JHSPH Lipitz Center

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On 11/06, join our Year 6 pilot awardees @BSPH_HPM assistant professor Karen Shen, @JHGeriatrics associate professor of medicine Halima Amjad, and @BSPH_HPM postdoctoral fellow Zhang Zhang for a presentation about their pilot projects. Learn more: publichealth.jhu.edu/events/2025/11…

Don't miss your chance to attend a free screening of award-winning film Familiar Touch on Tuesday, November 4th in the Charles Theatre! Stay after the film for a Q&A session with film producer @apbyer, @jhu_coah director @jenschrack, and more. Learn more: bmoreart.com/event/familiar…

A study led by researchers Andrew Jopson, Chanee Fabius, and Jennifer Wolff set out to describe observed trends in MLTSS program presence and care hours among older adults dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid between 2012 and 2022. Read more: jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Congratulations to assistant professor Katherine Miller, PhD for being selected as a 2025 Editor’s Choice for the Innovation in Aging journal! Read Miller’s paper here: academic.oup.com/innovateage/ar…

Join Lipitz Center director @jwolff_sph and her fellow panelists for a discussion centered around excellence and innovation in caregiving at @theNASEM Hauser Policy Impact Fund Webinar. 📆 Wednesday, October 8th ⏰ 1:30PM - 3:00PM ET Register today: nationalacademies.org/event/45766_10…

A study by PhD candidate Alexa Bragg, professor Jack Iwashyna, and assistant professor Chanee Fabius describes patterns of shared care by examining racial and ethnic differences in role-sharing in 2015 and 2022. Published in @OxfordJournals. Learn more: academic.oup.com/psychsocgeront…

Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN! Join us at the 12th International Conference on Aging & Gerontology(ICAG) 📅 May 11–12, 2026 📍 Tokyo, Japan Website: agingcongress.com/index.php Be part of the global conversation on aging & innovation! #Aging2026 #Gerontology #Conference

The dissertation was evaluated by Lipitz Center faculty members Jennifer Wolff (@jwolff_sph), Chanee Fabius, Kate Miller, and Katherine Ornstein.

In late August, former T32 Training Program trainee Andrew Jopson successfully defended his dissertation, "Variation in Characteristics and Outcomes Among Older Dual-Enrollees Living in Areas with Medicaid Managed Long-term Services and Supports." Congratulations, Andrew!

Published in @OUPPrimary, a study led by PhD candidate Aleks Wec reveals little attention has been directed at understanding how clinician characteristics and technologies with which patients interact affect secure messaging use and intensity: academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/arti…

At the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, Lipitz Center student fellows Sanika Kulkarni, Abigayle Burnett, Rohini Achal, and Aditi Bajpai shared presentations about their Lipitz Center Student Fellowship journeys. Learn more about these student fellows: publichealth.jhu.edu/lipitz-center/…

Postdoctoral fellow Zhang Zhang gave a presentation at the 14th annual @ashecon: "The findings provide timely evidence to understand the landscape of preventive care services with the rapid shift from the Traditional Medicare fee-for-service model to Medicare Advantage plans."

Postdoctoral fellow Sarah Jabour was honored as the 2025 Delta Omega Scholarship Competition Winner for the “Applied Research” category at the annual Delta Omega Alpha Chapter ceremony. Learn more about the scholarship: publichealth.jhu.edu/alumni/delta-o…

Funded by @NIHAging, professor Kate Miller will use Medicaid claims data to examine the relationship between Medicaid Home and Community Based Service waiver characteristics and time spent at home for people with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: #description" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">reporter.nih.gov/search/XAhK5QO…

Congratulations to Associate Professor Chanee Fabius for being selected as a 2025 Nexus Award recipient! The Nexus Awards are a @JohnsHopkins initiative launched to support convening, research, and teaching anchored at the @JHUBloombergCtr. Learn more: washingtondc.jhu.edu/research-polic…

Doctor of Philosophy candidate Aleksandra Wec and Master's of Health Sciences alum Sanika Kulkarni presented posters at @JohnsHopkinsSPH's 2025 Research on Aging Showcase. Learn more about the showcase: sites.google.com/view/aging-sho…

“Families are too often invisible in systems of care." -Lipitz Center program director @jwolff_sph during @IPFCC's Informal Conversation, Shared Access to Adult Patient Portals: A Vital Tool for Care Partners discussion. Listen to full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=PXgrPH…

Postdoctoral fellow Zhang Zhang (right) attends a site visit with @CivicWorksInc's Elder Services, a unique aspect of the Lipitz Center's T32 Training Program in Health Service and Outcomes Research for Aging Populationsis the Practicum. Learn more: publichealth.jhu.edu/lipitz-center/…

Lipitz Center research associate Danny Scerpella chats with GeriPal podcast hosts about the process of implementing a pragmatic cluster randomized clinical trial for a primary care–based advance care planning initiative. Watch full episode: geripal.org/pragmatic-tria…

Lipitz Center director @jwolff_sph chats with GeriPal podcast hosts about the study she led to test the effects of a multi-component primary care–based advanced care planning interventions on documented end-of-life preferences. Watch full episode: geripal.org/pragmatic-tria…