Training as a CHAMP
Annual Summer Fellows Program Convenes in Mexico City
ACHIEVE Study Results Published, Presented
Jason R. Smith, MS
Bio
Jason R. Smith earned a Master of Science degree in 2022 via the aging track of the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He previously worked for several years with the NeuroValue Lab in the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, where his team encouraged him to pursue his interests in epidemiologic research to improve the health of older adults.
He currently studies the contribution of multiple sensory impairments and vascular risk factors to cognitive aging and dementia. He is mentored by Jennifer Deal.
Kening Jiang, MHS
Bio
Kening Jiang, MHS is a PhD student in Epidemiology of Aging and a trainee at the Cochlear Center. She received her MHS degree in Epidemiology from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and previously worked as a biostatistician at the Cochlear Center. She is interested in studying the underlying mechanisms of cognitive aging, especially how potentially modifiable factors including sensory loss and sleep disturbances contribute to cognitive decline and dementia among older adults.
Jonathan J. Suen, AuD, PhD
Bio
Jonathan J. Suen, PhD, AuD, is a Research Associate at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is an interdisciplinary audiologist and gerontologist interested in promoting hearing health, healthy aging, and health equity in older populations. He has additional interests in addressing loneliness, social connections, and public health strategies leveraging age-tech.
Laura Sherry, AuD
Bio
Laura Sherry, AuD, is a research audiologist in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Research at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine.
Jami Trumbo, MSPH
Bio
Jami Trumbo, MSPH is the research coordinator for the Baltimore HEARS study and future center research studies. She also partners with the Johns Hopkins Center for Teaching and Learning to develop online versions of the Center’s training programs. Trumbo received her master’s of science in public health in health education and health communication from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Emmanuel Garcia Morales, PhD
Bio
Emmanuel E. Garcia Morales, PhD, joined the Cochlear center for Hearing and Public Health as a Assistant Scientist. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the Johns Hopkins Department of Economics in 2018. His research experience includes studying the effects of assistance programs on the health and human capital of youth with disabilities, and the impact that M&A’s in the pharmaceutical industry have on the price of generic drugs.
Molly Sheehan
Bio
Molly Sheehan is the first to manage the Cochlear Center's communications efforts, and since Spring 2020 has worked to organize and expand the Center's communications capacity.