Our Team
Dara Méndez
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Mehret Birru Talabi
Associate Professor of Medicine
Hy Simhan
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Jada Shirriel
Chief Executive Officer at Healthy Start
Stacy Bartlett
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Ashley Hill
Assistant Professor Community Health Sciences
Ngozi Tibbs
Founder of Journey Lighter Coaching
Catherine Haggerty
Professor of Epidemiology
Onome Oghifobibi
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Cynthia Salter
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences and the Center for Global Health
Adena Bowden
Research Manager at Healthy Start
Nadia Mercado
Project Coordinator at Healthy Start
Andrea Casas
Research Scientist
Linda Adodoadji
Data Scientist
Iris Ryn Olson
Communications and Dissemination Coordinator
Karen Clarke
Clinical Research Coordinator
Nadia Mercado
Project Coordinator at Healthy Start
Sarah Graves
Research Coordinator
Claire Lama
Clinical Research Coordinator
Cindy Pan
Graduate Student Researcher
Sade Tukuru
Graduate Student Researcher
Monique Olivis
Community Health Advocate
Toni Watkins
Community Health Advocate
Alecia Dawn Young
Artist in Residence