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Link to Halpern, Scott profile page.
Name
Halpern, Scott – Profile
Full Name
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD
Credentials
MD, PhD
Role

Member, Steering Committee

Primary title
John M. Eisenberg Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Primary Institution
University of Pennsylvania
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John M. Eisenberg Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Medical Ethics and Health Policy,
Director, Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center,
University of Pennsylvania

Bio
Scott Halpern, MD, PhD, is a professor of medicine, epidemiology, and medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania where he is also a practicing palliative care doctor. He is the founding director of the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research (PAIR) Center, which unites more than 70 team members around the goals of developing and testing interventions to improve the value and equity of health care delivery for patients affected by serious illnesses, including dementia. He has led more than 35 RCTs testing interventions to change clinicians' and patients' health-related behaviors, most of which have had highly pragmatic orientations. His contributions to science and biomedical ethics have been recognized with election to ASCI, AAP, the National Academy of Medicine and the Hastings Center. His proudest accomplishments, however, relate to his track record of mentorship, which has been recognized with many awards and led to more than 20 trainees becoming faculty members and patient-oriented researchers at top academic medical centers.
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Han, Peijin – Profile
Name
Han, Peijin – Profile
Full Name
Peijin Han, MBBS, MHS
Credentials
MBBS, MHS
Role

Postdoctoral Fellow, Technical Data Core (TDC)

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Hanson, Laura – Profile
Name
Hanson, Laura – Profile
Full Name
Laura Hanson, MD, MPH
Credentials
MD, MPH
Role

Core Leader
Patient/Caregiver Relevant Outcomes (PCRO) Core

Primary title
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Director, UNC Palliative Care Program
Primary Institution
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine
Director, UNC Palliative Care Program, University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Bio
Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, is a tenured professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and director of the UNC Palliative Care Program. As a board-certified physician in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, and hospice and palliative medicine, she provides care for frail and medically complex older patients, and adults of all ages with serious and potentially life-limiting illness. Dr. Hanson leads a research program to measure and improve quality of palliative care for people living with late-stage AD/ADRD, nursing home residents and other vulnerable populations. She leads the Measurement Core for the NINR-funded Palliative Care Research Cooperative group, and has developed quality measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum and applied nationwide in hospice care. Her recent research focuses on AD/ADRD clinical trials to improve shared decision-making and palliative care outcomes.
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Link to Hanson, Leah profile page.
Name
Hanson, Leah – Profile
Full Name
Leah Hanson, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Core Leader, Health Care Systems (HCS) Core
Pilot Grant Awardee, Cycle 3A

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Link to Harkins, Kristin profile page.
Name
Harkins, Kristin – Profile
Full Name
Kristin Harkins, MPH
Credentials
MPH
Role

Core Navigator, Ethics & Regulation Core (ERC)

Primary title
Research Program Manager
Primary Institution
University of Pennsylvania
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Research Program Manager, University of Pennsylvania

Bio
Kristin Harkins, MPH, serves as project manager and core navigator for the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory’s Ethics and Regulation Core. Kristin has extensive experience executing the day to day operations of research on ethical and social issues in late life cognitive impairment, and in the design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative studies. As research program manager, Kristin oversees the research and administrative activities of the Penn Program on Precision Medicine for the Brain (P3MB).
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Link to Harrison, Jill profile page.
Name
Harrison, Jill – Profile
Full Name
Jill Harrison, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Executive Director, IMPACT Collaboratory
Executive Committee, Engaging Partners Team (EPT)

Primary title
Associate Professor of the Practice, Health Services, Policy & Practice
Primary Institution
Brown University School of Public Health
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Executive Director, NIA IMPACT Collaboratory
Associate Professor of the Practice, Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health

Bio
Jill Harrison, PhD, is an executive director at the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory and an associate professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at Brown University School of Public Health. Prior to joining the IMPACT Collaboratory, Dr. Harrison served as the director of research of an international non-profit organization focused on implementing person-centered care initiatives in healthcare settings around the world. Her research interests include: pragmatic trials in real-world settings, engaging residents of long-term care communities as evaluators of care quality, developing culturally congruent person-centered care approaches in healthcare systems, and organizational cultural change. She completed her post-doctorate at Brown University in health services research.
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Link to Hays, Rachel profile page.
Name
Hays, Rachel – Profile
Full Name
Rachel Hays, MPH
Credentials
MPH
Role

Core Navigator, Health Care Systems (HCS) Core

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Link to Hepburn, Kenneth profile page.
Name
Hepburn, Kenneth – Profile
Full Name
Kenneth Hepburn, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Executive Committee, Pilot Studies Core (PSC)

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Herndon, Laurie – Profile
Name
Herndon, Laurie – Profile
Full Name
Laurie Herndon, MSN, GNP, BC
Credentials
MSN, GNP, BC
Role

Former Member, Investigator Navigation Team, Training Core

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Link to Hey, Spencer profile page.
Name
Hey, Spencer – Profile
Full Name
Spencer Hey, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Consultant

Primary title
Chief Scientific Officer
Primary Institution
Prism Analytic Technologies
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Chief Scientific Officer, Prism Analytic Technologies

Bio
Spencer Hey, PhD, is the co-founder and chief scientific officer of Prism Analytic Technologies, a data and analytics software company. Prior to founding Prism, he was a faculty member at the Harvard Medical School. He received his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Western Ontario and previously held a postdoctoral fellowship in the biomedical ethics unit at McGill University and a visiting scholarship at Oxford University. Dr. Hey’s research interests lie at the intersection of biomedical ethics and philosophy of science—with a focus on clinical trials and the ethical challenges that arise across the drug research and development enterprise. His published work has appeared in scientific, medical, bioethics, and philosophical venues, including Science Magazine, JAMA Internal Medicine, Neurology, The BMJ, PLoS Medicine, Journal of Medical Ethics, Hastings Center Report, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, and Philosophy of Science.
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