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.

Chancellor Lee Adams
Research Aide

Pearl Avari Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor

Lauratu Bah M.A.
Graduate Research Assistant

Natalia Cepeda
Student Hourly

Qinyan Dickerson Ph.D.
Research Project Manager

Stephen B. Fawcett Ph.D.
Senior Advisor, Co-Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, Kansas Health Foundation Emeritus Distinguished Professor of the Department of Applied Behavioral Science

Reilly Fitzpatrick MPH, LMSW
Director of Training and Technical Assistance

Margaret Grove
Administrative Associate Sr.

Jeanne Hayes Ph.D.
Associate Researcher Senior

Christina M. Holt M.A.
Interim Director, Co-Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre

Steven James
Violence Prevention Community Health Worker

Adrian McConnell
Research Project Manager

June Mo M.S.F.
Grant Coordinator

Peter Henry Owen Richard M.I.
Research Informatics Analyst

Jerry A. Schultz Ph.D.
Senior Researcher, Center for Community Health and Development

Aaliyah Timmons
Research Aide

Krystal Towne
Research Aide

Stacia Troshynski Brown PT, DPT
Graduate Researcher

Rayanna Tucker
Graduate Research Assistant

Jireh Udechukwu
Graduate Research Assistant

Jomella Watson-Thompson Ph.D.
Professor, Applied Behavioral Science, Associate Vice Provost, Office of Community Impact, Principal Investigator and Director of the Youth Violence Prevention Center- Kansas City