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 2024-2025 Fellows | |
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Kealohaku’ualohaku’upoki’i (Poki'i) Balaz, DNP, EMBA
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Center for Innovation; Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Kōkua Kalihi Valley Health Center
New York, NY; Honolulu, HI
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Carey Candrian, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Aurora, CO
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Rebecca Crow, DO
Director of Geriatrics, White River Junction VA Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
White River Junction, VT
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Darlene J. Curley, EdD, MS
Chair, Utah Commission on Aging; Advisor, Center for Health Policy, Columbia University School of Nursing
Salt Lake City, UT
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Carol Dufresne, MDiv
Staff Chaplain, Family Support Program, Women’s Clinic
Hampton VA Healthcare System
Hampton, VA
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Tracy Fasolino, PhD, FNP-BC, ACHPN
Associate Professor and Distinguished Palliative Care Leader, Clemson University School of Nursing
Clemson, SC
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Farhana Ferdous, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Howard University
Washington, DC
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Lin (Helen) Jiang, PhD, MSSc
Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Social Work
Edinburg, TX
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Deborah Kaye, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Duke University; Faculty, Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke-Margolis Health Policy Center
Durham, NC
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Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, FASCRS
Director, Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, American College of Surgeons; Professor of Surgery and Health Services, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA School of Public Health
Los Angeles, CA
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Julie Lowenthal, MSW, MPH
Caregiver Program Development and Advocacy Specialist, Area Agency on Aging 1-B
Southfield, MI
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Samsun Naher, PhD, MA
Aging and Disability Policy Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA
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Priti Patel, MD, MPH
Senior Advisor for Long COVID, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine; CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
Atlanta, GA
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Caroline Sloan, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University
Durham, NC
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Ilana Stol, MD
Palliative Care Physician, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Geriatrics and Extended Care; Affiliate Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
Charleston, SC
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Sixteen years since its creation, the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program now has 193 Current and Alumni Fellows and 15 Incoming (2024-2025) 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. | |
We are grateful for the support and partnership of The John A. Hartford Foundation, West Health, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, 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. | | | | |
