Contacts
UT Health San Antonio / Resource Center / CONNECTOR
COmmuNity eNgagEment for building Capacity, Trust, and Ownership of Research (CONNECTOR)
Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FACC, FAHA
vasan@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Director
Amelie Ramirez, DrPH
ramirezag@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Co-Director
Lucy Young, CHW
youngs5@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: CERC Coordinator
Alyssa Field, M.Ed
fielda1@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: CERC Coordinator
Cliff Despres, BJ
despres@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Communications Core
Patricia Chalela, DrPH
chalela@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Communications Core
Susanne Schmidt, PhD
schmidts4@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Evaluation Core
Tracey Barnett, PhD
barnettt2@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Methods and Statistics Core
Byeongyeob Choi, PhD
choib@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Methods / Statistics Core
Carlos R. Jaen, MD, PhD, MS, FAAFP
JAEN@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Capacity Building and Training Unit
Catherine Wilson
wilsonc5@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Communications Core Support
Michelle Lopez
LopezM13@uthscsa.edu
Role in HERN: Budget Coordinator
Sandra Morales
executive.director@hns-tx.org
Role in HERN: Community Expert Consultant
Josh Mireles
Josh@hns-tx.org
Role in HERN: Community Expert Consultant
Charles W. Mathis, P.h.D.
admin@plumbhorizon.com
Role in HERN: Consultant
Furman University & LiveWell Greenville
Amplifying Community Power in the Research to Identify Systems Changes Towards Health Equity
Melissa Fair, Ph.D., MPH
melissa.fair@furman.edu
Role in HERN: PI
Sarah Griffin, PhD, MPH
sgriffi@clemson.edu
Role in HERN: Co-Director of the Training Program
Kerry Sease, MD, MPH
kerry.sease4@furman.edu
Role in HERN: Co-Director of the Training Program
Sally Wills, MPH
swills@
livewellgreenville.org
Role in HERN: Co-PI
Rut Rivera
rrivera@
livewellgreenville.org
Role in HERN: Proposed Project PI
Jody Teel, DrPH
jody.teel@furman.edu
Role in HERN: Project PI for the Research Project
Sai Sravanthi Rompicharla, PharmD, MPH
ssrompicharla@
livewellgreenville.org
Role in HERN: Study Personnel
Diana Hoyos Lopez
dianahl@
livewellgreenville.org
Role in HERN: Study Personnel
Rebecca Russ-Sellers, PhD
rebecca.russsellers@
furman.edu
Role in HERN: Study Personnel
Carla Toolan
carla.toolan@furman.edu
Role in HERN: Project and Grants Administrator
Megan Richmond, Dha, CCC-SLP, CLC
megan.richmond1@
furman.edu
Role in HERN: Training Coordinator for Fellow and Community Training Program
Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB, DrPH
kenneda5@
greenvillemed.sc.edu
Role in HERN: Grant Co-I
Katie Parris, MPH
kaparris@
greenvillemed.sc.edu
Role in HERN: AHA Grant Study Personnel
Hannah McKinnon
hannah.mckinnon6@
furman.edu
Role in HERN: Study Personnel
Katherine Kransteuber
katherinek@
livewellgreenville.org
Role in HERN: Study Personnel
Vanessa Rodriguez
vanessa@
hispanicalliancesc.com
Role in HERN: Study Personnel
Yale University / Just Leadership USA
Emily Wang, MD, MAS
emily.wang@yale.edu
Role in HERN: JustRESEARCH Hub Co-Director
Ronald Simpson-Bey
ronald@jlusa.org
Role in HERN: PI of InJUSTICE, Training Leadership Team
Johanna Elumn, MSW, PhD
johanna.elumn@yale.edu
Role in HERN: Training Director at SEICHE
William (Bill) Basel
william@jlusa.org
Role in HERN: Training Leadership Team at JLUSA
Lisa Puglisi, MD
lisa.puglisi@yale.edu
Role in HERN: PI of FAMJustice
Jenerius Aminawung, MD, MPH
jenerius.aminawung@
yale.edu
Role in HERN: Post-Graduate Assocaite and Research Assistant
and Project Staff at FAMJustice
Bree-Lyn Cash
bree-lyn.cash@yale.edu
Role in HERN: Senior Administrative Assistant to Emilly Wang
Eunice Montanez
eunice@jlusa.org
Role in HERN: Project Staff InJustice
Les Hayden
les@jlusa.org
Role in HERN: Project Staff InJustice
Julianne Androshick
julianne@jlusa.org
Role in HERN: Project Staff InJustice
Victoria Hummel, MPP
victoria.hummel@yale.edu
Role in HERN: Research Support at SEICHE
Kimberly Vasquez, MPHUniversity of California San Diego / YMCA
Advancing Food Justice Through Partnered Community-Driven Research
Cheryl Anderson, MS, MPH, PhD
c1anderson@
health.ucsd.edu
Role in HERN: Academic Co-Director
Eric Hekler, MS, PhD
ehekler@health.ucsd.edu
Role in HERN: Academic Led Project Co-PI
Earl Felisme
earlf@fhcsd.org
Role in HERN: Community Led Project Co-PI
Aimee Zeitz-Gruber, MFT
azeitz@ymcasd.org
Role in HERN: Community Co-Director
Blanca Melendrez, MA
azeitz@ymcasd.org
Role in HERN: Academic Led Project Co-PI
Tana Lepule
tana.lepule@gmail.com
Role in HERN: Community-led project Co-PI
Rocina Lizarraga
rocina@
olivewoodgardens.org
Role in HERN: Community-Led Project Co-PI
Amy Atun, MPH
Lan Nguyen, PhD, MURP
ltn023@health.ucsd.edu
Role in HERN: Academic-Led Project Co-I
Shana Wright, MPH, CHES
smwright@
health.ucsd.edu
Role in HERN: On the Lived Expertise Panel/ SDCOI Support
Zyna-Frances Bakari, MPH
Ryan Wolf
Valary Rodriguez
Gabriel GarciaAmerican Heart Association
Manall Jaffery, MS
Manall.Jaffery@heart.org
Role in HERN: Research and Grant Administer
Oversight Advisory Committee
Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH
lisa.cooper@jhmi.edu
Oversight Advisory Committee Chair
Dwayne Wharton, M.Ed
dwayne@
juststrategies.org
Oversight Advisory Committee Vice Chair
Allison Webel, PhD, RN
awebel@uw.edu
Ernesto Villanueva, EdD
ernestovillanueva@
me.com
Lori Carter-Edwards, PhD, MPH
lori.c.edwards@kp.org
Lisa Vaughn, PhD
lisa.vaughn@cchmc.org
Nour Makarem, PhD
nm2968@
cumc.columbia.edu
Emmanuel Ngui, DrPH, MSc
ngui@uwm.edu
Sally Morgan, MS, APRN
morgansal@gmail.com
Sheldon Watts
swatts@rwjf.org
Lezlie Mestdagh, BA
lezlie@
iowaheartcenter
foundation.org