Jennifer L. Wolff

Jennifer L. Wolff, PhD, MHS, is the Eugene and Mildred Lipitz Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management. She also holds a joint appointment in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. Wolff serves as Director of the Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care and is a core member of several research centers, including the Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research (CHSOR), the Center on Aging and Health (COAH), and the Center on Innovative Care in Aging.

Education:

• PhD, Johns Hopkins University, 2003
• MHS, Johns Hopkins University, 1995
• BA, Bucknell University, 1991

Dr. Wolff is a leading expert in health services research focused on aging, complex health needs, and family caregiving. Her research investigates how family caregivers influence patient-clinician interactions and how health systems can better support older adults and their caregivers through innovative programs and policy. She has contributed significantly to understanding long-term care, assistive technology, and chronic disease management in aging populations. Her work is highly interdisciplinary, bridging public health, geriatrics, and health policy.

Her recent publications reflect a strong focus on advance care planning, dementia care, caregiver burden, and digital health tools such as shared patient portals. These works often employ clinical trials, national survey analyses, and qualitative methods to inform scalable interventions.

Honors and Awards:

• Co-Chair, NIA National Research Summit on Dementia Care (2019–2020)
• Committee Member, National Academy of Sciences on Care Interventions for Dementia (2018–2021)
• Atlantic Philanthropies Health and Aging Policy Fellow (2012–2013)
• Marilyn Bergner Award in Health Services Research (2002)
• Delta Omega Honor Society

Dr. Wolff has led major research projects funded by the National Institute on Aging, NIMH, AARP, and foundations such as Milbank and Atlantic Philanthropies. She has mentored numerous researchers and contributed to national policy discussions on aging and caregiving. Her work is frequently published in high-impact journals including JAMA, NEJM, Health Affairs, and The Gerontologist.

She is actively involved in research networks and collaborates widely across disciplines and institutions, with recent work highlighting multisite interventions and national data analyses. Her leadership in aging research continues to shape the future of person- and family-centered care for older adults.