IOA Faculty & Staff Billie Sandberg, PhD, MPA Interim IOA Director (Summer '23 - Summer '24) Paula Carder, PhD IOA Director (On Sabbatical Summer '23-Summer '24) Ozcan Tunalilar, PhD Assistant Professor Jacklyn Kohon, PhD Senior Research Associate II Walter Dawson, DPhil Adjunct Research Associate, Co-Direct of OCEBHA Allyson Stodola, MSW Research Associate & Associate Director of OCEBHA Srah Dys, PhD, MPA Research Associate Serena Hasworth, MPH Research Associate & Better with Age Program Director Lauren Bouchard, MS, PhD Senior Instructor I & Gerontological Curriculum Coordinator Ellis Hews, MUS Senior Research Assistant I & Project Manager Diana Jacoby, MSG Senior Research Assistant I & Project Manager Dani Himes, MSW Senior Research Assistant I & Project Manager Megan McLaughlin SALC Coordinator Adjuncts & Affiliates Keren Brown Wilson, PhD Affiliate Michael DeShane, PhD Affiliate Bryant Carlson, PhD Affiliate Faculty Alan DeLaTorre, PhD Adjunct Faculty Sheryle Elliott, MUS Adjunct Research Associate Martin Lipsky, MD Adjunct Faculty Diana White Senior Research Associate Kexin Yu, PhD Affiliate Faculty Emeriti Margaret Neal, PhD Professor Emerita, Former Director of the IOA (2003-2018) Leonard Cain, PhD Professor Emeritus Nancy Chapman, PhD Professor Emerita Graduate Research & Graduate Administrative Assistants Lauren Neely, GA for SALC and BWA Initiative since 2022. Master of Social Work & Master of Public Health, 2024. My areas of interest are healthcare workforce policy and program implementation, including long-term and nursing workforces. Minju Kim, GRA for CBC Study since 2021. PhD candidate in Urban Studies, 2024. My research focuses on older adults who use ride-hailing services and the difference between actual accessibility by the built environment and perceived accessibility by individuals' preferences and experiences. Wafi Albalawi, Graduate Research Assistant. Dawn Walter, GAA for IOA since September 2023. Master of Urban and Regional Planning and Gerontology Graduate Certificate, 2024. My areas of interest are improving mobility for older adults and people with disabilities within transportation systems and long-range planning. Srilakshmi (Sri) Vedantam, Graduate Research Assistant. Previous Next