The LEONARD AND HELEN R. STULMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION was established by Leonard Stulman, a Baltimore businessman and philanthropist and Johns Hopkins alumnus, who died in 2000. During their lifetimes, Mr. Stulman and his wife, Helen R. Stulman, made generous gifts to the Jewish community, the arts, music, theater, and to Johns Hopkins. The Stulman Foundation supports work in the areas of mental health, health, and aging. Ninety-five percent (95%) of funding from The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation is reserved for programs in greater Baltimore and the State of Maryland. In 2003 the Stulman Foundation endowed the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professorship in Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing to support a professor jointly appointed to the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.Â
The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor in Aging and Community Health
School of Nursing
Established in 2022 by the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation, The Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Endowed Professorship in Aging and Community Health develops and evaluates innovative programs to enhance aging and provides essential policy advice to support older adults in the community. This role is dedicated to improving seniors’ quality of life through impactful research and community engagement.
Held by Kali S. Thomas
KALI S. THOMAS is the Associate Director of Health Services Research in the Center for Equity in Aging.
As a gerontologist, Dr. Thomas’ research focuses on identifying ways to improve the quality of life of older adults needing long-term services and supports (LTSS) through applied health services research. With funding from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the National Institute on Aging, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and multiple foundations, she has led research projects examining the organization, delivery, and financing of LTSS to meet older adults’ medical and non-medical needs. Her research spans the LTSS continuum, ranging from in-home services to long-term care provided in institutional settings.