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Caroline Harada, MD
Associate Professor
Department: Medicine
Division: Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Research Interests: Geriatric Medicine
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Susan Harding Hawkins, MD
Professor
Department: Medicine
Division: Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Med
Research Interests: Pulmonology; Critical Care Medicine; Sleep Medicine
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John Hartman VI, MD
Professor
Department: Genetics
Research Interests: Yeast chronological aging, High throughput growth curve analysis of yeast mutant libraries, Yeast phenomic modeling of disease, High throughput compound screening, Yeast quiescence profiling
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Melissa Harris, PhD
Associate Professor
Department: Biology
Research Interests: Somatic Stem Cells and Aging; Genetic Mechanisms of Stem Cell Maintenance; Mouse Models of Hair Graying; Melanocyte Stem Cells
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Karen Heaton, PhD
Professor
Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
Research Interests: Occupational health and safety; Sleep; Motor vehicle crash prevention; Truck drivers; Remote workers' access to healthcare and information; Spousal influence on worker health behavior; Barriers to sleep on the road; Stress and social isolation among truck drivers; obstructive sleep apnea screening and treatment adherence; Theory of Planned Behavior; DOT Medical Examinations; Philosophy of Science; Responsible Conduct of Research; Quantitative Research Methods; Subjective measures of sleepiness
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Abigail (Abbi) Hernandez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department: Medicine
Division: Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Research Interests: Age-related cognitive and neurobiological decline; Gut-brain-axis; Metabolic health; Alzheimer’s Disease
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Caesar Hernandez, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department: Medicine
Division: Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Research Interests: Neuropsychiatric disorders; Neurobiology of cognitive aging; Neurodegeneration
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Jessica Hoffman, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department: Department of Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Biology of aging; Genetic interventions; Dietary interventions
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William Holman, MD
Professor
Department: Surgery
Division: Cardiovascular/Thoracic
Research Interests: Adult cardiac surgery; Surgery for heart failure; Mechanical circulatory support and Surgery for heart failure; Surgical education
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George Howard, DrPh
Professor and Chair
Department: Biostatistics
Research Interests: Stroke risk factors; Stroke prevention; Racial and geographical disparities in stroke populations; Health disparities
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Virginia Howard, PhD
Professor
Department: Epidemiology
Research Interests: Racial and geographical disparities in stroke populations; Health disparities; Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease epidemiology
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Hui-Chen Hsu, PhD
Associate Professor
Department: Medicine
Division: Clinical Immunology and Rheum
Research Interests: Age-related B cells, inflammaging, autoimmunity, metabolites, cytokines
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Yung-Tsung Hsu, DMD
Professor
Department: Prosthodontics
Research Interests: Outcomes of denture and partial denture treatments; Implant-retained overdenture; Hybrid denture; Dental materials; Ceramic Implants
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Gary Hunter, PhD
Professor Emeritus
Department: Human Studies
Research Interests: Obesity; Quality of life; Locomotion; Cancer Survivorship
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Rita Jablonski, PhD, RN, ANP-BC
Professor
Department: Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care
Research Interests: Aging; Dementia-related behaviors; Oral health; Long-term care; Nursing home culture change; Person-centered care; Nursing assistant workforce issues; Safety in nursing homes; Nursing-home acquired pneumonia; Evidence-based mouth care; Mouth care for persons with dysphagia; Advanced nursing practice; Informal caregivers
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Amjad Javed, MS, PhD
Professor
Department: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Research Interests: Craniofacial Development; Osteopenia/ Osteoporosis; Genetics of Mineralized Tissue; Cartilage Development and Degeneration; Cleidocranial Dysplasia; Mineral Metabolism; Regulation of Bone Adiposity
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Linda Jones, DSN
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department: Medicine
Division: Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Research Interests: Geriatric Medicine
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Raymond (Ray) Jones, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department: Medicine
Division: Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative care
Research Interests: Physical Activity; Sedentary Behavior; Aging; Vascular Health and Function; Minority Health; Health Disparities; HIV
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Kathryn Kaiser, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department: Health Behavior
Research Interests: Systematic reviews; Meta-analyses; Randomized-controlled trials; Nutrition; Obesity; Bariatrics
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Richard Kennedy, MD, PhD
Professor
Department: Medicine
Division: Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Research Interests: Cognition and medical illness in aging
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Seth Landefeld, MD
Professor
Department: Medicine
Research Interests: Clinical sciences; Public Health and Health Services; Geriatrics and Gerontology
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