Roger Morrell

Contact Information

Last Name

Morrell

First Name

Roger

Employee Title

Senior Staff Scientist

Program Area

SPIE

Program Area (fullText)

Strategic Performance Improvement and Evaluation Program

Telephone

(703) 706-5665

Biography/Blurb

Roger Morrell has over twenty years of experience in the fields of cognitive aging and online health consumer informatics. Dr. Morrell's work as a research scientist and/or adjunct faculty has included positions at the University of Georgia, the University of Michigan; and currently at Johns Hopkins University. His early AARP Andrus Foundation and NIH-funded research focused on constructing training methods for teaching older adults how to use information technology. His later work evolved into the development of the national elder guidelines for accessible online information through the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine. Dr. Morrell has also served as a private consultant on projects for The National Cancer Institute, the Deployment Health Clinical Center - Walter Reed Hospital, and HRSA. He is editor of the book entitled, 'Older Adults, Health Information, and the World Wide Web', and has presented findings from his research nationally and internationally.

History

Member for

3 years 40 weeks