Lori Simon-Rusinowitz

Lori Simon-Rusinowitz, M.P.H., Ph.D., is a recently retired Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, and a former faculty member in the Center on Aging. She participated in the 2014-15 Atlantic Philanthropies Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program and the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program. Her research has addressed aging and disability policy issues for over 20 years. Building on her previous experience, Dr. Simon-Rusinowitz has addressed livable communities (also called age-friendly communities and communities for a lifetime).  She led a team in conducting a needs assessment of low-income, racially/ethnically diverse elders to inform the development of community services in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She also led a Community Health Needs Assessment for two Prince George’s County hospitals. She has worked in Prince George’s County as an evaluator of a federally-funded project addressing innovative programs for a “dementia friendly” community