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Link to Baier, Rosa profile page.
Full Name
Rosa Baier, MPH
Credentials
MPH
Role

Executive Committee, Implementation Core
Executive Committee, Health Care Systems (HCS) Core

Primary title
Director, Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation
Primary Institution
Brown University School of Public Health
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Director, Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation, Professor of Practice, Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health

Bio
Rosa Baier, MPH, is a professor of practice at Brown University. She directs the Center for Long-Term Care Quality & Innovation (Q&I)—the IMPACT Collaboratory’s administrative home—which aims to improve care for older adults by testing and disseminating proven interventions, and has particular strength in post-acute and long-term care settings. Prior to launching Q&I in 2015, she spent 14 years collaborating with healthcare providers and stakeholders to implement and evaluate Medicare quality improvement initiatives. This hands-on experience informs her approach to pragmatic research: combining rigorous methods and evaluation with the flexibility necessary to implement interventions under real-world conditions and constraints. Among her scientific contributions is co-creating the Readiness Assessment for Pragmatic Trials (RAPT) model, which helps trial lists assess an intervention when determining whether or not to proceed to a pragmatic trial and how to design that trial. Her research interests also include characterizing nursing centers able to implement interventions successfully.
Link to Bailey, Laura profile page.
Full Name
Laura Bailey, MBA
Credentials
MBA
Role

Team Leader, Grants Administration

Primary title
Subcontract and Finance Specialist
Primary Institution
Brown University
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Subcontract and Finance Specialist, Brown University

Link to Baker, Zachary profile page.
Full Name
Zachary Baker, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Post-Doc, Implementation Core

Primary title
Robert L. Kane Postdoctoral Fellow
Primary Institution
University of Minnesota
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Robert L. Kane Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota

Bio
Zachary Baker, PhD, is a Robert L. Kane postdoctoral fellow working in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Baker's aim is to better understand, develop, evaluate, and disseminate technological tools and psychosocial resources that help caregivers and persons with dementia to thrive during and after the dementia caregiving process. This is accomplished through the use of advanced methods (e.g., interventions, longitudinal studies, event momentary assessment, dyadic data collection), statistics (e.g., multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, response surface analysis), and psychological theory/perspectives (e.g., self-determination theory, attachment theory, positive psychology). Dr. Baker is currently funded through a career development award from the National Institute on Aging, focused on former dementia caregivers (K99 AG073463) and convene the Supporting Dementia Caregivers After Death Community Advisory Board.
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Link to Barnes, Deborah profile page.
Full Name
Deborah Barnes, PhD, MPH
Credentials
PhD, MPH
Role

Executive Committee, Pilot Studies Core

Primary title
Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Primary Institution
University of California, San Francisco
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Professor, Psychiatry and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
Research Health Science Specialist, San Francisco VA Health Care System

Bio
Deborah Barnes, PhD, MPH, is an epidemiologist and health services researcher with broad expertise in research methodology related to the design and analysis of observational studies, clinical trials, and implementation studies. She has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, including many in high-impact journals such as JAMA and Lancet Neurology. In addition, Dr. Barnes has received independent research support from a wide range of funders including the NIH, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, and Alzheimer’s Association. Her research focuses on: 1) identification of modifiable risk factors for cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults; 2) development of dementia risk models to estimate the impact of risk reduction strategies and to target interventions toward those who are at greatest risk; and 3) development and evaluation of behavioral interventions to delay onset and slow progression of cognitive impairment and dementia.
Core/Team Associations
Link to Bayliss, Elizabeth profile page.
Full Name
Elizabeth Bayliss, MD, MSPH
Credentials
MD, MSPH
Role

Executive Committee, Health Care Systems (HCS) Core

Primary title
Senior Investigator
Primary Institution
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research
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Senior Investigator, Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research
Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Bio
Elizabeth A. Bayliss, MD, MSPH, is a senior investigator at the Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, and professor of family medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Her research focuses on processes of care and methods for studying care delivery for patients and populations with complex care needs. She is also interested in the interaction between health policy and care delivery for this population. Dr. Bayliss completed her medical training at the University of Colorado Denver, where she also received her master of science in public health degree. She has served as principal investigator on studies of competing demands affecting individuals with complex care needs, developing quality measures for complex patients, assessing the impact of primary and specialty care continuity within an integrated delivery system, and improving medication prescribing practices for older adults with multiple chronic medical conditions.
Core/Team Associations
Link to Bennett, Antonia profile page.
Full Name
Antonia Bennett, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

Executive Committee, Patient/Caregiver Relevant Outcomes (PCRO) Core

Primary title
Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
Primary Institution
University of North Carolina
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Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of North Carolina
Director, Patient-Reported Outcomes Core, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Bio
Antonia Bennett, PhD, is a patient-reported outcomes methodologist and health services researcher. Her research investigates valid and reliable approaches for assessing patient-reported outcomes in longitudinal studies, in particular symptoms, physical function and quality of life. Currently, her research is focused on the use of patient reported outcome measures in patient populations where dementia may be present. The objective is to determine at what level of cognitive impairment can patients no longer provide valid and reliable responses. Dr. Bennett is director of the Measurement core of the NINR-supported Palliative Care Research Cooperative. She also investigates the potential value of activity trackers and other wearable device data in clinical trials and clinical care. Dr. Bennett is faculty director of the UNC Patient-Reported Outcomes Core (PRO Core), which provides consultation and software for administering PRO studies.
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Full Name
Elaine Bergman, MS
Credentials
MS
Role

Team Leader, Communications & Knowledge Dissemination Team

Primary title
Project Director
Primary Institution
Hebrew SeniorLife's Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
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Project Director, Hebrew SeniorLife's Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research

Bio
Elaine Bergman, MS, is the lead of the Communications and Knowledge Dissemination Team for the NIA IMPACT Collaboratory and a senior project director within the Palliative Care Research Center at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife. Elaine has managed multiple non-pharmacologic clinical trials aimed at improving care quality for people living with advanced dementia in Boston-area nursing homes.
Link to Bhattacharyya, Partha profile page.
Full Name
Partha Bhattacharyya, PhD
Credentials
PhD
Role

NIA Project Officer

Primary title
Program Director
Primary Institution
National Institute on Aging
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Program Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Research (DBSR), National Institute on Aging

Bio
Partha Bhattacharyya, PhD, is the director of The Office of Research Resources (ORR) and program director in Population and Social Processes (PSP) Branch within the Division of Behavioral and Social Research (BSR). As the director for ORR, Dr. Bhattacharyya coordinates, directs, and implements initiatives related to research data and resources supported by BSR and the NIA. He is a project scientist for Understanding America Study, the largest internet panel survey jointly supported by NIA and the Social Security Administration. He advises NIA leadership on new developments in data collection, analysis, and data sharing, supporting the NIA mission. As a PSP program director, he primarily oversees NIA’s health economics, health services, behavioral economics, and pragmatic trials portfolios. He was instrumental in developing the behavioral economics and pragmatic trials portfolio for improving care for patients with AD/ADRD. In collaboration with multiple NIA divisions, Dr. Bhattacharyya leads the development of the IMPACT Collaboratory to improve care of persons with dementia.
Core/Team Associations
Link to Boltz , Marie profile page.
Full Name
Marie Boltz, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN
Credentials
PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN
Role

Executive Committee, Implementation Core

Primary title
Elouise Ross Eberly and Robert Eberly Endowed Chair and Professor
Primary Institution
Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing
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Elouise Ross Eberly and Robert Eberly Endowed Chair and Professor, Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing
Associate Director, Pennsylvania State University Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence

Bio
Marie Boltz, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN, is the Elouise Ross Eberly and Robert Eberly Endowed Chair, professor at Penn State College of Nursing, and associate director of the Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence. Dr. Boltz’s areas of research focus on dementia dyadic interventions and models of care that support functional recovery and caregiver coping/efficacy during hospitalization and post-acute periods. Her work includes the development and evaluation of tools and resources that support organizational readiness for evidence-based care across settings, and approaches to implementation that engage care recipients, families, clinicians, and administrators. Dr. Boltz’s research interests include: interventions to promote functional health and cognition in older adults, caregiving efficacy and coping with dementia and delirium, complex aging-related care issues, translational and health services research. A certified geriatric nurse practitioner, she has extensive clinical and administrative experience across care settings and serves as a quality of care consultant for government and regulatory agencies.
Core/Team Associations
Link to Brody, Ab profile page.
Full Name
Ab Brody, PhD, RN, FAAN
Credentials
PhD, RN, FAAN
Role

Core Leader, Pilot Studies Core
Member, Steering Committee

Primary title
Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing
Primary Institution
New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
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Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Associate Director, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Founder, Aliviado Health

Bio
Ab Brody, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Mathy Mezey Professor of Geriatric Nursing, associate director of Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, and founder of Aliviado. He is passionate about mentoring and developing the nursing and scientific workforce, leads the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Leadership Development Program, is enrichment program director of NYU Meyer’s P20 Exploratory Center for Precision Health in Diverse Populations (P20NR018075), and maintains an active practice on the Geriatric and Palliative Consult Services at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Brody’s work focuses on the intersection of geriatrics, palliative care, and equity, seeking to improve quality of care for older adults with serious illness. He is principal investigator for two NIH-funded large-scale pragmatic clinical trials: one focusing on improving care quality, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for people living with dementia in home health (R01AG056610) through Aliviado Dementia Care for Home Health; another, the HAS-QOL trial (R61AG061904), focuses on implementing Aliviado Dementia Care for Hospice, with a primary outcome of reducing inappropriate antipsychotic use that can lead to reduced function and quality of life.
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