Meet Our Team

violence prevention

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

Rachel K. Myers, PhD, MS

Associate Director

Leadership Council

Stephen S. Leff, PhD

Faculty and Research Scientist, CIRP Leadership Council

Faculty and Research Scientists

Joel Fein, MD, MPH

Faculty and Research Scientist

Rui Fu, PhD

CVP Research Scientist & Research Scholar

Stephen S. Leff, PhD

Faculty and Research Scientist, CIRP Leadership Council

Ashlee Murray, MD, MPH

CVP Practice-Based Scholar

Rachel K. Myers, PhD, MS

Associate Director

Dorothy R. Novick, MD

CVP Practice-Based Scholar

Brooke Paskewich, PsyD

CVP Director of Operations for School-Based Bullying and Social Emotional Learning

Tracy E. Waasdorp, PhD, MEd

CVP Director of Research for School-Based Bullying and Social Emotional Learning

Research Staff

Julianna Berardi, MPH

CVP Clinical Research Coordinator II

Alexis Bruno

CVP Clinical Research Coordinator I

Courtney Calloway, MSEd

CVP School Intervention Coach II

Brittany Chamberlin, MSW, MPH

CVP Clinical Research Coordinator

Elena Daniel

CVP Clinical Research Coordinator II

Dai'jah Diggs, MA

CVP Clinical Research Coordinator II

Stephanie Garcia, MPH

CVP Clinical Research Associate II

Leila Graham, BA

Clinical Research Coordinator II

Jessica Hopkins

CVP BHS-ED Coordinator

Hillary Mousley Kapa, MPH

CVP Clinical Research Associate II

Zijing ‘Jing’ Liu, MS

CVP Data Analyst

Monet McGorda

CVP Research Assistant II

Talia Morikawa, DPT, MPH

CVP Clinical Data Management Specialist

Ann L. Perepezko, MSW, LSW

CVP School Intervention Coach

Ashley Preves, MC

CVP Clinical Research Study Lead

Derek Scott, MEd

CVP School Intervention Coach II

Jazmine Smith, MS

CVP Resource Coordinator II

Stephanie Seeley Tuman

CVP Clinical Research Project Manager I

Program Staff

Malika Cooper

CVP Community Health Worker

Adriana Cromwell

Community Based Social Worker

Dai'jah Diggs, MA

CVP Clinical Research Coordinator II

Bridget Gayton, MA

CVP Program Coordinator II

Caroline Menapace Glavin, DSW, LCSW

CVP Clinical Project Manager II

Eve Johnson, MPH

CVP Intimate Partner Violence Specialist

Jacqueline Kendrick, MSW, LCSW

CVP Clinical Project Manager II

Cortney Marengo

CVP Intimate Partner Violence Specialist

Shaneeka Monroe, MEd, BA

CVP Community Based Social Worker

Haziz Nelson

Violence Prevention Advocate

Tiziana Novruzaj

CVP Violence Prevention Specialist

Briana R. Pagliaro, RN

CVP Behavioral Health Nursing Liaison

Raquel Richardson, MSW

CVP Violence Prevention Specialist

Becca Smitton, MSW, MPH, LCSW

CVP Outreach & Assessment Specialist

Mallory Stanek, MEd

CVP Intimate Partner Violence Specialist

Kimberly Sterner-stein, MSW, MPH

CVP Program Coordinator, Gun Safety Program

Jody Thigpen, LCSW

CVP Violence Prevention Supervisor

Dyanta Timmerman, MSW

CVP Violence Prevention Specialist

Laura Vega, DSW, LCSW

CVP Community Violence and Trauma Support Co-Director & Practice-Based Scholar

Christine Waanders, PhD

CVP Clinical Consultant & Practice-Based Scholar

Communications and Outreach Team

Lindsey Mitros

Associate Director of Communications

Lea Pandy

Communications Associate

Business Administration Team

Michelle Abel, MSPH

CVP Program Manager II

Research Trainees

Ola Kalu, EdS

CVP Community Violence Prevention Postdoctoral Fellow

Affiliate Research Scientists CHOP & Penn

Katelin Hoskins, PhD, MBE, CRNP

Affiliate Research Scientist