IOA Staff List
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Senior Administrative Staff
Administrative Staff
Research Scientists
Programs Staff
also see the IOA Phone List
Interim Co-Directors
Mary A. Altpeter, PhD, Interim Co-Director; Senior Research Scientist
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, PhD, Interim Co-Director; Associate Director, Aging and Diversity; Director, Center for Aging and Diversity
Mary H. Palmer, PhD, RN,C, FAAN, Interim Co-Director; Helen W. & Thomas L. Umphlet Distinguished Professor in Aging in the School of Nursing
Senior Administrative Staff
Danielle Borasky, MLS, Associate Director, Library and Information Services
Robin Burke, Business Manager
Jan Busby-Whitehead, MD, Associate Director for Clinical Affairs
Lloyd Edwards, PhD, Head, Statistical Support Unit
Bill Lamb, CMSW, MPA, Associate Director, Public Service
Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD, Associate Director for Research
Ellen C. Schneider, MBA, Associate Director for Operations and Communications
Peter Stein, PhD, Associate Director, Aging Workforce Initiatives
Administrative Staff
note: for additional administrative staff, please also see the programs staff section below
Elise Allison, MLS, Librarian
Tiffany Ennis, Program Assistant
Cathy Hatley, Assistant Business Manager
Marlys Ray, MLS, Librarian
Becky Stone, Program Assistant
Amber Wells, Graduate Assistant
Diane Wurzinger, Program Manager
Research Scientists
[Note: to be appointed as a Research Scientist or Senior Research Scientist, an investigator must have a significant research relationship with the Institute, including running at least part of their program of aging research through the IOA. The Research Scientists participate actively in IOA activities, supporting its programs and receiving institutional support in return.]
Mary A. Altpeter, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Gracie Boswell, PhD, Research Scientist
Malcolm Cutchin, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Lloyd Edwards, PhD, Senior Research Scientist and Head, Statistical Support Unit
Janet Freburger, PT, PhD, Research Scientist
Carol A. Giuliani, PT, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Marilyn D. Hartman, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Joanne Gard Marshall, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Victor Marshall, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
James Mitchell, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD, Research Scientist
Susan Rathbun-Grubb, PhD, Research Scientist
Cherie Rosemond, PhD, Research Scientist
John C. Scott, JD, PhD, Research Scientist
Tiffany Shubert, PhD, Research Scientist
Ilene Siegler, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Paul Solomon, MBA, PhD, Senior Research Scientist
Peter Stein, PhD, Research Scientist
Judie Svihula, PhD, Research Scientist
Sharon Williams, PhD, Research Scientist
Programs Staff
The Institute on Aging conducts many research, education and service programs, listed below. Key staff are listed for each; follow the links for the program website or program staff list.
Center for Aging and Diversity
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, PhD, Director
Healthy Aging Initiative
Mary A. Altpeter, PhD, Program Director and NC Healthy Aging Network (NCHAN) Principal Investigator
Victor Marshall, PhD, NC Healthy Aging Network co-investigator
Ellen Schneider, MBA, Program Manager
Tiffany Shubert, PhD, CDC/CDD Senior Opportunity Grant Project Manager
Jobs to Careers Evaluation Project
Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Lifelong Access Libraries Evaluation Project
Joanne Gard Marshall, PhD, Principal Investigator
Victor W. Marshall, PhD, Co-Investigator
Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD, Co-Investigator
Cheryl A. Thompson, BA, Project Manager
North Carolina Collaboration on Lifelong Learning & Engagement (NCCoLLE)
Joanne Gard Marshall, PhD, Principal Investigator
North Carolina College Aging Network (NCCAN)
Allison Climo, Chair
North Carolina Conference on Aging
Bill Lamb, CMSW, MPA, Conference Chair
Diane Wurzinger, Conference Coordinator
North Carolina Gerontology Consortium
Eleanor Krassen Covan, Chair
Senior Leadership in Aging Program
Bill Lamb, CMSW, MPA, Director
Workforce Aging in the New Economy (WANE)
Victor W. Marshall, PhD, Principal Investigator
Joanne Gard Marshall, PhD, Co-Investigator
Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD, Project Coordinator
Workforce Improvement for Nursing Assistants: Supporting Training, Education, and Payment for Upgrading Performance (WIN-A-STEP-UP)
Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, Project Director
Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD, Associate Director
M. Allyson Woodside, LPN, BA, Program Manager
Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science (WILIS)
Joanne Gard Marshall, PhD, Principal Investigator
Victor W. Marshall, PhD, Co-Principal Investigator
Jennifer Craft Morgan, PhD, Co-Investigator
Thomas R. Konrad, PhD, Co-Investigator
Cheryl A. Thompson, BA, Project Manager
