Meet Our Team

concussion and brain health

The members of CIRP span diverse disciplines and varied expertise. We apply our skills to focus areas of research and also collaborate within and across CIRP’s partner programs. To view staff members by their areas of focus, program affiliations, or roles at CIRP, please use the right-hand navigation menu to filter your search.

Leadership Core

Kristy B. Arbogast, PhD

Scientific Director, Minds Matter Concussion Program Research Director

Suzanne D. Hill

Strategy Director

Leadership Council

Daniel J. Corwin, MD, MSCE

Associate Director and Emergency Department Lead, Minds Matter Concussion Program; Faculty and Research Scientist, CIRP Leadership Council

Valentina Graci, PhD

Research Scientist III, CIRP Leadership Council

Faculty and Research Scientists

Kristy B. Arbogast, PhD

Scientific Director, Minds Matter Concussion Program Research Director

Akiva S. Cohen, PhD

Faculty and Research Scientist

Daniel J. Corwin, MD, MSCE

Associate Director and Emergency Department Lead, Minds Matter Concussion Program; Faculty and Research Scientist, CIRP Leadership Council

Valentina Graci, PhD

Research Scientist III, CIRP Leadership Council

Matthew Grady, MD, FAAP, CAQSM

Faculty and Research Scientist, Minds Matter Concussion Program Co-Clinical Director

Christina L. Master, MD, FAAP, CAQSM, FACSM

Faculty and Research Scientist, Minds Matter Concussion Program Clinical Director

Declan Patton, PhD

Research Scientist I

James Wilkes, PhD, MEd, ATC

Research Scientist I

Research Staff

Jelsia Cottone

Clinical Research Assistant I

Olivia Fedio

Clinical Research Coordinator

Leah Gaetz, MSW

Clinical Research Program Manager

Rex Godbout

Clinical Research Assistant I

Melissa Godfrey, MPH

Clinical Research Program Manager I

Anne Mozel, MS

Clinical Research Study Lead

Sivakami Palaniappan BS, MPH

Clinical Research Assistant

Olivia E. Podolak, MD

Clinical Research Associate I

Kate Rownd, MEd

Clinical Research Coordinator IV

Program Staff

Communications and Outreach Team

Greg Fry

Communications Program Coordinator

Suzanne D. Hill

Strategy Director

Research Trainees

Sicong (Grace) Ren, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Affiliate Research Scientists CHOP & Penn

Catherine C. McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN

Affiliate Research Scientist

Affiliate Research Scientists Non CHOP & Penn

Hasan Ayaz, PhD

Affiliate Research Scientist