HPDP Directory
Ugochi Alozie
Research Assistant
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
ugochi24@live.unc.edu
she/her
Judit Alvarado
Field Coordinator
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
Alice Ammerman
Director
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
alice_ammerman@unc.edu
she/her
Alison Brenner
Multiple Principal Investigator
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC)
Charlotte Bullard
Research Assistant
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
cbull@unc.edu
she/her
Regan Burney
Director of Research Implementation
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
reganb@email.unc.edu
she/her
Emily Clarke
Implementation Advisor
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
Rachel Cominsky
Communication Strategist and Project Manager
Food, Fitness, and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
rcominsk@email.unc.edu
she/her
Zaphra Davis
Research Assistant
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
zaphra@email.unc.edu
Molly DeMarco
Lead
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
molly_demarco@unc.edu
she/her
Sofia MC De Oliveira
Research Assistant
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
sofiamdo@live.unc.edu
she/her
Lindy Draeger
Research Specialist
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
lindy@unc.edu
she/her/hers
Julie Franca
Communication Specialist
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
jfranca@unc.edu
she/her/hers
Beverly Garcia
Managing Director, Research and Operations
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
beverly_garcia@unc.edu
she/her
Shannon Hales
Data Services Manager
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
halessr@email.unc.edu
she/her/hers
Andrew Harrell
Communications and Program Specialist
Carolina Hunger Initiative
No Kid Hungry NC
Rachel Hirschey
Multiple Principal Investigator
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC)
LeAndra Ilugbusi
Research Specialist
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
leandrai@unc.edu
she/her
Lawrence Johnston
Data Manager
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH) Study
William Kearney
Community Outreach Manager
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
Thomas Keyserling
Co-Principal Investigator
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH) Study
Seth LaJeunesse
Project Manager
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative
Becky Lee
Project Director
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Coordinating Center
beckylee@unc.edu
she/her
Jennifer Leeman
Co-Principal Investigator, Core Research Project
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Alexandra Lightfoot
Director, Community Engagement, Partnerships, and Technical Assistance Core
Director, Training Core
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Isabel Lu
Communications Specialist
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
iisabell@email.unc.edu
she/they
Caroline Nelson
Health Counselor
Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH) Study
scnelson@unc.edu
she/her
Helen Roberts
School Outreach Educator
Carolina Hunger Initiative
No Kid Hungry NC
Christina Rodriguez
Associate Director, Grants and Finance
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
ccrod@unc.edu
she/her
Chanta’l Rose
Planning and Evaluation Lead
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
crose33@unc.edu
she/they
Carmen Samuel-Hodge
Director, Evaluation Core
Co-Principal Investigator, Core Research Project
Co-Principal Investigator, Delicious Eating for Life in Southern Homes (DELISH)
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Brett Sheppard
Project Manager
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
brett_sheppard@unc.edu
he/him/his
Falon Smith
Director of Research Dissemination
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
Jessica Soldavini
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Research Specialist, No Kid Hungry NC and Carolina Hunger Initiative
jessica6@live.unc.edu
she/her/hers
Aviva Starr
Implementation Advisor
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
aviva.starr@unc.edu
she/her
Gabby Statia
Evaluation and Planning Coordinator
Food, Fitness and Opportunity Research Collaborative (FFORC)
gabsta@email.unc.edu
she/her
Phoebe Tchoua
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
Kelsey Thompson
Research Assistant
Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
kelsey_thompson@med.unc.edu
she/her
Amy Tran
Research Assistant
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network Coordinating Center
amy_tran@unc.edu
she/they
Maihan Vu
Director of Formative Research
Director, Qualitative Research Unit
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
maihan.vu@unc.edu
she/her/hers
Mary Wangen
Project Director
Comprehensive Cancer Control Collaborative of North Carolina (4CNC)
wange062@live.unc.edu
she/her
Stephanie Wheeler
Principal Investigator
Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) Coordinating Center
stephanie_wheeler@unc.edu
she/her/hers
Keadija Wiley
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Erik Willis
Associate Research Scientist
Director, Community Health and Wellness Resource Team
Director, Observations for Wellness and Learning Lab
Heather Wix
Executive Assistant to Alice Ammerman
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
wixemmet@email.unc.edu
she/her/hers
