We are thrilled to welcome a new class of Fellows to the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program. This year’s Fellows once again represent outstanding scholars and practitioners from across a range of disciplines who promise to continue the tradition of leadership in shaping policies for older Americans.

Meet Our 2022-2023 Fellows

Maria T. Carney, MD Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and Medical Director, Continuing Care (Post Acute), Northwell Health; Professor of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra/Northwell New Hyde Park, NY

Laura Cepoi, MA Executive Director, Olympic Area Agency on Aging Port Townsend, WA

Jonathan Cohen, JD, MPHIL Clinical Professor and Director of Policy Engagement, Institute on Inequalities in Global Health, University of Southern California (USC) Los Angeles, CA

Emerson Ea, PhD, DNP, MS Clinical Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical and Adjunct Faculty Affairs, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing New York, NY

Emily Franzosa, DrPH, MA Research Health Science Specialist, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC),  James J. Peters VA Medical Center Bronx, NY

Christian D. Furman, MD, MSPH, AGSF Medical Director, Trager Institute/Optimal Aging Clinic; Professor of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, and the Margaret Dorward Smock Endowed Chair for Geriatric Medical Education, University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, KY

Brystana Kaufman, MSPH, PhD Health Services Researcher, Durham VA HSR&D; Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences, Duke University; Core Faculty, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy Durham, NC

Trisha Milnes, AuD, MHA Chief of Audiology and Speech Pathology, Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Augusta, GA

Celeste Peay, MD, JD Psychiatry Resident, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital Adult Psychiatry Residency Program Boston, MA

Adam Perry, MD Regional Medical Director, DispatchHealth Naples, FL

Melinda Power, ScD Associate Professor of Epidemiology, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Washington, DC

Laurence M. Solberg, MD Geriatrician and Implementation Science Researcher, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, NF/SG VHS, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) Gainesville, FL

Benjamin F. Springgate, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine and Health Policy and Systems Management, LSU Health Sciences Center; Director, Center for Healthcare Value and Equity, Chief, Community and Population Medicine, and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Department of Medicine, LSU School of Medicine New Orleans, LA

E. Foy White-Chu, MD, CWSP, AGSF Associate Professor of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU); Medical Director, Wound Healing Program, Portland VA Health Care System; Fellow, American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Portland, OR

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Fourteen years since its creation, the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program now has 166 Current and Alumni Fellows and 14 Incoming (2022-2023) Fellows, comprised of health and aging professionals from various fields of work. The year-long fellowship offers a rich and unique training and enrichment program that is focused on current policy issues, communication skills development, and professional networking opportunities to provide fellows with the experience and ability to help affect policy.

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.healthandagingpolicy.org Harold Alan Pincus, MD, National Program Director harold.pincus@nyspi.columbia.edu Kathleen M. Pike, PhD, Deputy Director kmp2@cumc.columbia.edu

We are grateful for the support and partnership of The John A. Hartford Foundation, West Health, The Atlantic Philanthropies, the US Veterans Health Administration, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research/Administration for Community Living, and our other supporters and friends.