Executive Committee

McConeghy, Kevin – Profile
Full Name
Kevin McConeghy, PharmD, PhD
Credentials
PharmD, PhD
Role

Executive Committee
Technical, Data and Health Care Systems Core (TDHCS)

Primary title
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Primary Institution
Brown University School of Public Health
Complete Titles

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Brown University School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice

Bio
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.
Morain, Stephanie – Profile
Full Name
Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH
Credentials
PhD, MPH
Role

Executive Committee, Ethics & Regulation Core (ERC)

Primary title
Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management
Primary Institution
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Complete Titles

Associate Professor of Health Policy & Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dracopoulos Rising Professor of Bioethics, Berman Institute of Bioethics

Bio
Stephanie Morain, PhD, MPH, is an associate professor of health policy & management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Dracopoulos Rising Professor of Bioethics at the Berman Institute of Bioethics. She conducts empirical and normative research on ethical and policy issues in clinical research and public health. A particular focus of her research is on ethical and practical issues presented by embedding research into ongoing clinical care. As part of this work, Dr. Morain serves as co-chair of the Ethics and Regulatory Core for the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory. Additional research areas include women’s and reproductive health, including the ethical inclusion of pregnant and lactating women in clinical trials. Dr. Morain received her PhD in health policy from Harvard and completed postdoctoral training at the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins.
Moss, Karen – Profile
Full Name
Karen Moss, PhD, RN, CNL, FNAP, FGSA
Credentials
PhD, RN, CNL, FNAP, FGSA
Role

Executive Committee, Engaging Partners Team (EPT)

Primary title
Associate Professor
Primary Institution
College of Nursing at The Ohio State University
Complete Titles

Associate Professor, College of Nursing at The Ohio State University

Bio
Karen Moss, PhD, RN, CNL, FNAP, FGSA, is a registered nurse and nurse scientist and associate professor in the College of Nursing at The Ohio State University. Her program of research focuses on peer support, pain, palliative and end-of-life care, and healthcare decision making for care partners of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). She examines multi-partner perspectives on factors that influence pain and end-of-life decision-making processes for Black older adults living with ADRD and their family care partners and also seeks to better understand care partner stress. Dr. Moss is the principal investigator in the health equity-focused Family Caregiver Community Research (FamCare) Laboratory. She is actively engaged in refining and testing her co-designed Pair 2 Care intervention, a peer support program developed using community engagement principles. Dr. Moss is passionate about improving the quality of life for marginalized and underserved older adults living with ADRD and their care partners through palliative and end-of-life care outcomes towards achieving health equity.