Rachel N. Lessem, JD, PhD

Research Scientist
CJE SeniorLife
Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rachel Lessem, JD, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the Leonard Schanfield Research Institute at CJE SeniorLife. She is a former family law attorney who received her JD from the University of Michigan. Her work focused on survivors of domestic violence. She received her PhD from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University where she focused on Child, Youth, and Family Policy. Her dissertation research examined the role of lay volunteers in improving domestic violence courts. Rachel’s current research interests include patient/person engagement in research, medical legal partnerships for older adults, older adults victims of interpersonal violence; intergenerational relationships and aging in community.

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Presentation(s):

• 1 - An Innovative Medical Legal Partnership to Serve Community-Dwelling Older Adults

  Friday, November 4, 2022
  10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

• Enriching Our Discovery by Training for Engagement: Methods for Patient/Person Engagement in Research

  Saturday, November 5, 2022
  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

• 1 - Training Researchers to Create Research Advisory Boards With Older Adults

  Saturday, November 5, 2022
  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

• Opportunities and Outcomes of Centering Older Adults in Patient-Oriented and Community-Engaged Research

  Saturday, November 5, 2022
  3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

• 3 - A Successful Model for Amplifying the Voices of Older Adults in Long-Term Care and Services and Support Research

  Saturday, November 5, 2022
  3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET