Who We Are

Faculty

James Buszkiewicz

James Buszkiewicz, PHD, MPH

Research Assistant Professor

Spruha Joshi

Spruha Joshi, PHD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Slocum

Elizabeth Slocum, PhD, MPH

Research Investigator

Steven Cook

Steve Cook, PhD, MA

Assistant Research Scientist

 

Students

Abigail Kappelman

Abigail Kappelman, MA

Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD) Student

Kate Vander Woude

Kate Vander Woude, MPH

Doctoral Student

Mengni Jing

Mengni Jing, MPH

Doctoral Student

Staff and Postdocs

Luis Zavala Arciniega

Luis Zavala Arciniega, MD, PhD, MSc

Postdoctoral Researcher 

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Akash Patel, MPH

Research Area Specialist Intermediate

HELPER Team Alumni

JENNIFER CRUZ, MPH (2018-2020)
ANDREA TITUS, PHD, MPH (2016-2021)
STEPHANY ORTIZ-CHAVEZ, MPH (2020-2021)
EMILY WENDEL, MPH (2020-2021)
DAVID COLSTON, MPH (2017-2021)
ZOEY LASKARIS, PHD, MPH (2020-2022) 
HAYOUNG OH, MPH (2020-2022)
BUKI USIDAME, PHD, MPA (2020-2022)
ANNIE COHEN, MS (2021-2022)
JANA HIRSCHTICK, PHD, MPH (2018-2023)
SASHA TRETYAKOVA, MPH (2022-2023)
RICHA MUKHERJEE, MPA (2020-2023)
DELVON MATTINGLY, PHD, MS (2018-2023)
COLLEEN MACCALLUM-BRIDGES, PHD, MS (2022-2023)
KRISTI ALLGOOD, PHD, MPH (2021-2023)
PAULA GURO, MPH (2021-2024)
YANMEI XIE, PHD, MA (2019-2024)
EMMA CHRZANOWSKI, MPH (2024-2025)
SOOMIN RYU, PHD, MA (2022-2025)
BLAIR WHITTINGTON, MPH (2020-2025)
CHRISTINE CHYU, MHS (2024-2025)
DASHA DOKSHINA, MPH (2022-2025)