Diefei (Vicky) Chen
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Diefei (Vicky) Chen is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in the Department of Epidemiology in the Epidemiology of Aging track, while earning a degree in the concurrent Master of Health Sciences degree in Biostatistics. Her research focuses on unraveling biological underpinnings of Alzheimer's and related dementias using population and real-world data. In her doctoral thesis, she examines the roles of inflammatory mechanisms in accelerating cognitive decline and risk of dementias, and how they interact with Alzheimer's disease pathology.
Cesia Cotache-Condor, MPH
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Cesia Cotache-Condor is a doctoral student in cancer epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She earned her Master of Public Health degree at Baylor University and later worked as a Research Analyst and Program Coordinator at Duke University's Center for Global Surgery and Health Equity. Her research interests lie at the intersection of global health epidemiology, health economics, and health systems strengthening across the childhood cancer continuum of care, from timely access to care to long-term outcomes in survivors.
Jiayi Chu
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Jiayi Chu is a second-year Master of Science (ScM) student in the Epidemiology of Aging track at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research interests focus on chronic disease epidemiology and the social determinants of health.
Alexa Balmuth
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Alexa Balmuth is a second year Master of Science (ScM) student in the Department of Epidemiology's aging track. Her current research interests focus on hearing loss and cognitive decline. Prior to Johns Hopkins, Balmuth earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Tulane University, then worked as researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AgeLab, where she studied factors that promote individuals' social and emotional wellbeing throughout the aging process.
Di Li
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Di Li is a Master of Science student with the track of aging in the Epidemiology Department of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research interests focus on the association between cardiovascular health and sensory loss among older adults, utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
Mingxuan (Tracy) Cui
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Mingxuan (Tracy) Cui is currently a first-year ScM student in Epidemiology on the Aging track. Her research interests include aging, mental health, cognitive health, and the social and environmental determinants of health among older adults. She has conducted research on depression and social isolation among retired adults, eldercare institutions, and the relationship between exercise and cognitive function in adults with major depressive disorder.
Qian-Li Xue, PhD
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Qian-Li Xue is professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, with joint appointments in Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. A biostatistician by training, he co-founded the Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health Biostatistics Group, which has played a key role in the establishment and renewal of both the Johns Hopkins Older Americans Independence Center and the Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center for Minority Aging Research.
Vidya Kamath, PhD, ABPP
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Vidya Kamath, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, chemosensory researcher and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She currently serves as the Director of Research and the Director of Clinical Training for the Division of Medical Psychology.
Sabina Haberlen, PhD, ScM
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Sabina Haberlen, PhD, ScM, is an Associate Research Professor of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her research applies epidemiologic and social science methodologies to improve health and psychosocial outcomes among people affected by HIV. Her areas of expertise include cardiometabolic comorbidities and HIV, integration of HIV care with chronic disease and sexual and reproductive health services, intersectional stigma, and healthy aging with HIV.
Jacqueline Jackson Arnold, PhD
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Jacqueline Jackson Arnold is an interdisciplinary behavioral researcher and educational policy professional whose work examines how culture, environment, and social institutions shape cognition and academic performance. Her academic background includes a PhD in Educational Policy with an emphasis in comparative cognition from Michigan State University, an MA in Anthropology, an MS in Biology, and a BA in Psychology. She pairs her broad-reaching humanitarian work with mixed-method studies on leading educational systems in Scandinavia and East Asia.