Education
PhD, BSPH, 2011
MS, University of Michigan, 2002
Overview
Dr. Schrack's primary area of research is the epidemiological assessment of physical activity and its associations with health and longevity in older populations.
Physical activity is a modifiable risk factor for functional decline, disease development, and disability in older populations. The advent of accelerometers presents an unprecedented opportunity to better understand daily physical activity quantities, patterns, and trends, and the subsequent effects on health outcomes. These technologically advanced monitors have the potential to ultimately transform physical activity research and to be widely used as preventative therapy tools.
In collaboration with the SMART group (http://www.smart-stats.org/) from the JHSPH department of biostatistics, Dr. Schrack is working to establish methods to analyze and translate heart rate and accelerometry data into accurate and reliable measures of physical activity in older populations. This work is crucial to understanding changes in energy expenditure and physical function with age and for managing and treating chronic conditions in older adults.
Honors and Awards
2017 Johns Hopkins University Catalyst Award
2014 - 2017 K01 Career Development Award, National Institute on Aging
2014 - 2015 Johns Hopkins Roybal Center Faculty Pilot Award
2013 - 2015 Johns Hopkins Center for AIDS Research Faculty Development Award
2011 - 2012 National Institute on Aging Intramural Postdoctoral Fellowship
2007 – 2011 National Institute on Aging Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Aging Training Grant Fellow, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health