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
![Chancellor Adams](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/Chancellor-Adams.jpg?h=501ab925&itok=Jw2wxhm7)
Chancellor Lee Adams
Researcher
![Photo of Leila Asghari.](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/LeilaAsghari_0.jpg?h=e8ecb080&itok=1NLe7JV_)
Leila Asghari M.A.
Assistant Researcher Senior
![Pearl Avari](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/PearlAvari-CCHD.jpg?h=f71ec87f&itok=nlF_AOes)
Pearl Avari Ph.D.
Research Project Manager
![Lauratu Bah](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/LauratuBah.jpg?h=0e5220df&itok=LcLotK7h)
Lauratu Bah M.A.
Graduate Research Assistant
![Photo of Natalia Cepeda.](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/NataliaCepeda.jpg?h=0baa7d58&itok=TMoQY5A2)
Natalia Cepeda
Student Hourly
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Ebony Dancy
Research Project Manager
![Qinyan Dickerson](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/Qinyan-Dickerson_CCHD.jpg?h=d4c91396&itok=P7AgWjRa)
Qinyan Dickerson Ph.D.
Assistant Researcher Senior
![Photo of Cynthia Esiaka](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/Cynthia%20Esiaka.jpg?h=d04e924e&itok=VFaHQVa3)
Cynthia Esiaka
Graduate Research Assistant
![Photo of Audrey Foster.](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/AudreyFoster.jpg?h=b77d3f30&itok=mqeYlaYo)
Audrey Foster
Administrative Associate Sr
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Jeanne Hayes Ph.D.
Associate Senior Researcher
![Photo of Steven James](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/StevenJames.jpg?h=b77d3f30&itok=iX7vrboQ)
Steven James
Violence Prevention Community Health Worker
![Adrian McConnell](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/AdrianMcConnell.jpg?h=7427134d&itok=5UHkng6D)
Adrian McConnell
Research Project Coordinator
![Photo of June Mo.](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/JuneMo_0.jpg?h=1d36513c&itok=0DM5fMLq)
June Mo M.S.F.
Grant Coordinator
![Photo of Jawad Ahmed Obaid](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/Jawad%20Obaid_3.jpg?h=0768eec0&itok=rlbdCR1J)
Jawad Ahmed Obaid PMP, M.S.
IT Project Manager
![Peter Richard](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/PeterRichard.jpg?h=3bc610c8&itok=nZ-eCP-u)
Peter Henry Owen Richard M.I.
Research Informatics Analyst
![Sanna Schneeberger](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/SannaSchneeberger-CCHD.jpg?h=a76229af&itok=XQCNMXtB)
Sanna Schneeberger M.A.
AmeriCorps Youth Violence Prevention Specialist
![Photo of Valerie Thompson](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/Valerie%20Thompson.jpg?h=1d36513c&itok=TsgOnEoj)
Valerie Thompson M.H.S.
Graduate Research Assistant
![Photo of Krystal Towne.](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/KrystalTowne.jpg?h=454f1312&itok=pvKxMibw)
Krystal Towne
AmeriCorps Youth Violence Prevention Specialist
![Stacia Troshynski Brown](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/StaciaTroshynskiBrown.jpg?h=91e4a542&itok=RPh21e1m)
Stacia Troshynski Brown PT, DPT
Graduate Researcher
![Jireh Udechukwu](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/JirehUdechukwu.jpg?h=0768eec0&itok=_06BRNpc)
Jireh Udechukwu
Graduate Research Assistant
![Photo of Shelby Wiesner](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/ShelbyWiesner_0.jpg?h=8fe3d9f5&itok=9E1aRAaw)
Shelby Wiesner M.A.
Assistant Researcher
![Photo of Dola Williams](/sites/communityhealth/files/styles/portrait_col_lg_3/public/images/person-profile/DolaGabriel_3.jpg?h=99a41d0f&itok=oYCacMTy)
Dola Williams
Research Project Coordinator