology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Senior Scientist and Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Center for Gerontology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY and Associate Lecturer, Management of Aging Services (Master of Science), University of Massachusetts Boston |
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Archana Prakash graduated in 2008. |
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Jenai Murtha Grigg graduated in 2007 and is now working as Faculty Assessment Coordinator at School of Arts and Sciences, & Associate Professor at Department of Sociology, Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA |
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Clare Safran Norton graduated in 2007 and is currently the Clinical Supervisor at Rehabilitation Services, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. |
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Regula Robnett graduated in 2007 and is currently the Professor Emeritus, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of New England, Portland, ME |
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Jennifer L Sullivan graduated in 2007 and is Associate Director, Center of Innovation in Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS COIN) VA Providence Medical Center and Associate Professor (Research), Brown University School of Public Health, Department of Health Service, Policy and Practice. |
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Lindsey Baker graduated in 2006 and is currently the Research Director at the Missouri Budget Project in Kansas City, MO. |
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Michelle Washko graduated in 2006 and works as the Deputy Director at National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington DC |
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Lona Choi Allum graduated in 2005 and works as the Senior Research Advisor at Research Center, AARP, Washington, DC |
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May H. Aydin graduated in 2005 and works as a Program Director within the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation in Alexandria, VA. |
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Jennifer Warren graduated in 2005 and is now the Founder and CEO of Clear Guidance, LLC, Needham MA |
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James Bulot graduated in 2004, and is currently Vice President at WellSky Corporation, a global healthcare care technology company. |
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Laney Bruner-Canhoto graduated in 2004, and is now the Assistant Commissioner for Quality Management. Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, Boston, MA and Assistant Professor at Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. |
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Puangpen Chanprasert graduated in 2004, and is (Retired) Consultant to Bureau of Elderly Health, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. |
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Antonia Coppin graduated in 2004, and is the Director at Clinical Cohort-Studies, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Study Center, Nottwil, Switzerland |
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Richard McConaghy graduated in 2004, and is Self-employed attorney, Philadelphia, PA |
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Donna Sullivan graduated in 2004, and works as an Associate Professor at Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. |
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Margaret Hart graduated in 2003, and is currently Professor Emeritus at Department of Occupational Therapy, Worcester State College, Worcester, MA |
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Jennifer Higgins graduated in 2003, and is currently the Director of Research & Policy at Association of Developmental Disability Providers, Framingham, MA |
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Dongsoo Lee graduated in 2003, and is currently Professor at Hanseo University and Executive Director at Care Management Institute and Director, Cal America Education Institute, Orange County, CA |
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Dena Schulman graduated in 2003, and is currently an Associate Professor, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY. |
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Charlotte Brindley graduated in 2001, and is currently working at U.S. Department of Labor, Boston. |
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Christopher Rockett graduated in 2001, and is currently Research Associate at Hebrew Senior Life, Institute for Aging Research, Boston, MA. |
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Kathy Stocker graduated in 2001. |
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Mary Carter graduated in 2000, and is currently the Gerontology Program Director and Associate Professor at Towson University, Towson, MD. |
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Vanessa Calderon- Rosado graduated in 2000, and is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, IBA, Boston, MA |
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Kirsten Corazzini graduated in 2000, and is currently working at University of Maryland School of Nursing, Dept. of Organizational Systems and Adult Health, Baltimore, MD and University of Associate Professor Emerita at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC. |
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Yongjin Son graduated in 2000, and is currently an Assistant Professor at MokPo-Catholic University, South Korea. |
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Connie Tai graduated in 2000, and is currently a Senior Consultant at Department of Clinical Analysis, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA. |
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Bei Wu graduated in 2000, and is currently an Inaugural Co-Director at New York University, Aging Incubator, New York, NY, Dean’s Chair Professor in Global Health, Director of Global Health and Aging Research at Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Director for Research at Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, NY. |
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Nirzka Labault Cabeza graduated in 1999, and is currently Professor at Gerontology Program, Human Development Department, Graduate School of Public Health, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR |
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Kathy Fabiszewski graduated in 1999, and is currently Assistant Professor at Department of Nursing, Salem State College, Salem, MA, Adjunct Professor at College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, Senior Nurse Practitioner at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Peabody, MA. |
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Helen Miltiades graduated in 1999, and is currently Professor, Director at Interdisciplinary Gerontology Program, California State University, Fresno, CA. |
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Terri Tobin graduated in 1999, and is currently Director of Research and Evaluation at Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., Sudbury, MA. |
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R. Turner Goins graduated in 1998, and is currently Ambassador Jeanette Hyde Distinguished Professor at Western Carolina University College of Health and Human Sciences. |
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KR Kaffenberger graduated in 1998, and is currently Lecturer at Aging Services Program, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA and Fellow at Gerontology Institute, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA. |
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Barbara Kager graduated in 1998, and is currently Retired Economist at Massachusetts Department of Employment and Training, Boston, MA. |
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Priyanthi Silva graduated in 1998, and is currently Senior Study Director at WESTAT, Inc., Rockville, MD. |
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Marianne Delorey graduated in 1997, and is currently the Executive Director at Colony Retirement Homes, Worcester, MA. |
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Cynthia Gruman graduated in 1997, and is currently the Vice President at The Lewin Group, Center for Aging and Disability Policy Falls Church, VA. |
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Kamal Hijjazi graduated in 1997, and is currently CEO at Al-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, Palestine. |
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Suzanne Herzberg graduated in 1996, and is currently the Director of Transformation, Brown Primary Care Transformation Initiative, Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI. |
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Marianne Matzo graduated in 1996, and is currently the Director of Research at Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Pittsburgh, PA. Former: Professor, Fran and Earl Ziegler Endowed Chair in Palliative Care Nursing, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK. |
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Barbara Roberge graduated in 1996, and is currently the Geriatrics Consultant at York Hospital, York, ME, Per diem Senior Health Practice, Nurse Practitioner, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston MA, Consultant at MGH Mongan Institute for Health Policy Center, Boston, MA, Adjunct Professor at MGH Institute of Health Professions, School of Nursing; Nurse practitioner program, Boston, MA. |
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Ajith Silva graduated in 1996, and is currently the Collegiate Professor at University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD. |
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Carol Reis Starr graduated in 1995, and is currently the Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Emory University Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, Atlanta, GA. |
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Amy Leventhal Stern graduated in 1995, and is currently the Research Manager, Center for the Evaluation of Value and Risk in Health, Tufts Center, MA. |
