Membership

The Consortium on Aging welcomes applications for membership appointments. Faculty may apply for full membership and non-faculty and trainees may apply for associate membership. Applicants must:

Express an interest in geriatrics/gerontology.
Make routine intellectual contributions to the field of geriatrics/gerontology.
Affirm the vision and mission of the Consortium on Aging.

What are the benefits of membership?

Access to the resources available within the Consortium on Aging.
Networking opportunities with others interested in aging-related care, education, and research.
Announcements about local and national aging-related grant opportunities, conferences, and seminars.
Grant proposals and academic pursuits strengthened by an affiliation with the Consortium on Aging and its interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration.
Opportunities to apply for pilot grants for interdisciplinary research in geriatrics/gerontology.

To apply for membership, please submit:

Your Curriculum Vitae
A letter of approval signed by your chair (see sample letter)
A brief letter describing your interest in and intellectual contributions to the field of geriatrics/gerontology or the Criteria for Membership Appointment form.

Submit these documents electronically to Marilyn.Emerich@uth.tmc.edu or by mail to:

Lyn Emerich, Administrative Director
Consortium on Aging
7000 Fannin Street, UCT-1703
Houston, TX 77030

Membership Roster

Current members and associate members, their email addresses, and their areas of focus and interest.

Achenbaum, Andy, PhD	UH	History of aging Spirituality
Ahmed, Nasiya, MD	UTH SOM
Atai, Faith, MD	UTH SOM
Bailes, Barbara, RN, EdD	UTH SON	Care of elderly persons in acute care settings
Bailes, Rhonda	UTH SOM
Barker, Colin, MD, FACC, FSCAI	UTH SOM
Beauchamp, Michael, PhD	UTH SOM	Functional MRI (neuroimaging) Speech perception; sensory deficits in aging
Beck, Maureen, MS, GNP	UTH SOM
Bergstrom, Nancy, PhD	UTH SON
Bhaloo, Tajudaullah, PhD	UTH SPH	Access to and quality of care in nursing homes Relationship between organization and delivery of care and how those influence health outcomes in frail elders; Relationship of staff worklife to quality of care/quality of life for frail elders
Brady, Romy, LVN	UTH UTP
Bui,Cory, MD	UTH SOM
Burnett, Jason, MS	UTH SOM	Elder self-neglect; elder mistreatment Latent profile analysis
Calvin, Amy, PhD	UTH SON
Casarez, Rebecca, PhD, RN	UTH SON
Chang, Pei-Fen, PhD, OTR	TWU – OT	Fall prevention for older adults in community Computer-based interventions for older adults
Chava, Praveen, MD	UTH SOM
Cole, Thomas, PhD	UTH SOM	Cultural history of aging Humanities and aging Spirituality and ethnics
Crisostomo, Abigail, MD	UTH SOM
Cruz, Melissa, LMSW	HCHD-LBJ
Davis, Sally, MSN, RN	UTH SON	Caregiving Stroke
de la Cruz, Maxine Grace, MD	UTH SOM
Delgado Guay, Marvin, MD	UTH SOM
Drake, Stacy, MSN, MPH, RN, D-ABMDI	UTH SON	Elder abuse and neglect Making early end of life decisions
Dyer, Carmel, MD	UTH SOM	General geriatrics Elder abuse and mistreatment Palliative medical care for older patients
Engebretson, Joan, DrPH, AHN-BC, RN	UTH SON	Qualitative research on living with chronic conditions Cultural issues in the construction of health and health behaviors Use of mixed methods in understanding tailored interventions Use of action research in implementing change in practice
Fay, Vaunette, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC	UTH SON
Fazakerly, Coreen RN, MSN, HNC ANP-C	UTH SOM
Frazier, Lorraine, PhD, MS, RN, FAHA, FAAN	UTH SON
Frieden, Lex, MA	UTH SBI	Community-based service systems Adaptive technology Independent living
Geng, Yong-Jian, MD, PhD	UTH SOM
Halphen, John, MD	UTH SOM
Hardage, Rena	UTH SOM	Grant preparation TEAM Institute and EFFORT
Harris, Shanna	MH SW
Hasan, Khader, PhD	UTH SOM	Brain structural and microstructural organization mapping using quantitative MRI: development and aging across the human lifespan. See http://www.uth.tmc.edu/radiology/faculty/khader-m-hasan/index.html
Hayes, J. David, PharmD	UH
Heater, Mary Lou	MH-SW
Hersch, Gayle, PhD, OTR	TWU-OT	Caregiving of older adults by family members Relocation from home to a facility Occupational performance areas of older adults including ADLs and leisure participation
Hickey, Joanne, PhD, APRN-BC, ACNP, CNRN, FAAN, FCCM	UTH SON
Hochschild, Ann, BS, MPH	UTH SOM
Hodges, Pamela, PhD, RN	UTH SON
Holder, Sharon, PhD, MSc, MSW		Racial and ethnic health disparities Life-course trajectories and intergenerational relationships End-of-life issues among racial and ethnic elders Cultural barriers to health care and global aging
Holmes, Holly, MD	UT - MDA	Geriatric oncology Comprehensive geriatric assessment Health services research Pharmacoepidemiology and polypharmacy
Ifejika-Jones, Nneka, MD, MPH	UTH SOM
Janssen, Karen, MSN	UTH SOM
John, Vineeth, MD	BBS-2538	Geriatric psychiatry Bipolar disorder, depression, psychosis, metabolic syndrome
Kao, Dennis, PhD	UH	Spatial accessibility of health services Aging minorities Geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and analysis
Kelley, Carolyn, PT, DSc, NCS	TWU-PT	Stroke Post-polio syndrome Fall prevention in elders
Kozar, Rosemary, MD, PhD	UTH SOM	Trauma/general surgery Critical care
Larson, Jennifer, MSE	UTH SON	Successful aging Physical activity Quality of life
Lengyel, Phyllis, BS	UTH SON
Lukens, Frank, MD	UTH SOM
Manousso, Barbara, PhD, MPH, NCG, TCG	Manousso Mediation Training & ADR Services	Elder and adult care mediation Elder mediator training programs in conflict analysis and resolution
McCray-Dixon, Maranda, MSN, ANP	UTH SOM
Moore, Laura, MD, FACS	UTH SOM
Murphy, Kathleen, PhD, GNP	UTH SON
Nasir, Syed, MBBS	UTH SOM
Nguyen, Linh, MD	UTH SOM
Ojeih, Chris, MBBS, MPH	UTH SOM	Physician house calls for chronic medical patients Home hospice/end of life care Primary care geriatrics outpatient care
Ortega, Kristine, MD	UTH SOM	Geriatrics fellow July 2011-June 2012
Ostwald, Sharon, PhD, RN	UTH SON	Community based interventions for older persons with chronic diseases (Alzheimer's, stroke, diabetes type 2) and their family caregivers How older people with chronic illness and disability maintain hope and faith in the face of adversity
Otto, Dorothy, EdD, RN, ANEF	UTH SON	Ethical/legal issues Cultural care
Pairé, Shreda, MS, RN, FNP-C, ACHPN	UTH SOM
Papaioannou, Emmanouil-Stamos	UTH SOM	Self-neglect of elderly Elderly and social involvement Social networking of elders
Peck, Michelle, MPH, ANP-BC, GNP-BC	UTH SOM
Pickens, Sabrina, PhD(c), MSN, GNP-BC, ANP-BC	UTH SON	Self-neglect/abuse Executive function Cognition
Rapp, Mary Pat, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, CWOCN, FAANP	UTH SON	Pressure ulcer prevention Frailty Nursing home care
Rianon, Nahid, MD, DrPH	UTH SOM	Age-related bone loss and osteoporosis Fracture prevention Falls Functional status and mobility, e.g. ADL
Rosenau, Pauline, PhD	UTH SPH	Long term care policy Continuum of long term care in the U.S. Ownership and financing of long term care in the U.S.
Ruppert, Susan, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, NP-C, FCCM, FAANP	UTH SON
Sadowsky, June Morris, DDS, MPH, FASGD	UTH SOD	All geriatric oral issues Collaborations
Schulz, Paul, MD	UTH SOM
Segu, Pat, OD, FAAO	UH	Clinical manifestations of aging Vision loss and ocular complications associated with aging
Siegel, Ellen, MS, RN, CPHQ	UT - MDA	Oncology Patient safety and quality improvement Geriatric community health
Smythe, Cheves, MD	UTH SOM
Spike, Jeffrey, PhD	UTH SOM	Clinical ethics Ethics at end-of-life Ethics of "tube feeding" (artificial nutrition and hydration) Capacity assessment Use of film in teaching bioethics
Stewart, Patricia, MEd, LPC	MH-TMC
Thomas, DaShawn, BA, BSN(c)	UTH SON
Varas, Grace, DO	UTH SOM
Wade, Charles, PhD	UTH SOM
Wardell, Diane, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, AHN-BC	UTH SON	Energy field and holistic nursing interventions
Warren-Morris, Donna, RDH, MEd	UTH SOD	Elder abuse and neglect Elder oral health
Wright, Anthony, PhD	UTH SOM	Learning and memory
Ye, Fang, RN, MSN	UTH SON
Young, Kavon, MD	QMH
Zamirpour, Payman, MD	UTH SOM
Zhang, Zhen (June), MD, MPH, MSc	UTH SBI	User-friendly Electronic Health Records (HER) and Personal Health Records (PHR) for geriatric care Decision support for intervention reconciliation in geriatric care
Zulfiqar, Amber, MD	UTH SOM