Meet the Research Champions

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Moya Alfonso, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.

Program Director - Nova Southeastern University

Dr. Moya L. Alfonso is a legacy-driven educator, doctoral mentor, and counselor-in-training whose career spans... Read Bio

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Khadijah Ameen, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Postdoctoral Scholar - University of California, Berkeley

Khadijah Ameen, PhD, MPH is a community-based social scientist and public health practitioner with over a deca... Read Bio

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Cristina Barkowski, M.S.W.

Research Program Manager of Obstetric & Gynecology Department - Rush University Medical Center

Cristina Barkowski, MSW, is a Chicagoan, second-year DrPH student, and maternal health researcher. In her educ... Read Bio

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Erika Cheng, Ph.D., M.P.A.

Associate Professor - Indiana University School of Medicine

Erika Cheng is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of  Medicine and Executive Di... Read Bio

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Lasha Clarke, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor - Morehouse School of Medicine

Lasha Clarke, PhD, MPH holds affiliations at Morehouse School of Medicine and Kaiser Permanente Georgia. As an... Read Bio

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Tisha Felder, Ph.D., M.S.W.

Associate Professor - University of South Carolina College of Nursing

Dr. Tisha Felder is a behavioral scientist and Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Biobehav... Read Bio

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Nina Gummadi, M.D., M.A.

Fellow Physician in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - University of Washington/Seattle Children's Hospital

Nina Gummadi is a board-certified pediatric physician completing her critical care fellowship at the Universit... Read Bio

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Stephenie Kennedy-Rea, Ed.D., M.A., B.S.

Chair, Department of Cancer Prevention and Control - West Virginia University

Dr. Stephenie Kennedy-Rea is Chair of the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control in the WVU School of Med... Read Bio

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Stephan Reinhard Lindner, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Oregon Health & Science University

Stephan Lindner is an Associate Professor at the Center for Health System Effectiveness (CHSE), Oregon Health ... Read Bio

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Victoria Osborne, Ph.D., M.S.W.

Associate Professor - Sacred Heart University

Dr. Victoria Osborne holds a PhD and MSW from Washington University in St Louis’ Brown School as well as a BA ... Read Bio

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Elle Pope, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Postdoctoral Fellow - University of California, Los Angeles

Elle Pope is a health services researcher committed to closing the evidence-to-policy gap by equipping policym... Read Bio

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Maik Schutze, M.H.S.

Director, Health Information & Analytics - Kentucky Hospital Association

Maik Schutze is the Director for Health Information and Analytics for the Kentucky Hospital Association (KHA),... Read Bio

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Jason Semprini, Ph.D., M.P.P.

Assistant Professor - Des Moines University

Jason Semprini earned his Ph.D. in Health Services and Policy from the University of Iowa College of Public He... Read Bio

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Paul Shafer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor - Boston University

Paul Shafer is an associate professor of health law, policy, and management and co-director of the Medicaid Po... Read Bio

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Caroline Sloan, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Professor of Medicine - Duke University School of Medicine

Caroline Sloan is a primary care physician, health services researcher, and Assistant Professor of Medicine in... Read Bio

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Miranda Yaver, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management - University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health

Dr. Miranda Yaver is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh, w... Read Bio

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Kelly Young-Wolff, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Senior Research Scientist - Kaiser Permanente, Division of Research

Dr. Kelly C. Young-Wolff is a licensed clinical psychologist and Research Scientist III at Kaiser Permanente N... Read Bio

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Saya Yusa, M.D., M.S.

Preventive Medicine Fellow - University of California, Los Angeles

Saya Yusa is a Preventive Medicine Fellow at UCLA and a practicing family physician dedicated to advancing hea... Read Bio

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Sasha Zabelski, Ph.D., M.S.

Research Associate - Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

Sasha Zabelski, Ph.D. received her M.S. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Southampton and her Ph.D... Read Bio