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Leadership and Investigators
Leadership
- Laura A. Petersen, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., Director
- Drew A. Helmer, M.D., M.S., Deputy Director
- Mark E. Kunik, M.D., M.P.H., Chief, Behavioral Health Program
- Thomas P. Giordano, M.D., M.P.H., Chief, Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health Program
- Jessica A. Davila, Ph.D., Co-Chief, Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program
- Hardeep Singh, M.D., M.P.H., Co-Chief, Health Policy, Quality & Informatics Program
- Kyler Godwin, Ph.D., M.P.H., Chief, Implementation & Innovation Program
- Shubhada Sansgiry, Ph.D., Chief, Methodology & Analytics Core
- Natalie Hundt, Ph.D., Chief, Education & Training Core
- Shannon Kenyon, M.B.A., Chief, Administrative & Operations Core
Investigators, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Methodologists
| Investigator | Program |
|---|---|
| Jane Anderson, Ph.D., RN | Implementation & Innovation |
| Jennifer B. Arney, PhD | Implementation & Innovation |
| Kelley Arredondo, Ph.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, M.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Maya Balakrishnan, M.D., M.P.H. | Behavioral Health |
| Derrecka Boykin, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Andrea Bradford, Ph.D. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Jennifer Bryan, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Alexandra Caloudas, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Angela Catic, M.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| Christina Chapman, M.D., M.S. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Anita Chary, M.D., Ph.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| Elizabeth Chiao, M.D., M.P.H. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Andrew Chou, M.D., M.Sc. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Jeffrey A. Cully, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Bich N. Dang, M.D. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Darius Dawson, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Stephanie C. Day, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Lilian N. Dindo, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Chase Eck, Ph.D. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Anthony E. Ecker, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Hashem B. El-Serag, M.D., M.P.H. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Kevin Erickson, M.D., M.S. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Vidya Eswaran, M.D., M.A.S. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Gina L. Evans-Hudnall, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Terri L. Fletcher, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Traber Davis Giardina, Ph.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| L. Parker Gregg, M.D., M.S. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Larissa Grigoryan, M.D., Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Joshua Hamer, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Ruben Hernaez, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Julianna B. Hogan, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Molly J. Horstman, M.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| Jason Hou, M.D. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Sylvia J. Hysong, Ph.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| Nipa Kamdar, Ph.D., F.N.P, M.S., R.N., B.S. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Fasiha Kanwal, M.D., M.S.H.S. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Kathryn E. Kanzler, PsyD, ABPP | Behavioral Health |
| Bhavika Kaul, M.D., M.A.S. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Michael R. Kauth, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Natalia Khalaf, M.D., M.P.H. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Jennifer Rosenthal Kramer, Ph.D., M.P.H. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Houston Lester, Ph.D. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Jan A. Lindsay, Ph.D. | Behavioral Health |
| Grace Hsiao-Wei Lo, M.D., M.Sc. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Kostantinos Makris, M.D., FACS | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Ashley N. D. Meyer, Ph.D. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Daniel R. Murphy, M.D., M.B.A. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Aanand D. Naik, M.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| Bindi Naik-Mathuria, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, FAAP | Behavioral Health |
| Sankar Dass Navaneethan, M.D., M.S., M.P.H. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Theresa Nguyen-Wenker, M.D. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Sara Nowakowski, Ph.D., C.B.S.M., D.B.S.M. | Behavioral Health |
| Patrick O'Mahen, Ph.D. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Javad Razjouyan, Ph.D., M.Sc. Eng. | Implementation & Innovation |
| Yvonne Sada, M.D. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Dean Sittig, Ph.D. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Felicia Skelton, M.D., M.S. | Behavioral Health |
| Richard L. Street, Jr., Ph.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| James Suliburk, M.D., FACS | Surgical Health Services Academy for Research and Education |
| Hilary Touchett, Ph.D., R.N., CRRN, CBIS | Behavioral Health |
| Barbara W. Trautner, M.D., Ph.D., F.I.D.S.A. | Behavioral Health |
| Lindsay Vaclavik, M.D. | Implementation & Innovation |
| Chandan Vangala M.D., M.S. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Salim S. Virani, M.D. | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| Donna L. White, Ph.D. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Tianshi David Wu, M.D., M.H.S. | Clinical Effectiveness & Population Health |
| Andrew J. Zimolzak, M.D., MMSc | Health Policy, Quality & Informatics |
| OAA Post-Doctoral Fellows | Program |
| Jessica Meers, Ph.D. | Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
| Amber Kamdar-Sharif, Ph.D. | Health Professions Education Evaluation and Research |
| Jacqueline Le Kennedy, JD, ME, DEng | Big Data-Scientist Training Enhancement Program |
| Haley Kolp, Ph.D. | VA Health Services Research |
| Rachele Lipsky, Ph.D, M.S.N, PMHNP-BC | Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
| Maribel Plasencia, Ph.D. | Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
| Ronald Samuel, M.D. | Gastroenterology T32 Fellowship |
| Mackenzie Shanahan, Ph.D. | VA Health Services Research |
| Alan Sheinfil, Ph.D. | Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
| Jennifer Sloane, M.S., Ph.D. | VA Health Services Research |
| Mandi Sonnenfeld, Ph.D., OTR | Health Professions Education Evaluation and Research |
| Mario Venegas, Ph.D. | VA Health Services Research |
| Juinell Williams, Ph.D. | Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center |
| Laura Witte, DrPH, M.P.H. | Health Professions Education Evaluation and Research |
| Anthony Xu, M.D. | Gastroenterology T32 Fellowship |
| Alexandra Zingg, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S. | Health Professions Education Evaluation and Research |
| Methodologists and Analysts | Program |
| Hasan Al Mekdash, Ph.D., PSTAT® | Methodology & Analytics |
| Amber Bush Amspoker, Ph.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Yumei Cao, M.S. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Liang Chen, M.D., M.S. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Patricia Chen, Ph.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Israel Christie, Ph.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Yongguan Dong, Ph.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Hao Duong, Dr.PH | Methodology & Analytics |
| Trenton Haltom, Ph.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Rebecca Jiang, M.S. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Sundas Khan, M.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Manasa Kokonda, M.S. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Yan Liu, M.S. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Jingbo Niu, M.D. DSc | Methodology & Analytics |
| David Ramsey, Ph.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Peter A. Richardson, Ph.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Annette M. Walder, M.S. | Methodology & Analytics |
| Xian Yu, Ph.D. | Methodology & Analytics |
