Meet the Fellows

Omara Afzal, DO, MPH, FACOG

Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, New York

Leolani Ah Quin, LCSW, DBH

Elbowoods Memorial Health Center

New Town, North Dakota

Syed Ahmed, MD, MPH, DrPH

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Amanda Anderson, MSN, MPA, RN

University at Buffalo School of Nursing

Buffalo, New York

Ursula Aragunde-Kohl, PsyD

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, Puerto Rico

Erin Athey, DNP, FNP, BSN

United Medical Center

Washington, DC

Brenda Averett, MA, LSC, LPC, LSW

Ypsilanti Community Schools

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Kathey Avery, BSN

Asheville Buncombe Institute of Parity Achievement

Asheville, North Carolina

Johanna Báez, PhD, LCSW

Columbia University School of Social Work

Houston, Texas

Keturah Beckham, MSW, LCSWA, CHC, CPA

WakeMed Health and Hospitals

Raleigh, North Carolina

Annette Bell, MD

Baptist Health System

Fernandina Beach, Florida

Jewell Benford, LCSW-C

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

Kayce Berke, BSN, RN

Denver Health

Denver, Colorado

Katherine Bissett, BA, BSN

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Chelsea Bodnar, MD, MPhil, FAAP

Ohana Pediatrics

Missoula, Montana

Adrian Boka, PharmD, BCPS

Denver Health

Denver, Colorado

Stephanie Bonne, MD

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Newark, New Jersey

Slyving Bourdeau, LCSW

First Step Care LLC

Orlando, Florida

Raleigh Bowden, MD

The Lookout Coalition

Okanogan, Washington

Sheila Brandenburg, RN, CHPN

Confluence Health

Okanogan, Washington

Jennifer Burt, PhD, LP

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska

Hope Bussenius, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Beth Buys, MD

MAHEC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Asheville, North Carolina

Dolly Pressley Byrd, PhD, CNM

MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialist

Asheville, North Carolina

José G Cabañas, MD, MPH

Wake County EMS

Raleigh, North Carolina

Charles R. Carlson, PhD

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Megan Carlson, MSN, PPCNP-BC, RN

Indianapolis Public Schools

Indianapolis, Indiana

Dee-Ann L. Carpenter, MD

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

Frank Castelblanco, DNP

Mountain Area Health Education Center

Asheville, North Carolina

Crystal Cené, MD, MPH, FAHA

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Lilia Cervantes, MD

Denver Health

Denver, Colorado

Jeannine Cheatham, MSN

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

(Lily) Jian Chen, RN, MA, CNE

United Chinese Americans UCA

Cary, North Carolina

Juliana Chen, MD

Massachusetts General Hospital
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

Justin Chen, MD, MPH

Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School

Boston, Massachusetts

Christine Chim, PharmD, BCACP

St. John's University

Queens, New York

Dean Coffey, PsyD

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Kevan Coffey, DNP

Family Health Centers

Okanogan, Washington

Katherine Connor, MD, MSPH

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Pediatrics

Baltimore, Maryland

Lorraine Cordova, BSN, MSN, FNP

Justice, Access, Support and Solutions for Health (JAZZ for Health) dba Casa de Salud

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Wendi Cross, PhD

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York

Marian Currens, CRNP-Adult

University of Maryland Medical System

Baltimore, Maryland

Joseph Currier, PhD

University of South Alabama Psychological Clinic
Veterans Recovers Resources

Mobile, Alabama

Audrey Darville, PhD, APRN

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Jed David, MS OTR/L, SWC

Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Asha Davis, MD

First Step Care LLC

Miami, Florida

Tarrah DeClemente, MPH, RDN

Chicago Public Schools

Chicago, Illinois

Mark DeRuiter, MBA, PhD, CCC-A/SLP

The University of Arizona

Tuscon, Arizona

Charmaine Dorsey, MSW, LCSW

Department of Health Services

Los Angeles, California

Catherine Drew, PhD

Florida Psychological Associates, LLC

Fernandina Beach, Florida

Hanna Ekstrom, DVM

Seattle Veterinary Outreach

Woodinville, Washington

Charity Evans, MD, MHCM

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska

Patricia Evans, MPA, MSW, LCSW

Los Angeles County, Department of Health Services

Los Angeles, California

Ashley Farrens, MSN, MBA, RN

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska

Tana Fedewa, LMSW

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Jeremy Fletcher, PT, DPT, OCS

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Kenneth Fox, MD

Chicago Public Schools

Chicago, Illinois

Nohemi Garcia, LMFT, LPC

Grief Recovery Center

Houston, Texas

Kathleen Garvin, BA, RN

Los Angeles County, Department of Health Services

Los Angeles, California

Donna Gatti, RN

Erie County Medical Center

Buffalo, New York

Diane Georgeson, MD

A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital

Oneonta, New York

Polly Gipson, PhD

Michigan Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Flor Giusti, LCSW-C

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Baltimore, Maryland

Samara Grossman, MSW, LICSW

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Angela Grubbs, DNP, APRN

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Adriana Gutierrez, MA, LPC-S

YES to YOUTH - Montgomery County Youth Services

Houston, Texas

Emily Hall, DO, FAAP

Providence Health and Services

Missoula, Montana

L. Kevin Hamberger, PhD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Michael Hasselberg, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC

University of Rochester Medical Center

Rochester, New York

Deborah Heigl, BS, RN

Erie County Medical Center

Buffalo, New York

Sharon Hewner, PhD, RN, FAAN

University at Buffalo School of Nursing

Buffalo, New York

Seth Himelhoch, MD, MPH

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Derrick Hoover, MD, FAAFP

United HealthCare North Carolina
Dept. of Family Medicine and Community Health at Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Marie Hopfensperger, BS, DVM

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Jamillah Hoy-Rosas, MPH, RDN, CDCES

One Drop

New York, New York

Robert Hurley, MD, PhD

Wake Forest School of Medicine

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Stacy Ignoffo, MSW

Sinai Urban Health Institute

Chicago, Illinois

Rhonda M. Jackson, LMSW

Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry Campaign

Washington, DC

Karen Jacobsen, MA, LMHC

Family Health Centers

Okanogan, Washington

Arnold H. James, PhD

Southeastern Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (VA Hospital)

New Orleans, Louisiana

Fernando Janer, ND, MSW

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, Puerto Rico

Joyce Javier, MD, MPH, MS

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Keck School of Medicine at University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

Jeffrey Karp, DMD, MS

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Francie J. Julien-Chinn, PhD, MSW

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

Nnemdi Kamanu Elias, MD, MPH

United Medical Center

Washington, DC

Rakesh Karmacharya, MD, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital & McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachussetts

Chad Kawakami, PharmD

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Honolulu, Hawaii

Nomi Levy-Carrick, MD, MPhil

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Kathryn Lewis, LCSW

Arnot Health

Elmira, New York

Annie Lewis-O’Connor, PhD, NP-BC, MPH, FAAN

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Maya Lindemann, RN, BSN

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

Santa Monica, California

Horacio Lopez, MD

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Kajua Lor, PharmD, BCACP

Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pharmacy

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Pia Lorenzo, MD

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

Jessica Lowery, RN-BSC

Harborview Medical Center

Covington, Washington

Erin Lunn, PA-C, MHS

University of South Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Thava Mahadevan, MS, LCAS

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Marjorie K. Leimomi Mala Mau, MD, MS

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

Jessie Kimbrough Marshall, MD, MPH

Centene Corporation

Detroit-Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor, Michigan

Anita Martin, MD

Elbowoods Memorial Health Center

New Town, North Dakota

Johanna Martinez, MD, MS

Northwell Health

Great Neck, New York

Camlyn Masuda, PharmD

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Honolulu, Hawaii

Kelly McGrady, RN

New Town Public School

New Town, North Dakota

Oscar Smith, PA-C

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Los Angeles, California

Craig S. Miller, DMD, MS

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Sanghamitra Misra, MD

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, Texas

Robin E. S. Miyamoto, PsyD

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

Charles Moore, MD

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Amanda Brickhouse Murphy, CNM

MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists

Asheville, North Carolina

Cholette Ness, LVT

ASPCA and Hospitals around Puget Sound

Arlington, Washington

Rocio Pereira, MD

Denver Health

Denver, Colorado

Barbara Pierce, PhD, LCSW

Indiana University School of Social Work

Indianapolis, Indiana

Julie Plasencia, PhD, RDN

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Rheanna Platt, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

Sarah Polk, MD, ScM, MHS

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

Justin Porter, BSN, Paramedic

Aero Methow Rescue

Okanogan, Washington

Katherine Porterfield, PA-C

Casa de Salud

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Dima Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD

USC School of Pharmacy
USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics

Los Angeles, California

David Reznik, DDS

Grady Health System

Atlanta, Georgia

Jennifer Richman, MD

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

Natalie Ritchie, PhD

Denver Health

Denver, Colorado

Eve Rittenberg, MD

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Matthew Ruderman, M.Ed, PhD

UCLA TIES for Families

Santa Monica, California

Lara Sando, PhD

Providence Saint John's Health Center

Santa Monica, California

Marjorie Scaffa, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

University of South Alabama, College of Medicine

Mobile, Alabama

Peter Scal, MD, MPH

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Kelly Scanlon, LICSW

McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachussetts

Aukahi Austin Seabury, PhD

I Ola Lahui, Inc.

Honolulu, Hawaii

Aviril “Apple” Sepulveda-Mathew, MS, OTR/L, BCP, SWC

Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Maurice Sholas, MD, PhD

Sholas Medical Consulting

New Orleans, Louisiana

Shuchin Shukla, MD, MPH

Mountain Area Health Education Center

Asheville, North Carolina

Meg Sislak, DVM, DACVR

MedVet

Akron, Ohio

Colleen Smith, LCSW

Newark Community Solutions/Center for Court Innovation

Newark, New Jersey

Tonita Smith, MSN

Believers Temple Word Fellowship

St. Louis, Missouri

Megan Spedoske, LMSW

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Mary Beth Spitznagel, PhD

Kent State University and Summa Health System

Kent, Ohio

Derrick Stephens, LCSW

Phoenix Healthcare Consultants, LLC

Orlando, Florida

Hanni Stoklosa, MD, MPH

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Anjali Taneja, MD, MPH

Casa de Salud

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Monica Taylor-Desir, MD, MPH

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota

Lauren Teverbaugh, MD

Tulane University School of Medicine

New Orleans, Louisiana

Wanda Thruston, DNP, PNP, RN

Indiana University School of Nursing

Indianapolis, Indiana

Rebecca Trotzky, MD, MS

USC Dept of Emergency Medicine

Los Angeles, California

Megan Tschudy, MD, MPH

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Pediatrics

Baltimore, Maryland

Alanna Updegraff, PhD

Kent State University

Kent, Ohio

Omolara Uwemedimo, MD, MPH

Northwell Health

Lake Success, New York

Lydael Vega-Otero, MSW

Universidad del Turabo

Gurabo, Puerto Rico

Dominic Villanueva, DOM

Justice, Access, Support and Solutions for Health (JAZZ for Health) dba Casa de Salud

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Anna Volerman, MD

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

William Wagner, PhD, LCSW

Centro Savila

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Patricia Ann Walling, MS, DNP

University Hospital

Newark, New Jersey

Lachell Wardell, PharmD

Emmanuel Health and Social Services

Chicago, Illinois

Eric Weintraub, MD

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

Cathrine Wheeler, MD

Swedish Ballard Primary Care Clinic

Seattle, Washington

Lisa Wiborg, LISW-S

Bella Care Hospice and Healing Paws, LLC

Independence, Ohio

Jason Wittes, PharmD

Wake County Human Services Pharmacy

Raleigh, North Carolina

Carolyn Wolf-Gould, MD

A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital

Oneonta, New York

Christopher Wolf-Gould, MD

A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital

Oneonta, New York

Justine Woolner Wise, LMSW

A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital

Oneonta, New York

Weiyang Xie, PhD, HSPP

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

Allison Young, MD, FAAP

Missoula Valley Pediatrics at Community Children's
Community Medical Center

Missoula, Montana

Shannon Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN

University of Illinois, College of Nursing

Chicago, Illinois