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 Lee Adams
Researcher

Leila Asghari M.S.
Assistant Researcher Senior

Pearl Avari Ph.D.
Research Project Manager

Lauratu Bah M.A.
Graduate Research Assistant

Natalia Cepeda
Student Hourly

Qinyan Dickerson Ph.D.
Assistant Researcher Senior

Cynthia Esiaka
Graduate Research Assistant

Reilly Fitzpatrick MPH, LMSW
Research Project Manager

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

Peter Henry Owen Richard M.I.
Research Informatics Analyst

Valerie Thompson M.H.S.
Graduate Research Assistant

Krystal Towne
Research Aide

Stacia Troshynski Brown PT, DPT
Graduate Researcher

Jireh Udechukwu
Graduate Research Assistant

Dola Williams
Research Project Coordinator