Carolyn Ann Malone, MPH, is a project coordinator III at the Brown University School of Public Health. At the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory, she serves as the core navigator for the Engaging Partners Team, working to integrate the voices of people living with dementia and their care partners into research design and decision-making. She also contributes to national data infrastructure projects such as the Long-Term Care Data Cooperative and supports scientific meeting coordination, cross-sector collaboration, and data visualization for federal partners. Previously, as an epidemiologist with the CDC Foundation and the Rhode Island Department of Health, Carolyn led statewide opioid overdose surveillance, supported emergency department data integration, and partnered with hospital IT teams to improve real-time reporting and public health response systems. She brings a strong public health foundation rooted in data, equity, and community partnership. Carolyn holds a BS in Public and Community Health from Ithaca College and an MPH in Epidemiology from Georgia State University, with experience spanning public health surveillance, behavioral health research, and community-engaged methods.

Kevin McConeghy, PharmD, PhD, has a background in clinical pharmacy and advanced training in quantitative analytical methods. His primary research focus is on the effectiveness and safety of medications in the older population, particularly vaccine effectiveness in the nursing home cohort.

Daniella Meeker, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Section of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science and the Chief Research Information Officer at Yale University School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Health System.

Susan Mitchell, MD, MPH, is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and senior scientist at Hebrew SeniorLife’s Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research in Boston, where she directs the Palliative Care in Aging Research Center and co-directs the Interventional Studies in Aging Center. She is a geriatrician and health services researcher. Her research focuses on improving outcomes for older patients with advanced illness, particularly those living with dementia. Dr. Mitchell has been the principal investigator on many large research projects funded by the NIH, including several cluster randomized clinical trials, and has authored many key scientific publications related to this topic. Dr. Mitchell is also a current recipient of a NIH-NIA Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award and an active mentor of young investigators and was supported by an NIH-NIA K24 Mid-Career Investigator Award for ten years.