Our Team
Meet the Center for Applied Health Research on Aging team. If you are interested in working with our center, please contact us at cahra@northwestern.edu.
Directors

Michael Wolf, PhD, MPH, MA
Director
Associate Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Medicine
James R. Webster, Jr. Professor of Medicine
312-503-5592

Julia Yoshino Benavente, MPH
Associate Director
312-503-5585
Faculty

Marina Arvanitis, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Life Course Health Program
312-503-4407

Stacy Bailey, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Health Literacy & Learning Program
312-503-5595

Laura Curtis, MS
Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Cognitive Aging Program
312-503-5538

Mary Kwasny, ScD
Professor of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics)
Director, CAHRA Measurement & Analysis Program
312-503-2294

Rebecca Mullen Lovett, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)
312-503-3276

Rachel O'Conor, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Psychosocial Support Program
312-503-3240


Minjee Kim, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology (Neurocritical Care)
mkim4@nm.org
Research Fellows

Andrea Russell, PhD
Research Fellow
312-503-6123
Staff

Prophecy Agyare
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-0268

Kenya Alcantara
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-2685

Stephanie Batio, MS
Statistical Analyst
312-503-4684

Morgan Bonham
Research Project Manager
312-503-1813

Norma Calderon
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-5573

Patrick Cecil
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-5038

Mia Cudahy
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-1237

Wei Huang, MA
Statistical Analyst
312-503-5099

Jeimmy Hurtado
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-0182

Scott Hur, MPH
Research Data Analyst Senior
312-503-4194

Snigdha Kamarsu
Research Project Coordinator
312-503-2718

Han Luu
Research Study Coordinator Senior
312-503-6221

Grace Magnuson
Research Data Analyst
312-503-1771

Allison Novorita
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-1326

Amber Miller Winder, MPH
Research Project Coordinator
312-503-6252

Dianne Oladejo
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-6452

Lauren Opsasnick, MS
Statistical Analyst
312-503-4461

Eseme Segbefia
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-5537

Eleanor Small
Marketing & Communications Manager
312-503-2497

Reneaki Smith
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-0221

Francesca Tomasino
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-8207

Evelyn Velazquez
Research Study Coordinator Senior
312-503-3117

Guisselle Wismer, MPH
Clinical Research Associate
312-503-3272

Sarah Wozniak, MPH
Research Project Coordinator
312-503-4656

Fangyu Yeh
Statistical Analyst

Pauline Zheng, MPH
Research Project Manager
312-503-5644

Andrea Zuleta, MS
Research Project Manager
312-503-4104

Rudy Zuleta
Research Study Coordinator
312-503-3394
Doctoral Students

Esther Yoon, MPH
Doctoral Candidate
248-762-8373

Sophia Weiner-Light
Doctoral Candidate
312-503-5015
Administration
Kelly Lendi
Associate Research Administrator
312-503-2709