From the National Program Office
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We hope 2020 is off to a wonderful start for you!
On behalf of the National Program Office, we would like to express our sincerest gratitude to all of you for your continued support of the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program. Our growing network of Fellows and funders has created and continues to foster a strong community for collaborations that advance initiatives and policies focused on healthy aging. Across a wide range of disciplines and policy priorities, our Fellows are bridging science, policy, and practice to advance the goals of the program.
We are currently recruiting for the 2020-2021 Class of Fellows. Please share this newsletter with colleagues and friends who might be interested in learning more about the fellowship or applying in the future.
We look forward to hearing from you, and wish you the best in the coming year.
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Call for Applications: 2020-2021 Fellowship Year
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We are recruiting for the 2020-2021 Class of Fellows. Click
here
to learn more about how to apply, and
here
for an overview of the fellowship.
Applications for the 2020-2021 Fellowship year are due April 15, 2020.
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Information Sessions 2019-2020
If you are interested in becoming a Health and Aging Policy Fellow and have questions, we are holding information sessions via phone on various dates between now and April 2020.
The schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday, January 21, 2020 from 4:00-5:00 PM
- Thursday, February 27, 2020 from 12:00-1:00 PM
- Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 4:00-5:00 PM
- Friday, April 3, 2020 from 12:00-1:00 PM
For further questions, or to arrange a call with Dr. Harold Pincus or Dr. Kathleen Pike to discuss applicant eligibility or the application specifically, please contact the Program Coordinator at the above email address, or by phone at (646) 774-8495.
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2019-2020 Health and Aging Policy
Fellowship Placements
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Thomas Eagen, PhD, MPH,
is a Disability Research Fellow at the University of Washington. His fellowship placement is with
the
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in the Office of Ranking Member, Senator Bob Casey. Thomas will primarily be working on aging and disability policy issues.
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Marie Gualitieri, PhD
, is a Postdoctoral Fellow at North Carolina State University. Her fellowship placement is with the Office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro. Marie will mainly work on food and nutrition issues surrounding older adults.
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Alison Hernandez, RN, PhD
, is a Disability Policy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Northwestern University. Alison's fellowship placement is with the Office of Congresswoman Donna Shalala, where she will gain experience briefing and staffing the Congresswoman on a variety of health, aging, and disability policy issues.
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Nancy Kusmaul, PhD, MSW
, is an Assistant Professor in the Baccalaureate Social Work Program at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. Nancy has a dual placement with the Office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, where she will work on health care policy; and in the Quality Measures Division at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), where she will work on nursing home quality.
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Luming Li, MD
, is an Assistant Professor at Yale School of Medicine, and the Associate Medical Director of Quality Improvement at the Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. Luming's fellowship placement is with the Suicide Research Team at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
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Joanne Lynn, MD, MS, MA
, is the Director of the Program to Improve Eldercare at Altarum Institute. Joanne's fellowship placement is with the Office of Congressman Thomas Suozzi, where her focus will be to help generate and pass legislation aimed at creating a social insurance arrangement for long durations of needing personal care in old age.
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Angela S. Mattie, Esq., MPH
, is a Professor at the Schools of Business and Medicine and Director of the Long-Term Care Certificate Program at Quinnipiac University. Angela's placement is in the Office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, where she will focus on policies to address workforce issues for an aging demographic, and develop programs to introduce future healthcare leaders to aging policy.
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Lisa O'Neill, DBH, MPH
, is Associate Director of Research and Education at University of Arizona Center on Aging, and a Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Arizona College of Medicine. Lisa has a dual placement with the National Alliance for Caregiving, where she will co-lead efforts of the National Advocacy Collaborative; and with The Department of Justice (DOJ) Elder Justice Initiative, focusing on rural and tribal populations.
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Cinnamon St. John, MPA, MA
, is Associate Director of the Harford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. Her placement is with the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in the Office of the Chairman, Susan Collins. On the Aging Committee, Cinnamon will be working to advance Chairman Collins' priorities, including retirement security, Alzheimer's disease, scams targeting seniors, and biomedical research on diseases.
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Ivorie Stanley,
MD, is a Disability Policy Research Fellow at Northwestern University. Ivorie's placement is with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, where she will primarily be working on workforce/labor and disability policy initiatives.
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Laural Traylor, MSW
, is
National Program Manager of the Office of Academic Affiliations Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Laural has a dual placement with the National Caregiver Support Program at the Administration for Community Living (ACL), where her work will focus on the RAISE and Grandparent Acts; and Eldercare Workforce Alliance, with a focus on caregiver issues like workforce training and the systems that support them.
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Lieke van Heumen, PhD
, is a Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Lieke's placement is with the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in the Office of Ranking Member, Senator Bob Casey.
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HAPF Spring Policy Symposium 2020
Save the Date!
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Looking Forward to 2030: Aging in a New Decade
Please join us for this one-day symposium on
June 2, 2020
. Organized by the Health and Aging Policy Fellows, the program will feature experts who are shaping policy for the next decade on long-term care, workforce issues, and the global impact of aging. There is no cost to register. Further details will be available soon.
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The fellowship is made possible with the commitment and generous support of our funders. Over the last few years, we have deepened our collaboration with
The John A. Hartford Foundation
, who partnered with
Atlantic Philanthropies
to broaden and extend the fellowship program; and with
West Health
, who has been essential to establishing and expanding our alumni program. At the same time, we have been able to further develop our partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)-funded programs at University of Washington and Northwestern University, among others.
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The National Program Office (NPO) for the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is based at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, in New York City.
Harold Pincus, MD
National Program Director
Kathleen Pike, PhD
Deputy Director
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