UNC MSTAR Alumni Data

Name: Matthew Fordham
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Richard Loeser
Research:Rheumatology/ Immunology
Publication: Redox Regulation of JNK and p38 Signaling in Cartilage

Name: Ritika Gudhe
From: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Mentor:Dr. Adrian Austin
Research:Pulmonology
Publication: A Pilot Study Assessing the Feasibility of a Remote Telemedicine Delirium Assessment Tool

Name: Ragavi Lanka
From: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Mentor: Dr. Meg Dillion
Research:Otolaryngology
Publication: The Influence of Stimulation Rate on Speech Recognition in Noise for Older Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients

Name: Hayley Miller
From: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Mentor: Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman
Research: Social Work
Publication: Implementation of evidence-based therapeutic practices for assisted living residents with dementia

Name: Carlos Miranda Bello
From: University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Christine Kistler
Research: Family Medicine
Publication: FOGI-MV: A Pilot Study Examining the Feasibility of Using a Pharmacogenetic Assay in Mechanically Ventilated Adults in the Medical ICU

Name: James Weber Pike
From: University of South Carolina at Greenville
Mentor:Dr. Richard Loeser
Research:Rheumatology/ Immunology                 
Publication: SIRT6 Regulation of Antioxidant Function in Human Articular Chondrocytes

Name: Addison Randolph
From: Mercer School of Medicine, Augusta U.
Mentor:Dr. Kristen Nyrop
Research:Hematology/Oncology
Publication: Weight trajectories in adults with early stage colon cancer: a comparison of younger and older patients

Name: Zachary Scherzer
From: Oakland U. William Beaumont School of Medicine
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Nelson
Research: Rheumatology/ Immunology
Publication: Effects of Comorbid Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus on Hand Osteoarthritis State Transitions

Name: Maggie Sinkler 
From: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta U.
Mentor:Dr. Brian Diekman
Research: Biomedical Engineering
Publication: Controlled induction and targeted elimination of p16INK4a-high chondrocytes to investigate senescence-mediated cartilage dysfunction

Name: Yash Varma 
From: Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Mentor:Dr. Rick Stouffer
Research:Cardiology  
Publication: Clinical Significance of CYP2C19*17 Allele on Cardiovascular Outcomes with Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Name: Natalie Allcott
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Karyn Stitzenberg
Research: Surgery Oncology
Publication: Evaluating financial burden and distress among older adult patients undergoing surgical oncology care: a pilot study

Name: Mackenzie Davis
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills
Research: Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology 
Publication: Social Support, Social Connectedness, Depressive Symptoms and Chronic Pain Symptomsamong Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

Name: Mikalyn DeFloor
From: Georgia College & State University
Mentor: Dr. Richard Loeser
Research: Medicine/ Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology     
Publication: Aging, Osteoarthritis, and Oxidative Stress Alter the Balance of Nrf2 and NFĸB Signaling in Human Articular Chondrocytes

Name: Terese Gullo
From: Ohio State University
Mentor: Dr. Amanda Nelson
Research: Medicine/ Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
Publication: Joint hypermobility and multijoint osteoarthritis in a community -based cohort

Name: Austin Hopkins
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman
Research: Social Work   
Publication: Psychiatric Comorbidities, Use of Antipsychotic and Psychotropic Medications, and Mental Health Care in a Stratified Sample of Assisted Living Residents with and without Dementia

Name: Georgia Jones
From: Georgetown University
Mentor: Dr. Kirsten Nyrop
Research: Hematology and Oncology    
Publication: Geriatric Assessment Reporting in Real Time (GARRT): study design and recruitment

Name: Anna Melicher
From: North Dakota State University
Mentor: Dr. O’Rese Knight
Research:Ophthalmology       
Publication: Ocular Coherence Tomography Angiography as a New Method for Diagnosing Open Angle Glaucoma 

Name: Kush Patel
From: Youngstown State University
Mentor: Dr. Sheryl Zimmerman
Research: Social Work   
Publication: Assisted Living Residents with Dementia who are Taking an Antipsychotic Medication: Potential Adverse Medication Effects and Medical Care

Name: Megan Pignato
From: North Dakota State University
Mentor: Dr. Kelli Allen
Research: Rheumatology and Immunology    
Publication: Engagement with Physical Therapy or an Internet-based Exercise Training Program and Associations with Outcomes for Participants with Knee Osteoarthritis

Name: Natalie Richmond
From: Johns Hopkins University
Mentor:Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills
Research:Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology
Publication: Determining the Ability of Older Adults to Report Elder Abuse: a Cross Sectional Emergency Department-based Study

Name: Kathryn Sellman
From: University of Georgia
Mentor: Dr. Christine Kistler
Research: Family /Geriatrics 
Publication: A Crossectional Survey of Older Adults’ Tobacco and Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Use and Willingness to Use Tobacco Cessation Methods

Name: Shivani Shah
From: University of Akron
Mentor:Dr. Laura Hanson
Research: Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care 
Publication: Advance Care Planning Decisions by Dementia Caregivers

Name: Bhavi Vohra
From: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Mentor:Dr. Todd Cohen
Research:Neurology                   
Publication:Characterizing Age-Related Neuroprotective Factors in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Name: Siri Yalamanchili
From: University of Akron
Mentor: Dr. Rich Davis
Research: Ophthalmology            
Publication: Ethnic and Racial Differences in Prevalence of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction within the Older Population

Name: Katie Lynn Bedard
From: University of Vermont
Mentor: Dr. Bill Whitehead
Research: Gastroenterology
Publication: Comparing two Fecal Incontinence Severity Scales: Fecal Incontinence Severity Score (FISS) vs. the Fecal Incontinence Severity Index (FISI)

Name: Emma Bick
From: Williams College
Year: 2016
Mentor: Dr. RuPauli Shah
Research: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery 
Publication: Does Voice Therapy Improve Vocal Outcomes in Vocal Fold Atrophy?

Name: Michela Corsi
From: Kent State University
Mentor: Dr. Kelli Allen
Research: Medicine/Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology   
Publication: Contributions of  Symptomatic Osteoarthritis and Physical Function to Incident Cardiovascular Disease

Name: Jacline Griffeth
From: Georgia Tech University
Mentor: Dr. Christina Shenvi
Research: Emergency Medicine
Publication: Comparing High-Risk and Low-Risk Drinking in Older Adults

Name: Kayla Krajick
From: University of Maryland- College Park
Mentor: Dr. Sam McLean
Research: Emergency Medicine and Anesthesia  
Publication: Development of the Emergency Department Senior Abuse Identification (ED Senior AID) Tool

Name: Ashley Oskardamy
From: North Carolina State University
Mentor: Dr. David Chesnutt
Research: Ophthalmology         
Publication: Low Serum Albumin and High Urine Albumin Are Associated with Poorer Subjective Visual Function in US Adults

Name: Sung Park
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Sloane
Research: Family Medicine/Geriatrics
Publication: Adequacy of Footwear Used by Dually Eligible Seniors

Name: Samantha Sabban
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Sloane
Research: Family Medicine/Geriatrics 
Publication: The importance of taking off the shoes and looking for foot and toe abnormalities of old and disabled persons

Name: Anna Shelby Marx
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills
Research: Emergency Medicine  
Publication: Paramedic Perspectives on the Prehospital Triage of Injured Older Adults: A Proposed Qualitative Study

Name: Justin Shortell
From: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mentor: Dr. David Chesnutt
Research: Ophthalmology            
Publication: Relationship Between Sociodemographic Factors and Graves’ Orbitopathy

Name: Allen Tsai
From: Youngstown State University
Mentor: Dr. Yvonne Golighly
Research: Rheumatology and Immunology 
Publication: Foot Structure and Self-Reported and Performance-Based Physical Function in Older Adults: The Johnston Country Osteoarthritis Project

Name: Matthew Van Dongen
From: College of William and Mary
Mentor: Dr. Christine Kistler
Research: Family Medicine/Geriatrics
Publication: Evaluating the Quality-of-Care Provided by a Home-Based Primary Care Program

Name: Marie Vogel
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Maurice Launders
Research: Ophthalmology     
Publication: Predictive Value of Retinal Morphology for Visual Acuity Outcomes in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Name: Nicholas Ashur
From: Duke University
Mentor: Dr. Joanne Jordan
Research: Rheumatology   
Publication: Effect Modification of Comorbid Conditions in Osteoarthritis Patients

Name: Sophie Austin
From: North Carolina State University
Mentor: Dr. Joanne Jordan
Research: Family Medicine           
Publication: Oral Hygiene Status of a Sample of Residents from 14 Nursing Homes in North Carolina

Name: Jeffery Brow
From: University of Michigan
Mentor: Dr. Joanne Jordan
Research: Rheumatology Allergy & Immunology
Publication: Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes as Potential Modifiers of the Association Between Pressure-Pain Threshold and Osteoarthritis

Name: Yetunde Fatade
From: Drexel College of Medicine
Year: 2015
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills
Research: Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology   
Publication: A Comparison of Older Adults with Low-Risk and High-Risk Alcohol Use in the Emergency Department

Name: Marc Weinberger
From: University of Colorado
Year: 2015
Mentor: Dr. Hy Muss
Research: Hematology/ Oncology
Publication: Characterization of Skeletal Muscle and Body Mass Indices in Younger and Older Women with Stage II and III Breast Cancer

Name: Senmaio Zhan
From: Boston University
Year: 2015
Mentor: Dr. David Chesnutt
Research: Ophthalmology          
Publication: Social Relationships and Visual Functioning are Strongly Associated

Name: Sruti Brahmandam
From: Northeast Ohio Medical School
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills
Research: Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology      
Publication: Willingness and Ability of Older Emergency Department Patients to Provide Clinical Information Using a Tablet Computer

Name: Samuel Dotson
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Year: 2014
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Sloane
Research: Family Medicine  
Publication: Feasibility of Monitoring a Nursing Home Antibiotic Stewardship Program through Readily Available, Aggregate Data

Name: Brittany-Belle Gordon
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Year: 2014
Mentor: Dr. Hy Muss
Research: Hematology/ Oncology
Publication: Investigating the Relationship between Older Cancer Patients’  Health Behaviors and  their Physical and Cognitive Function

Name: Megan Meade
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Christine Kistler
Research: Family Medicine
Publication: Management of Suspected Infections by Older Adults

Name: Hannah Noah
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor:Dr. Phillip Sloane
Research:Family Medicine  
Publication: Developing a prognostic measure for community-dwelling elders in the PACE program

Name: William Runge
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor:Dr. Paul Weinhold
Research:Orthopedics
Publication: Whole-Body Vibration: Densitometric, Biomechanical, and Histological Findings on Amplitude and Bone Health

Name: Jennifer Dawn Smith
From:
Mentor: Dr. Leigh Callahan
Research: Rheumatology
Publication: Influences of Area Poverty on Patient Reported Health Outcomes in African Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Name: Anupama Sundaram
From: University of Akron
Mentor: Dr. Christine Kistler
Research: Rheumatology            
Publication: Older Adults Perspectives on Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision- Making Process

Name: James Broughman
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Hy Muss
Research: Hematology/Oncology
Publication: Incidence of Sarcopenia in Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Name: Seth Einterz
From: Wabash College
Mentor: Dr. Laura Hanson
Research: Geriatric Medicine   
Publication: Development and Testing of a Decision Aid on Goals of Care for Advanced Dementia; Goals of Care: A Nursing Home Trial of Decision Support for Advanced Dementia

Name: Bridget Foley
From: University of New Hampshire
Mentor:Dr. Joanne Jordan
Research:Rheumatology            
Publication:  Are Patterns of Radiographic Osteoarthritis at Baseline Predictive of Progression to Hip Replacement in a Large Community Based Cohort Including African American and White Men and Women?

Name: Eleni Footman
From: University of Florida
Mentor: Dr. Lindsay Wilson
Research: Geriatric Medicine  
Publication: Internal Medicine Residents Documenting End of Life Matters in the Geriatric Population: Should There Be a Systematic Method Instituted?

Name: Katie Hunold
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills
Research: Emergency Medicine
Publication: Ambulance Transport Rates for Older vs. Younger Adults Experiencing Motor Vehicle Collision: A Statewide Population-Based Study

Name: Lei Lei
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. William Wood
Research: Hematology and Oncology
Publication: Relationship Between Pre-transplant P16 Expression in Peripheral Blood T Cells and Aging and Post-BMT Outcome

Name: Melissa Ludgate
From: University of Arizona
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Biese
Research: Emergency Medicine/Geriatric Medicine 
Publication: Discharge Planning for Older Adults in the Emergency Department: Use of a Brief Phone Call After Discharge to Decrease Return Visits to the Emergency Department and Re-admissions to the Hospital

Name: Brendan Payne
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Sloane
Research: Family Medicine   
Publication: Alzheimer’s Medical Advisor: A Symptom and Sign Management Toolkit for Caregivers

Name: Kyle Roedersheimer
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills
Research: Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology   
Publication: SAFE: Screening Assessment for Function in the Elderly

Name: Sunita Saith
From: Duke University
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Daaleman
Research: Family Medicine
Publication: An Exploratory Study of Peer Support and Advance Care Planning in African-American Elders with Serious Illness

Name: Christine Schaeffer
From: The Ohio State University
Mentor: Dr. Daniel Kaufer
Research: Neurology and Behavioral Neuorology  
Publication: On the Putative Relationship Between Sleep Apnea and Frontotemporal Degeneration: Protagonist or Pretender?

Name: Christopher Schifeling
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Sloane
Research: Family Medicine
Publication: Alzheimer’s Medical Advisor: A Symptom and Sign Management Toolkit for Caregivers

Name: Allison Rittenberg
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Platts-Mills
Research: Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology
Publication: Shared Decision Making in the Slection of Outpatient Analgesics for Older Adults with Acute Musculoskeletal Pain

Name: Anne Wright
From: Claremont McKenna College
Mentor: Dr. Joanne Jordan
Research: Rheumatology
Publication: Osteoarthritis of the Kinee and Hip in Johnston County, NC Study

Name: Rachel Arakawa
From: University of Hawaii
Mentor: Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith
Research: HIV/AIDS: Minority Adults Program Participation
Publication: Older Minority Persons Livinng ith HIV/AIDS: Willingness to Participate in Clinical Trials

Name: Imran Aslam
From: Northeastern Ohio University
Mentor: Dr. Joanne Jordan
Research: Osteoarthritis
Publication: Association Betweeb Biomakers and Auscum

Name: Kerry Bertke
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Tom Keyserling
Research: Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Publication: Baseline Dietary Analysis of Participants Enrolled in the Heart Healthy Lenior Project, Compare Practices to Current Dietar Guidelines, Look for Trends in Aging Population

Name: Sonia Bhandari
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr.Leigh Callahan
Research: Arthritis
Publication: A Study on Ways to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Low Health Literacy on the Geriatric Population Through the Use of Toolkits

Name: Megan Feng
From: Ohio State University
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Nielsen
Research: Geriatric Assessment/Morbidity 
Publications: Predictive Value of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Surgical Oncology

Name: Luke Habegger
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Phil Sloane
Research: Oral Care in Long Term Care 
Publications: Mouth Care without a Battle

Name: Sana Hava
From: NY College of Osteopathic and Med
Mentor: Dr. Ana Felix
Research: Strokes: Determinants of Hospital Length of Stay 
Publications: Stroke Telemedicine Access Recovery (STAR) Project – Factors That Affect the Length of Hospital Stay of Stroke Victims

Name: Cameron Isaacs
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Tim Platts-Mills
Research: Pain: Analgesics for Older Emergency Patients
Publications: Management of Acute Pain in Older Adults Following a Pain-Related Emergency Department Visit

Name: Lalithia Kunduru
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. William Whitehead
Research: Gastroenerterology
Publication: Fecal Incontinence: What Determines Consult Physicians and Which Phsyicians Screen

Name: Dane Lee
From: University of Hawaii
Mentor: Dr. Bill Wood
Research: Geriatric Oncology 
Publications: A Slingle-Center Feasibility Study of Symptom Burden Capture in Autologous and Allogeneic Transplant Patients

Name: Kaleigh Lindeman
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Mary Palmer
Research: Incontinence: Heart Failure Patients Seek Help
Publication: Urinary Incontinence in Heart Failure Patients

Name: Ashley Liou
From: University of Texas of Austin
Mentor: Dr. Mary McClurg
Research: Pharmacy
Publication: Effects of a Medication Management Program on the Quality of Medication Use in Older Adults

Name:Lisa MacLean
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. William Whitehead
Research: Fecal Incontinence
Publications: Comorbidity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Name: Katie Moore
From: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Mentor: Dr. Christine Kistler
Research: UNC- Chapel Hill   
Publication: Prevention Counts: Assessing Cancer Screening and Other Preventive Services in Assissted Living Communities       

Name: Mollie Oudenhoven
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Sloane
Research: Family Medicine/Geriatrics
Publication: Challenging Issues in Resource Utilization at Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)

Name: Irina Perjar
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Joanne Jordan
Research: Osteoarthritis
Publications: Biomakers and Severity of Radiographic Hand Osteoarthritis

Name: Cleveland Piggott
From: UNC Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Phil Sloane
Research: Alzheimer’s: Health Services Research
Publications: Randomized Trial of University-AAA- State Partnership to Link Primary Care Physicians and Aging Service Providers in the Support of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD)

Name: Amanda Snyder
From: UNC-Chapel Hill
Mentor: Dr. Laura Hanson
Research: Dementia: Feeding Options
Publications: Goals of Care: A Nursing Home Trial of Decision Support for Advanced Dementia; Improving Decision Making About Feeding Opitions in Dementia; Decision Support about Goals of Care for Dementia