Current Affiliated Faculty and Staff for 2025
Affiliate faculty and staff at the Center play a critical role in promoting the Center's work and are eligible to apply for a pilot research funding opportunity of $20,000. Affiliates are invited to join events hosted by the Center, promote Center activities, and may have the opportunity to present their work at Center events. Affiliation with the Center is a two-year commitment and requires submission of a CV. Affiliates of the Center will have their profile linked on our website.
To affiliate, please complete this brief survey to submit your information and your CV/Resume.
For full details on the pilot research funding opportunity, please refer to the "Opportunities" tab of our website.
Jennifer Albrecht, PhD (she/her)
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
jalbrecht@som.umaryland.edu
Tiffany Banks, PhD, LCSW-C (she/her)
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland Baltimore County School of Social Work
tbanks4@umbc.edu
tiffany.banks@ssw.umaryland.edu
Gail Betz, MSLIS (she/her)
Research and Education Librarian
University of Maryland School of Social Work
gbetz@hshsl.umaryland.edu
Robynne Braun, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
rbraun@som.umaryland.edu
Jessica P. Brown, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
jpbrown@som.umaryland.edu
Jasmine K. Cooper, PhD, MA
Director of Qualitative Research
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
PATIENTS Program
jasmine.cooper@rx.umaryland.edu
Sarah Dababnah, PhD, MPH, MSW (she/her)
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work
sdababnah@ssw.umaryland.edu
410-706-8076
Elizabeth Dennis, PhD, R.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
elizabeth.dennis@som.umaryland.edu
Jason R. Falvey, DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
jfalvey@som.umaryland.edu
Samantha Fuld, DSW, MSW
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Social Work
samantha.fuld@ssw.umaryland.edu
410-706-7021
Ann Gruber-Baldini, PhD (she/her)
Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
abaldin@som.umaryland.edu
410-706-2444
Sarah Hazard Lorr, JD
Associate Professor of Law
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
slorr@law.umaryland.edu
410-706-7386
Sarah Holmes, PhD, MSW (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing
sarahholmes@umaryland.edu
410-706-1389
Menglu Liang, PhD, MS, ScM
Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Maryland School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
mliang23@umd.edu
Victoria G. Marchese, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Jane Kroh Satterfield Endower Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Chair of the UMSOM Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
vmarchese@som.umaryland.edu
(410) 706-7979
Toni I. Pollin, PhD
Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
tpollin@som.umaryland.edu
410-706-1630
Danielle Powell, AuD, PhD (she/her)
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland
Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences
dspowell@umd.edu
301-405-7539
Mary-Claire Roghmann, MD, MS (she/her)
Professor
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
mroghmann@som.umaryland.edu
Rebecca N Weston, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE (she/her)
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing
rweston@umaryland.edu
318-834-9993