Our People
Network Directors
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Sanjay Asthana
Duncan G. and Lottie H. Ballantine Chair in Geriatrics
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Founding Director
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
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Pam Herd
Distinguished Professor of Public Policy
Georgetown University
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Katrina Walsemann
Roger C. Lipitz Distinguished Chair in Health Policy and Professor of Public Policy
University of Maryland, College Park
Research Associate
Maryland Population Research Center
Administrative Staff
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Jennifer Doiron
EdDem Project Coordinator
Maryland Population Research Center
University of Maryland, College Park
Please email Jennifer Doiron for general inquiries.
Leadership Team
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Jessica Faul
Research Associate Professor
Survey Research Center
University of Michigan
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Wassim Tarrif
Associate Professor
Institute of Gerontology
Wayne State University
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Linda Waite
George Herbert Mead Distinguished Service Professor of Sociology
Senior Fellow at NORC
University of Chicago
External Advisory Board
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Lisa Barnes
The Alla V. and Solomon Jesmer Professor of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Department of Neurological Sciences
Rush University
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Eileen Crimmins
University Professor and AARP Chair in Gerontology
Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
University of Southern California
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Vicki Freedman
Research Professor
Survey Research Center Director
Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging
University of Michigan
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Hector Gonzalez
Professor of Neurosciences
School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
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Mark Hayward
Professor of Sociology
Centennial Commission Professor in the Liberal Arts
University of Texas, Austin
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Carol Ryff
Professor of Psychology
University of Wisconsin