New Class of Health and Aging Policy Fellows Announced for 2026-2027
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows (HAPF) Program has announced its new class of 2026-2027 fellows.
The year-long fellowship provides a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to gain the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans.
The 2026-2027 cohort represents scholars and practitioners from across disciplines, including medicine, dentistry, nursing and social work:
- Amy Abramowitz, MD, Associate Professor and Geriatric Psychiatrist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
- Jane Buchanan, Director of Global Impact at HelpAge USA, New York, NY
- Elisa M. Chávez, DDS, Interim Dean, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, CA
- Andrea DuBrow, MSW, MPH, Director of Workforce Development, BASSC, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, Berkeley, CA
- Nina Graf, MPH, Vice President at the Center for Health Care Research at UnitedHealth Group, Washington, DC
- Cara M. Hernandez LICSW, MSW, CSW-G, Chief of Community Programs and Public Policy at Tri-Cities Chaplaincy
Richland, WA - Jaime M. Hughes, PhD, MPH, MSW, FGSA, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
- Evans F. Kyei, PhD, MSc, RN, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
- Mary Milnamow, MSS, PhD Candidate in Social Welfare at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Buffalo, NY
- Stacey Moeller Juthapan, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellow at the VA Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA
- Hope Sparks, PhD, Disability Policy Research Fellow at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Jasmine Travers Altizer, PhD, MHS, RN, FAAN, Dean's Associate Professor Chair for Research Acceleration at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY
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