Center Staff
Our disciplinary backgrounds include applied behavioral science, community psychology, anthropology, education, law, child development, urban planning, and public health. Team members have experience addressing a variety of issues facing communities including health promotion, social determinants of health, substance abuse, education, child and youth development, rural health, child well-being, systems change, and neighborhood development in urban communities.
Our multi-generational team includes Ph.D-level researchers, professional staff, graduate students, and undergraduate interns. We learn through relationships with collaborative partners locally, nationally, and globally.
Leadership Team
Leila Asghari M.A.
Assistant Researcher Senior
Pearl Avari Ph.D.
Research Project Manager
Lauratu Bah M.A.
Graduate Research Assistant
Natalia Cepeda
Student Hourly
Ebony Dancy
Research Project Manager
Qinyan Dickerson Ph.D.
Assistant Researcher Senior
Cynthia Esiaka
Graduate Research Assistant
Audrey Foster
Administrative Associate Sr
Jeanne Hayes Ph.D.
Associate Senior Researcher
Steven James
Violence Prevention Community Health Worker
Adrian McConnell
Research Project Coordinator
June Mo M.S.F.
Grant Coordinator
Jawad Ahmed Obaid PMP, M.S.
IT Project Manager
Peter Henry Owen Richard M.I.
Research Informatics Analyst
Sanna Schneeberger M.A.
AmeriCorps Youth Violence Prevention Specialist
Paul Schneider
Research Informatics Analyst
Valerie Thompson M.H.S.
Graduate Research Assistant
Krystal Towne
AmeriCorps Youth Violence Prevention Specialist
Stacia Troshynski Brown PT, DPT
Graduate Researcher
Jireh Udechukwu
Graduate Research Assistant
Shelby Wiesner M.A.
Assistant Researcher
Dola Williams
Senior Research Assistant