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

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mswolf( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5592

Julia Yoshino Benavente, MPH

Associate Director

julia.benavente( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5585

Faculty

Stacy Bailey, PhD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Health Literacy & Learning Program

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stacy-bailey( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5595

Laura Curtis, MS

Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Cognitive Aging Program

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l-curtis( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5538

Mary Kwasny, ScD

Professor of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics)
Director, CAHRA Measurement & Analysis Program

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m-kwasny( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2294

Andrea Russell, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)

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andrearussell2021.1( at )u.northwestern.edu

312-503-6123

Rebecca Mullen Lovett, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)

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r-lovett( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3276

Rachel O'Conor, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, CAHRA Psychosocial Support Program

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r-oconor( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3240

Allison Pack, PhD MPH

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine

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allison.pack( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-0274

Minjee Kim, MD

Associate Professor of Neurology (Neurocritical Care)

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mkim4( at )nm.org

mkim4@nm.org

Research Fellows

Staff

Prophecy Agyare

Research Study Coordinator

prophecy-agyare( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-0268

Kenya Alcantara

Research Study Coordinator

kenya.alcantara( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2685

Marisol Arredondo

Research Study Coordinator

marisol.arredondo( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1237

Stephanie Batio, MS

Statistical Analyst

stephanie.batio( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-4684

Morgan Bonham

Research Project Manager

morgan.bonham( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1813

Norma Calderon

Research Study Coordinator Senior

norma.calderon( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5573

Patrick Cecil

Research Study Coordinator

patrick.cecil( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5038

Sarah Filec, MPH

Research Project Manager

sarah.filec( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-4656

Carolyn Hagler

Research Study Coordinator

carolyn.hagler( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1078

Wei Huang, MA

Statistical Analyst

wei.huang3( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5099

Jeimmy Hurtado

Research Study Coordinator

Jeimmy.hurtado( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-0182

Scott Hur, MPH

Research Data Analyst Senior

scott.hur( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-4194

Han Luu

Research Study Coordinator Senior

han.luu( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-6221

Grace Magnuson

Research Data Analyst

grace.magnuson( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1771

Allison Novorita

Research Study Coordinator Senior

allison.novorita( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-1326

Dianne Oladejo

Research Study Coordinator

dianne.oladejo( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-6452

Lauren Opsasnick, MS

Statistical Analyst

lauren.opsasnick( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-4461

Olivia Russo

Research Study Coordinator

olivia.russo( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-8207

Eseme Segbefia

Research Study Coordinator

eseme.segbefia( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5537

Eleanor Small

Marketing & Communications Manager

eleanor-small( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2497

Reneaki Smith

Research Study Coordinator

reneaki.smith( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-0221

Britney Sun

Research Study Coordinator

britney.sun( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5270

Evelyn Velazquez

Research Project Coordinator

evelyn.velazquez( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3117

Guisselle Wismer, MPH

Clinical Research Associate

guisselle.wismer( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3272

Fangyu Yeh, MPH

Statistical Analyst

fangyu.yeh( at )northwestern.edu

Rudy Zuleta

Research Study Coordinator Senior

rodolfo.zuleta( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-3394

Doctoral Students

Esther Yoon, MPH

Doctoral Candidate

estheryoon2013( at )u.northwestern.edu

248-762-8373

Abby Vogeley

Research Fellow

abigail.vogeley( at )northwestern.edu

Sophia Weiner-Light

Doctoral Candidate

sophia.wl( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-5015

Administration

Kelly Lendi

Associate Research Administrator

kelly.lendi( at )northwestern.edu

312-503-2709