Golden, Blair
Blair Golden, MD, MS is a hospitalist physician and health services researcher. Her research interests involve patient-physician-caregiver communication and improving caregiver engagement during hospitalization events for older adults.
CARE at the UW-Madison School of Nursing
Blair Golden, MD, MS is a hospitalist physician and health services researcher. Her research interests involve patient-physician-caregiver communication and improving caregiver engagement during hospitalization events for older adults.
Kari Hirvela, DNP, RN is a Geriatric Clinical Nurse Specialist who leads the Age Friendly Health Systems Initiative at UW Hospital and Clinics.
Adrienne Johnson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, General Internal Medicine, UW Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in health psychology and the treatment of individuals with neurological disorders.
Jooyoung Kong, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work. Guided by the life-course perspective, her research focuses on the effects that adverse childhood experiences have on later-life outcomes, including health, intergenerational caregiving, and elder abuse victimization.
Kristin Litzelman, PhD is an Assistant Professor in Human Development and Family Studies at the UW–Madison School of Human Ecology and a State Specialist with UW Cooperative Extension's Family Living Programs.
Maichou Lor researches promoting patient-centered communication to first generation elderly patients with limited English proficiency, in particular Hmong elders.
Kim Mueller, PhD researches the neural mechanisms and behavioral aspects of speech and language changes across the spectrum of normal aging, preclinical Alzheimer’s disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s disease, and other forms of dementia.
Natasha Nemmers, PhD is a gerontologist whose research examines how family structures, social relationships, and broader social contexts shape health, well-being, and the availability and provision of support in later life. Her work focuses on older adults living with dementia and their care partners, with particular attention to those aging outside traditional family structures.
Julie Ober Allen, PhD, MPH investigates mechanisms generating chronic disease burden and disparities within the older U.S. adult population.
Ozioma Okonkwo, PhD is a neuropsychologist and executive committee member at the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention.